Adventure Sports Podcast

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...

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 Tr...

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...

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! Our Sponsors: * Check out Nathan and Sons: https://nathanandsons.com * Check out Outdoorsy and use my code ASP for a great deal: https://www.outdoorsy.com Adve...

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 alo...

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...

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 documen...

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 i...

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 massiv...

Colorado 14ers thru-hike: Junaid and his buddy's epic continuous journey summiting all 58 Colorado 14ers – 1,300 miles, nearly 300,000 feet of elevation gain, Forest Service roads, class 5 traverses, Colorado and Continental Divide Trail sections, and cross-country travel. Originally aired July 15, 2015 As if climbing a typical 14,000 ft mountain isn't enough of an accomplishment, Junaid a...

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 r...

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...

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...

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,...

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....

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 jus...

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...

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 ope...

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...

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...

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 i...

Adventure education: Greg Morrissey's Mountain Goat Movement – guiding transformative expeditions for young people from the Adirondacks to Antarctica, connecting them to explorers and storytellers, and leading a 390-mile Hudson River source-to-sea journey with students and environmental scientists to inspire purpose and adventure. Greg Morrissey is an educator, explorer, and founder of Mountai...

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 Our Sponsors: * Che...

Skiing 14ers: Frank and Brittany Konsella share experiences on Colorado's high peaks and advocate for public lands access – US Forest Service challenges, diverse user opinions, pending decisions in Crested Butte, and why understanding charters and access issues matters to every adventure enthusiast. Returning Guests Frank and Brittany Konsella join us today to share some of their experiences s...

Paddleboard racing: John Knippers becomes the first to finish the world's longest annual paddle race, the Alabama 650, covering 650 miles in just 8 days. 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...