Anton on UTMB

In a new post on Outside’s new ‘RUN’ platform Nick Triolo asks Anton Krupicka some questions to promote the new La Sportiva shoe drop, the Prodigio, which I saw first at TRE and can’t wait to try myself. But beyond the shoe, the questions are wide-ranging and include this gem:

On UTMB

“It’s all manufactured controversy. This is all just made up. So many people just want to have the magical experience of circumnavigating the mountain and doing it with others, because there’s this strong communal feeling when you’re doing it. And all the other shit? No one actually cares.”

If this would’ve been an answer on my podcast I would’ve had a million follow up questions, like:

• Who manufactured the controversy?
• Why do you think was it made up?
• Why was it embraced so much?

But maybe all these questions aren’t all that important because Anton also speaks to another integral part of American culture by concluding his answer with:

And all the other shit? No one actually cares.