Adventure Audio

Tyler and Jim Capra interview Pete about his Everesting attempt, which (thankfully!) ended successfully after 22 hours, 59 minutes, 324 kilometres and 9166 metres of elevation gain.

John Croom is a 7 time National Champion on the track, gravel racer and host of the Coffee and Van Chats podcast. John tells us about how he discovered cycling after a background playing football, his track career and how he’s balancing his new love of gravel racing. We also discuss body image issues in cycling (and sport), and the challenges that’s presenting for athletes of all kinds, recreation...

We welcome coach Jim Capra back on the podcast to discuss Pete’s upcoming Everesting attempt, fighting burnout after a long season, getting your winter setup dialed. Lastly, the coaches break down what FTP means and it’s role in training.

Discussing the road cycling and mountain biking results from the Tokyo games.

Leah Goldstein is the first woman to win the overall solo division of the Race Across America (RAAM). Remarkably, she is also a former world champion kick-boxer and member of the Israeli Special Forces. We had the opportunity to hear about her historic RAAM win and much more.

A look at stages 18-21 of the 2021 Tour de France.

Checking in on stages 13-17 of the 2021 Tour de France. We also chat about the amazing feats being accomplished by Lachlan Morton and Jack Thompson.

Another breakdown of the action packed Tour de France stages 10-12. Mark Cavendish get within one stage win of Eddy Merckx’s record, and stages wins by Wout van Aert and Nils Politt.

Recapping TdF stages 6-9, looking at stage wins by Mark Cavendish (and his pursuit of Eddy Merckx’s record 34 TdF stage wins), Matej Mohoric, Dylan Teuns and Ben O’Connor.

In episode 84, Tyler gives us some great insights into the crash-filled and wide open first 5 stages of the 2021 Tour de France.

In episode 83 we discuss preparing and executing ultra-distance bike rides, Tyler visiting Knoxville, Tennessee for the US National Road Championships and a quick Tour de France preview.

Laval St. Germain is the only Canadian to have climbed Mount Everest without the use of supplemental oxygen, the only person to have climbed and skied Iraq's highest peak, and the holder of the fastest ever crossing of the North Atlantic Ocean by solo ocean row boat from mainland North America to mainland Europe. Laval has climbed the highest peak on all 7 of the earth's 7 continents (the 7 Summit...

Andy van Bergen is a membership and events manager at Cycling Tips as well as the founder of Hells 500 and Everesting. We discuss Andy’s background with cycling and his career with Cycling Tips, and we got to learn all about the origins of the Everesting Challenge and how it’s become a global phenomenon. Andy, who has completed 10 separate Everesting’s himself, is an incredible ambassador for the...

In episode 80, we do a deep dive on the Everesting Challenge with Jim Capra (head coach at Tyler Hamilton Training), and discuss Pete’s plans on an attempt. We get into the history of the challenge, choosing a hill, the balance between gradient and total distance required, training, equipment, strategy and more.

Alex Howes is an American World Tour professional cyclist and the current US National Road Champion. We chat with Alex about becoming a new dad, his impressive pro career, exploring the ‘alternative’ race calendar and how that balances with road racing commitments.

Jeremiah Bishop is is a professional mountain bike racer and an 18-time member of the USA Cycling National Team. Tyler Pearce is the host of the popular YouTube channel, The Vegan Cyclist. Jeremiah and Tyler join us to talk about their new documentary film, The Impossible Route; Death Valley, which chronicles their epic 7 day journey from Yuma, Arizona to Bishop, California covering 761 brutal mil...

Training Peaks Co-Founder, former pro cyclist Dirk Friel joined us on the show. Dirk tell us about his love for Ski Mountaineering (Skimo), masters racing, his pro cycling career and the story of founding Training Peaks, and the company it is today.

Ronan Mc Laughlin is an Irish cyclist and the current (and former) Everesting world record holder. We had the honour of hosting Ronan on the show to learn about his background in cycling, and to dive into his unbelievable Everesting time (6 hours, 40 minutes and 54 seconds). Ronan tells us about his bike, training, nutrition and all the other strategies he put together for this attempt.

Mark Synnott’s is an American climber, adventurer, best selling writer and member of The North Face Athlete Team. He is a pioneering big wall climber and one of the most prolific adventurers of his generation. Mark shares with us how he found his passion for climbing, and details his unbelievable adventure that has culminated in his new book, The Third Pole: Mystery, Obsession and Death on Mount E...

Jordan Peters is a cyclist and racer from Spokane, Washington. A former hockey player, Jordan shares with us his inspiring story in finding the bike, and going all in on his new passion. He also shares some of his season plans, including planning an Everesting attempt.

We have Jim Capra, Head Coach at Tyler Hamilton Training back on the pod. In this episode we get into some of the methodology of training and advantages of working with a coach. We also discuss how to prepare for specific events...like possibly Everesting.

In episode 72, we discuss the World Tour racing season, gravel racing/gravel bikes, summer goals and the value of getting coached. We get some pro insight from Tyler on recent and upcoming races.

Brendan Leonard is the creator of Semi-Rad.com, outdoor athlete and writer. Brendan is a contributing editor at Adventure Journal and a columnist at Outside Magazine. His stories have appeared in Backpacker, National Geographic Adventure, Men’s Journal, Adventure Cyclist and many other publications. Brendan joined us to talk about his writing career, cycling across the U.S., rock climbing, ultra r...

Selene Yeager is Bicycling Magazine’s Fit Chick. Selene has had a prolific career as writer, having authored (or co-authored) dozens of books and a massive amount of articles on cycling, endurance, fitness and a number of other topics. In addition to writing, Silene is an accomplished athlete and now also the host of Hit Play Not Pause, a podcast dedicated to helping female athletes navigate menop...

TJ Eisenhart is an American professional cyclist and artist from Utah. TJ raced in Europe on the road but moved home to pursue a more independent career in cycling which has brought him to more mixed surface racing. TJ tells us about that transition, as well as becoming a new dad, and integrating his other career as an artist.