You might not think of Alabama as holding many records in the world of endurance races (at least I didn’t), however, you’d be wrong! Alabama is home to the Great Alabama 650, a 650-mile paddle race down the Alabama Scenic River Trail going from the northern part of the state out to the Gulf of Mexico. Racers face whitewater, battle tidewater currents, and hike around a dozen dams in an effort to reach the ocean and are expected to finish between 7-10 days. 

Today we’re talking with the AL650 race director, Greg Wingo to learn just how challenging a race like this is to plan as well as compete in. 

Also, Adventure Sports Podcast is now a sponsor of Greg’s other race, Last Paddler Standing. Mason will be commentating during the LPS in December.

To learn more about the Great Alabama 650: https://www.alabamascenicrivertrail.com/great-alabama-650/

To learn more about the Last Paddler Standing: https://lastpaddlerstanding.com/

Glen Van Peski is a retired civil engineer who accidentally started the ultralight backpacking gear company Gossamer Gear. Besides an avid ultralight backpacker and bike packer in the U.S. and abroad, he’s an entrepreneur, author, speaker, philanthropist and dishwasher. He recently wrote take less. do more. Surprising Life Lessons on Generosity, Gratitude and Curiosity from an Ultralight Backpacker, after he realized that the lessons he learned from almost 50 years of lightening his pack weight also had applications to living a more fulfilling life off the trail.

His extensive outdoor adventures include hiking most of the Pacific Crest Trail, exploring the backcountry in Japan and Europe, and bikepacking along the Great Divide Mountain Bike Route (GDMBR). Glen lives in Bend, Oregon, with wife of over 40 years Francie, and is the father of two grown sons.

Learn more about Glen and where to read take less. do more.

www.glenvanpeski.com

https://www.instagram.com/gvanpeski/

https://www.linkedin.com/in/glenvanpeski/

https://x.com/glenvp

www.gossamergear.com

Just published: take less. do more. Surprising Life Lessons in Generosity, Gratitude and Curiosity from an Ultralight Backpacker. https://www.glenvanpeski.com/book/take-less-do-more/

Graeme Esarey is a sailor, climber, skier, and father of 2 adventurous girls. During an attempt to sail through the Northwest Passage with his family, he noticed the amount of trash heaps and unsustainable heating practices at whaling communities. Having a background in product development, he decided to found Ignik Outdoors, a company dedicated to replacing disposable products like green propane bottles with more sustainable solutions. He is headed back to the Arctic this summer on his expedition sailboat for another look at how the region is changing.

Learn more about Graeme and Ignik:

https://www.instagram.com/saildogbark/

www.ignik.com

https://www.instagram.com/ignikoutdoors/

A huge shoutout to our new show sponsor, LIVSN! Be sure to try their high-quality adventure-ready apparel. When you buy something from LIVSN, you buy for life. Get 10% off for being a loyal listener with code ASP10

https://www.livsndesigns.com/

Originally published June 21, 2022

Elise is a runner, author and all-round outdoors lover. In 2016 she became the first woman and youngest person to run self-supported around the coast of the UK – an adventure she was completely unqualified for, as an unexperienced runner whose athletic career consisted of one horrendous marathon dressed as a Crayola crayon. She is the author of best-selling book Coasting, which tells the story of her adventure and aims to show others that you don’t need to be the best at something to achieve something big. You just have to be the one who does it.

You can buy her book, Coasting, at her website:

www.elisedowning.com

@elisecdowning (Instagram + Twitter)

Hey folks! 

Although this episode was going to be about fly fishing basics, Dave is a podcaster, so we ended up talking quite a bit about his show, Wet Fly Swing, and not so much about fly fishing itself. 

However, it’s a great conversation and I really enjoyed getting to know Dave. I hope you enjoy it too!

Dave’s guide for Adventure Sports Podcast listeners to get into fly fishing and some of his best tips for getting started: https://wetflyswing.com/getting-started-with-fly-fishing-the-best-tips-from-600-podcast-episodes/

Originally published July 7th, 2016

While thru-hiking the Appalachian Trail in 1996, Whitney LaRuffa found his new hiking companion, a wandering dog which he named Erwin after the town in Tennessee where they met. Erwin continued the AT hike the rest of the way through to Maine and went on to accompany Allgood for 13 years on many more hikes. Whitney joins Travis from his Continental Divide Trail thru-hike on today's show to talk about hiking with dogs and the adventures of hiking America's greatest trails.

www.thedagodiaries.com

www.aldhawest.org

www.allgoodsk9adventures.com

www.facebook.com/AllgoodsK9Adventures

twitter.com/AGK9Adventures

www.instagram.com/agk9adventures

Sponsor Messages:

A huge shoutout to our new show sponsor, LIVSN! Be sure to try their high-quality adventure-ready apparel. When you buy something from LIVSN, you buy for life. Get 10% off for being a loyal listener with code ASP10

"Alpine Rising is a fascinating history of the crucial and frequently tragic role of local Nepalis, Tibetans, and Pakistanis on mountaineering expeditions to the world’s highest peaks."-- Jon Krakauer

The name of Maurice Herzog, the first man to reach the summit of Annapurna, is widely recognized, but how many know Ang Tharkay, the Sherpa who carried the seriously frostbitten Herzog on his back for miles? Although rarely mentioned in published accounts of early expeditions, local climbers have long been significant members of first ascents on the world’s tallest and most challenging peaks. In Alpine Rising, award-winning writer Bernadette McDonald sets the record straight by shining a light on these too often forgotten heroes.

Now, in the 21st century, it is often local climbers who are setting records. A Nepali team was the first to climb K2 in winter; they reached the summit while singing their national anthem. Pakistani climbers like Little Karim and Ali Sadpara devoted their lives to helping others survive and succeed on and off the mountains and their stories deserve to be more widely known. Not only a timely reminder of the need to recognize the contributions of local climbers and the importance of correcting the historical record, Alpine Rising is a celebration of a region’s local heroes.

Sales benefit the Khumbu Climbing Center (Nepal) and the ASCEND climbing program for girls (Pakistan)

Bernadette McDonald has authored twelve books and has won numerous awards, including two Boardman Tasker Prizes, the Banff Mountain Book Festival Grand Prize, Italy’s ITAS Prize, and India’s Kekoo Naoroji Award. In 2011 the American Alpine Club awarded her their highest literary honour for excellence in mountain literature.

Bernadette was the founding Vice President of Mountain Culture at The Banff Centre and director of the Banff Mountain Festivals for 20 years. She received the Alberta Order of Excellence in 2010, is an honorary member of the Himalayan Club and the Polish Mountaineering Association, and is a Fellow of the Explorers Club.

When not writing, Bernadette climbs, hikes, skis, paddles and grows grapes.

You can purchase Alpine Rising at mountaineers.org. 

Learn more about Bernadette and her other works: 

bernadettemcdonald.ca

bernadettemcdonald.com

Originally published September 2, 2019

Patrick and Michael have been living with Type 1 Diabetes for most of their lives. Feeling a bit isolated and hesitant as children to venture too far away from available insulin or glucose monitoring tools, they individually pursuit adventurous lives before coming together to show the world anything is possible with T1D through their latest adventure, Project 50-IN-50

They climbed the 50 highpoints of each U.S. state and finished in 49 days – making them the first people with Type 1 diabetes to complete this achievement and joining an elite group of fewer than five people to do so the fastest in the world.

Over the course of the 2019 summer, the team road-tripped over 17,000 miles to hike, run, climb and ski through 315 miles of trails. Patrick is the first person with T1D to successfully summit the highest peak in each of the 50 states. Michael experienced an emergency Life Flight off of Granite Peak in Montana and had to miss out on a handful of the peaks. Thankfully, he’s made a full recovery. After loads of tears and challenges along the way, Patrick and Michael persevered to complete their challenge.

Project 50-IN-50 is an initiative of The Diabetes Family Connection, a North Carolina based 501(c)(3) nonprofit corporation. In addition to achieving a new milestone in mountaineering, Michael and Patrick have grown local and global communities of people with diabetes inspired to get outside and enjoy the outdoors.

www.project50in50.org

Instagram: @project50in50

Facebook: @project50in50

www.thedfc.org

Their upcoming events: project50in50.org/speaking

Dion Leonard's lifestyle was killing him. Weighing 250 pounds; Dion’s uncontrollable eating habits, heavy smoking and excessive drinking to hide the demons from his abusive and turbulent childhood were leading him to an early grave.

Dion’s iron will and innate ability to survive led him to become one of the worlds top ultra runners competing in some of the toughest and most extreme ultra challenges across the planets most inhospitable locations. One act of kindness would change Dion’s life forever during an endurance race in the Chinese Gobi Desert when a stray dog ran with him, forming an unbreakable bond that would become the ultimate challenge of overcoming adversity to achieve the unachievable.

Buy Dion’s book, Finding Gobi, here. 

https://www.findinggobi.com/

Instagram: @findinggobi

Sponsor messages:

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If you listen to this show, you know that adventure doesn’t have to cost a fortune. Today we’re talking with Jude Kneller who decided to bike across the USA on a $75 bicycle. On top of that, Jude was 19 when he did the journey alone. Pretty young for such a big trip! 

I hope you’re inspired by his stories and motivated to plan your own adventure of a lifetime!

Instagram: @jhk2000

Sunny is the first woman to complete the 1,000-mile Iditarod Trail Invitational on cross-country skis - but she is not a skier. A Harvard MBA and hard-charging strategy consultant in her twenties, Sunny turned her back on material possessions at age 30 in order to live in an Astrovan so she could run and climb full-time instead.

Sunny's overarching passion is to be active and push her limits in the side- and backcountry, spanning a multitude of sports from big-wall climbs over multi-day paddling trips to 100 milers and everything in between, including 1000 mile cross country ski races, though her specialty is the high altitude endurance realm; she holds speed records on Aconcagua and on the Annapurna Circuit and has excelled on high trails in the Colorado Rockies.

Learn more about Sunny:

www.sunnystroeer.com

www.instagram.com/sstroeer

Businesses:

AWExpeditions - www.awexpeditions.org - www.instagram.com/awexpeditions

Dreamland Safari Tours - www.dreamlandtours.net www.instagram.com/dreamlandsafari

Summit Scholarship Foundation - www.summitscholarship.org www.instagram.com/summitscholarshipfoundation

Soon after turning 30, Ray, a self-described “two pack a day smoker”, was tired of the direction his life was heading. His younger brother, who was pursuing a healthier lifestyle, was his inspiration to make a change. 

Ray quickly set his eyes to try to complete a 100-mile ultramarathon. He won. 

Within the next few years he put his life on a trajectory of adventures and purpose, combining feats as large as running across the Sahara Desert and taking scores of young adults on adventures through founding impossible2possible.com, an organization that aims to inspire and educate youth through adventure learning, inclusion, and participation in expeditions. 

www.facebook.com/rayzahab

www.instagram.com/rayzahab

www.rayzahab.com

www.impossible2possible.com

www.kapik1.com

On May 21st, 2024, in Acadia National Park, Spencer became the first person to complete a trip to all the national parks in the lower forty-eight states…by bicycle. It took 13 months, 18,000 miles, and a whopping 28 flat tires.

In preparation for this bicycle trip, Spencer moved into a van, cut the expenses of his life down to save money so he could take this time off. This bike trip was only the beginning of a larger advocacy project. Spencer’s goal is to make sure that if you hike or bike into a federally

managed campground, there will always be a cheap place for you to stay. This will provide the necessary support for people who are recreating without a car and offer an incentive to others to leave their car at home.

When not on the move, Spencer is heavily involved in community organizing and advocacy work. In 2020 he wrote and passed a ballot initiative in Denver County regarding Internet access and has spent countless hours helping move the needle on walking, biking, and bus infrastructure in Denver.

Learn more about Spencer:

https://gobikecamping.com/

https://onelongtrip.bike/

https://www.instagram.com/spencexyz/

Brendan is the creator of Semi-Rad.com, which is a blog for folks who love their adventure sport, but aren’t sponsored athletes and don’t take themselves too seriously. They’re still rad, sort of. 

He started the website in 2011 and has been steadily carving out a corner of the outdoor/adventure industry with his humorist essays and writings about all things adventure. His stories have appeared in Backpacker, National Geographic Adventure, Outside, Men’s Journal, Sierra, Adventure Cyclist, and other publications. 

All of his books including, Bears Don’t Care About Your Problems are available here. 

Semi-rad.com

Instagram: @semi_rad

Facebook: @semiradmedia

Hey folks! Today I’m (Mason, the host of Adventure Sports Podcast) getting interviewed! I was recently on For the Love Of to talk about my “career” in the outdoor/adventure industry and some of the tradeoffs, evolutions, and mishaps that have been made along the way. 

Angie and Jeni were so wonderful to talk with. They asked amazing questions and I told a bunch of stories I haven’t thought about in years. 

I love the premise of their show. Please be sure to check out the other interviews as it’s a perspective you won’t find anywhere else with adventure athletes. 

Learn more: https://www.fortheloveofpod.com/

Originally aired October 23, 2017

Between 2011 and 2015, Sarah Outen kayaked, cycled, and rowed over 20,000 miles around the northern hemisphere - across Europe and Asia, the Pacific, North America and the Atlantic. It was a journey of contrasts and extremes in terrain, weather, cultures and climates.

Learn more about Sarah and where to buy Dare to Do below:

Book: https://www.amazon.com/Dare-Do-Sarah-Outen/dp/1857886410

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sarah_outen_home/

Denise Joi is the first and only female pilot hired by Colorado Parks and Wildlife, and has been a full time Wildlife/Natural Resource pilot for 9 years. Before this she flew summers in Alaska for Denali and St. Elias National Parks. She is an ATP MEI rated pilot holding a Bachelor of Science in Aviation. She’s volunteered and flown with nonprofit organizations overseas in Central America and Africa, spending a season coordinating flights in Antarctica. When not in the air, she can be found exploring the Colorado backcountry.

Denise is the subject of the short documentary “Fight or Flight” featured in DOC NYC, Big Sky, and Telluride Mountain Film festivals.

Learn more about Denise and watch Fight or Flight below:

https://vimeo.com/884912388

www.denisejoi.com

Instagram @denise.joi

Originally published October 19, 2020

After growing up on a farm in Saskatchewan, Bernadette got the taste of mountain living on a family trip to Banff, Alberta. She was so awestruck by the Canadian Rockies that she eventually moved there and worked at the Banff Centre, directing the Banff Mountain Festivals and starting a new division – Mountain Culture at The Banff Centre. 

After 20 years of volunteering at the Banff Film Festival, she began getting involved in book projects through the Centre and eventually starting writing books about mountaineering history. 

Today’s episode features a discussion about Bearnadette’s latest book, Winter 8000: Climbing the World’s Highest Mountains in the Coldest Season. It’s a harrowing tale of the history of winter ascents and what challenges are left to face in the world of 8,000-meter climbing!

Pick up a copy of Winter 8000 at Mountaineers.org

Learn more about Bernadette at BernadetteMcdonald.

Christine is the founder of Rugged Outdoorswoman Publishing, whose first publication, Blood Sweat Tears, is a perfect example of the mission to promote the adventure stories of women and gender-expansive folks. Her award-winning debut memoir, Alone in Wonderland, shares the story of her personal transformation via thru-hiking. She has been forged by nature and movement, and she firmly believes in the power of story and representation to invite every body into the outdoors where we can see ourselves more clearly.

Blood Sweat Tears is a short story collection from 26 women+ hikers and runners about the experience of being in a female body on trail. This group of intrepid and vulnerable athletes/writers talk periods, boob sweat, and ugly crying. The trail is a place for healing, and can show us what we are made of---but it's always us doing the hard work.

Learn more about Christine and where to find the book below:

Ruggedoutdoorswoman.com

Instagram and tiktok @ruggedoutdoorswoman

Listen to Christine’s first episode on Adventure Sports Podcast here: https://www.adventuresportspodcast.com/2021/05/ep-715-becoming-rugged-christine-reed.html

Announcement:

The winner of our Go Multisport book giveaway will be announced in the show intro! You can learn more about Go Multisport and the author, Jennifer McConachie on Monday’s episode! 

https://www.amazon.com/Go-Multisport-Challenge-Exploration-World/dp/157826992X

Show notes:

After humble beginnings in the world of sports, Brian was introduced to summiting mountains, vast wilderness, and travel when he went to work at a summer camp in Colorado that changed his life forever. After that experience, as well as encouragement from his brother, he was eager to see more of the world. That’s when he took a solo trip to Central America just to experience the culture and scenery. 

He was hooked!

Brian quickly began traveling all over the world, racking up visits to dozens of countries in a relatively short amount of time. It wasn’t long before the idea to visit every country in the world became his pursuit.

Today is the story of how Brian did just that. Well, every country except one...

Instagram: @the.world.hiker

YouTube: The World Hiker

Website: theworldhiker.com

Facebook: @TheWorldHiker

Are you ready to Go Multisport? You can run, you can paddle, you can swim, you can ski, you can climb, you can train, and you can bike. But how can you combine them all together? For ultra-like distances and days at a time? How about climbing, hiking, and packrafting all in one day?

Beyond traditional 5Ks and 10Ks and single sport extreme and endurance events, is the newly evolving field of multisport. Multisport events are usually self-designed and determined. These extreme athletes most often create their own events because they are the first to do these human-powered endurance challenges.

Jennifer Strong McConachie is an ultrarunner, mountaineer, marathon swimmer, endurance paddler, multisport athlete, and alumni of the podcast. An Outward Bound graduate, she is also a Fellow in the Royal Geographical Society, Member of The Explorers Club, and author of Go Far and Go Multisport.

You can find Jennifer’s books at the links below:

Go Multisport Book: https://www.amazon.com/Go-Multisport-Challenge-Exploration-World/dp/157826992X

jenniferstrongmccon.com

https://www.instagram.com/jenstrongmccon/

https://www.facebook.com/JenniferStrongMcConachieAuthorPage

https://twitter.com/jenstrongmccon

Originally aired March 23, 2020

When Caitlin fell in love with bike touring after an accidental solo adventure across the American West, she knew she needed to find a way to make money to keep her doing what she loved. What she realized is that getting paid for your passion isn’t always what it seems. Today we’ll hear her story of the triumphs and trials of working in the outdoor industry and doing “adventure” for a living. 

Her Article in Outside Online: https://www.outsideonline.com/2407239/bike-touring-dream-job-nightmare

Instagram: @caitlingiddings

Twitter: @caitlingiddings

caitlingiddings.com

Matt considered himself a casual runner, completing one or two half-marathons a year. He was raising a family, advancing his career, and staying healthy. His outlook on life was that it was chugging along, and Matt was content. As far as he was concerned, he “had it all figured out.” 

However, as life often does, it threw Matt a tough curveball with what seemed like an unsolvable problem. His balance was off, he was constantly exhausted, and his vision was blurry.

After months of doctor appointments, ER visits, and no answers, Matt was left with a sense of bewilderment about the changes happening to him. After collapsing on a work trip and being rushed to the hospital by his work colleagues, he was finally diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis (MS) and told he would be wheelchair-bound within five years. 

Today, we’ll hear about Matt’s journey since the diagnosis, how he got back into running, and how he set his goals far beyond what he imagined before this life-altering news. This leads us to what’s next. Starting June 15th, Matt is planning to run from Lincoln, Nebraska, to Casey, Iowa, in an effort to raise awareness and funds for MS Run the US. You can follow along with his journey here on Instagram, and here to support: Mattruns4ms.com

Be sure to watch Inches to Miles, Athletic Brewing’s new documentary here.

Growing up on a farm in Scotland and being homeschooled until the age of 12 isn’t exactly the childhood you’d expect from an accomplished world-traveling adventurer that Mark has become. 

Or is it? 

Today we get to hear Mark put together the pieces of his earliest motivations, his two circumnavigations of the world by bicycle, and the idea behind his latest book, Endurance: How to Cycle Further.

Other accomplishments by Mark include:

• Recipient of the British Empire Medal
• Bicycled around the world twice
• The fastest being 79 days, a Guinness World Record
• Bicycled from Anchorage Alaska to Ushuaia Argentina
• Bicycled from Cairo, Egypt to Cape Town, South Africa in 42 days (world record)

Follow Lael Wilcox, who started in Chicago three days ago, as she attempts to break the women's record here: https://www.instagram.com/laelwilcox/

Find out more about Mark:

Markbeaumontonline.com

@mrmarkbeaumont

His book:

Endurance: How to Cycle Further

Ryan Devlin is an actor, entrepreneur, and rock climber. He has hosted television shows on ABC, CBS, and MTV, and conducted interviews with celebrities, athletes, musicians, and politicians. 

Ryan is also a dedicated rock climber, finding both passion and purpose in the climbing community. Ryan hosts the popular climbing podcast and YouTube channel, The Struggle Climbing Show, where he talks with elite climbers about their struggles and breakthroughs in training, nutrition, tactics, and mental game. His show has garnered millions of views and downloads since launching in 2022.

Today we’re sitting down with Ryan to hear about how he got into climbing “late”, as he admits, and hear why late is better than never! 

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thestruggleclimbingshow/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@thestruggleclimbingshow

www.thestruggleclimbingshow.com

You can listen to The Struggle Climbing Show anywhere you get podcasts.

Hey folks! Today we’re handing the mic over the ASP alumni Aaron Millar to take us on a uniquely Utah adventure! We’re sharing his new series all about the incredible adventures you can have in the in Utah: Life Elevated.

You can listen to the rest of this series, Utah: Life Elevated anywhere you get podcasts. The link for Spotify is below. 

Also, if you’d like to book the adventure in this episode, go visit https://www.americansky.co.uk/utah-holidays/self-drive-experience-utah-life-elevated

To learn more about other adventures in the amazing state of Utah, go to visitutah.com

Listen to the rest of the series here: https://open.spotify.com/show/7gOkvI0lSmcndU2SjGCS0r?si=e799b0861b7c4062

You can find out more about Aaron and Armchair Productions here: https://www.armchair-productions.com/

During his day job Eric writes about Michigan football for Sports Illustrated and works at a Mexican Restaurant. However, during breaks from work, Eric takes solo travel experiences all around the world to some of the most exotic places. Eric’s confidence in travel began a few years ago when he attempted a 120-mile solo canoe trip on the Au Sable River in his hometown of Grayling. The seemingly familiar location and experience made Eric realize home is much more adventurous than we often think. 

That accomplishment led Eric to eventually travel to the Amazon Rainforest, where he saw firsthand the destruction of the most biodiverse place on earth and immediately got involved in helping protect it. 

@EricRutter11 on Instagram

Originally aired August 22, 2021

At 37, Jesse McNeil—at times carpenter, commercial fisherman, dabbler in real estate—decided to buy an untrained horse, make himself into a horseman, and ride all the way across the United States, from the Pacific to the Atlantic Ocean.

A fiercely independent traveler, Jesse had navigated previous coast-to-coast trips—solo journeys by moped, bicycle, and small airplane. This time, however, he had a partner: a five-year-old Tennessee Walking Horse named Pepper. An inexperienced horseman with an equally inexperienced mount, Jesse would quickly discover the immense challenges of his new undertaking. Over the course of eight months and fourteen states—beginning in Oregon and ending on a beach in New Hampshire—he would be tested many times over as he learned not only what it took to keep Pepper safe and healthy, but the true value of qualities that he had once easily dismissed: patience and companionship.

The generosity of strangers, from helpful ranchers and storekeepers to suburban families, shaped the pair’s journey east. And while at some points the miles didn’t unfold as Jesse hoped, others yielded unexpected events that changed his perspective—and quite possibly, his future. Written with honesty, grit, and grace, On the Hoof captures an arduous voyage that broke a man down and built him back up, with the help of one special horse.

To find out more about Jesse and his book, On the Hoof, which will be available on Aug 5th, go to onthehoofbook.com. 

Facebook: @onthehoofusa

Instagram: @onthehoofusa

One of the hardest things to get over when trying new adventure sports as an adult is looking like a newbie. However, that’s exactly what we need to do in order to experience the joy of new adventures. Today, we’re talking to someone facing those challenges head on and bringing a camera with him so you can see exactly what it’s like. 

With his enthusiasm for learning new things and his 6’5”, 250 pounds of questionably athletic mass, Paddy O’Connell is like an average, everyday outdoor enthusiast who’s been inflated way beyond average, standard size. With Paddy’s new show, PaddyO Sucks At, pairs him with coaches and mentors from different sports and activities, at which it’s doubtful he’ll excel, in a celebration of the one thing we can all relate to: being a beginner.

Instagram: @paddyroc

paddyroc.com

Watch PaddyO Sucks at:

https://watch.outsideonline.com/series/paddyo-sucks-at/3Ggy4whN-CWNFd6tJ

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LTqt5LuYBDs

Originally published March 21, 2022

Moose has over 30 years of traditional and alternative education experience around the globe. He has course directed 58-day Outward Bound instructor trainings in Appalachia, been a deputy headmaster in the Kalahari Desert, managed a beach concession on the Mediterranean, slogged through Australian rain forests with middle school students, juggled as a street performer in too many cities to mention, has more than 2000 days of field instruction in a wilderness setting, spent four months as the Interim Head for an elite ski academy, and recently returned from teaching a canoe program for Veterans on the Gulf of Mexico.

Since 2002 Moose has been a member and senior trainer of Yosemite Search and Rescue, working as a technician and within Incident Command, at one of the busiest SAR operations in the world. 

Moose currently works for NatureBridge in Yosemite National Park as the Senior Projects Director for planning, design and construction of the National Environmental Science Center. 

Moose has been the Lead Trainer for Family Liaison Officers for the National Park Service teaching trainings in Yosemite, Arches, Smokey Mountains, Teton and Yellowstone National Parks.

Find out more about Moose:

www.moosemutlow.com

instagram @moosemutlow

His books: 

Searching : Finding purpose, laughter and distraction through Search and Rescue

When Accidents Happen: Managing Crisis Communication as a Family Liaison Officer

Daniel Troia is a filmmaker who just released his new documentary, "We Are All In This Together", which traces his cross-country bicycle journey with no food, no money, and his search for human connection. The film captures the interactions that Troia has with the people who lend a helping hand, and shows that those who face the most adversity in their lives, often have the most to give.

A journey taken entirely alone, Troia crosses the Great Basin Desert, climbs over 11,000 foot mountain passes in Montana, and rides over the Sierras, Rockies and Appalachian Mountain ranges. After covering 7,000 miles and 19 states, the film suggests that although so many things can feel overwhelming in our world right now, the one thing that we CAN control is how we treat each other.

“We Are All In This Together” is now streaming on Amazon Prime, Apple TV and Google Play!

Instagram: @the_travelin_dude

Website: weareallinthistogethermovie.com

Originally aired November 8th, 2021

Summiting mountains in South America, bikepacking in the desert and climbing classic big wall routes sound like epic adventures that you’d have to save lots of vacation days for, right? The travel alone would take up at least a day or two, especially for any international trips. Not to mention making arrangements for other responsibilities like kids, pets, work, etc. 

Mike Chambers and his adventure partner, Jason Antin, think otherwise. In fact, they think you can leave the office on Friday at 5pm, have an adventure of a lifetime and be back at work at 9am on Monday. Is it easy? Of course not. Is it worth it? C’mon now. 

It all started when Mike was living in Boston and Jason was based in Colorado and the two came up with the bright idea of summiting Mt. Rainier in a true weekend. To the astonishment of the park rangers that hesitantly granted them the permit, their plan worked. Although the morning meetings that Monday were not as productive as they usually were, they both walked away with a pretty epic response to the age-old question, “what did you do this weekend?” 

Once the concept of Beat Monday was proven, Jason and Mike began dreaming of what else could be possible with this format. Bikerafting, big wall climbing, ultrarunning, and international travel began to fill their weekends and was even made into an OutsideTV series, Beat Monday. 

Mike is joining us today to tell us about what he’s learned through the Beat Monday mindset and what’s possible for you to beat whatever your Monday is. 

Follow Mike and Beat Monday below:

Beat Monday on OutsideTV

@mike_chambers

@beatmonday

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In today’s episode, we delve into the extraordinary journey of Madison Blagden, the second female thru-hiker of the more than 5,500-mile Eastern Continental Trail. Since her first encounter with thru-hiking in 2017, Madison, aka “Peg Leg” has been captivated by the trails, embarking on epic adventures that defy the ordinary. Despite facing setbacks like losing her job during the COVID-19 pandemic, she turned adversity into opportunity, spending two years traversing the US in a vehicle.

From tackling 1,300 miles of the Pacific Crest Trail between college semesters to completing the entire PCT in 2022 via a SOBO/flip-flop hike, Peg Leg's determination knows no bounds. Her latest conquest, the "Bama to Baxter" journey, saw her connecting trails from Alabama to Maine, including the Pinhoti Trail, parts of the Benton Mackaye Trail, and the Appalachian Trail. But Peg Leg's thirst for exploration didn't stop there; inspired by an encounter with an ECT hiker in Vermont, she extended her trek to include the International Appalachian Trail, spanning 1500 miles across diverse landscapes. From Maine to Newfoundland, Peg Leg's footprints left a trail of resilience and passion. Currently en route from Alabama to Key West, Florida, she has become the 2nd woman in history and the 9th person ever to complete the entire Eastern Continental Trail, a testament to her unwavering spirit and love for the great outdoors. Join us as we uncover the highs, lows, and unforgettable moments of Peg Leg's awe-inspiring journey.

Madison’s IG: https://www.instagram.com/madisonblagden/

Blog on the Trek https://thetrek.co/author/madison-blagden/

Originally aired on March 22, 2021

Christine’s love for backpacking started the same way many of the adventures on this podcast start, with a Google search. Her quest that day? To find out what this backpacking thing was all about. 

After only a few articles into her search, Christine decided to thru-hike the Appalachian Trail. It was a huge leap of faith but she immediately got to work to make that dream come true.

The funny thing about making a dream a reality is that it’s not what we typically imagine. The realness of life usually gets in the way and what actually happens before, during, and after an adventure is anything but what we plan for. 

Today we’re going to hear Christine’s story of how her experience hiking the AT changed her and all the adventures that have come before and after it. 

She has written her experiences in a new book after a life-altering trip on the Wonderland trail called Alone in Wonderland, which can be found at her website, aloneinwonderland.com

Follow Christine on social: 

@ruggedoutdoorswoman

Award-winning adventure journalist Will Cockrell took one look at the infamous Everest “traffic jam” photo in 2019 and knew the time had come to dispel the narratives of that pixel-perfect misconception by unpacking the mountain’s far-more thrilling reality. In EVEREST, INC.: The Renegades and Rogues Who Built an Industry at the Top of the World (on sale April 16, 2024; Gallery Books), Cockrell presents the untold and definitive history of guiding on the world’s most famous peak, in all its complicated and exhilarating glory.

Will Cockrell is the author of EVEREST, INC. He has spent more than twenty years as a senior editor, writer, and consultant for national magazines including Men’s Journal, Outside, Men’s Fitness, and GQ. His work has been awarded by the American Society of Magazine Editors and Professional Publishers Association UK. A former outdoor guide, Cockrell has covered Everest throughout his career, and has visited Everest base camp in Nepal. He lives with his family in Los Angeles, California. Find more at his website, WillCockrell.com.

You can learn more about Will and purchase EVEREST, INC. in the link below: 

https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Everest-Inc/Will-Cockrell/9781982190453

Back in 2017 while sitting on the couch and watching sports news coverage, Laura noticed the dismal amount of time dedicated to women’s sports. What struck her the most was “the fact that there are more stories about horses than women in the sports pages”. Being a proficient soccer player herself and experiencing the frustrations of minimal coverage and a general lack of opportunities, she decided to do something about it. 

A quick Google Maps search and a few emails later, Laura devised a plan to elevate women’s sports higher than it has ever gone, literally. The idea was to gather a group of women to climb Mt. Kilimanjaro and play an official game of soccer near the summit. 

The journey became a gathering of 60 women from around the world with referees, goals, etc. all climbing above 18,000 ft. to play a soccer game. Their efforts stand as a Guinness World Record, a testament to their dedication to raising the coverage and opportunity for women in sports, and was the genesis of Equal Playing Field, a non-profit Laura co-founded. 

After the success of climbing Kilimanjaro, Laura continued to chase Guinness World Record soccer matches to raise awareness for women in sports and show the world women can do anything. The lowest elevation soccer game was played at the Dead Sea in 2018, and two world records were achieved in France thereafter for the most nationalities represented in a soccer game. 

The long-term action Laura has taken is through her startup, Ida Sports, which is aiming to create a soccer boot specific to women, something that has never been done successfully, but something needed due to fundamental differences in men's and women’s feet. 

If you learn anything from Laura, it’s that you shouldn’t be afraid of going down a path no one has ever gone before, especially if a better world is on the other side.

To learn more about Laura and her work:

Idasports.co @idasports

Equalplayingfield.com @equalplayingfieldinitiative

There is no one "right way" to lead--you don’t have to be the fastest, strongest, or most experienced to be a great leader. What the best leaders possess is a deep commitment to the greater good.

Drawing on her decades of experience as a national outdoor leader, Jeannette Stawski explores the elements of transformative leadership. Using real-life examples from the outdoors and every day, she focuses on the essentials: resilience, grit, integrity, tolerance for adversity, and highly developed listening and communication skills.

Whether you spend time in city parks, on mountains, in rivers, or beyond, you know that nature is a powerful teacher. Stawski shares inspiring stories from a range of outdoor enthusiasts and professionals, including Elyse Rylander, Kenji Haroutunian, Joe Stone, Stacy Bare, Victoria Lopez-Herrera, and more, as well as key principles from the Cornell Outdoor Education program, co-directed by Karel Hilversum.

Jeannette Stawski serves as executive director for the Association of Outdoor Recreation and Education (AORE). She is a Certified Association Executive (CAE) and a Certified Executive Coach. She was the director of Outdoor Adventures at the University of Michigan for eleven years and has worked as a professional outdoor guide, a wilderness medicine instructor, and NOLS instructor. She is currently the chair of the Coalition for Outdoor Access (COA) and lives in Ann Arbor, Michigan with her husband and their two children.

Learn more and buy The Outdoor Leader from our good friends at Mountaineers.org.

www.leadingvaliantly.com

www.aore.org

Originally aired July 20th, 2020

Beau has an incredible eye for turning the ordinary into extraordinary adventures. His stories, films, and book, The Backyard Adventurer, will make you want to get out of your chair and do something “different”. 

His projects are simple but profound. From deciding to walk to work, to making an office out of junk material, to kayaking across the Bass Straight from Australia to Tanzania, Beau’s outlook is a mix of Thoreau, Kerouac, with a lot more comedic relief!

Please be sure to check out his very entertaining YouTube channel here.

His book, The Backyard Adventurer, is available: www.beaumiles.com

Instagram: @beauisms

Facebook: @beaumilesfilm

Jerome joins us for his fourth interview on ASP! What’s also unique is that this is the third time we’ve interviewed Jerome in person. As you’ll hear, it’s a totally different type of conversation than a virtual interview.

Today we’re talking about the importance of giving back on your adventure knowledge. All of us that adventure have an obligation to at least introduce and invite those around us to also get out there. Don’t make your adventure pursuits about you and only you. However, it’s totally fine to have solo adventures, but make sure you share that knowledge, experience, and life-changing power with others at some point along your journey. 

Jerome, a world-class solo sailer, is going to tell us some stories around his first big attempt to share that knowledge with a few up and coming sailors. 

Learn more about Jerome:

Website: https://www.sailingintooblivion.com/

YouTube: Sailing Into Oblivion: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSzlhcmiF7vav6CNly7rUpw

Insta: https://www.instagram.com/sailingintooblivion/

His podcast: https://www.sailingintooblivion.com/podcasts

Originally aired on September 18, 2015

Since a young boy, George Kourounis has been intrigued with Earth's forces of nature and the amazing weather patterns it throws at us. His adventurous life has landed him in the midde of tornadoes, deep inside caves 900 ft below ground, huricanes, forest fires and erupting volcanoes. George shares his passion for this way of life as the host of Angry Planet and has filmed various documentaries includng some for the National Geographic Channel, CNN and the BBC.

 https://www.instagram.com/george_kourounis/

www.furiousearth.com/

www.cloud9tours.com

Come meet Mason at an upcoming film screening of Inches to Miles: https://athleticbrewing.com/pages/inches-to-miles

When Gillian was facing devastating challenges in her life, her husband, Aaron (ASP alumni), suggested she do an epic adventure to help process the grief and loss. Gillian decided to join a group of women that were aiming to be the first all-women group to trek across the Namibian Desert. By Gillian’s own admission, this adventure was terrifying and she was not remotely capable of completing it when she committed to do it. 

Through months of training, planning, and preparing, Gillian set out with 17 other women from 12 nationalities to trek across the Namibian Desert. They collectively raised close to USD $70,000 for female survivors of war through Women on a Mission. Their mutual dedication to this cause not only pushed them beyond what they thought were their limits, but also wove the unbreakable bonds of sisterhood. 

The expedition covered 144km (89.5 miles) over 5 days, scalings over 4,000 meters of the some of the world’s tallest sand dunes. 

Gillian said of the adventure:

“The journey was an exhilarating mix of challenge and wonder, with long days of hiking in the searing heat juxtaposed with nights camping in the biting cold and howling winds as we neared the wild Atlantic coast. Our final evening was spent beneath a canopy of stars, beside a century-old shipwreck and amidst seal colonies.”

Are you in need of something epic? 

Learn more about their cause:

https://www.womenmission.com

https://womenforwomen.org.uk

Originally aired January 4, 2018. 

One of our own show listeners Josh Shouse is with us on this episode to fill us in on the mysterious world of underwater cave diving. If you've ever wondered what it would be like to toss a SCUBA tank on your back and explore the unknown under the surface, then sit back, relax and listen in as Josh fills the rest of us land lovers in on the world below.

http://hobbyistexplorer.blogspot.com

https://nsscds.org

http://cave.org

Dive into a riveting tale of adventure and self-discovery on this episode of Adventure Sports Podcast. Meet Alonzo, whose thirst for exploration was ignited early on by his father's sage advice and travel stories. From a few eye-opening international trips to a transformative semester in Thailand, Alonzo's passion for travel only grew stronger after graduation.

But it wasn't until he embarked on an epic journey with two childhood friends that his wanderlust truly took flight. Saving up every penny, they ventured back to Thailand, determined to uncover its hidden treasures. Little did they know, their path would lead them to the remote reaches of northern Thailand, where a chance encounter with a wooden boat in Chang Kong changed everything.

Against all odds (and arguably the hardest part of the adventure), they convinced locals to sell them a wooden boat, setting the stage for an unforgettable expedition down the legendary Mekong River. For ten exhilarating days, they navigated its dangerous waters, camping under the stars along the riverbank.

Join us as we unravel the gripping tale of Alonzo's journey over twenty years later, where the call of adventure and the spirit of exploration collide for these young friends in the heart of Southeast Asia's fabled Golden Triangle.

Learn more about Alonzo:

sunfishsales.com - golf accessory business, founded in 2011 w David Riggs who was with Alonzo on the trip down the Mekong. David and Alonzo also founded walkingpalm.com, a pet accessory business.

Adventure Capitalist by Jim Rogers was also an inspiration for Alonzo.

Originally aired, February 18, 2019.

When Adrian’s wife thought it would be a good idea to learn how to Paraglide, she probably didn’t foresee that in a relatively short amount of time, her husband would be summiting and flying solo off volcanoes near their home in Mexico City.

Obviously, Adrian took to the sport quickly and it gave him a completely different view of his other favorite hobby, climbing. But with their recent family addition of a little girl and limited time off work, Adrian needed a way to summit mountains over 18,000 feet and return home in the same day. This led him to sleeping in a hypoxic chamber to decrease the amount of time needed to acclimate to high elevation.  Talk about dedication to adventure. What’s your excuse?

Instagram: @ponchoelpiloto

http://youtube.com/ponchoelpiloto

Support Adventure Sports Podcast monthly by going to Patreon.com/AdventureSportsPodcast or make a one-time donation to the show here.

When Nicole finished climbing to the summit of Mt. Kilimanjaro, she knew something had changed about her. Soon after, she left her corporate career in search of a new trail and challenge, one that had never been done before. She found that path at Appalachian Mountain Club, a 150-year-old organization whose purpose is to foster the protection, enjoyment, and understanding of the outdoors…and one that had never had a woman leader.

You may know AMC through its world-class recreational network of professionally maintained trails and best-in-class outdoor program centers, lodges, cabins, camps, and campsites. From backcountry campsites to front country lodges to world-famous high mountain huts, AMC has had an undeniable impact on the understanding of and appreciation of the natural world for over a century. 

Learn more about AMC and Nicole at www.outdoors.org

Originally aired March 27, 2017

Whether you love to run or would never run, this show is inspiring and tons of fun. Todd Lewis takes us on a journey from nearly collapsing attempting a 5K run through years of falling in love with ultra-running and overcoming challenge after challenge to finally achieve his goal of completing a 100 mile race. This is the real deal, folks. Todd shares how you can overcome to achieve your dreams too. Thanks, Todd for a wonderful visit and for sharing your dreams with us!

https://toddzillaruns.wordpress.com/

Today we’re hearing from Adventure Sports Podcast alumni, West Hanson. You may remember West from episode 581, when he kayaked the Amazon River from source to sea.

This adventure is another world record: the first kayakers to complete the Northwest Passage in a single expedition. The 1,600-mile, 83-day (total of 105 days) paddle is the epitome of an epic adventure, making this episode an instant classic. 

West’s account of the sub-freezing expedition is wonderful. You’re going to love this one!

West is a 61-year-old social worker in the mental health field for several decades. At age 46, he was invited to compete with friends in a raft race on the Amazon River in Iquitos. This was his first trip outside of the US and after 20 years racing ultramarathon canoes/kayaks, it sparked his interest in long-distance expeditions. 

He is the first to lead successful expeditions down the entire lengths of the Amazon and Volga Rivers.

Learn more: www.westhansen.com

Author Caroline Paul has always filled her life with adventure. Now in her late fifties, she expects this new stage of life to be every bit as invigorating and full of high adrenalin escapades as the last. But as she skateboards, paddles a SUP, or surfs in cold winter swell alongside many men her age, she sees fewer and fewer older women. Isn’t the outdoors a vital elixir? Shouldn’t adventure be something we pursue as we age?

These are the questions Caroline Paul asks in her new book, Tough Brough. Among the interviews were 93-year-old hiker Dot Fisher-Smith, 80-year-old SCUBA diver Louise Wholey, 52-year-old BASE jumper Drew Brooks, and the many septuagenarian Wave Catchers, who boogie board together in the San Diego surf. These women aren’t famous. They aren’t experts. But their experiences offer important insight into our own physical and emotional health as we age.

Caroline dives deep into the research on aging, but also accompanies older women on bird-watching outings, sea kayaking excursions, swim laps, and walks in the park, among other outdoor adventures, and begins to see her own future in a new and dazzling light. Combining scientific research, cultural studies, psychology, and personal stories, Tough Broad is a high-spirited call for women to embrace the outdoors, not back away from it, in our fifties, sixties, seventies and beyond.

Caroline Paul is the author of the New York Times bestseller The Gutsy Girl: Escapades for Your Life of Epic Adventure and Lost Cat: A True Story of Love, Desperation, and GPS Technology, which has been translated into fifteen languages. She is also the author of the memoir Fighting Fire, the middle-grade book You Are Mighty: A Guide to Changing the World, and the novel East Wind, Rain. Her TED Talk, “To Raise Brave Girls, Encourage Adventure,” has been viewed over 2 million times. A longtime member of the Writers Grotto, she lives in San Francisco.

You can get Tough Broad starting March 5, 2024 by following the link below: 

https://www.carolinepaul.com/tough-broad

Additional book link: https://www.bloomsbury.com/us/tough-broad-9781635576498/

Website: https://www.carolinepaul.com/

Originally aired April 12, 2019.

Kristin Knight Pace is one tough person. Not many people would go to Alaska during the winter, completely alone, to take care of a team of sled dogs to get over a recent divorce. However, that's exactly what she did. That toughness has also led her to become one of only 29 women to complete both the Iditarod and the Yukon Question 1000-mile sled dog races. 

Kristin is now remarried and has started a new journey, motherhood. She also works as a wilderness planner for Denali National Park and has recently written a book about her experiences, This Much Country. It can be found following the link below or pretty much anywhere else you buy books. 

We hope you enjoy listening to this life outside the box!

The book: This Much Country

Instagram: @heymoosekennel

When Craig and his buddy, Skip,  applied for the longest paddle race in the world in 2019, he had no idea how much that decision would change his life. Once selected, the realization that he had never done anything like this, had no real skills or talent in paddling, and knew nothing about adventure started flooding his mind. 

However Craig and Skip committed to giving it their best effort and put a plan together to train, learn, and go from never racing before to completing a fully self-supported 1,000-mile paddle through some of the most remote wilderness in North America. 

At 46 years young, Craig wanted to inspire others to push themselves and take on challenges that go beyond their comfort zone. When I applied for the Yukon 1000 in 2019 I had not taken part in any feat of endurance.  

Learn more about Craig:

instagram.com/craigsawyer77

instagram.com/thesupcoach

www.abovesixsix.co.uk

https://www.theshac.co.uk/

instagram.com/thesurreyhillsadventurecompany/

Originally aired November 30, 2015.

Roman Dial has been exploring Alaska, America's greatest last frontier, for more that 20 years. Listen in as Roman relates exciting stories about his exploits: packrafting, ice skating over 100 miles, backpacking more than 600 miles self-supported without resupply--all in America's most vast landscapes.

Don't forget to enter our contest to win a lift ticket!

http://packrafting.blogspot.com/

https://www.youtube.com/user/romandial

https://www.alaskapacific.edu/people/roman-dial/

Also, you can support The Adventure Sports Podcast monthly by going to Patreon.com/AdventureSportsPodcast or make a one-time donation to the show here. 

After years of watching his dad participate in endurance adventure races, Hunter begged him to let him join in on a race. His dad looked around at all his fellow competitors and noticed there wasn't a single kid out there let alone someone even in their 20s. Dad was eventually convinced to let Hunter do a 6-hour adventure race at 7 years old!

That kicked off an adventure career that spans some of the most difficult challenges in adventure racing, including many “youngest ever” records. 

Today we’re talking about Hunter’s most recent experience, a fastest known time of the iconic Florida Trail, the official thru-hike of winter! 

The 1,100 mile trek through swamp, sand, and skeeters was completed by Hunter in 21.5 days. 

Learn more about hunter: 

https://www.instagram.com/hunter_leininger

https://fastestknowntime.com/athlete/hunter-leininger

Hey y’all! Doing something a little different today. I want to share the formula that my friends and I have come up with in recent years to ensure we get out and adventure on a regular basis. As the host of this show, I probably don’t get out there as much as you’d think, only because of the time of life and the fact a lot of my free time is used in producing the podcast! 

This formula has helped us ensure we put adventure on the calendar and make it happen. This mindset has been heavily inspired by Frazer Buntin’s annual “Big Trip”, which you can learn more about in Episode 717: How to Pull off an Epic Yearly Adventure With Your Friends - Frazer Buntin. 

https://www.adventuresportspodcast.com/2021/05/ep-717-how-to-pull-off-epic-yearly.html

If you have any questions about how we do it, please reach out! I’m happy to share any of my lessons. 

For the last several years Heather Bolint has led a nomadic lifestyle, initially inspired by her decision to quit her job and thru-hike the Appalachian Trail as a solo female. You might have heard about her hiker fame of rescuing an abandoned rooster on the AT and hiking with him for 42 miles, earning the trail name "mama cluck". Since then, Heather has also thru-hiked the Pacific Crest Trail, Florida's Ocean to Lake Trail, paddled the 99-mile Everglades Wilderness Waterway, and hiked 1,100 miles around the coastline of Florida while collecting 3 tons of plastic from the beaches.

Heather's most recent adventure of paddling nearly 400 miles of the Intracoastal Waterway was inspired by an idea she had when her parents moved south from her home state of Maine. After her father's death in 2022, she decided to fulfill her dream in remembrance of her father, and discover the healing properties of adventuring in nature.

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/heather.bolint

Instagram: @forthechickens

Learn more about the Marine Resources Council: https://savetheirl.org/

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Originally aired March 1, 2021.

Wesley was born with a mild form of cerebral palsy which affects his fine motor skills on the right side of his body. The only problem? He finds peace and joy climbing mountains and hiking trails in places that folks with cerebral palsy “aren’t supposed to go”. 

He couldn’t let that stop him. His love for the outdoors has led him to climb every mountain in Colorado over 14,000 ft (54 of them), thru-hike the Pacific Crest Trail (2,653 miles) from Mexico to Canada, and has ultimately led to a career in the outdoors.

To learn more about Welsey and to watch his films:

Film: Within Weakness

Instagram: @wesleytrimble

American Hiking Society

You’ll probably recognize Curt’s voice as the host of the first 400+ episodes of Adventure Sports Podcast as well as our revisited episodes on Thursdays. 

Today Curt joins Mason for a bonus episode to reflect on the 1,000 episode milestone!

Alison was born and raised in Ohio and recently graduated from the Cleveland Institute of Art. She wanted to do something epic to celebrate the milestone and take a deep look into the place she loved; her home state of Ohio.

The Ohio Project was born. Alsup proceeded to traversed 3,416 miles by foot, bike, and rollerblades focused on seeing as much of Ohio as possible. She bikepacked 850 miles along the entire length of the Ohio River, thru hiked the 1,444 mile Buckeye Trail, bikepacked 796 miles around the entire perimeter of Lake Erie, and then did a bike/rollerblade combo of 326 mile Ohio to Erie Trail from Cleveland to Cincinnati.

Alsup is currently working on a body of artwork about the beauty of the Ohio Region, and its natural wonder, historical importance, and the kindness of its residents. She will be showing her art in exhibitions and festivals, and selling her work on her website. She hopes her project will spread appreciation for Ohio, encouraging its natural protection, and for residents to explore their own backyards.

Alison was the winner of our 2023 Adventure Grant

Learn more about Alison and her art:

https://www.alisonalsup.com/

Instagram: @a.j.alsup

Originally aired Sept. 6, 2021. 

Read about Jacob’s recent attempt to ski to the South Pole: https://outdoors.com/almost-history-inside-a-failed-polar-expedition/

Jacob Myers thru-hiked the Arizona Trail early this year and is joining us today to tell us all about it! Not only was the desert vastly different from the lush, rainforest-like Appalachian Mountains he grew up in, but it was one of the driest summers on record in Arizona, making the adjustment even more challenging. He dealt with sun poisoning, lack of water, and extreme heat. 

His next adventure will be quite literally on the opposite end of the spectrum...crossing glaciers in Norway. 

Learn more about Jacob: 

www.ValhallaHikes.com 

Jacob’s Instagram: @vertboyval

McKenzie Barney is an adventurer, filmmaker, writer and public speaker. Recently she completed a multi-year, mostly solo project of “Cycling The World” through 18,000 miles, 28 countries and 5 continents by way of Africa, South America, Australia, New Zealand, Southeast Asia and Europe.

McKenzie is a four-time Emmy award winning producer, published writer, keynote speaker, and has produced documentary series for the likes of National Geographic, Outside, FOX Sports and more. She has navigated much of the planet by human power, with over 6,000 miles of long distance hiking on the Pacific Crest Trail, New Zealand’s Te Araroa, Nepal and India’s Himalayas, Chile’s Greater Patagonian Trail, and the Colorado Trail.

Watch Cycling The World film about her adventure that comes out February 1st here: www.cyclingtheworldfilm.com

McKenzie’s Instagram: @mckenziebarney

Website: www.yatriproject.com

Also, you can support The Adventure Sports Podcast monthly by going to Patreon.com/AdventureSportsPodcast or make a one-time donation to the show here.

This story is so incredible it deserves another listen. All the way back in episode 217 Steve joined us to recount his adventure of survival.

An avid sailor, naval architect and New York Times best-selling author, Steve Callahan designed and built his 21' sloop the Napoleon Solo to sail it across the Atlantic Ocean from Newport, RI to England with plans to compete in a regatta. Once underway in the race, Steve experienced issues with the boat and was forced to drop out. Once repairs were made, he continued on his way only to be stopped in his tracks in the middle of the ocean when his sailboat was struck and began to sink.

Listen is as Steve recounts his 76 day journey across the Atlantic in his life raft with only his ditch kit and a small spear gun with him.

Be sure to click on the book link below to get his New York Times best-selling book: "Adrift: 76 Days Lost at Sea" to dig deeper into his amazing story!

The Book: Adrift: 76 Days Lost at Sea

Sea Website: http://www.stevencallahan.net/

Also, you can support The Adventure Sports Podcast monthly by going to Patreon.com/AdventureSportsPodcast or make a one-time donation to the show here. 

Alastair Humphreys is a British adventurer and author who famously spent over 4 years cycling round the world, a journey of 46,000 miles through 60 countries and 5 continents. This was followed by a walk across India, rowing across the Atlantic Ocean, running six marathons through the Sahara desert, a crossing of Iceland, busking through Spain and an expedition in the Arctic. 

Despite these massive adventures, Alastair is most famous for coining the concept of “microadventures” which earned him National Geographic Adventurer of the Year and numerous awards for his book of that name. The whole point of microadventures is that you do not need much time, money or specialized gear. A microadventure can be anything that feels fresh, new and challenging for you. This was the subject of our last conversation with Alastair back in 2019. You can listen to that here. 

Today we’re talking about taking the concept of microadventures to a whole new level. 

Most recently Alastair has spent a whole year exploring the land within 10 kilometers of his home. Every week, he would pick a new place within that range to explore and camp. The change and perspective shift that he experiences through this adventure has caused a massive shift in his outlook, which we’ll get into today.  

Learn more about this experience through his new book, Local: A Search for Nearby Nature and Wilderness. You can also purchase Local here: 

Learn more about Alastair at alastairhumphreys.com

Partnership Announcement! 

Adventure Sports Podcast is now part of the Outdoors.com podcasting network. 

Outdoors.com was founded by legendary outdoorsman and adventurer Bear Grylls. We believe that life is an adventure best lived boldly, with curiosity and eagerness to discover new places and follow the path less trodden.

As a trusted voice for all things Outdoors, you will find news, product reviews, guides from experts, local hangouts, and more from top adventurers.

Learn more about Outdoors.com here: https://outdoors.com/about-outdoors/

Originally aired July 15, 2015

As if climbing a typical 14,000 ft mountain isn't enough of an accomplishment, Junaid and his buddy,  successfully summited every one of the 58 Colorado 14ers in a single continuous hike. The journey was about 1,300 miles with a total elevation gain close to 300,000 feet. They hiked desolate Forest Service roads, class 5 traverses, many sections of the Colorado and Continental Divide Trail, as well as cross-country travel. It's an epic adventure to say the least!

www.14ersthruhike.com

www.bigcitymountaineers.org

Twitter: @JunaidDawud

Facebook: @junaidthehiker

Hey y’all! This is new for me, a recap of a personal adventure. 

Although this trip was NOTHING compared to what some of our guests have done, it was a fun micro-adventure that got way more press and attention than I thought it would. 

My good friend, Jordon, and I set out on New Year's Eve to be the first people (we know of) to paddle across the largest lake in Florida, Lake Okeechobee. The route was a straight shot from North to South for 35 miles, taking just under 12 hours.

Also, if you don’t have months off work and life to do something fun, take it from me, 11.5 hours is plenty of time to get all the same fulfillment and soul-filling adventure! 

Thank you to Bluefin SUP for helping sponsor the trip! Check out their very high-quality paddlebaords at a great price at: https://bluefinsupboards.us/

Some of the press:

• Florida men paddleboard across alligator-infested lake to raise awareness for conservation efforts
• Frostproof Native Crosses Lake Okeechobee on Paddleboard
• Crossing Lake O: Duo With Polk County Ties Celebrate Paddle Across State’s Largest Lake

Jenn Drummond is a Mom of 7, successful business owner and world record holder. As the first woman to climb the second highest summits on each of the 7 continents, she now spends her time inspiring others to create a thriving business and lasting legacy of their own. She shares her story and strategies for success through her book, BreakProof: 7 Strategies to Build Resilience and Achieve Your Life Goals, and her Seek Your Summit podcast, programs, and signature talks. Learn more about how she elevates devoted and determined entrepreneurs to go beyond a life of success to a life of significance.

Huge shoutout to Greg Morrissey with Mountain Goat Movement for making the connection!

Sam is an accomplished backpacker and mountaineer, as well as a current Mechanical Engineering student at the Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta, GA. He joined us on episode 554 to talk about how he squeezes adventures into his busy schedule. Today, Sam joins us to talk about his epic 40-day, mostly solo hike piecing together the most epic alpine routes in all of Colorado in what he calls “The Colorado Crest”.

www.engineeredforadventure.com

Instagram at @engineeredforadventure

Facebook: @engineeredforadventure

It was 23 months after Peter’s accident and he was still dealing with constant excruciating pain. He'd seen dozens of doctors and tried a myriad of medications, but nothing seemed to work. Faced with the impossible choice of suffering through the rest of his life, he had an unlikely epiphany: "If I could somehow hike 2,000 miles on the Appalachian Trail, then my leg will have to be better, right?”

With no real camping or outdoor experience, Peter set a starting date a mere three weeks out, cobbled together a novice's pack, and set off on a journey destined to change his life forever—though not exactly how he had envisioned it.

Find Peter’s Book, Only When I Step On It, below:

https://www.amazon.com/Only-When-Step-Inspiring-Appalachian/dp/1737049007

Also, you can support The Adventure Sports Podcast monthly by going to Patreon.com/AdventureSportsPodcast or make a one-time donation to the show here. 

This episode originally aired September 7, 2015

Listen in as Robyn Benincasa, world champion Eco-Challenge Adventure racer, CNN Hero, New York Times Bestselling Author, founder of the 501c3 Project Athena Foundation (Survivors to Athletes!), and 3x Guinness World Record distance paddler inspires us to redefine our personal limits through amazing teamwork and tenacity. 

Learn more about Robyn:

www.worldclassteams.com

www.projectathena.org

www.facebook.com/Robyn.Benincasa.Page

Also, you can support The Adventure Sports Podcast monthly by going to Patreon.com/AdventureSportsPodcast or make a one-time donation to the show here.

This is our first episode of the year and I wanted to highlight a story that captures everything our show is about. Randy is a longtime listener and friend of the show. His story is amazing and showcases the power of adventure in our lives. It all started with a hike.

Several years ago, Randy Brandt and his then teenage son were out hiking when they ran into an older man who shared that he had just completed visiting all the National Parks. From that moment forward, Randy was inspired and made it a goal of doing more adventures and not simply waiting around for retirement to do the things he wanted to do.

He has now visited over 30 National Parks and participated in countless challenges, including bikepacking the Arizona Trail, Colorado Trail, and the Tour Divide in a calendar year, running an ultra marathon, and riding motorcycles through the Himalayas of India!

What are you going to do differently in 2024?

Also, you can support The Adventure Sports Podcast monthly by going to Patreon.com/AdventureSportsPodcast or make a one-time donation to the show here.

Originally aired January 16, 2017

Jeff Golden of the Colorado Mountain Club rejoins the Adventure Sports Podcast today to visit about climbing Colorado's 14ers again, but this time in the winter! Why wait for the short summer season? Winter mountaineering is beautiful and can be done safely with a little training and the right gear. Jeff does a fantastic job of explaining all about it on today's show.

Learn more about Jeff and the Colorado Mountain Club:

www.cmc.org

https://www.facebook.com/ColoradoMountainClub

https://iceandtrail.com/

http://opensnow.com/

http://avalanche.state.co.us/

Also, you can support The Adventure Sports Podcast monthly by going to Patreon.com/AdventureSportsPodcast or make a one-time donation to the show here. 

In October 2017, climber and national park ranger, Quinn Brett, took a horrific 100-ft fall in Yosemite National park when climbing a route on the iconic El Capitan, which Quinn had already climbed before. The accident left her paralyzed from the waist down and she was faced with a new and uncomfortable reality of not having freedom and mobility to explore and adventure.

Although Quinn is very open about how much it sucks to go through, she has achieved some of her most impressive adventures after the accident, including the legendary Tour Divide mountain bike race. 

Learn more about Quinn and watch her new film: An Accidental Life here:

https://tv.apple.com/us/movie/an-accidental-life/umc.cmc.8w6ljk85ey1e63mkoqt6jjsi

https://www.instagram.com/quinndalina/

https://www.quinnbrett.com/

https://www.dovetailtrails.com/

Also, you can support The Adventure Sports Podcast monthly by going to Patreon.com/AdventureSportsPodcast or make a one-time donation to the show here.

Originally aired November 30, 2017

Thru Hiking any one of the Triple Crown trails is a mighty feat in and of its own. Then you have the Triple Crown itself once you've successfully thru hiked all three trails. Now, imagine having completed all three Triple Crown trails three times each! Clint "Lint" Bunting is one of three people in the world known to have accomplished this monumental goal and he is on the show today to give us a taste of his 30,000 miles on the trail.

More than 20 years ago, 7th-grade Kurt entered his first mountain bike race at the Minnesota Zoo, and he's been racing and adventuring on bikes ever since. After bouncing around the road and scenes while in graduate school, he eventually returned to the dirt and became enamored by probing mental and physical limits in multi-day ultra endurance events, winning and setting records in some of the toughest bikepacking races in the United States – Tour Divide, the Arizona Trail 300 and 750, the Colorado Trail Race, the Iditarod Trail Invitational, and more. 

Today we’re honing in on Kurt’s recent completion (only the third ever) of biking the CDT. Yes, most of the CDT is bikeable (I didn’t know this), with the opportunity to take different routes through the non-bikeable wilderness segments. This trail is hard so even for a seasoned and record-breaking cyclist like Kurt, the mileage doesn’t come easy. 

Rugged backcountry trails are where he loves riding the most. He rides for the Industry Nine - Pivot Pro Backcountry team, and beyond pedaling his bike, Kurt is a co-founder of and the Routes Director at Bikepacking Roots, a cycling coach, a former geology professor, and an advocate for landscapes, backcountry trails, and climate.

IG: https://www.instagram.com/kurt.refsnider/

Coaching website: https://www.ultramtb.net/

Team website: https://backcountry-mtb.com/

Originally aired Aug 13, 2018

Felicity Aston MBE is a British Polar Explorer, author, speaker and expedition leader. In 2012, she became the first woman to ski alone across Antarctica, a journey of 1084 miles that took 59 days to complete. That expedition garnered her a Guinness World Record. She has also been elected Fellow of both the Royal Geographical Society in London and The Explorers Club in New York.

Her love for polar exploration began at the age of 23 at Rothera Research Station on the Antarctic Peninsula, where she monitored the climate as a meteorologist.

Her expeditions have taken her to places like Greenland, where she became the first British woman to cross the giant landmass, both the North and South Pole, and to leading numerous record-breaking adventures all over the world, involving all women teams.

Her story is truly inspirational and her achievements are downright amazing.

Her website: www.felicityaston.co.uk

Her Twitter: @felicity_aston

Her Facebook: @felicity.aston.5

Greg Morrissey is an educator, explorer, and founder of Mountain Goat Movement -- an organization that is dedicated to providing transformative adventures from the Adirondacks to Antarctica while connecting folks to inspiring explorers, mountain athletes, and storytellers. 

He was a teacher for over a decade and would take his students on adventures every break. After seeing the need for more young people to have life-changing adventures, he jumped in full-time and started the Mountain Goat Movement. He now guides trips throughout the year taking young people to the furthest reaches of our planet to instill in them the power of adventure and purpose. 

Most recently, Greg led a novel 390-mile expedition of the Hudson River, from source to sea, with a team of environmental scientists and students. The trip was an amazing achievement 

Greg is an avid member of the Explorers Club, Next Generation of Explorers, and the American Alpine Club -- he has offered inspiring adventure talks across schools, brands, and is a highly-sought public speaker. 

Learn more about Greg and Mountain Goat Movement:

https://www.mountaingoatmovement.com

https://www.instagram.com/mountaingoatmovement/?hl=en

https://www.instagram.com/greg_morrissey_/?hl=en

Hey y'all! After 50 hours of helping with broadcasting of the Last Paddler Standing paddleboard race over the weekend, I was whooped! You can check out the highlights on LPS's social media and the SUPboarder YouTube channel!

We'll be back on Monday with a new episode!

https://www.instagram.com/lastpaddlerstanding/?hl=en

https://www.youtube.com/@SUPboardermag/streams

Returning Guests Frank and Brittany Konsella join us today to share some of their experiences skiing 14ers and also to visit about something that should be really dear to every adventure sport enthusiast; public lands access. The US Forest Service has a tough job managing our public lands with such a diversity of opinions about how the public lands should be used by enthusiasts today and by future generations. Frank and Brittany are running point in this discussion for access decisions pending near their home in Crested Butte, Colorado. If you love adventure, then it is critical to have understanding of public lands charters and access issues.

www.14erskiers.com

www.sharetheslate.com

www.crestedbutterealestateagent.com/

Learn more about Last Paddler Standing here:

https://www.youtube.com/@LastPaddlerStanding-ic2bc

https://www.facebook.com/lastpaddlerstanding

Both the Alabama 650 and the Last Paddler Standing are put on by Greg Wingo, alumni of the podcast from episode 670.

The longest annual paddle race in the world is in….Alabama! It’s the Alabama 650 and John Knippers is the first person to ever finish the race on a paddleboard. Today we’ll hear John’s story and how we was able to achieve a 650 mile paddle in just 8 days. 

Also, if you want to meet me and John this weekend, come by the Last Paddler Standing, a paddleboard race that only finishes when there’s one paddler left. 

We’ll be livestreaming the whole thing! Follow along on the Facebook page and YouTube to be notified of the livestream for the start on Sat, Dec 2nd at 9am.

https://www.youtube.com/@LastPaddlerStanding-ic2bc

https://www.facebook.com/lastpaddlerstanding

https://lastpaddlerstanding.com/

Both the Alabama 650 and the Last Paddler Standing are put on by Greg Wingo, alumni of the podcast from episode 670. 

Learn more about Alabama 650:

https://www.alabamascenicrivertrail.com/great-alabama-650/

Originally aired May 7, 2018

On today's show, Amber Casali joins Curt to fill us in on everything we didn't realize we did not know about fire lookout towers. Born and raised in Seattle, Amber Casali considers herself a stereotypical Pacific Northwesterner, someone who loves the outdoors and relishes the natural beauty of our region. She has summited Mount Adams, Mount Baker, and Mount Rainier; section hiked most of Washington’s PCT, including six days solo in Glacier Peak Wilderness; successfully taken the Washington Alpine Club’s Basic Climbing and Mountaineering course; and she has recently become certified in Wilderness First Aid, through NOLS. Stay tuned. This show has some really interesting information you don't want to miss!

Book: "Hiking Washington Fire Lookouts"

www.ambercasali.com

www.mountaineers.org/books/books/hiking-washingtons-fire-lookouts

Michael describes himself as a professional goofer-offer, climber who loves bike touring and a friend to everyone.

If you listened to last week’s episode with Lonnie Bedwell, you’ll enjoy this episode with Michael, one of Lonnie’s guides on the Everest summit. To add some personal challenge to the Sightless Summit team, Michael and Bryan Hill bicycled from the Indian Ocean to the high altitude village of Lukla, Nepal where they met the rest of the team and climbed Everest. 

Sightlesssummits.com

https://www.instagram.com/michaelaaronneal

Originally aired August 17, 2017

Luke Kloberdanz visits with Curt about his thru hike of the Ice Age National Scenic Trail, a thousand-mile footpath that highlights these landscape features as it travels through some of the state’s most beautiful natural areas. The Trail is entirely within Wisconsin and is one of only eleven National Scenic Trails.

But the Ice Age Trail is more than a path through the woods. It is a place for mental and physical rejuvenation, a place to unwind after a hard day and enjoy the landscape of Wisconsin. More than 1 million people use the Ice Age Trail each year to hike and snowshoe, to backpack, to disconnect and reconnect.

Behind the scenes, a vibrant community of volunteers across the state work to build and maintain the Trail, making it one of the country’s best hiking experiences.

www.iceagetrail.org

Twitter @iceagetrailorg

Facebook: iceagetrail

Despite a life-altering hunting accident in 1997 that caused him to lose his sight, Lonnie found the courage and determination to raise his three daughters as a single father in small-town Indiana, teaching them all to hunt and fish — and, against all odds, to drive. After the kids were grown and moved out, Lonnie was looking for another challenge. 

Through adaptive sports organizations Lonnie began to get the opportunity to do some amazing adventures. Fast forward a few years and Lonnie is a National Geographic 2015 Adventurer of the Year. He has kayaked some of the most challenging whitewater in the world and is responsible for first blind descents of Africa’s fabled Zambezi River and West Virginia’s world-renowned Gauley River. Lonnie is best known for his first descent of the Colorado River through the Grand Canyon. 

In May of 2023, Lonnie Bedwell became the first blind veteran to climb Mt Everest. He was accompanied by friends and climbing partners Michael Neal and Bryan Hill. Before the climb, Michael and Bryan rode their bicycles across India to set a world record for the fastest known time from sea level to Everest’s summit. We’ll have Michael on next week to share that story. 

Sightlesssummits.com

https://www.instagram.com/lonnie.r.bedwell

https://lonniebedwell.com/

Originally aired December 9, 2019

Today we talk about the resurging sport of ultra blading/inline skating and the relatively new sport of bladepacking with Caleb Smith. He and his girlfriend recently bladepacked across the entire state of New Mexico with much bigger plans in the near future. 

@Kaleboston on IG and Facebook

Bigwheelblading.com

Kaleboston.blog

Kait loves moving up and down mountains, through canyons, across deserts, down rivers and sleeping outside. She discovered the mountain bike amidst a career in outdoor education and quickly fell in love with bikepacking which dominoed into pursuing long bikepacking expeditions around the world.

That led to racing to see if she could, which turned into wondering what her best looked like. Kait then won a 24-hr World Championship, set records in self- supported ultras that rival the strongest men. 

One day, after leaving the grocery story, she was struck by an oncoming vehicle that lost traction in the snow. She survived and overcome the traumatic car accident which has ultimately led her to where she is now - a passionate and dedicated backcountry mountain biker who rides to go deeper, connect to place and people, and expand her limits. Beyond the bike, Kait loves time at home in the Tetons with her husband, Will and their dog Hank. Dog rides, powder-filled backcountry ski days with Will, and strong coffee balance her pursuit of her mantra, “you are unlimited.”

Learn more about Kait:

https://www.instagram.com/kait.boyle/

https://bikepackingroots.org/

www.backcountry-mtb.com

Are you interested in going on an adventure with me next year? It's one thing to listen to the stories and be inspired, it's another thing to get out there yourself! I'm looking to put together a Yosemite backpacking adventure next year, exclusive for Adventure Sports Podcast listeners, and I want to gauge who's interested. If you want to join me and other listeners on an epic trip to my favorite place in the world, fill out this form for November 10th!

https://my.trovatrip.com/public/l/survey/mason-gravley

Originally aired November 15, 2021

After growing up in a very small community in rural Alaska, Luc was eager to see more of his home state... a lot more! 

Luc is joining us today to talk about his thousands of miles of first-hand on-the-ground experience with The Last Frontier. The highs, the lows, and all the planning that goes into it have been more than worth it for the sheer amount of stories he’s able to tell. 

Enjoy!

Find out more about Luc:

Thingstolucat.com

IG: @lucmehl

His book, The Packraft Handbook: Thingstolucat.com/packrafthandbook

Are you interested in going on an adventure with me next year? It's one thing to listen to the stories and be inspired, it's another thing to get out there yourself! I'm looking to put together a Yosemite backpacking adventure next year, exclusive for Adventure Sports Podcast listeners, and I want to gauge who's interested. If you want to join me and other listeners on an epic trip to my favorite place in the world, fill out this form for November 10th!

https://my.trovatrip.com/public/l/survey/mason-gravley

For a lot of folks adventure is about self-discovery and growth. However, as we’ve seen with hundreds of guests, there are ways to make your adventure more impactful to the communities around you. 

Seth joins us today to talk about his new endeavors in combining the worlds of adventure and philanthropy and how you can make your adventures more impactful as well. Seth believes the end goal of international adventure travel should be increasing cultural understanding and learning through cultural immersion, which leads to a world that feels more connected. 

Learn more about Seth:

www.karuna-project.com

https://www.instagram.com/sethquiggphotography/?hl=en

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Visit Yosemite 

Yosemite is by far my favorite place in the world! I would love for every Adventure Sports Podcast listener to go there and see why I’m always talking about it. You can get started on your own adventure at TravelYosemite.com. 

Wonderul Pistachios

The key to any good adventure, big or small, is having great snacks. Keep yourself full and focused on all summer adventures, from dropping the kiddos off at camp, to running between meetings with Wonderful Pistachios They come in a variety of flavors and sizes, perfect for enjoying with family and friends or taking them with you on the go. Unlike meat, protein-powered pistachios are naturally cholesterol-free and add fiber to your day. Visit WonderfulPistachios.com to learn more.

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Green Chef delivers everything you need to cook delicious dinners at home. We send seasonal organic ingredients and chef-crafted recipes right to your doorstep. Ingredients come pre-portioned and prepped, saving time. Our recipes are so easy to prepare, anyone can do it—yes, even if you can’t make toast. Green Chef offers meal plans for all tastes, from paleo to vegan, and more.

Website: https://www.greenchef.com

You're probably familiar with John's name and work but do you know about his journey from not being able to get a single company to publish his books to now being on countless coffee tables and walls around the world? Pursuing your dreams is not always a cakewalk. In fact, sometimes it's a downright nightmare but every once in a while, if you're lucky, your hard work lands in the hands of the Pope himself. Listen to the episode to learn what that's about! I hope you enjoy this honest conversation from one of America's most iconic photographers.

Thank you for your relentless sense of adventure and commitment to capturing the beauty of this earth. John Fielder, 1950-2023.

You will be missed. 

www.johnfielder.com

Becca Boylan, a fifth generation Montanan, recently completed a 475 miles run across her home state to share the story of her mother's fight against Acute Myeloid Leukemia. The inspiration for the run came after Becca's experience helping her mother fight the disease for the past year and using running as a way to "metabolize" the emotions she was going through.

Through the metaphor of running, Becca, the oldest of six kids, hoped to show others that we are capable of far more than we think possible and we hold the strength we need to face any of life's challenges, whether it's a cancer diagnosis or a mountain marathon. 

Instagram: @beccaboylan

The Montana Run Website: https://gamma.app/docs/Join-The-Montana-Run

Sponsor Messages:

Roark 

The best travel gear isn’t born in a factory, it’s inspired by journeys taken by real people exploring the world. Their team pulls design inspiration straight from the cultures and climates of new destinations to create clothing and gear tailored for travel and adventure sports. For a limited time, as one of our listeners, you can get 15% off your first order! Just go to roark.com and use promo code ASP15 at checkout 

Visit Yosemite 

Yosemite is by far my favorite place in the world! I would love for every Adventure Sports Podcast listener to go there and see why I’m always talking about it. You can get started on your own adventure at TravelYosemite.com. 

Wonderul Pistachios

The key to any good adventure, big or small, is having great snacks. Keep yourself full and focused on all summer adventures, from dropping the kiddos off at camp, to running between meetings with Wonderful Pistachios They come in a variety of flavors and sizes, perfect for enjoying with family and friends or taking them with you on the go. Unlike meat, protein-powered pistachios are naturally cholesterol-free and add fiber to your day. Visit WonderfulPistachios.com to learn more.

Better Help

This episode is sponsored by/brought to you by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at betterhelp.com/ADVENTURESPORTS and get on your way to being your best self.

Green Chef

Green Chef delivers everything you need to cook delicious dinners at home. We send seasonal organic ingredients and chef-crafted recipes right to your doorstep. Ingredients come pre-portioned and prepped, saving time. Our recipes are so easy to prepare, anyone can do it—yes, even if you can’t make toast. Green Chef offers meal plans for all tastes, from paleo to vegan, and more.

Website: https://www.greenchef.com

Davey Du Plessis, an avid cyclist and paddler, wanted to solo navigate the full length of the Amazon river by kayak from its source in the Andes of Peru to the Atlantic ocean in Brazil. After about 2 months and 4,000 miles, his amazing adventure took a dark turn...\

His book: Choosing To Live: A remarkable true story of adventure and survival in the Amazon Jungle

Today we’re sitting down with ASP alumni, Aaron Millar, from episode 614, to talk about some of his early quirky adventures and how that led to the storytelling he does today over at the Armchair Explorer podcast and Armchair Productions. A 100-mile pub crawl, cliff camping, and walking the perimeter of London are all in today’s episode!

Aaron Millar is an award-winning travel writer, journalist, author, and podcaster. He contributes regularly to The Times of London, National Geographic Traveler (UK), and many other national and international publications. He has presented travel documentaries for National Geographic TV, written two books for London publisher Icon - 50 Greatest Wonders of the World & 50 Greatest National Parks of the World - and is the 2014 and 2017 British Guild of Travel Writers Travel Writer of the Year. His podcasts have been nominated for two Webbys, and won the 2022 British Guild of Travel Writers Travel Broadcaster of the Year.

Learn more about Aaron’s show and company below:

https://www.armchair-explorer.com/

https://www.armchair-productions.com/

Sponsor Messages:

Roark 

The best travel gear isn’t born in a factory, it’s inspired by journeys taken by real people exploring the world. Their team pulls design inspiration straight from the cultures and climates of new destinations to create clothing and gear tailored for travel and adventure sports. For a limited time, as one of our listeners, you can get 15% off your first order! Just go to roark.com and use promo code ASP15 at checkout 

Visit Yosemite 

Yosemite is by far my favorite place in the world! I would love for every Adventure Sports Podcast listener to go there and see why I’m always talking about it. You can get started on your own adventure at TravelYosemite.com. 

Wonderul Pistachios

The key to any good adventure, big or small, is having great snacks. Keep yourself full and focused on all summer adventures, from dropping the kiddos off at camp, to running between meetings with Wonderful Pistachios They come in a variety of flavors and sizes, perfect for enjoying with family and friends or taking them with you on the go. Unlike meat, protein-powered pistachios are naturally cholesterol-free and add fiber to your day. Visit WonderfulPistachios.com to learn more.

Better Help

This episode is sponsored by/brought to you by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at betterhelp.com/ADVENTURESPORTS and get on your way to being your best self.

Green Chef

Green Chef delivers everything you need to cook delicious dinners at home. We send seasonal organic ingredients and chef-crafted recipes right to your doorstep. Ingredients come pre-portioned and prepped, saving time. Our recipes are so easy to prepare, anyone can do it—yes, even if you can’t make toast. Green Chef offers meal plans for all tastes, from paleo to vegan, and more.

Website: https://www.greenchef.com

After being unsatisfied with years in corporate America, Angie saw an opening to chase her ultimate dream, pro enduro mountain bike racing. As you'll hear, dreams sometimes come true in ways we don't expect. 

We discuss everything from what enduro is, how tough it can be on finances to pursue a passion, as well as the power of thoughts. I hope you enjoy our conversation! This was one of my very first interviews.

https://www.instagram.com/_helmethair_/?hl=en

https://www.vandoit.com/single-post/2018/07/18/Enduro-racer-Angie-Hyndman-quit-her-job-to-VanDOit

Sponsor Messages:

Roark 

The best travel gear isn’t born in a factory, it’s inspired by journeys taken by real people exploring the world. Their team pulls design inspiration straight from the cultures and climates of new destinations to create clothing and gear tailored for travel and adventure sports. For a limited time, as one of our listeners, you can get 15% off your first order! Just go to roark.com and use promo code ASP15 at checkout 

Visit Yosemite 

Yosemite is by far my favorite place in the world! I would love for every Adventure Sports Podcast listener to go there and see why I’m always talking about it. You can get started on your own adventure at TravelYosemite.com. 

Wonderul Pistachios

The key to any good adventure, big or small, is having great snacks. Keep yourself full and focused on all summer adventures, from dropping the kiddos off at camp, to running between meetings with Wonderful Pistachios They come in a variety of flavors and sizes, perfect for enjoying with family and friends or taking them with you on the go. Unlike meat, protein-powered pistachios are naturally cholesterol-free and add fiber to your day. Visit WonderfulPistachios.com to learn more.

Better Help

This episode is sponsored by/brought to you by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at betterhelp.com/ADVENTURESPORTS and get on your way to being your best self.

Green Chef

Green Chef delivers everything you need to cook delicious dinners at home. We send seasonal organic ingredients and chef-crafted recipes right to your doorstep. Ingredients come pre-portioned and prepped, saving time. Our recipes are so easy to prepare, anyone can do it—yes, even if you can’t make toast. Green Chef offers meal plans for all tastes, from paleo to vegan, and more.

Website: https://www.greenchef.com

Graham has been climbing mountains for most of his life. He’s been to some of the farthest reaches on our planet and experienced some of the most remote peaks one is able to summit. 

He recently wrote a book about his life and countless adventures, A Fine Line; Searching for Balance Among Mountains. In this engaging and provocative coming of age memoir, Zimmerman maintains a delicate balancing act: appreciating the joy that climbing brings him while recognizing that the sport has a darker side.

With thoughtful introspection, A Fine Line blends tales of mountain adventures with stories of memorials for friends killed in climbing accidents and firsthand experience of the effects of climate change.

Find A Fine Line at mountaineers.org/books/a-fine-line-searching-for-balance-among-mountains

IG - @grahamzimmerman

Grahamzimmerman.com

Sponsor Messages:

Roark 

The best travel gear isn’t born in a factory, it’s inspired by journeys taken by real people exploring the world. Their team pulls design inspiration straight from the cultures and climates of new destinations to create clothing and gear tailored for travel and adventure sports. For a limited time, as one of our listeners, you can get 15% off your first order! Just go to roark.com and use promo code ASP15 at checkout 

Visit Yosemite 

Yosemite is by far my favorite place in the world! I would love for every Adventure Sports Podcast listener to go there and see why I’m always talking about it. You can get started on your own adventure at TravelYosemite.com. 

Wonderul Pistachios

The key to any good adventure, big or small, is having great snacks. Keep yourself full and focused on all summer adventures, from dropping the kiddos off at camp, to running between meetings with Wonderful Pistachios They come in a variety of flavors and sizes, perfect for enjoying with family and friends or taking them with you on the go. Unlike meat, protein-powered pistachios are naturally cholesterol-free and add fiber to your day. Visit WonderfulPistachios.com to learn more.

Better Help

This episode is sponsored by/brought to you by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at betterhelp.com/ADVENTURESPORTS and get on your way to being your best self.

Green Chef

Green Chef delivers everything you need to cook delicious dinners at home. We send seasonal organic ingredients and chef-crafted recipes right to your doorstep. Ingredients come pre-portioned and prepped, saving time. Our recipes are so easy to prepare, anyone can do it—yes, even if you can’t make toast. Green Chef offers meal plans for all tastes, from paleo to vegan, and more.

Website: https://www.greenchef.com

Hey folks!

I just launched a brand new podcast, Florida Uncut, all about the protection of the wild lands where I live in Florida. You should check it out anywhere you get podcasts.

This first episode is an interview with a legendary Florida rancher that has committed his time and effort to protecting as much of Florida as possibl

Read more about the first episode below and listen here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/florida-uncut/id1707970349

Show Notes from Florida Uncut:

On the inaugural episode of Florida Uncut, we sit down with the legendary Florida cowboy, Jim Strickland, to talk about the intersection of ranching and conservation. The talk, which took place in a cabin on Blackbeard’s Ranch in Myakka City, FL, which Jim manages, is a mix of personal history and education on conservation topics.

Jim claims to be a simple sixth-generation Florida cowboy, but his sharp communication skills and ability to get things done has been instrumental in the thousands of acres of land he’s helped protect with the Florida Conservation Group, which he is the vice-chair of, as well as the army of folks he’s been able to mobilize and motivate through the years to help join his cause of protecting what’s left of wild Florida.

Support Jim and his work:

https://blackbeardsranch.com/

https://floridaconserve.org/

https://www.instagram.com/black_beards_ranch

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Visit Yosemite 

Yosemite is by far my favorite place in the world! I would love for every Adventure Sports Podcast listener to go there and see why I’m always talking about it. You can get started on your own adventure at TravelYosemite.com. 

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Green Chef delivers everything you need to cook delicious dinners at home. We send seasonal organic ingredients and chef-crafted recipes right to your doorstep. Ingredients come pre-portioned and prepped, saving time. Our recipes are so easy to prepare, anyone can do it—yes, even if you can’t make toast. Green Chef offers meal plans for all tastes, from paleo to vegan, and more.

Website: https://www.greenchef.com

"Royal Robbins had an outsized impact on climbing history. This great new biography by David Smart brings the man behind the famous climbs to life in a way that’s both relatable and inspiring."--Alex Honnold

Acclaimed writer David Smart illuminates the fascinating life of Royal Robbins---in all its soulful ambition, rivalry, and romance. Royal Robbins chronicles his early years growing up as a latchkey kid in Southern California, the push and pull between being an aspiring banker or one of the original Camp 4 dirtbags, and his later decades as a father, husband, kayaker, and the trailblazing founder of the outdoor apparel company that bears his name. This intimate, colorful tour of climbing history covering Yosemite, the Tetons, the Gunks, the Alps, the United Kingdom, and more from the 1960s onward features star characters such as Liz Robbins-- Robbins’s wife and a pioneering adventurer in her own right-- Yvon Chouinard, John Harlin, Steve Roper, Warren Harding, Tom Frost, and Doug Tompkins.

An important addition to our knowledge of the Golden Age of rock climbing in Yosemite and the development of the clean climbing ethos, Royal Robbins sheds new light on an elemental figure of outdoor culture.

Robbins’s passing in 2017 was covered from the BBC News to NPR to the New York Times, which deemed him the "conscience of rock climbers"

Find Royal Robbins The American Climber at mountaineers.org.

Check out my new podcast, Florida Uncut, anywhere you get podcasts. 

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/florida-uncut/id1707970349

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Visit Yosemite 

Yosemite is by far my favorite place in the world! I would love for every Adventure Sports Podcast listener to go there and see why I’m always talking about it. You can get started on your own adventure at TravelYosemite.com. 

Wonderul Pistachios

The key to any good adventure, big or small, is having great snacks. Keep yourself full and focused on all summer adventures, from dropping the kiddos off at camp, to running between meetings with Wonderful Pistachios They come in a variety of flavors and sizes, perfect for enjoying with family and friends or taking them with you on the go. Unlike meat, protein-powered pistachios are naturally cholesterol-free and add fiber to your day. Visit WonderfulPistachios.com to learn more.

Better Help

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Green Chef

Green Chef delivers everything you need to cook delicious dinners at home. We send seasonal organic ingredients and chef-crafted recipes right to your doorstep. Ingredients come pre-portioned and prepped, saving time. Our recipes are so easy to prepare, anyone can do it—yes, even if you can’t make toast. Green Chef offers meal plans for all tastes, from paleo to vegan, and more.

Website: https://www.greenchef.com

Scott Miller led a team of four paddlers that set a Guinness World Record for fastest paddle down the 2,200 miles of the Mississippi River in May of this year. He also organizes the “Mississippi River Paddle Weekend”, a series of races and tours that takes place on the second weekend of June and includes distances from 5 to 150 miles. Scott lives in Minneapolis, Minnesota with his wife Heidi and works as a Nurse at the University of Minnesota hospital.

Learn more about Scott here:

Mississippispeedrecord.com

https://www.facebook.com/mississippispeedrecord/

Twopaddles.org

Fb.com/twopaddlesmn

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Visit Yosemite 

Yosemite is by far my favorite place in the world! I would love for every Adventure Sports Podcast listener to go there and see why I’m always talking about it. You can get started on your own adventure at TravelYosemite.com. 

Wonderul Pistachios

The key to any good adventure, big or small, is having great snacks. Keep yourself full and focused on all summer adventures, from dropping the kiddos off at camp, to running between meetings with Wonderful Pistachios They come in a variety of flavors and sizes, perfect for enjoying with family and friends or taking them with you on the go. Unlike meat, protein-powered pistachios are naturally cholesterol-free and add fiber to your day. Visit WonderfulPistachios.com to learn more.

Better Help

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Green Chef delivers everything you need to cook delicious dinners at home. We send seasonal organic ingredients and chef-crafted recipes right to your doorstep. Ingredients come pre-portioned and prepped, saving time. Our recipes are so easy to prepare, anyone can do it—yes, even if you can’t make toast. Green Chef offers meal plans for all tastes, from paleo to vegan, and more.

Website: https://www.greenchef.com

If you like Adventure Sports Podcast, then you'll love the Travel South Dakota Stories podcast. You can find their episodes anywhere you get podcasts. Today we're featuring The Fall and Rise of the Buffalo.

Feel the ground rumble and the dust fly as sixty cowboys and cowgirls saddle up to bring in a thundering herd of 1,300 buffalo at the 57th Annual Custer State Park Buffalo Roundup. But we’re not just watching it, we are in the thick of it as we get thrown around on the back of a truck chasing the herd across the wide-open plains. Listen to one of the riders Molly as she cracks her whip and corals the galloping beasts. 

We also meet Lakota rider and manager of Bear Butte State Park, Jim Jandreau, who tells us what the buffalo means to the Lakota people.

At the end of the long and tiring ride we join Molly’s 87-year-old dad, who had just taken part in his 53rd roundup.

Along the way we discover that although the roundup harks back to a different time, the adventurous spirit of South Dakotans that has been a way of life for centuries still lives on. And that spirit is infectious.

“You’re experiencing what you see on TV and the old western movies, the buffalo roaming across the prairie like that. It's that old west tradition that you don't see anywhere else in the world.” – Matt Snyder, Superintendent of Custer State Park

More info about the Custer State Park Buffalo Roundup can be found at travelsouthdakota.com.

Originally published March 15, 2018

On today's show we're talking trad climbing, trail running and inspiring more women to get into adventure sports. Audra Stanley started the BAWS festival (Bad Ass Women in Sports) celebrating the empowerment of women in the outdoors and in adventure. 

No matter who you are, your community needs more time outdoors. Audra will share her insight into getting communities outside together.

www.bawsfestival.com

www.instagram.com/bawsfestival

www.instagram.com/highpointexpeditions 

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Visit Yosemite 

Yosemite is by far my favorite place in the world! I would love for every Adventure Sports Podcast listener to go there and see why I’m always talking about it. You can get started on your own adventure at TravelYosemite.com. 

Wonderul Pistachios

The key to any good adventure, big or small, is having great snacks. Keep yourself full and focused on all summer adventures, from dropping the kiddos off at camp, to running between meetings with Wonderful Pistachios They come in a variety of flavors and sizes, perfect for enjoying with family and friends or taking them with you on the go. Unlike meat, protein-powered pistachios are naturally cholesterol-free and add fiber to your day. Visit WonderfulPistachios.com to learn more.

Better Help

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Green Chef

Green Chef delivers everything you need to cook delicious dinners at home. We send seasonal organic ingredients and chef-crafted recipes right to your doorstep. Ingredients come pre-portioned and prepped, saving time. Our recipes are so easy to prepare, anyone can do it—yes, even if you can’t make toast. Green Chef offers meal plans for all tastes, from paleo to vegan, and more.

Website: https://www.greenchef.com/ASP60 and use the code ASP60 to get 60% off!

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A few years ago Max was facing his 40th birthday, spending most of his time on the couch. His last athletic achievement was a 1-mile run in 6th grade and hadn’t ventured outdoors in decades. 

Through a rather unremarkable, but consistent chain of events, he has found an athlete inside, and has become a competitive triathlete and adventurer.

Most recent adventure was originally planned as an epic gravel bike ride, a minimalist multi-day traverse of Spain along the route of Camino de Santiago, the historic pilgrimage that leads to the shrine of the apostle James in the cathedral of Santiago de Compostela in Galicia. 

However, the spiritual nature of the Camino overtook the physical aspects, and changed the course of the whole ride, and perhaps Max's outlook on life, work, adventures and finding balance.

Instagram: @runningriffs

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Originally published May 22, 2017

Jaime is an associate professor of psychology at James Madison University. She loves to run, do triathlons, and loves exploring new places through cycling. She joins us today to talk about learning how to travel happily as well as getting the most out of your hard-earned travel adventures. She also shares some interesting psychology studies that help us understand some do's and don'ts of travel.

Her book: The Happy Traveler: Unpacking the Secrets of Better Vacations

psychologytoday.com/blog/happy-trails

Twitter: @JaimeKurtz1

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In today’s episode we sit down with Naked & Afraid contestant, Na’im McKee, who bared it all on the most recent season of the show. Join us as we delve into the raw and unfiltered behind-the-scenes experiences of surviving in the wild with nothing but their wits and determination, not even their skivvies.

Na’im, a former boy scout, has the ability to hunt, navigate based on the stars, and previous survival experience, which proved to be strengths during his 21 days in Season 9 this past year. 

Na’im’s go-getter attitude, drive to assert his place in the outdoors community, and history of completing over 50 long races seems to set him up for success in the survival challenge of a lifetime. 

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Originally aired September 12, 2016

Are you curious about scuba diving? Most of our planet is covered in water and Scott Taylor provides a wonderful introduction to the world of scuba, adventure travel, and the joys of scuba for adaptive adventurers. 

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Tina Muir is the founder and CEO of Running for Real, host of the award-winning podcast of the same name and co-host of Running Realized, a mother of two, and a former elite runner for Great Britain and Northern Ireland. Tina has an active community for runners looking to have “real” conversations about running. An ardent environmentalist, she has worked with the United Nations and the New York and Chicago marathons on sustainability initiatives. Tina’s second book, Becoming a Sustainable Runner, co-written by Adventure Sports Podcast alum, Zoë Rom, is out now! The lessons are not only applicable to runners, but all adventurers and athletes. 

To buy Becoming a Sustainable Runner:

https://becomingasustainablerunner.com

Learn more about Tina

https://runningforreal.com

@tinamuir88

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Originally aired April 2, 2018

In 2008, Marvin Owen paddled down the Columbia River from its origin at Columbia Lake in British Columbia all of the way to the mouth of the river at the border of Washington and Oregon. In 2017, he decided that he'd do it all over again. Marvin built his own kayak with the help of a local boat builder and set off to experience this epic journey once again. His trip took 80 days and covered 1200 miles. Let's talk about kayaking!

www.redfishkayak.com

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George McKenzie Jr. is a National Geographic Society award-winning visual storyteller from Brooklyn, NY, who specializes in wildlife, natural history, and conservation. How did George go from being born and raised in Brooklyn to a career focused on some of the deepest wildernesses in the world? It started with a camera and a wild idea. 

Most recently, George’s journey took him to Central Florida where he specialized in “camera trapping” during the filming of Path of the Panther. 

Today we’ll hear about George’s unique path, a growing passion for a place he now calls home, and how being willing to take a risk can change your life for the better. 

Learn more about George by following the links below:

https://www.instagram.com/georgemckenziejr/

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Originally published May 24, 2019.

Many of us are training for something, but most of us are probably not optimizing that time and energy we have. Should I do more cardio? Should I build more muscle? Should I work more on flexibility? How do I avoid injury? How do I train for a two week hike when I work 70 hours a week? These are all questions that Rowan Smith of Summit Strength hears every day. We brought him on today to share his tips and advice to make sure you reach the summit of your next adventure!

www.summitstrength.com.au

Instagram: @summitstrength.au

Facebook: @summitstrength.au

Rowan’s Programs: Online Summit

Today's episode features the story of Sendy, an outdoor gear rental company that emerged amidst the turmoil of the Russian invasion in Ukraine. Ian and his team exemplify the essence resilience and determination as they navigated through adversity, refusing to let the challenges of war hinder their dreams. 

Join us as we uncover the inspiration behind Sendy's creation, the unique features that set it apart, and how Ian's unwavering team in Ukraine led to a triumphant launch, proving that even in the darkest moments of history, innovation and determination can shine brightly. 

Tune in to this inspiring tale of turning hardships into opportunities and discover how Sendy became a beacon of hope for outdoor enthusiasts worldwide.

Sendy.io

Forbes Article about Sendy here. 

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In a private flight from northern California, Brian Brown, accompanied by his wife and daughter, set forth in their Cessna 172 towards Mountain Home, ID, to reunite with their eldest daughter. Battling against sudden weather disturbances, they sought refuge at an abandoned airfield before daring to continue. However, destiny intervened as their aircraft was swallowed by blinding low-level clouds, leading to a tragic collision with an Idaho mountainside. "Rescued: One Family's Miraculous Story of Survival" captures their resilient journey, showcasing love's power and the unbreakable spirit that emerged from the harrowing ordeal. Today we’re hearing Brian’s firsthand account of the harrowing experience. 

Grab a copy of the book

Rescued: One Family's Miraculous Story of Survival

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The best travel gear isn’t born in a factory, it’s inspired by journeys taken by real people exploring the world. Their team pulls design inspiration straight from the cultures and climates of new destinations to create clothing and gear tailored for travel and adventure sports. For a limited time, as one of our listeners, you can get 15% off your first order! Just go to roark.com and use promo code ASP15 at checkout

Pip Hare is a solo sailor and eighth woman in history to ever complete the Vendee Globe - a solo sailing race around the world known as the Everest of the Seas. Her adventures range from changing the rudder on her IMOCA 60 in the Southern Ocean during the Vendée Globe race to capsizing in the Bay of Biscay on passage to the Canaries

Pip is also a keen runner and in 2014 at the age of 41 Pip competed in her first ever ultra marathon running race - the Lakeland 50. With the bug for running, Pip went on - at the age of 44 in 2017, alongside her friend Charles Hill, become the only pair in history to ever compete in and finish the Three Peaks Yacht race as a team of two people.

Pip will be 50 when she next takes part in the Vendée Race.

Facebook: PipHareOceanRacing

Instagram: @piphareoceanracing

YouTube: @PipHareOceanRacing

Twitter: @pipoceanracing

LinkedIn: Pip Hare Ocean Racing

TikTok: @piphareoceanracing

Website: https://www.piphare.com/

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Originally aired July 30, 2018

As if the Trans Am Bike Race wasn't difficult enough, Ryan Flinn is attempting to complete the Triple Crown of Ultra Distance Cycling by completing, in one year, the Trans America Bike Race, the Indian Pacific Wheel Race AND the Trans Continental Race in Europe!

Follow Ryan and see how he's progressing:

www.curvecycling.au

Facebook: @CurveCycling

Twitter: @CurveCycling

Instagram: @CurveCycling

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In February, Valerie, Ray Zahab, and Kevin Valley crossed a section of Baffin Island in the Canadian arctic on skis. A 7-day expedition was made even more impressive since Ray was accomplishing this adventure after being diagnosed with cancer in September and going through chemo treatments.

Valérie has been an athlete all her life, competing in cross-country skiing and rowing internationally. Since retiring from high performance sports, Valérie has competed in various ultramarathons and has been on multiple expeditions to some of the most remote places on earth, including the Atacama desert and the Canadian Arctic. Valérie has also guided expeditions in the Canadian Rockies, Siberia and Death valley for various non-profits organizations, and for renowned adventure companies including National Geographic and Kapik1 expedition company.

Valerie's goal through crossing Baffin Island on skis was to inspire people to reach beyond their perceived limits, get out there and accomplish what they thought might be impossible.

Learn more:

https://www.tiktok.com/@therunningpanda

https://www.instagram.com/_therunningpanda/

www.kapik1.com

https://www.impossible2possible.com

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Originally Published August 31, 2017

Paula ‘Must Try Harder’ McGuire isn’t exactly your average adventurer. She doesn’t even own a sleeping bag. In fact, Paula spent her early years hiding from life and seeking better places to hide, eventually finding her world shrinking to the confines of her own home without an escape route. Thirty years of crippling social anxiety will do that to a girl. Adventure became Paula’s personal therapy in 2012 and, ever since, she has terrified herself daily in the name of recovery. So far, it’s working.

www.paulamusttryharder.co.uk

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Shelby Stanger is passionate about how we can use the power of adventure to improve our mental wellbeing and live without compromise. The journalist-turned-podcaster’s work has appeared everywhere from Outside Magazine and CNN to ESPN and The San Diego Union Tribune. 

In 2016, Shelby started the Wild Ideas Worth Living Podcast to dive deeper into stories of how adventure and nature changes us. The podcast is now owned by REI Co-op Studios, and Shelby, who has interviewed hundreds of adventurers, remains the host and creator of the show. 

Shelby’s new book, Will to Wild is an instruction manual to adventure, inspired by all the lessons she has learned from guest of her podcast and personal adventures over the years. It’s the book she wishes she’d had when she’d first felt the urge to leap from familiar to wild terrain. The one that takes you step-by-step from the first inkling of inspiration for your own wild idea through fear and self-doubt and on to the finish line.

Learn more about Shelby: 

shelbystanger.com

willtowild.com

@ShelbyStanger on Instagram

Wild Ideas Worth Living Podcast https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/wild-ideas-worth-living

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Originally aired October 14, 2019

Growing up in Florida, Nick had fallen in love with water and the ocean lifestyle. However, it wasn’t until studying geography at Florida State University that he discovered just how beautiful other oceans, beaches, and islands around the world really were. He quickly set his eyes on the South Pacific and ultimately Australia. His adventures are vast, his stories are epic, and his stoke for life is contagious. 

He sets his compass in the direction of the unknown because he now knows that’s the best way to better your world and open up the opportunities in front of you. Nick is a strong believer that you can do anything you want as long as you overcome the largest barrier in your way...yourself.

Instagram: @Occupation_Wild

Occupationwild.com

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Davis is the founder and CEO of Cotopaxi, an outdoor gear brand with a humanitarian mission of creating “gear for good”. Davis is also an adventurer who has floated down the Amazon on a self-made raft, kayaked from Cuba to Florida, and explored North Korea. Davis grew up in Latin America and currently lives in Utah with his wife and four children. 

Here’s why we’re talking to him on AS though, he’s leaving his role as CEO for a 3-year mission in Brazil. Davis and his family have answered the call to move to Brazil this summer to serve as missionaries. 

We often hear of folks leaving their corporate jobs, or school to start a career in the outdoors, or how they took the path less taken and never looked back. But what about those who start that company, and then have an unexpected detour once things are going well? It’ll be exciting to follow up with Davis in the coming years. 

https://www.instagram.com/davismsmith/?hl=en

https://www.cotopaxi.com/

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Originally aired January 25, 2021

Amid a massive government shutdown, travel companies going out of business, and a myriad of unforeseen circumstances, Andy Magee successfully visited all 418 national park sites starting January 1, 2019 and finishing December 31, 2019. 

Traveling thousands of miles around the country, Andy got a cross-section example of who and what America is in a sense that few can relate to.

His stories are amazing and his reflections will inspire you to get out there and visit the nearest National Park site near you.

Be sure to take a look at his incredible photos from the journey. 

www.418parks.com

Instagram: @418parks

Facebook: @418Parks

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Stan ran a 267.04 mile run, circumnavigating the Big Island of the Hawai'i, at the age of 75! He enlisted a crew of 6 leaders from California and Michigan. The prior year, only a handful people had done even a 100-miler in his age group. Stan has a deep cultural connection with the Āina (the land) having lived on the Big Island for 11 years and having served as the Founding Headmaster of the Kamehameha Schools Hawai'i in Kea'au. By the way, this was Stan’s 116th ultra or marathon.

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/stan.fortuna

Hawai'i Wildlife Fund: https://www.wildhawaii.org

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1WK-G_M_gzZEllj9QgEY8x-1pVW-Mhg9CfyoATwMMc1M/edit?usp=sharing

Originally aired August 23rd, 2021

Belinda Kirk is an explorer and the leading campaigner promoting the benefits of adventure on wellbeing. For the past twenty-five years, she has led dozens of international expeditions and remote filming trips. Belinda has walked through Nicaragua, sailed across the Atlantic, searched for camels in China’s Desert of Death, discovered ancient rock paintings in Lesotho, and gained a Guinness World Record for rowing unsupported around Britain. She has led numerous youth development challenges, pioneered inclusive expeditions for people with disabilities, and managed scientific research missions in the Amazon, Sinai, and Alaska. In 2009, Belinda established Explorers Connect, a non-profit organization connecting people to adventure, and has encouraged 30,000 ordinary people to engage in outdoor challenges. In 2020 she launched the first conference to explore the Adventure Effect, the positive impact that adventurous activity has on wellbeing.

Adventure Revolution book:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Adventure-Revolution-case-living-boldly/dp/0349428239

“A powerful reminder that adventure truly is a state of mind” -- Bear Grylls

“A landmark book with a groundbreaking and powerful message. It's also a fantastic read packed with thrilling, moving and inspiring stories. I certainly recommend it” -- Chris Ryan

Follow Belinda on Instagram at @explorerbelinda

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Marianne C. Bohr, published author and award-winning essayist, married her high school sweetheart and travel partner. She follows her own advice and hits the road at every opportunity. She wrote her first book Gap Year Girl: A Baby Boomer Adventure Across 21 Countries, over the course of the year long sabbatical she and her husband took at 55 yrs old to explore Europe. 

The Twenty: One Woman’s Trek Across Corsica on the GR20 Trail, is her second book. They did the GR20 at 60 yrs old. Marianne lives in Park City, UT, where, after decades in publishing, and then many years teaching middle school French, she now skis, hikes, and writes.

www.mariannebohr.com

Instagram: @marianne.bohr

Mason was able to sit down with Bear again for a brief interview last week ahead of Bear’s most recent show’s final episodes and season finale! I Survived Bear Grylls plays on TBS at 10pm EST tonight with the season finale on July 13th.

Bear is putting everyday individuals to the test to see if they can beat him at his own game. After spending his entire career rescuing himself from intense situations alongside saving others from near death in some of the most remote areas of the world, Bear is flipping the script.

Today’s episode explores how Bear manages so many projects, and what advice he has for a life partner and building an incredible team. There’s definitely something here for everyone!

More about Bear

beargrylls.com

Outdoors.com

twitter.com/BearGrylls

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Today we’re hearing from a legend in the adventure sports world, Ryan Van Duzer. Ryan is the host of DuzerTV, a YouTube channel all about his adventures in bikepackig, bike touring, trail running, racing ultras, trekking, Burning Man, exploring Latin America, and traveling to every corner of the world. His main goal with his content is to inspire viewers to get off their couches and live lives full of adventure. 

Today’s episode focuses on Ryan’s first big adventure of deciding how to get home after serving for two years in the Peace Corp in Honduras. After considering all the options, he decided to go the most adventurous route; bicycle the 4,000 miles back to Boulder, where he’s from. Little did he know he was launching himself into a career and lifestyle that he hasn’t turned back from yet. 

You can find it book, The Long Way Home, at duzerbook.com

youtube.com/duzertv

www.duzerbook.com

Originally aired - November 10, 2015

This isn't about shimmying up a tree as a kid. This is the real deal. Grown-up tree climbing with Harv Teitelbaum. Learn about this innovative sport that allows enthusiasts to really get up there and enjoy the trees and the forest from a whole new perspective. Climb trees of all sorts and sizes from your backyard to exotic trees all around the world. Experience the world from the top! Fun, Fitness & Adventure!

www.gotreeclimbing.org

www.treeclimbingco.com

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Alyssa Ravasio is the founder and CEO of Hipcamp, a global online platform that brings the sharing economy to one of the planet's most plentiful resources—land. Built on the belief that getting outside should be simple, Hipcamp partners with private landowners across the United States, Canada, Australia, and the United Kingdom to create new spaces for recreation, increasing access to the outdoors while providing sustainable revenue to protect nature. To date, 

Hipcamp has unlocked access to more than 4 million acres of private land and helped people enjoy more than 7 million nights under the stars.

Alyssa has received industry recognition for her achievement. She has served on the Outdoor Industry Association's Recreation Advisory Council and in 2022 she was recognized by Outside Business Journal as one of the 20 most influential people in the outdoor industry.

Alyssa earned her bachelor's degree in Digital Democracy and Complexity Science from the University of California, Los Angeles. She lives in the wilds of Marin County with her husband and young son, and one of her deepest passions is shaping how the internet impacts our humanity and our planet.

Alyssa has graciously provided a discount code for Adventure Sports Podcast listeners! Use ADVENTURESPORTS10 for 10% off first booking with Hipcamp!

@Hipcamp

https://www.hipcamp.com/en-US

Originally aired Feb 11, 2019

Tristan Gooley is a New York Times-bestselling author and an avid outdoorsman. He has led expeditions on five continents, climbed mountains all over the world and is the only living person to have both flown and sailed solo across the Atlantic.

After realizing he doesn’t love talking about the gear and “stuff” of expeditions and adventures, he was curious as to why adventure called him so strongly to do these trips. Was it the thrill, the experience, or something else? He eventually realized he loved the act of “finding his way” through Nature using unconventional means, Nature itself. Thus began a lifelong passion for learning how Nature tells us where we are and how to get where we’re going.

In his books, you’ll learn how to “read” Nature to find your way.  Things like locating north using puddles, finding your proximity to civilization using plants and using the behavior of animals to forecast the weather. Don’t tune out, because Tristan shares why these skills are important for the person who will never be lost in the outdoors.

Naturalnavigator.com

@NaturalNav on Twitter

New Newest Book: The Nature Instinct

This is the second half of the interview I had with Josh. You can listen to the first half on last Monday’s episode, Ep. 940. 

Growing up poor in rural Pennsylvania as a morbidly obese child, and later adult, left Josh with very little prospects in life, by his own accounts.

He was convinced he was bound for an early grave and life wouldn’t amount to much. One day a radical shift in perspective and life habits, brought on by the smallest comment from an acquaintance, let Josh to losing over 200 pounds and pursuing a life long dream of military service. 

Although Josh was making his way into the military, a chronic condition, due to his previous weight, kept him from advancing. 

However, where one dream died another was born.

Following his army dreams crashing and burning he took to the 2,650 mile Pacific Crest Trail where he hooped to find purpose, discover who he truly was and what he wanted out of life. 

Follow Josh

Ig: @ill_walktheearth

joshmurphyimaging.com/illwalktheearth

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Originally aired August 9th, 2021

Imagine the endless desolation and sand dunes of the Sahara Desert abruptly falling into the ocean. That’s Namibia’s Skeleton Coast. It’s a brutally punishing environment with the only water being cruelly limitless and ironically undrinkable as it’s filled with salt. The other challenges include dodging the African lions that walk up and down the shore, hoping to snag a meal via a seal lion, the only place on earth that lions actually hunt by entering the ocean. 

Kate is back today to tell us about cycling the length of this incredibly unique place.

Enjoy!

Learn more about Kate and her upcoming film(s):

www.kateleeming.com

www.Breakingthecycle.education

Facebook: @kate.m.leeming

Instagram: @Leeming_Kate

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Growing up poor in rural Pennsylvania as a morbidly obese child, and later adult, left Josh with very little prospects in life, by his own account. He was convinced he was bound for an early grave and life wouldn’t amount to much.

One day a radical shift in perspective and life habits, brought on by the smallest comment from an acquaintance, led Josh to losing over 200 pounds and pursuing a life long dream of military service. Although Josh was making his way into the military, a chronic condition, due to his previous weight, kept him from advancing. 

However, where one dream dies another was born.

Following his army dreams crashing and burning he took to the 2,650 mile Pacific Crest Trail where he hooped to find purpose, discover who he truly was and what he wanted out of life. 

This is his story, well, part 1 anyway, because it's kind of a long story.

Follow Josh:

Ig: @ill_walktheearth

joshmurphyimaging.com/illwalktheearth

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Originally aired April 26, 2019

Long before her son was doing some of the most incredible climbing in the world and her daughter was solo bike touring around the west, Dierdre was living a life full of adventure. From moving to different countries and starting orchestras from scratch to raising two kids by herself and working much more than fulltime, Dierdre enjoyed taking on out-of-the-box challenges and seeing what she’s made of. 

Never to be one to think of age as a limitation, Dierdre started running at the age of 55 and began climbing at 58.  Within a few years, she was running marathons and by 66 she became the oldest woman to climb El Capitan, the same rock that her son, Alex, would free solo. It’s evident in both her children that they were raised by someone with lots of room to live outside the box. We hope you enjoy this conversation. 

@dierdre_wolownick_honnold 

Her book: sharpendoflife.com 

https://www.facebook.com/DierdreWolownick 

Dierdrew.us

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We had Chris on the show back in episode 825 when he climbed 400,000 feet of elevation in a single month. 

This episode takes it up a notch on the “crazy” scale as Chris tells us about his recent accomplishment of becoming the second person in history finish the Colorado 14ers in a single calendar winter. On top of that, he broke the previous record by 12 days.

Learn more about Chris:

Instagram.com/chrisjfish

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This episode originally aired May 10th, 2021

When Julia wanted to express the difficulties that others go through to just “get out there”, she decided to make the most basic steps of experiencing the outdoors, getting there, an obstacle to overcome. 

After thinking on her idea for a year and a half, she decided to start walking from the iconic downton Denver Union Station to the entrance of Rocky Mountain National Park, almost 70 miles away. Blisters, cars, and even animals were just some of the challenges she faced in the four-day journey. 

Today Julia is here to tell us about the amazing experience. You can read a day-by-day report of the journey here. 

You can learn more about the Cairn Project here. 

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Eric is an Emmy-winning director, producer, and writer whose films explore connectivity, conflict, and ingenuity at the intersection of human and wild spaces. He’s led storytelling expeditions to the heart of many of the last intact and untamed landscapes on Earth as well as to the front lines of habitat destruction and fragmentation. His films for National Geographic, PBS, Smithsonian, History Channel, among others have garnered numerous awards from major film festivals around the world.

Today we’re talking specifically about his most recent film project, Path of the Panther.

Drawn in by the haunting specter of the Florida panther, a wildlife photographer, veterinarians, ranchers, conservationists, and indigenous people find themselves on the front lines of an accelerating battle between forces of renewal and destruction that have pushed the Florida Everglades to the brink of ecological collapse.

In a struggle resonating across the globe, the panther’s habitat has become an island. Its lush territory transformed into subdivisions. A paradise vanishing into thin air.

Perched on the edge of extinction, the panther is an emblem of our once connected world. A vision of what could be again. Or else, a harbinger, of what could befall our planet, if the ‘Path of the Panther’ becomes a dead end.

Learn more about Eric:

• https://www.instagram.com/bendicci
• https://grizzlycreekfilms.com

Watch Path of the Panther:

• https://pathofthepanther.com/watch
• https://www.instagram.com/pathofthepanther
• Find it on Disney+ and Hulu

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Originally aired April 27th, 2020

The world of highlining is often misunderstood as simply walking from one point to another across a thin webbing hundreds of feet in the air. While it is that, it’s so much more. Ari does an amazing job illustrating, even for the totally unfamiliar, the thrill, focus, and adventure of being out there on the line.

Most of the episode revolves around him and his friend’s ridiculous accomplishment of highlinging 2 km across an abandoned asbestos mine in (appropriately enough) Asbestos, Quebec.

The project was huge, ludicrous, and completely awesome. 

Enjoy. 

Video on the project: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5W2ya3oLHaY

Instagram: @ariintheair

His collaboration with KEEN Footwear: www.keenfootwear.com/ambassadors/blog-article-18043.html

Personal website: ariintheair.com

Podcast: ariintheair.com/podcast

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At fifty-four, Alenka was running out of time to follow through on a dream she’d written down just after her first marriage crumbled. Years later, as she slowly rebuilt her life with her second husband, things started spiraling out of control with their health. The only way she knew how to heal and connect all painful parts of her life was by riding her bike, and she didn’t want to have regrets. But was she brave enough to embark on an unknown path and risk losing everything . . . perhaps even her own life?

Determined to awaken her dying spirit and heal her battered body, Alenka loaded her mountain bike with 50 pounds’ worth of camping gear and set off on a 2,500-mile journey. Starting in Lake Tahoe, California, she hoped to ride to the tip of Mexico’s Baja Peninsula, following remote mountain trails, alone.

What followed was an irrevocably transformational journey of love, hope, courage, and resilience—and here, Alenka tells that story in a voice stripped of self-pity and infused with a good dose of humor. Here book, She Rides, is a galvanizing wake-up call for anyone who wants to unearth and follow their own deeply buried dreams—and reclaim their life.

Learn more about Alenka and her book, She Rides, below:

www.mylifesuspended.com

Instagram: @mother_len

Twitter: @AlenkaVrecek

Facebook: @alenka.vrecek

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Mason was able to sit down with Bear for a brief interview last week ahead of Bear’s upcoming new show, I Survived Bear Grylls. Don’t worry! We’re planning a longer conversation with Bear in the fall. This is just a teaser. 

Also, be sure to check out I Survived Bear Grylls, a new show airing today, May 18th, on TBS! Watch the trailer here.  

Bear is putting everyday individuals to the test to see if they can beat him at his own game. After spending his entire career rescuing himself from intense situations alongside saving others from near death in some of the most remote areas of the world, Bear is flipping the script.

More about Bear

beargrylls.com

Outdoors.com

twitter.com/BearGrylls

instagram.com/beargrylls

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Born in Vermont and raised in Quebec, Tamara’s wild inspiration was sparked by family expeditions that included bikepacking the USA’s Continental Divide, kayaking the Sea of Cortez and mountaineering Mexico’s volcanoes. This unusual upbringing prompted Tamara to look beyond the status quo, write a business plan while at Middlebury College (VT) and head to the Mexican Pacific with her parents. In 2007, they created the Tailwind Jungle Lodge, an adventure lodge and retreat center. Today, Tamara and her family are still in the jungle; surfing, hiking and exploring alongside her parents, husband and 2 adventurous little kiddos.

Life and business in the jungle has been a wild ride and Tamara shares her experience in Wildpreneurs (HarperCollins Leadership 2020)--a guidebook for turning passion into business. The book tells Tamara's story, alongside guidance and inspiration from dozens of other free-spirited Wildpreneurs who are blazing their own business trails. Tamara's adventures have continued as her book fell into the hands of the team at Thermal, who invited her to join them to create epic surf trips with legendary local guides around the world.

Find out more about Tamara, the Jungle Lodge and her book, Wildpreneurs:

www.wildpreneurs.com, 

https://www.instagram.com/wildpreneurs

www.tailwindjungleldoge.com

https://www.instagram.com/tailwindjunglelodge

https://www.thermal.travel

https://www.instagram.com/thermal.trave

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