Adventure Sports Podcast

Oftentimes the best adventures are not in the most well-known places or in the most dramatic of sceneries. Hidden gems of adventure are all around us. In fact, as we say on this show, adventure is anywhere you are.  Alexandre had his sights set on Turkey, a country he had longed to visit. Little did he know, the adjacent and lesser-traveled country of Georgia would quickly become one of his favori...

Originally aired April 11, 2016 Joe Mobley from Feral Woodcraft joins us today to talk about wilderness survival skills and bushcraft.  Joe has been practicing nature skills for many years and does TONS of gear reviews displaying bushcraft skills on his Youtube channel.  Adventure sports enthusiasts need survival skills for those times when the unexpected happens.  Whether you are backpacking, bac...

Wild places, crazy challenges, and amazing stories. That pretty much sums up the life and work of YouTube, adventure filmmaker, and TV host, Mike Corey. From early on, Mike has been fascinated by facing his fears and the sense of accomplishment and wonder that exists on the other side of getting past those fears in some of the most remote corners of our globe.  Find out more about Mike’s experienc...

Originally aired February 19, 2018 Liz 'Snorkel" Thomas is back on the show today to talk about thru hiking and her new book "Long Trails: Mastering the Art of the Thru-Hike" Liz fills us in on what to consider and how to plan for your first thru-hike. Listen in for the tips and pick up a copy of the book to get the rest of what you need to know. The Book: "Backpacker Long Trai...

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Originally aired February 22, 2016 Robyn Benincasa is a 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. On top of that, she had a career as a San Diego firefighter.  She’s here to inspire us to redefine our personal limits through amazin...

Greg Robidoux joins us today to share some truly wild stories about mountain bike racing in Pakistan in the early 2000s in the Tour of the Himalayas. From food poisoning to terrorist hideouts, this episode is short, but packed full of adventure and will have you dreaming up what you can do if you’re willing to go for it! You can find out more about Greg at serottacyclinginstitute.com , which he ow...

Jeff Glasbrenner has goals.  Big ones. As he summited Aconcagua, his guide suggested he climb Everest. Why not? So he did. Now, not only does he have his sights set on the seven summits, but he is also planning on skiing to both the north and south poles. Jeff is a motivational speaker who inspires us to live our dreams, no matter what our challenges may be. By the way, Jeff has one leg... www.tea...

Jason Hardrath (@jasonhardrath) joins us today to give an update on his journey to 100 “fastest known times”. Jason was on the show back in episode 604 to talk about the 35 FKTs he had completed at that point. Now, he’s up to 99 complete ! Follow Jason as he attempts to complete his 100th FKT by climbing the 100 highest peaks in Washington State, starting June 12, 2021.  Instagram: @jasonhardrath...

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 ad...

From Rowman.com: “Marco Siffredi was the first person to make a complete snowboard descent of Mount Everest in 2001, and was regarded by many as the world’s best snowboarder. But the following year in 2002, Marco mysteriously disappeared on Everest while attempting a more difficult route known as Hornbein Couloir, an unrelentingly steep, difficult to access route with a high failure rate. Using ex...

Originally aired June 3, 2019 When Jessica Mills, aka “Dixie”, quit her engineering job and began her first thru-hiking adventure of the Appalachian Trail, she never imagined her YouTube channel would grow into what it has become. Through her easy-going demeanor, matter-of-fact advice, and overall charming attitude, she has become one of the go-to sources of advice, inspiration,  and how-to channe...

Since this is the Adventure Sports Podcast we sometimes want to take an episode to focus on a specific sport and how to start doing it, rather than on the stories around adventures.  Today we’ll be getting a mix of both from adventure racer, Mark Lattanzi. Mark has been adventure racing for decades and literally wrote the book on adventure racing navigation, Squiggly Lines: Map and Compass Navigat...

Originally aired October 06, 2016 Lyndon Poskitt is an accomplished motorcycle racer and mechanical engineer from North Yorkshire in the United Kingdom. He had an accident in 2013 that landed him in the hospital just long enough to contemplate how he was spending his time in life. This started Lyndon on his 2 1/2 year journey called Races to Places where he rides his modified KTM 690 Rally around...

Brandon is back with us again today to talk about his most recent adventure of solo crossing Yellowstone National Park this past winter. The trip was to set off alone for up to 12 days in the wild, traversing both Grand Teton and Yellowstone National Parks, solo, and unsupported.  Branden’s gear was chosen to withstand heavy snows, gale-force winds, and temperatures of -40 Fahrenheit!  You can hea...

This show was originally aired on Without Compromise by Athletic Brewing .  Taking the road less traveled will inevitably take some unexpected turns and uncover many unexpected opportunities. The key, as Seth says, is to follow the opportunities. He should know as the founder and creator of the premier mountain biking YouTube channel Berm Peak (formally known as Seth’s Bike Hacks), where Seth does...

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....

Originally aired April 18, 2016 Anna McNuff returns to regale us with her fun stories about biking across Europe guided by social networking votes! Anna was on episode 110 as well as episode 317 & 318 where she shared running the length of New Zealand, biking all 50 US states, and cycling across South America.  www.annamcnuff.com Find affordable online classes like Yoga, Tai Chi, Essential Oil...

Benjamin Jordan is back on the Adventure Sports Podcast with another incredible journey to share. He recently retraced the iconic path that Monarch Butterflies take every year from a remote mountainous region of Northern Mexico all the way to Canada. It’s a phenomenon that science doesn’t quite understand and one that Benjamin was inspired to try himself.  A documentary about the nearly 3,000 km e...

Zoë is an outdoor athlete, advocate, storyteller, and editor for Trail Runner Magazine. She’s joining us today from the mountains of Colorado to discuss some of the best ways to make a difference for planet Earth as an outdoor and adventure athlete.   Read our newest blog post featuring Zoë Rom here .  This podcast episode comes from my other show, Without Compromise, that’s through Athletic Brewi...

You wouldn’t guess that the 21-year-old who had never seen the ocean would one day become a three-time travel photographer of the year and have a world-famous travel blog, but Gary Arndt did just that.  He’s joining us today to teach us some of his lessons from years of traveling as well as how he pivoted from full-time traveling during the pandemic to pursue a new passion. Check out his newest pr...

Sam Manicom is well known for his travels throughout the world by motorcycle. He's logged over 200,000 miles through 55 countries! Sam has written 4 great books on the subject that you're sure to enjoy. Listen in to today's show as Sam recounts a few good stories from his travels and shares some advice for those thinking of venturing out on their own! www.sam-manicom.com Into Africa Un...

Jerome Rand from Sailing Into Oblivion and episode 644 is joining us today to update us on part two of his latest adventure of sailing around the world via the Northwest Passage. Things don’t necessarily go to plan, but it’s a heck of a story! This was a very rare in-person interview so the conversation is, well, more conversational than usual! Buy his book and new audiobook: Sailing Into Oblivion...

After surviving an armed robbery attack at the age of 26, Dave was told he’d never walk again. Being stubborn, he proved everyone wrong by getting back on his feet in a surprisingly short amount of time. Unfortunately, a few years later he was hit at a stop light by a drunk driver and forced to start back at square one and learn to walk yet again. Three back surgeries later and years of managing c...

Jerome Rand from Sailing Into Oblivion and episode 644 is joining us today to update us on his latest adventure of sailing around the world via the Northwest Passage. Things don’t necessarily go to plan, but it’s a heck of a story! This was a very rare in-person interview so the conversation is, well, more conversational than usual! Part 2 will be aired next Monday.  Buy his book: Sailing Into Obl...