Adventure Sports Podcast

Sailing: Ky Cruises Virgin Islands with Young Son Tobin – Month-Long Single-Parent Adventure Sailing, Stories and Advice for Adding More Adventure to Family Life. Ky returns to the Adventure Sports Podcast to share her adventure sailing the Virgin Islands with her young son Tobin. What is it like to cruise for a month as a single parent with a youngster? Ky tells her story and offers advise to oth...

Sled Dog Racing, Climbing: Debbie Moderow Moves to Alaska for Mountain Climbing Passion – Discovers Love for Mushing, Competes in Iditarod at Age 47, Shares Epic Sled Dog Race Experiences. Debbie Moderow moved to Alaska in pursuit of her mountain climbing passion. She would soon learn to love a new found friend and a whole different adventure sport. At the age of 47, Debbie competed in her first I...

Cycling: Danny Beech and Chris Lally Attempt Pan-American Highway World Record – Farthest North to South Americas Ride in July 2015, Grand Adventure Stories, Chasing Big Dreams in Epic Travel. In July 2015, Chris Lally and Danny Beech attempted a new world record for riding the Pan-American Highway from the farthest north point of the Americas to the farthest south. Listen in on this grand adventu...

Motorcycle Touring: Eric Hougen on Founding Wolfman Motorcycle Luggage in 1992 – Love of Motorcycles, Ups and Downs of Running a Passion-Driven Business. Eric Hougen started Wolfman Motorcycle Luggage back in 1992 and he's been tearing it up ever since. He's on the show today to discuss his love of motorcycles and the ups and downs of running a business, but doing what you love.     www.wo...

Adventure Racing, Ski Mountaineering: Jari Kirkland Hiatt on Patagonia Adventure Racing – Paddling, Trekking, Biking, Orienteering in the Wilds, Plus US Ski Mountaineering Team Stories, Mega-Scale Adventure Insights. 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 ra...

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...

Brian Adey is a backpacking and wilderness survival enthusiast, a teacher, and an author who shares his joy of backpacking with us as well as his new novel, The Adventure of a Lifetime.   Ever wonder what it would take to survive a true extended wilderness emergency?  Brian talks about foods, gear, & strategies in today's show.   And he gives us a sneak peak into his great new novel to boo...

As a young boy, Alex Staniforth dealt with epilepsy and a stammer as a result of it. Like many kids, he was picked on and bullied in school severely damaging his self confidence. Amazingly Alex managed to overcome his confidence issues when he discovered a new world of adventure and the feeling of accomplishment. At just 18 years old, he made his first attempt to summit Mt Everest. His story of be...

Jessica is the owner of WANT Expeditions, and has been to almost 80 countries leading expeditions all over the world. She holds a B.S. in natural resource management from Michigan State University. Dedicated to conservation, she has worked extensively with The Nature Conservancy and the Wildlife Conservation Society. In addition to leading expeditions, Jessica is also a travel writer, nature photo...

So you've climbed a few day-trip mountains and you want to know what a true expedition climb would be like.  This is your show!  John Murray takes us step by step up and down Mount Rainier in this beautiful introduction to expedition style mountaineering!  Great stories.  Great insights.  Thanks John!   Our Sponsors: * Check out Nathan and Sons: https://nathanandsons.com * Check out Outdoorsy...

Paul Dreyer with Avid4Adventure joins us today to discuss the joys and possibilities of having your own career in outdoor adventure.    www.avid4.com Facebook: www.facebook.com/avid4 Twitter: www.twitter.com/Avid4Adventure   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 Advertising Inquirie...

Justin Bradshaw and Rob Watt visit about the brand spanking new New Mexico Backcountry Discovery Route. If you haven't heard of the Backcountry Discovery Routes, listen in to hear all about these fantastic pre-mapped, mainly dirt motorcycle routes across many of the western states. Justin and Rob explain what goes into the mapping of the routes as well as what you can expect from your ride. Be...

Robyn inspires us again with more great stories about multi-hundred mile paddling races as well as helping others to come from huge life challenges to amazing success as overcomers through Project Athena.  Need a dose of kick it and go?  Don't miss this show. www.projectathena.org www.worldclassteams.com www.robynbenincasa.com     Our Sponsors: * Check out Nathan and Sons: https://nathanandson...

Have you ever dreamed of packing up your bike and riding through various countries in search of amazing people and wonderful local food? Tom Perkins did and he also created an excellent cookbook and travelogue along the way. "This is a cookbook about a gastronomic cycling adventure. One that takes you through six distinctive, vibrant, and historic culinary regions of the world (Western Europe,...

The Yampa River of northwest Colorado is considered the last major free flowing-river in the seven state Colorado River Basin. It cascades for 249 miles from high in the Rocky Mountains near Steamboat Springs and descends over 6,000 ft. from alpine tundra to parched desert. Bisecting local, state, and national parks, and at times enclosed in a 2,500 ft. deep canyon, it morphs from a cold trout str...

Cycling, Skiing, Trail Running!  Dave Wiens of Western State Colorado University shares his stories about mountain bike racing, skiing, trail running and he catches us up on the Mountain Sports Program at Western.  Great opportunities for college students and inspiration for all of us.  Thanks, Dave! dwiens@western.edu www.western.edu/mountainsports   Our Sponsors: * Check out Nathan and Sons: htt...

Annie is back to tell us some more humorous stories about her adventures sailing the Gulf of Mexico. Her new book "Keys to the Kingdom" is out now. Visit her blog and read about it!   Blog: www.havewindwindtravel.com Patreon:  https://www.patreon.com/havewindwilltravel?ty=h Youtube:  https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCX3Cmco8rAdAQgMP-xkYHsw Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/annie.dike   O...

In 2010, Kevin Shannon ventured out on cycling trip around Europe. When he entered into the country of Serbia, he fell in love with the place. This infatuation with a country roughly the size of Maine inspired him to spend more time walking 900 kilometers from top to bottom then later again from south to north. Listen in as Kevin describes what it was that intrigued him about this often misunderst...

Caleb Linville, Curt Linville, Stephen Moldenhauer, & Stone Hubbard are featured on today's show as they share a trip report from the winter ascent of Mount Parnassus (13,579 ft).  There are some real gems hidden in this show about climbing in the winter, snow shoeing in avalanche terrain and lessons learned. Most of the show was recorded on location while ascending the peak.  We part from...

Bryan Snyder left upstate New York in 1995 and has spent two decades teaching natural sciences at various outdoor schools across the country, from Maine to Hawaii.  He received his masters in Environmental Education and Administration from Prescott College and is the author of the outdoor adventure book, "Off the Map: Fifty-five Weeks of Adventuring in the Great American Wilderness and Beyond&...

Terri Schneider - 7 Eco-Challenges, 22 IRONMAN Triathlons,  10 years as professional triathlete.  This gal knows something about endurance sports and she joined the Adventure Sports Podcast to fill us in!  Terri shares details about her new book, Dirty Inspirations .  Smart, inspiring, fun.  Terri continues with her endurance sport passions, but she also is a speaker, coach, and sport psychology c...

Matt has lived and worked in the United Kingdom, Australia and Hong Kong.  He has been flying aircraft since the age of sixteen. After completing his degree he then served for six years in the Royal Air Force flying Tucanos and Hawks   before being subject to the UK Defense cuts. Since his teenage years he has traveled to almost one hundred countries. Some of the more interesting include: Argentin...

We caught up with Greg Valenzuela (aka The Starving Cyclist) while he was down in Tierra del Fuego. Greg talked about his more than 37,000 miles in the seat of his mountain bike cycling around the world. Listen in to his fun stories about his experiences!   http://thestarvingcyclist.blogspot.com/ YouTube Link https://twitter.com/Starvingcyclist https://www.facebook.com/greg.valenzuela1   Our Spons...

I love this show!  Scott Strode shares how adventure sports changed his life and led him to found Phoenix Multisport.  17,000 people helped and inspired later, Phoenix Multisport continues to provide community and purpose for those recovering from substance use disorders.  Great stories!  Inspirational!  Fun!  Don't miss this one! Contact Scott! http://www.phoenixmultisport.org/ https://www.fa...

Ever wanted to give the longer hikes a try?  What does it take to through hike one of the big trails?  Through hiking expert Liz Thomas shares an overview of the strategy, planning, fitness, and skills required to succeed in today's episode while she announces a new online course she is leading with Backpacker Magazine!   www.tinyurl.com/thruhiking101 twitter: @eathomas facebook: www.fb.com/sn...