Adventure Sports Podcast

Can you believe it? We've made it to 600 episodes. That's quite the feat in the podcast world. There have been highs and lows and everything in between. To celebrate episode 600 and 2020, Mason is going to reflect on the last decade of adventures as well as 2019 for the podcast.  Our Sponsors: * Check out Nathan and Sons: https://nathanandsons.com * Check out Outdoorsy and use my code ASP...

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Thru-Hiking: An honest look at post-adventure depression following a Pacific Crest Trail completion and the emotional challenge of transitioning back to everyday life. After any great adventure, there's a very good chance the life you come back to is not nearly as exciting or engaging as the adventure you recently finished. For many adventurers, this can lead to a pretty dark time in their lif...

Mountaineering: Behind the scenes of a life built on exploration, as told by a National Geographic Adventurer of the Year with 87 expeditions and over 200 first ascents to his name. Originally aired November 23, 2015 Mike, who was named the 2013 National Geographic Adventurer of the year, has been on 87 expeditions around the globe racking up over 200 first ascents. However, his foundational passi...

Canoe Expedition: A 5-month journey down the Missouri River in a hand-built dugout canoe, retracing the historic return route of the Lewis and Clark Expedition. Thomas recently became an empty nester and decided a grand adventure was what he needed. He got together with Churchill Clark, the great-great-great-great grandson of Captain William Clark of the Lewis and Clark Expedition to build a dugou...

Thru-Hiking: The first known winter completion of the Pacific Crest Trail, proving that America's most iconic long-distance trails are within reach year-round with the right skills and gear. Originally aired March 06, 2017 Shawn Forry joins us today to recount how he and Justin Lichter thru-hiked the Pacific Crest Trail in the winter. This is no small feat and as far as records tell, no one ha...

Inline Skating: A deep dive into the resurging world of ultra blading and the emerging sport of bladepacking, featuring a cross-state skate across New Mexico with bigger expeditions on the horizon. 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...

Mountaineering: Hard-won wisdom from a legendary climber who has summited all seven of the world's highest peaks and logged over 2,000 climbs across Colorado's 13ers and 14ers. Originally aired June 1, 2015. Gerry Roach, the well-known author of Colorado's Fourteeners, shares stories, advice, lessons learned, and wisdom from his more than 2,000 climbs. From the seven summits to all of...

Adventure Travel: A decade of global exploration inspired a husband and wife to create a travel company bridging the gap between fully guided tours and solo adventures. Jake has spent over a decade camping, climbing, diving, driving, paddling, pedaling, hiking, exploring, sailing, and failing all over the world. In his travels, he noticed that there were a ton of folks who booked organized and pre...

Mountaineering: A harrowing night stranded on Colorado's Mount Evans during a freak blizzard that transformed personal tragedy into a mission to help others stay safe in the mountains. Originally aired February 6, 2017 In May of 2001, Brad, Melissa, Brad's father, and their dog were stranded overnight on Mount Evans in Colorado during a freak late-spring blizzard. With the day not going as...

Cycling: A West Coast bicycle tour and a Portuguese Camino pilgrimage from Lisbon to Santiago de Compostela, as told by the host of the Tough Girl Podcast. Our old friend Sarah Williams, host of the Tough Girl Podcast, is back with us today to talk about her recent (2018) bicycle tour down the West Coast of North America as well as her 2019 walk of The Camino Portugués from Lisbon, Portugal to San...

Ski Mountaineering: The radical pursuit of climbing and skiing every Colorado 14er, combining extreme descents with high-altitude mountaineering in the ultimate winter challenge. Originally aired October 30, 2015 And you thought that  climbing  all the Colorado 14ers was crazy! Brittany and Frank Konsella actually climbed  and   SKIED  all the Colorado 14ers. Yes, it is just as radical and fun as...

Outdoor Education: A lifelong Outward Bound advocate reveals how wilderness experiences shape powerful leaders, told through the stories of prominent alumni who have transformed the world around them. Every lesson that needs to be learned in life can be taught by nature. When we get out there we have time to breathe, to think, and to reflect on the beauty before us. It teaches us so much. No one k...

Mountaineer Skiing: The radical pursuit of climbing and skiing every Colorado 14er, combining extreme ski mountaineering with the ultimate high-altitude winter challenge. Originally aired October 28, 2015 And you thought that  climbing  all the Colorado 14ers was crazy! Brittany and Frank Konsella actually climbed  and   SKIED  all the Colorado 14ers. Yes, it is just as radical and fun as it sound...

Backpacking: A mechanical engineering student's 40-day solo alpine journey piecing together Colorado's most spectacular high-country routes in a self-designed trek called the Colorado Crest. 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 h...

Thru-Hiking: An expert hiker's journey through the Hayduke Trail, winding across some of the most spectacular national parks and monuments in Utah and Arizona. Originally aired June 22, 2017 Thru-hiking maven Arlette Lann (aka "Apple Pie") spends some quality adventure time with us to talk about east coast hiking in the White Mountains of New Hampshire as well as her recent thru-hike o...

Fishing: A creative approach to reaching remote fishing destinations by combining hiking and kayaking for a multi-sport adventure on your next weekend outing. Have you ever thought to combine multiple adventure sports into one? I’m sure a lot of you out there already do! Today, we’re talking with Erin Bucher about how he enjoys his favorite sport, fishing, through the disciplines of hiking and kay...

Cycling: The untold story of how a young American Raleigh team crashed Europe's prestigious Tour of Ireland in 1973 and changed the sport of cycling forever. In 1973 Raleigh Bicycles took a bold step by inviting an American four-rider team to compete in the 8 day, 750-mile Tour of Ireland. This was unprecedented as no American team had ever raced in such a prestigious European bike event. And...

Sailing: A 47-year, 210,000-mile voyage across 77 countries that began with a chance encounter with a sailor and evolved into a life lived entirely on the water. When Lin was tired of the “college-types” that she was always surrounded by, she decided to get to know a couple of sailors as an outlet from the mundaneness of campus life. She quickly fell in love with one of the guys, Larry, who was co...

Landscape Photography: The raw and honest journey of an iconic American photographer from repeated rejection to having his work displayed on walls and coffee tables around the world. Originally Aired November 30, 2018 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 countles...

Kayaking: A Texas water sports enthusiast's transformation into an expedition paddler, tackling the Amazon River, Russia's Volga, and the Arctic's Northwest Passage. West was born and raised in Texas and found his love of water at an early age. He was heavily involved in the water sports scene in Austin for years, organizing cleanups, races, etc. However, it wasn’t until his first trip...

RV Travel: A family of 14 trades a traditional home for life on the open road, exploring America's landscapes and culture with 12 kids in tow. Originally aired on November 09, 2015 Susie and Dan Kellogg from the Kellogg Show on YouTube stop by to discuss how it is to live on an RV with 12 kids. Listen in and get inspired to hit the open road with your family to learn all there is to learn abou...

Surfing: A Florida-raised ocean lover's pursuit of the world's greatest waves and beaches, from the South Pacific to Australia and beyond. 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 w...

Ultramarathon: A mission to raise awareness about the global water crisis by running 40 marathons in 40 days across 6 continents along 6 of the world's great rivers. Originally aired October 16, 2017 When Mina Guli wanted to do something to raise awareness about the world's looming clean water shortage she took on the monumental adventure of running the equivalent of 40 marathons in just 4...

Hang Gliding: A 44-year journey through the evolution of hang gliding, from bamboo-framed DIY wings to state-of-the-art gear, with tips on how to take flight yourself. Over the last 44 years, Scott has been experiencing the joys of hang gliding. From his very first bamboo framed DIY attempt to state-of-the-art wings, Scott has flown in some pretty epic places. He’s here today to give us an intro i...