The Adventure Journal Podcast

In 1970, six women climbed Denali — the first all-women's expedition to summit any of the world's high peaks. They hauled wooden snowshoes up a mountain famous for 300-mile-an-hour winds, fought altitude sickness and each other, and pulled off one of the great survival stories in mountaineering history. Almost nobody noticed. Cassidy Randall's debut book  Thirty Below  rescues that sto...

Jay Carson didn't go looking for a life change. He went looking for survival skills — and found both. A writer and television creator living in Los Angeles, Jay had the unsettling realization during the early days of COVID that he was completely unprepared for anything resembling a real emergency. When the power went out one night, his phone went dead with it, and he had no idea what to do. A...

You will not be surprised to discover that Shawnté Salabert's Gear Abby podcast can be heard wherever you hear podcasts. For more visual Salabert updates, head to @shawntesalabert . Get host Stephen Casimiro’s newsletter at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠desert-projects.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ . Subscribe to our beautiful printed quarterly, whose stories are only found in print, at ⁠⁠⁠http://www.subscribetoaj.com⁠⁠⁠ FOLLOW US ON SOCI...

You can find all things Coast Film and Music Festival at ⁠coastfilmfestival.com. Get host Stephen Casimiro’s newsletter at ⁠⁠⁠⁠desert-projects.com⁠⁠⁠⁠ . Subscribe to our beautiful printed quarterly, whose stories are only found in print, at ⁠⁠http://www.subscribetoaj.com⁠⁠ FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL MEDIA Instagram — ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/adventurejournal/⁠⁠⁠⁠ Facebook — ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook....

You can find all things Mojave Desert Land Trust at mdlt.org Get host Stephen Casimiro’s newsletter at ⁠⁠⁠desert-projects.com⁠⁠⁠ . Subscribe to our beautiful printed quarterly, whose stories are only found in print, at ⁠http://www.subscribetoaj.com⁠ FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL MEDIA Instagram — ⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/adventurejournal/⁠⁠⁠ Facebook — ⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/adventurejournal⁠⁠⁠ Pin...

You can find all things Outdoor Alliance at outdooralliance.org . Get host Stephen Casimiro’s newsletter at ⁠⁠desert-projects.com⁠⁠ . Subscribe to our beautiful printed quarterly, whose stories are only found in print, at http://www.subscribetoaj.com FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL MEDIA Instagram — ⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/adventurejournal/⁠⁠ Facebook — ⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/adventurejournal⁠⁠ Pinter...

Melissa Arnot Reid’s book Enough: Toward a True Self on Mount Everest can be purchased anywhere you buy books. We recommended ⁠Bookshop.org⁠ .  Follow her at ⁠melissaarnot.com⁠ and ⁠@melissaarnot⁠ . Get host Stephen Casimiro’s newsletter at ⁠desert-projects.com⁠ . Follow him on ⁠Instagram⁠ and ⁠Blue Sky⁠ . Subscribe to our beautiful printed quarterly, whose stories are only found in print, at http...

Melissa Arnot Reid’s book Enough: Toward a True Self on Mount Everest can be purchased anywhere you buy books. We recommended Bookshop.org .  Follow her at melissaarnot.com and @melissaarnot . Get host Stephen Casimiro’s newsletter at desert-projects.com . Follow him on Instagram and Blue Sky . Subscribe to our beautiful printed quarterly, whose stories are only found in print, at http://www.subsc...

Subscribe to our beautiful printed quarterly, whose stories are only found in print, at http://www.subscribetoaj.com FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL MEDIA Instagram — https://www.instagram.com/adventurejournal/ Facebook — https://www.facebook.com/adventurejournal Pinterest — https://www.pinterest.com/adventurejournl Tiktok — https://www.tiktok.com/@adventurejournal/ Adventure Journal is supported primarily by...

The desert soil is alive! On this episode, we talk about the magic and mystery of biocrust, the incredible living community that blankets desert sands. Our guest is Dr. Kristina Young of Science Moab. Science Moab: https://sciencemoab.org Kristina: https://kristinayoung.weebly.com Subscribe to our beautiful printed quarterly, whose stories are only found in print, at http://www.subscribetoaj.com F...

Subscribe to our beautiful printed quarterly, whose stories are only found in print, at http://www.subscribetoaj.com FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL MEDIA Instagram — https://www.instagram.com/adventurejournal/ Facebook — https://www.facebook.com/adventurejournal Pinterest — https://www.pinterest.com/adventurejournl Tiktok — https://www.tiktok.com/@adventurejournal/ Adventure Journal is supported primarily by...

Subscribe to our beautiful printed quarterly, whose stories are only found in print, at http://www.subscribetoaj.com FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL MEDIA Instagram — https://www.instagram.com/adventurejournal/ Facebook — https://www.facebook.com/adventurejournal Pinterest — https://www.pinterest.com/adventurejournl Tiktok — https://www.tiktok.com/@adventurejournal/ Adventure Journal is supported primarily by...

American Climate Corps: https://www.whitehouse.gov/climatecorps/ Subscribe to our beautiful printed quarterly, whose stories are only found in print, at http://www.subscribetoaj.com FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL MEDIA Instagram — https://www.instagram.com/adventurejournal/ Facebook — https://www.facebook.com/adventurejournal Pinterest — https://www.pinterest.com/adventurejournl Tiktok — https://www.tiktok.c...

Subscribe to our beautiful printed quarterly, whose stories are only found in print, at http://www.subscribetoaj.com FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL MEDIA Instagram — https://www.instagram.com/adventurejournal/ Facebook — https://www.facebook.com/adventurejournal Pinterest — https://www.pinterest.com/adventurejournl Tiktok — https://www.tiktok.com/@adventurejournal/ Adventure Journal is supported primarily by...

If you're looking for an adventure rig, you have seemingly endless choices (except for rugged, simple, and affordable—come on, car makers!) In this episode, we discuss our faves, what makes an adventure vehicle an adventure vehicle, and ponder whether the best adventure rig is the one already in your driveway. Subscribe to our beautiful printed quarterly, whose stories are only found in print,...

Kurt Refsnider had the dream gig -- Geology professor at Prescott College, in Prescott, Arizona, near tons of great riding. But as bikepacking took more and more of his headspace, he realized his real dream gig was founding Bikepacking Roots, an organization dedicated to getting folks from all walks of life out there and having fun. We talked with Refsnider about the rise of bikepacking, how to ge...

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Today we have a reading of a Historical Badass column on solo adventurer Audrey Suthernland, titled "Lean and Hard and Sunbrowned and Kind." It originally ran in Adventure Journal Quarterly 002. Written and read by Stephen Casimiro. Subscribe to our beautiful printed quarterly, whose stories are only found in print, at http://www.subscribetoaj.com FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL MEDIA Instagram — ht...

Denise Joi is one of four pilots for Colorado Parks and Wildlife, where she flies a small Cessna between soaring Rocky Mountain peaks, conducting wildlife surveys and -- more dangerous and dramatic -- fish drops, stocking pristine alpine lakes with trout and grayling. We spoke with her about her incredible job, but also her amazing short film "Fight or Flight" that shows the real reason...

Preorder The Darkest White : https://www.harpercollins.com/products/the-darkest-white-eric-blehm?variant=41055722504226 Eric's Website: https://www.ericblehm.com/ Subscribe to our beautiful printed quarterly, whose stories are only found in print, at http://www.subscribetoaj.com FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL MEDIA Instagram — https://www.instagram.com/adventurejournal/ Facebook — https://www.facebook.co...

Subscribe to our beautiful printed quarterly, whose stories are only found in print, at http://www.subscribetoaj.com FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL MEDIA Instagram — https://www.instagram.com/adventurejournal/ Facebook — https://www.facebook.com/adventurejournal Pinterest — https://www.pinterest.com/adventurejournl Tiktok — https://www.tiktok.com/@adventurejournal/ Adventure Journal is supported primarily by...

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Interstellar Magazine: https://www.stellarequipment.com/interstellar/ Mattias' Website: https://mattiasfredriksson.com Chapters: 0:00 Intro 1:20 Mattias' Backstory and Access to Skiing 7:28 Growing into a Ski Bum 11:14 Breaking into the Magazine World 35:39 Drawn to Small Mountain Towns 42:42 Telling Stories through Interstellar 52:24 Mattias' Editorial Approach 57:50 Mattias' Succ...

We sat down with Caroline Gleich, activist and mountaineer who's running for Senate as a democrat in Utah. We talk about her ambitious campaign, her experience climbing Everest, important policies, and more. Caroline's Campaign: https://www.carolineforutah.com Ask Your Lawmakers to Pass EXPLORE: https://action.outdooralliance.org/a/2023-aora Caroline's Website: https://carolinegleich.c...

On today’s episode, we’re going to start off with some news about Aspen Ski Co. looking for unsanctioned ski instructors in their resort, and then chat about some gear. Our main topic is about the best big cities for access to adventure. And we finish it off with some disagreements in another round of overrated/underrated. Gear: 🛒 Kona Single Speed Bike: https://www.konaworld.com/products/unit 🛒...