Adventures Less Traveled

Katrina Mohr is a federal wildland firefighter for the US Forest Service based out in Idaho. Katrina has worked her way through the ranks over the past decade and has parlayed her experience into an educational blog, the5ftfirefighter.com to help others navigate through the minutiae of the application process. We discuss the current state of the Canadian wildfires that have been raging on the East...

Tyler Kempney is an internationally-ranked ice climber from Boulder, CO who represents the USA Ice Climbing team. Ice climbing is often regarded as one of the most dangerous forms of mountaineering that involves ascending frozen waterfalls, ice sheets, and other ice formations using specialized equipment such as ice axes and crampons. EPISODE LINKS: The Edge HalfMoon: https://theedgehalfmoon.com/...

Dr. Alison Criscitiello is an Ice Core Researcher and Director of the Canadian Ice Core Lab (CICL) at the University of Alberta, whose career has led her to some of the most remote places on the planet including her recent expedition to Mount Logan to drill a record-breaking 327-meter ice core into the summit's plateau. Her adventurous spirit has also led her to other awe-inspiring expeditions out...

Caroline Soubayroux & David Ferguson broke the Guinness World Record for fastest circumnavigation around the world on two bikes by a married couple, during a global pandemic. It took them 202 days and the traveled through 21 countries, covering nearly 29,000 km (18,000 miles). Caroline & David share their experiences and discuss how COVID completely shook up their original plan, along with...

Adam Westfall is a professional downhill skateboarder from Golden, CO who was ranked 7th internationally in 2018. We discuss the fundamentals of downhill skateboarding, racing strategy, wrecks, other forms of skateboarding (longboarding, street luge, longboard dancing, etc.), and what it is like to be on tour. EPISODE LINKS: Crisis Center of Birmingham: https://www.crisiscenterbham.org/ GUEST LINK...

Dr. Eric Brymer is a behavioral scientist at Southern Cross University as well as the Manna Institute in Australia. We explore the role of fear, how various environments prepare individuals for adventure, and the role of risk and one's respective exposure to it. Eric brings a unique perspective on the psychology of adventure for the second part of a two-part series on this topic. EPISODE LINKS: Ad...

Welcome to the inaugural episode of the Adventures Less Traveled podcast! Paula Reid and I discuss the emergence of the academic field of Adventure Psychology along with many of her own adventures that have helped shape her worldview and perspective. Let me know what you think in the comments and any ways to improve this podcast! EPISODE LINKS: Adventure Psychology - Going Knowingly into the Unkno...

Welcome to the first season of the Adventures Less Traveled Podcast. Each episode will be released on a bi-weekly basis and will consist of interviews with guests who fall into one of the four following categories: (1) start-to-finish adventurers (2) professional adventurers (3) researchers, and (4) adventurers throughout history. The show has attracted an eclectic mix of guests - a former rugby p...