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How do you transform from a self-described "indoor kid" to a person who spends entire weekends hiking through the beautiful outdoors of the Pacific Northwest? What lessons would you learn by stepping into the fresh air to wander in nature? Why are weekend adventures in the natural world so important for your success during the weekdays? This week our podcast proudly welcomes Shaida Hossein. Shaida...

The mountain conquerer has returned!! A few months removed from finishing his 14ers Project where he summited the 100 tallest mountains in the contiguous United States, Calvin Johannsen returns to the podcast for an overdue celebration of this lofty accomplishment. In this episode we crack open some beers, open some presents, and have a great time as Calvin shares more adventures from the road, in...

"Keep On Keeping On" Straightforward life advice but also extremely powerful. Nothing can stop you if you just keep putting one foot in front of the other and barreling forward towards your goals. This week we proudly bring you the story of the non-profit organization Keep on Keeping whose intent is to "assist those living with physical disabilities and educating and empowering others to make a di...

"The Endless Winter". A year spent climbing mountains all over the world. In 1969 when asked if he would like to engage in this adventure, my uncle Joel Bown said "something really profound like 'sure, why not?'" Two years of planning later, armed with a tent, a future paradigm-shifting mountaineer Arlene Blum and an "around-the-world" plane ticket, he was off to climb the world. This meant climbi...

Last week we discussed futbol, this week we discuss football. More specifically, one man's love of the sport, how it has changed his life, and why he's passionate enough to choose college football coaching as a career. Our podcast covers a wide variety of topics this week, including how football shapes personality, creates powerful mindsets through adversity, teaches players to handle failure and...

7,000 miles. 8 countries. 4 friends. 1 dream. Document the importance of soccer through the lens of a variety of Latin America. This is American Futbol. A documentary film that was a journey of a lifetime for my friend, and all around great guy, Petar Madjarac. These filmmakers took a pause on life to chase a dream, an idea they had thought up years ago. With an extreme passion for soccer and a ye...

Imagine running 200 miles (....hold on, let me say that again, TWO HUNDRED MILES) gaining and losing 35,117 feet of elevation as you circumnavigate one of the most beautiful environments in North America, Lake Tahoe. Now imagine doing that in 90 hours with a total of 5 hours of sleep. Can you picture the crazy hallucinations, foot pain, and severe exhaustion you would be experiencing? How about tr...

What kind of mental toughness and physicality does it take to break a Guinness World Record? How about choosing one of the most dreaded exercises out there? What drives someone to set a seemingly unfeasible goal and then actually demolish it?? I met Cameron Dorn while climbing the Black Mountains near Asheville, North Carolina in the midst of what was advertised as "the world's hardest 50k". To gi...

What in the world would is it like to run 100 miles?? What about running for 24 hours nonstop? How about running these crazy events and WINNING? Today's guest is Hammer Nutrition athlete and all around ultramarathon badass, Natalie Larson. In 2015 she went on a spree of 100 milers, knocking off the distance NINE TIMES through various 100 milers and 24 hour endurance events. She accomplished this f...

This week's episode was absolutely fascinating to me. When I heard that my buddy Brandon Swett went to a 10 day silent meditation retreat, my first response was "He did WHAT??" Brandon had never come across to me as the kind of person who would participate in something so outside the box. Over the past two years he has completely challenged his old mindset and is studying meditation on his way to...

How to become Superhuman, the importance of pursuing new ideas, the mindset of a hard-worker, and, of course, surviving a multi-day Go Ruck challenge (the HCL) while profusely bleeding from your leg. AND SO MUCH MORE!! Ryan Esdohr, co-owner of Superhuman Lab , is a deep thinking student of fitness who is constantly exploring ways to broaden the way we think of performance. Through his company he e...

Nepal Treks, Ultramarathons, running miles and miles in the Sahara Desert, Iceland stage races, all on this week's episode! Hope that got your attention... Do you remember meeting your first adventurer? The first person who expanded your mind making you understand that the world is HUGE and filled with endless possibilities for adventure? For me that person was my cousin Susan Nowell. When I was i...

Have you ever day-dreamed about quitting your job, selling your stuff, minimizing your life and hitting the road in the pursuit of adventure? To most of us this will forever remain a day-dream, existing in the back of our minds with the rest of the "somedays". To Annie and Luke Perkins this has become their reality. Having set out on the road, they have embraced a nomadic lifestyle adventuring aro...

This week's episode is a great one if you are the person who has thinks to yourself “running a half marathon looks super cool, but I’ll never be a runner... so there’s no point of even signing up.” Matt Rackers is fresh off of finishing his very first half marathon and, while he may currently be limping around like a John Wayne, he’s feeling pretty dang good! Bucket list item=complete! In this epi...

Adventure up Buffalo Mountain in the early morning after the first snow. Overcoming adversity leads to an important reminder.

Aron Johnston is a husband, a father, and an artist. After high school he fell into a construction job. It was the safe choice- comfy, secure, and gave him a steady paycheck. But it wasn't his passion; it wasn't what he saw himself doing the rest of his life. So he stepped off that path. Left the safety of his job of 15 years and began to pursue his passion- art. Oh yeah...did I mention he had two...

Calvin Johannsen is in the middle of an epic quest to summit the 100 tallest mountains in the continental United States in....100 DAYS. It is called the "14ers Project." No doubt about it, he is on an ADVENTURE. One most people don't have the strength to endure. He has faced adversity, self doubt, gained incredible physical strength, solidified his adventure mindset, demonstrated super human endur...

For the last 9 months Brady Manriquez has been on a quest to become a healthier, more athletic version of himself. Using a focus on SUSTAINABILITY he has been able to drop 60 pounds, find a passion for running, and benefit from new found self confidence. Listen in for advice about how taking it day by day and celebrating the little victories can help you in the pursuit of your own goals!