Adventure Sports Podcast

From running across the Grand Canyon and back to completing the 125k Canadian Death Race to being the fastest person to run around Mt. Rainier's Wonderland Trail and so much more, Mallory Brooks has a beyond impressive resume in the world of ultra running. Listen as she tells inspiring stories and shares hilarious insight from her experiences on the trail.   In addition to being a record-break...

Luisa & Graeme Bell have been travelling around the world full time in their Land Rover Defender 110 with their kids for 7 years. They have driven through 4 continents covering more than 150,000 miles. For this Life Outside the Box episode, we caught up with the couple while they are doing some house sitting in Switzerland. Listen in to get the download on where they've been, what they&#39...

This flashback episode is on one of our favorite subjects. During the month of March every year, the Iditarod sled dog race is run in Alaska from Willow to Nome and covers more than 1100 miles over 9-15 days or more depending on the team. Listen in as three-time Iditarod competitor, Blake Freking is with me today to talk about  the incredible adventure sled dog racing is. https://www.facebook.com/...

As if the Trans Am Bike Race wasn't difficult enough, Ryan Flinn is attempting to complete the Triple Crown of Ultra Distance Cycling by completing, in one year, the Trans America Bike Race, the Indian Pacific Wheel Race AND the Trans Continental Race in Europe!   Follow Ryan and see how he's progressing: www.curvecycling.au Facebook: @CurveCycling Twitter: @CurveCycling Instagram: @CurveC...

Leon Logothetis joins us for another episode about living his life on the road traveling the world while relying on the kindness of strangers he meets along the way. If you haven't read Leon's books or seen his Netflix documentary series, you're missing out! Leon's stories and experiences will bring a tear to your eye as you witness acts of kindness you may not even think are possi...

Ever want to see the world, meet the people, and make a difference that really matters? Zack Smith shares this very inspiring story of how simply going to where the hurt is can develop into a lifelong journey of adventure and caring around the world. It all started when Zach and some colleagues traveled to Haiti to help after the earthquakes there. Next came travel around Africa in a Cessna to rem...

When David Mauro was in his forties, his life hit rock bottom. With nothing to lose, he left everything he knew behind and set out on an epic international adventure. For the next seven years, Dave trudged across glaciers, frozen wastelands and through dense, dangerous forests. He communed with penguins and elephants, kept company with cannibals and gunrunners, and spoke with the dead. And though...

We revisit the episode today where Shawn Forry recounts 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 has managed it before! There is a whole lot more than just the PCT in this show. Shawn has also hiked the AT, the CDT, the Colorado Trial, the Long Trail, and many, many more. Don't miss this one! Fantastic!...

We are still on our summer break, but that doesn't mean you have to forego your adventure inspiration. Today's episode is a revisit with our friend Eric Bader from the Boulder Outdoor Center where we discuss Kiteboarding. Are you ready to give it a try? Listen up and he'll tell you how to get started!   Stop by www.kindsnacks.com/sports to save 50% off of your first order plus free shi...

Whether you love to run or would never run, this show is inspiring and tons of fun. Todd Lewis takes us on a journey from nearly collapsing attempting a 5K run through years of falling in love with ultra-running and overcoming challenge after challenge to finally achieve his goal of completing a 100 mile race. This is the real deal, folks. Todd shares how you can overcome to achieve your dreams to...

Tamela Rich began her love affair with the open road as a child, traveling with her family in the Vista Cruiser wagon from Ohio to California every other summer. She re-discovered America in the wake of a personal crisis, when she learned how to ride a motorcycle and took her first solo cross-country ride. Tamela learned to ride when she was 48 and three months after getting her motorcycle endorse...

Cindy is a lifelong avid hiker who has conquered the Appalachian Trail solo, thru-hiked the Pacific Crest Trail with her husband and then went on to complete the Continental Divide Trail with her husband and two young kids. She’s written books about each one of these adventures plus a few more. Listen in to hear her tales! Check out the ASP Bookshelf for Cindy's book and more. A Woman's Jo...

What happens when two thru hikers get serious about exploring the planet?  What happens when they decide the 8 to 5 is not the road for them?  What happens when they are also ultra runners and also have a one-year old son?  All sorts of enriching experiences, that's what!  Matt and Julie Urbanski are really making it happen exploring the planet on their terms and what a great ride it is!  Don&...

We are in the middle of our preparations to start our Life Outside the Box and we join Curt for our first dive into what we're going through to get ready as well as our thoughts, expectations, fears and everything else involved in doing something so different with our lives. Here's a little hint....It's harder than we thought it would be! Listen in to hear all about it.    Stop by www....

60,000 miles on a bicycle? But it is not about the miles for Willie Weir and his wife, Kat. It is all about the people and the memories. Join us as we revisit this show from 2015.  Learn all about it from motivational speaker, author, and world adventure traveler, Willie Weir - human powered inspiration. www.willieweir.com www.yellowtentadventures.com Our Sponsors: * Check out Nathan and Sons: htt...

Where are the best swimming holes in the Pacific northwest? Anna Katz & Shane Robinson are here to show us where the adventure is with their new book: "Swimming Holes of Washington: Perfect Places to Play". Listen in to find yourself a new way to experience adventure! Find the book: https://www.mountaineers.org/books/books/swimming-holes-of-washington-perfect-places-to-play Instagram: ...

If you love backpacking, then you will LOVE day trip mountaineering. This flashback show is packed with everything you need to know to safely climb 14ers, 13ers, or any prominent peak. Mountaineering is one of the most rewarding hobbies one can have. The benefits include: physical fitness, learning to overcome, learning about oneself, amazing connections to nature, stress relief and the rush of th...

This was our first episode of the Life Outside of the Box series available only to Patrons. We are playing this fill length interview so you know what you'll be getting when you sign up as an ASP Patron. These exclusive Patron-Only shows air on Friday each week. Becoming an Adventure Sports Podcast Patron only costs $5 a month and gets you exclusive shows like this, chances to win cool  produc...

Another LOTB episode is upon us! Amy & Diego decided it was time they live different life for a while, so they packed up their things, sublet their apartment and moved onto a 5th wheel RV trailer with their two daughters to explore the country. Diego remained a full time software developer for a large corporation while Amy and the girls continued their homeschooling from the road. Listen in to...

Listen in as we revisit one of our favorite overlanding shows.  Several years ago Luisa and Graeme Bell along with their kids Keelan and Jessica set out to explore the African continent via overland vehicle. It didn't take but a few days back in the home in South Africa to realize that they needed to see more. Much more! So they put their existing lives aside, purchased a 2009 Land Rover Defen...

Tami Asars joins us today to talk about the wonderful trails and places to visit in the Pacific Northwest including Mt. Raineer National Park and the Wonderland Trail. Tami has written four books on hiking and backpacking the Pacific Northwest to date and has created a Wonder Trail app. Listen in to get enthused about taking a trip to this part of the United States!   Get more info about Tami: www...

ASP Stories Ep. 25: As a neophyte horsewoman with a minimal command of the Spanish language, Nancy rode off across Patagonia, alone, on horseback. Over the next decade and three thousand miles of rugged horse trail, Patagonia’s wild country and the hardy pioneers who settled there took her in and changed her. The book "Riding Into the Heart of Patagonia" is the story of that journey. It is...

Jen Beck Seymour and Greg Seymour found themselves bogged down in the daily 9-5 grind as many of us do. They were working long hours in Dallas having spent 20+ years in their corporate jobs earning good money only to live a life of comfort and purchasing their toys, but realized that actually had very little time together to use those toys and spent it with each other. They weren't particularl...

Adventure racing in Patagonia! Jari Kirkland Hiatt tells us all about paddling, trekking, and biking while orienteering the wilds! Hear her amazing stories not just about adventure racing but also about ski mountaineering on the US Team! Do you have what it takes for adventures on the mega scale? Find out more on this show! www.patagonianexpeditionrace.com Join us on Patreon for only $5 a month to...

In 2013, Darcy Gaechter became the first woman (and vegan) to kayak the Amazon River from source to sea. With blistering lips and irradiated fingernails, her team of three paddlers tackled Class V whitewater for twenty-five days in a row; just barely survived a dynamite laden canyon being prepared for a hydroelectric dam, and pled for mercy at the hands of the murderous Ashaninka people who remain...