- Ep. 937: How to Walk From a City to a National Park - Revisited - Julia Oleksiak
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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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Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy50m | Jun 2, 2023 - Ep. 936: Path of the Panther - Eric Bendick
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:
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
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Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy1h 2m | May 25, 2023 - Ep. 934: Lake Tahoe to Baja by Mountain Bike - Alenka Vrecek
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:
Instagram: @mother_len
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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.
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Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy26m | May 18, 2023 - Ep. 932: How to Be a Wildpreneur - Tamara Jacobi
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:
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Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy51m | May 15, 2023 - Ep. 931: Camping on Top of Every Colorado 14er - Revisited - Jon Kedrowski
Originally aired - January 05, 2017
Colorado native, Jon Kedrowski has stood on the summit of Mt. Everest, skied 20 volcanoes in the Cascade mountain range, and has earned his PHD in Environmental Geology, among many other accomplishments. But the adventure he is here to talk about today is his successful attempt at summiting every one of Colorado's 14,000 ft peaks AND sleeping on top of each of them in the process. Listen in to be inspired!
Books:
Sleeping on the Summits: Colorado Fourteener High Bivys
Skiing & Sleeping on the Summits: Cascade Volcanoes of the Pacific Northwest
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Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy53m | May 11, 2023 - Ep. 930: Mountain & Prairie Podcast Host - Ed Roberson
Ed Roberson is a Colorado-based conservationist, storyteller, and creator of Mountain & Prairie, a top-ranked podcast featuring long-form interviews with innovators of the American West.
Since its first episode in early 2016, Mountain & Prairie has gone on to be recognized by the Aspen Institute, Patagonia, Apple Podcasts, MeatEater, The Nature Conservancy, Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation, High Country News, Colorado Parks and Wildlife, the Montana Governor's Office, and more. Thanks to the podcast's popularity, Ed is now a sought-after speaker and moderator at events throughout the United States. He is also the host of the Ranchlands Podcast.
Ed's career has focused on land, water, and conservation for nearly two decades, primarily in the American West. He served as Conservation Director at Palmer Land Conservancy for four years, leading the organization's cutting-edge water conservation efforts on Colorado’s Arkansas River. Prior to Palmer, he was a ranch broker and worked extensively throughout Colorado, Wyoming, Montana, and Idaho. He has also served on boards and committees for a wide range of conservation organizations in Colorado.
Ed holds a BA in economics and an MBA with a concentration in finance, both from Wake Forest University. He is also a proud graduate of the National Outdoor Leadership School’s (NOLS) Semester in the Pacific Northwest. Away from work, Ed is a committed husband, father of two, voracious reader, comically slow ultrarunner, and devotee of the Strenuous Life.
Learn more about Ed and his two podcasts below:
Sign up for Ed’s “Good News From The American West” newsletter here: https://mountainandprairie.com/good-news
Listen to Mountain & Prairie episode with Doug Brinkley here: https://mountainandprairie.com/douglas-brinkley
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Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy1h 10m | May 8, 2023 - Ep. 929: The Longest Canoe Trip in History - Revisited - Dana Starkell
Originally aired July 13, 2020
When 10-year-old Dana bought a book about Tarzan rather than a candy bar with his first $1 allowance, he had no idea just how fateful that decision would be.
After being inspired by the book he told his dad, Don, that he wanted to walk to the Amazon River. Don, being the imaginative adventurer that he was, took his son's request seriously and began planning what would become the world's longest-ever canoe trip.
It would take 10 years before Don, Dana, and his brother, Jeff, would set out on their 12,000 mile, 2-year-long journey to the mouth of the Amazon River on June 1, 1980.
Jeff eventually dropped out of the adventure, but Don and Dana made it to the end, earning their induction into the Guinness Book of World Records for having completed the longest canoe journey ever, a distance of 12,181 miles (19,603 kilometers).
Buy the book here: PaddletotheAmazon.com
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Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy1h 2m | May 4, 2023 - Ep. 928: Ocean Kayaking Channel Island National Park - Jeremy Carberry
Today’s episode we talk with sea kayak guide and adventurer, Jeremy Carberry, about circumnavigating the Santa Rosa Island of Channel Islands National Park. Jeremy and his crew had to endure rough seas, storms, elephant seal-covered beaches that prevented them from finding camping spots, as well as Great White Sharks.
He’ll share some of the craziest stories from the adventure as well as some of the most valuable lessons learned. No matter your interest in sea kayaking, you won’t want to miss this one!
Learn more about Jeremy, what he does as a guide, and his podcast, TEETH, all about wild animal attacks and encounters told by the survivors.
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Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy50m | May 1, 2023 - Ep. 927: The John Muir Trail & Conquering Cancer - Revisited - Luke Moore
Originally aired Jan 25, 2018.
Luke Moore found himself face-to-face with a battle against leukemia. He lets us in on the story of his year-long fight to overcome his ordeal only to receive news that the cancer had returned. In celebration of his win against round two, Luke decided to thru-hike the 210-mile John Muir Trail in the Sierra Nevada range in California. It was his first backpacking trip ever!
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Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy58m | Apr 27, 2023 - Ep. 926: Expedition Africa - Jack Fleckney
Jack is an Adventurer built to take on challenges with one key purpose: to make a difference. His path of challenges started with fighting to become a professional Rugby player, to joining the Royal Marines, building a gym franchise from scratch and setting World Records. Jack has now built his very own Foundation to fund projects built around supporting disadvantaged children through amazing adventures.
So did he do in 2022? A 24 hour World Record, an Africa Expedition, climbing some Mountains and a Row across the Atlantic Ocean!
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The Florida Wildlife Corridor is a state-wide network of contiguous public and private lands encompassing nearly 18 million acres — more than 40% of the state. More than 75,000,000 people visit Florida every year to enjoy the wild green spaces, waters, and recreation areas that comprise the Corridor. Almost 10 million are already protected. The remaining 8.1 million acres (46%) have yet to be protected.
Live Wildly is an organization whose goal is to raise public awareness and support for wildlife corridor conservation. Our mission is to ensure that 100% of Florida’s wildlife corridor is protected.
Follow them @LiveWildlyFL on all social media platforms and learn more at LiveWildly.com and find new ways to explore the Corridor.
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Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy1h 8m | Apr 24, 2023 - Ep. 925: Lessons From Adventure for Life & Business - Revisited - Barry Kruse
On this show, we often hear of the over-civilized nine-to-fiver that becomes so dissatisfied with the daily grind that they give up the world of suit and ties, commutes, and water cooler chats to become a full-time adventurer.
What about those of us that find real peace and tranquility in the workplace? What if a full-time job actually led to more adventures?
Today we’re talking to Barry Kruse, someone who had the chance to be that full-time adventurer, but left it for a whitecollar career, and couldn’t be happier. Listen now to hear how his decision has not only led to an amazing life, but one filled with adventures.
Find out more about Barry and listen to his podcast, Leading Steep, at LeadingSteep.com.
Facebook: @leadingsteepfireside
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Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy54m | Apr 21, 2023 - Ep. 924: AdventurUS Women - Saveria Tilden
When Saveria's fulfilling dream job disappeared, she knew she had to do something to get it back. Her solution was to launch AdventurUs Women and create life-changing experiences for women in the outdoors. The only problem was it was the fall of 2019, and the world was about to be flipped on its head. Join us today for a special interview with Saveria to hear how she navigated this journey, where it all started, and how being a Ladies Who Launch recipient has helped make this dream possible.
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Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy43m | Apr 17, 2023 - Ep. 923: China, Europe, & Iceland by Motorcycle - Revisited - Allan Karl
Originally aired February 23, 2017
Allan Karl was on our show way back in episode 6! He's been to a lot more places since that first appearance and he's back to talk about them. Listen in too hear about the amazing people he met and the experiences he had while filming for a pilot episode of his planned travel documentary series. He's been to China, Iceland, Sweden, Norway, Finland, Latvia, Istanbul, Poland, Slovakia, Hungary, Bulgaria, Albania, Greece and more since we last spoke.
Pick up his book “FORKS: A QUEST FOR CULTURE, CUISINE, AND CONNECTION” — an adventure that will awaken your senses and inspire your spirit. Explore 35 countries on five continents: stories of connection and culture, more than 700 stunning photos, and flavors and food: recipes from each country. You can even save 20% if you're a member of our ASP Member Deals site. Check it out!
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Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy1h 8m | Apr 13, 2023 - Hidden Trails of Oregon: Crater Lake, Lava Tubes and Fly Fishing with a Native American Guide
What is Hidden Trails of Oregon and why is it playing on Adventure Sports Podcast’s feed?
Today we’re featuring a show created and hosted by previous Adventure Sports Podcast guest, Aaron Millar. In Hidden Trails of Oregon, Aaron takes listeners on an immersive first-person journey across America’s wild, weird, and wonder-filled state.
Recorded on-location in surround sound audio, this documentary style podcast is designed to put you in the heart of Oregon’s most spectacular travel experiences.
Led by expert guides and local characters, award-winning travel writer Aaron Millar will take you beyond the guidebook to reveal Oregon’s secrets and discover the places only locals know.
Join us on an adventure through one of America’s most awe-inspiring states and feel what it’s like to be there for real.
For more information visit www.traveloregon.com
Oregon Central Nature Trail Show Notes
“You really can't help but feel it when you put in a little effort to get a little higher, to get to another vantage point. It makes you feel a sense of being placed in this time and space in a different way. That’s the sublime, a timeless element that is beyond what we can conceive. It's so important for the soul of humankind in the future of this landscape, and the future of humanity.”
– Nathan Dwyer, Main Street Tours (from the top of Crater Lake National Park)
Join us on the Central Nature Trail for the third part of our documentary road trip, following award-winning travel writer Aaron Millar from the top of Crater Lake National Park to the Columbia River Gorge.
We begin snowshoeing to the top of Watchman Peak, for the best view over Crater Lake in the park – “like a sapphire embedded in the Earth”, as Aaron describes it. It’s exposed, it’s hair-raising and it’s worth every shaky step.
After that we head to Bend, one of Oregon’s premier adventure towns, for some sunset paddling along the Deschutes River surrounded by thousands of swallows, baby Ospreys and a surprise visit from Oregon’s state animal.
Then it’s time to head underground for a spine-chilling 1000-foot descent into a lava tube, formed by a “River of Fire” over 7,000 years ago. We crawl through 18-inch-wide cracks, turn off our head lamps to experience true darkness and marvel at the geologic forces that could create this uniquely beautiful landscape.
We finish at the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs Reservation for some “river therapy” and a fly-fishing lesson from a native guide. We learn of conserving native first foods, experience some river therapy and Aaron catches his first fish.
Through it all, we’re going to explore the wonder and awe of the natural world in all its forms, from mile-high views to quiet moments listening to birdsong on the river. We’ll discover why the natural world for Oregonians inspires more than just gasps and awe, it inspires care and stewardship of the land. It inspires the sublime and we’re going to find plenty of that.
Find out more at www.traveloregon.com
Produced by Armchair Productions, the audio experts for the travel industry www.armchair-productions.com
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Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy1h 1m | Apr 11, 2023 - Ep. 922: Building Florida’s Best Bikepacking Routes - Karlos Rodriguez Bernart
Karlos’ passion for touring by bike came out of the necessity to learn the skills needed to complete the Great Divide Mountain Bike Route. Filled with the desire to create training routes in his local area of Florida, he discovered a talent for connecting green spaces and reviving old pathways and started inviting folks to join his crazy adventures…and they came willingly.
Over 15 years later, Karlos is known as the best bikepacking route builder in Florida and is responsible for getting hundreds of people per year to experience the Florida Wildlife Corridor, many for the first time. You can learn more about Karlos and his Florida-focused routes and guided trips at singletracksamurai.com, on Facebook, and on Instagram @singletracksamurai.
About Live Wildly:
If you love hiking, biking and locally-sourced outdoor adrenaline, then you love the Florida Wildlife Corridor.
Panthers, Manatee, Tortoise and even the elusive Armadillo know the awesomeness of the more than 18 million acres that make up the Florida Wildlife Corridor - but do you?
Get connected at LiveWildly.com, go explore, fall in love and help protect it!
Then share your own adventures and check out Wild Floridians just like you @LiveWildlyFL
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Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy1h 6m | Apr 10, 2023 - Ep. 921: Kayaking the Blue Nile and Maranon Rivers - Revisited - Amie Begg
Originally aired Mar 19, 2018
Listen in as we revisit the amazing stories of Amie Begg. Adventure sports helped Amie not only to overcome her substance abuse challenges but also led to a new life as a substance abuse counselor and a whitewater enthusiast. However, shortly into her paddling career, during a rapids run, she suffered a hit to her head resulting in a serious brain injury . Amie spent time recovering and learning to read, walk and talk again. After a successful recovery, she conquered those same rapids proving she had what it took to continue her love for kayaking.
Learn more about Amie below:
Instagram: @adventureamie
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Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy1h 2m | Apr 6, 2023 - Ep. 920: From Wildland Firefighter to Cancer Fighter - Phil Decker
Back in the day, Phil was a wildland firefighter in the Rocky Mountains, but after a major back injury, he moved back to where he grew up to plant his roots. Fast forward 20 years and Phill has been a passionate sales leader of teams of up to 600 people. Simultaneously, he has also been an athlete this whole time, most recently stepping up his running to multiple marathons a year.
However, in early 2022 after a visit to the doctor he was forced to put his years of training and motivation into place personally when he faced the biggest fight of his life: cancer.
Today we’re sitting down with Phil to hear how this diagnosis changed him, his mindset on adventure, goals, fatherhood, etc. It’s probably not what you expect.
Phil’s goal with any group is to bring awareness about colon screening to save someone’s life and to inspire individuals with examples of how he uses his foundational principles of Get Smarter, Get Fitter, and Get Better every day to battle cancer and to live his best life.
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Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy53m | Apr 4, 2023 - Ep. 919: Alaska to Florida by Bike - Revisited - Mason Gravley
Originally aired July 3, 2017
Mason Gravley has raced the 540-mile Colorado Trail Race, as well as the 2,750 miles Tour Divide. He has pedaled 20,000 miles across the US 6 times and is now planning on completing the Tour de 14ers in August 2017 where he will bike to and hike each of the peaks over 14,000 ft.
However, all this adventure started when he and his best friend decided to ride bikes from Alaska to Florida, on a whim.
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