The Adventure Sports Podcast

Powered by RedCircle Brandon is back with us again today to talk about his most recent adventure of solo crossing Yellowstone National Park this past winter. The trip was to set off alone for up to 12 days in the wild, traversing both Grand Teton and Yellowstone National Parks, solo, and unsupported.  Branden’s gear was chosen to withstand heavy snows, gale-force winds, and temperatures of -40 Fahrenheit!  You can hear Branden on Ep. 687, talking about climbing Montana’s 50 highest peaks  here .  Find Branden on Instagram at  @the_wild_ned Is the price of gear holding you back from going on your next adventure or have extra gear you don’t need? Rerouted.co is offering a sustainable option to purchase and sell high-quality used gear to save it from the landfill, and save your wallet. Check it out at   www.rerouted.co

Powered by RedCircle This show was originally aired on  Without Compromise  by  Athletic Brewing .  Taking the road less traveled will inevitably take some unexpected turns and uncover many unexpected opportunities. The key, as Seth says, is to follow the opportunities. He should know as the founder and creator of the premier mountain biking YouTube channel  Berm Peak  (formally known as Seth’s Bike Hacks), where Seth does mountain bike how-to’s, advice, and is currently building an entire mountain bike park in the mountains of western North Carolina.  However, Seth’s story starts out in a way you wouldn’t expect a leading voice in the world of mountain biking to start, BMX riding in Miami. That didn’t stop him though. He picked up his camera and started recording anyway.  Fast forward a handful of years and Seth is using his community's support to build a mountain bike park that will be open to the public.  Find out more about Set...

Powered by RedCircle When Julia wanted to express the difficulties that others go through to just “get out there”, she decided to make the most basic steps of experiencing the outdoors, getting there, an obstacle to overcome.  After thinking on her idea for a year and a half, she decided to start walking from the iconic downton Denver Union Station to the entrance of Rocky Mountain National Park, almost 70 miles away. Blisters, cars, and even animals were just some of the challenges she faced in the four-day journey.  Today Julia is here to tell us about the amazing experience. You can read a day-by-day report of the journey  here .  You can learn more about the Cairn Project  here .  Is the price of gear holding you back from going on your next adventure or have extra gear you don’t need? Rerouted.co is offering a sustainable option to purchase and sell high-quality used gear to save it from the landfill, and save your wallet. Check it out at ...

Powered by RedCircle Originally aired April 18, 2016 Anna McNuff returns to regale us with her fun stories about biking across Europe guided by social networking votes! Anna was on episode  110  as well as episode  317  &  318  where she shared running the length of New Zealand, biking all 50 US states, and cycling across South America.  www.annamcnuff.com Find affordable online classes like Yoga, Tai Chi, Essential Oils, Music, and many more. Check them out at  TheRestorationDepot.com , AND try your first class for only $5 by selecting “First Class Special” at checkout.

Powered by RedCircle Benjamin Jordan is back on the Adventure Sports Podcast with another incredible journey to share. He recently retraced the iconic path that Monarch Butterflies take every year from a remote mountainous region of Northern Mexico all the way to Canada. It’s a phenomenon that science doesn’t quite understand and one that Benjamin was inspired to try himself.  A documentary about the nearly 3,000 km experience, "Fly Monarca", drops Thursday, May 6th at Midnight EST at  flymonarca.com .  Listen to Benjamin’s previous episode on Adventure Sports Podcast here:  Ep. 524: Vol-Bivouac Paragliding 1,200-Km of the Canadian Rockies - Benjamin Jordan https://www.adventuresportspodcast.com/2019/05/ep-524-vol-bivouac-paragliding-1200-km.html Expedition Website:    monarcaexpedition.com Film Website:   flymonarca.com FB/IG:  @benjaminjordanadventure Twitter:  @ben_j_adventure Lyndsay Nicole (FB/IG):  @pilotlyndsaynicole ...

Powered by RedCircle Zoë is an outdoor athlete, advocate, storyteller, and editor for Trail Runner Magazine. She’s joining us today from the mountains of Colorado to discuss some of the best ways to make a difference for planet Earth as an outdoor and adventure athlete.   Read our newest blog post featuring Zoë Rom   here .  This podcast episode comes from my other show, Without Compromise, that’s through  Athletic Brewing Company . We recently brewed a very special Earth Day peanut butter beer in collaboration with JUSTIN’S® where the proceeds of the sales will benefit the Rocky Mountain National Park Conservancy with a matching donation from JUSTIN’S®.

Powered by RedCircle You wouldn’t guess that the 21-year-old who had never seen the ocean would one day become a three-time travel photographer of the year and have a world-famous travel blog, but Gary Arndt did just that.  He’s joining us today to teach us some of his lessons from years of traveling as well as how he pivoted from full-time traveling during the pandemic to pursue a new passion. Check out his newest project, the Everything Everywhere Daily History Podcast  here .  Everything-everywhere.com Instagram:  @everythingeverywhere Is the price of gear holding you back from going on your next adventure or have the extra gear you don’t need? Rerouted.co is offering a sustainable option to purchase and sell high-quality used gear to save it from the landfill, and save your wallet. Check it out at   www.rerouted.co

Powered by RedCircle 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 Under Asian Skies Distant Suns Tortillas to Totems www.thebookdepository.com

Powered by RedCircle Jerome Rand from Sailing Into Oblivion and  episode 644  is joining us today to update us on part two of his latest adventure of sailing around the world via the Northwest Passage. Things don’t necessarily go to plan, but it’s a heck of a story! This was a very rare in-person interview so the conversation is, well, more conversational than usual! Buy his book and new audiobook:   Sailing Into Oblivion: The Solo Non-stop Voyage of the Mighty Sparrow Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSzlhcmiF7vav6CNly7rUpw?view_as=subscriber Tiktok:  @SailingIntoOblivion If you’d like to support me and the show, treat yourself to a pair or two or three goodr sunglasses and head over to  goodr.com  and use code ASP15 to get 15% OFF your entire order. Your face will thank you!

Powered by RedCircle After surviving an armed robbery attack at the age of 26, Dave was told he’d never walk again. Being stubborn, he proved everyone wrong by getting back on his feet in a surprisingly short amount of time. Unfortunately, a few years later he was hit at a stop light by a drunk driver and forced to start back at square one and learn to walk yet again. Three back surgeries later and years of managing chronic pain with prescriptions left Dave in a state of life that he no longer wanted to live in. Something had to change.  He walked into the pain clinic that had been treating him and told the doctors he would radically change his life and become healthier. He found peace while walking the streets of Philadelphia for exercise and quickly saw the positive impact it was having on him. After hearing about a neighborhood 5k and learning that you can walk the entire way, he set his sights on simply finishing.  It absolutely changed his life. The 5k grew to ...

Powered by RedCircle Jerome Rand from Sailing Into Oblivion and  episode 644  is joining us today to update us on his latest adventure of sailing around the world via the Northwest Passage. Things don’t necessarily go to plan, but it’s a heck of a story! This was a very rare in-person interview so the conversation is, well, more conversational than usual! Part 2 will be aired next Monday.  Buy his book:   Sailing Into Oblivion: The Solo Non-stop Voyage of the Mighty Sparrow Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSzlhcmiF7vav6CNly7rUpw?view_as=subscriber Tiktok:  @SailingIntoOblivion

Powered by RedCircle JR Harris was introduced to the Boy Scouts while living in New York City. His parents had the foresight to interest their son in things that would spark his curiosity and learning, rather than get caught up in the struggles of everyday life in the projects. This influence has led JR to the most unlikely of wildernesses, completely alone, for the last 50 plus years! When he’s not trekking through Nepal or the Andes, JR owns and operates the oldest Black-owned research and consulting firm in the United States, JRH Marketing Services. He is also the author of Way Out There: Adventures of a Wilderness Trekker, which details a handful of his many adventures in the outdoors. Despite his constant roaming through the most remote locations on Earth, JR still proudly calls New York City his home. Join us today as we talk with a truly remarkable person who has not only built a life around the outdoors and New York City but a life we can all strive to have. https://...

Powered by RedCircle Steve’s story is one that’ll get you pumped to start planning your next adventure and eliminate all excuses as to why you can’t or shouldn’t. Steve Cannon runs, fat bikes, kayaks, and skis but he wouldn’t call himself a runner, biker, kayaker, or skier, however. He would most likely refer to himself as an adventurer.  Here’s why: Steve has run nearly 100 marathons. Competed in the world’s longest kayak race.   Completed the Tuscobia Winter 150 twice on his fat bike.  Finished the Arrowhead 135 three times, and most recently did so unsupported.  In 2004, he rode his bike to the starting line of the Deadwood Mickelson Trail Marathon in South Dakota—beginning in Iowa—before running the marathon and continuing on another 1900 miles and 38 days.  Completed over twenty RAGBRAIs. Completed eight Gravel World Championships in Nebraska. Completed four Ride-the-Rockies, Completed the Dirty Kanza 200 five times, earning a coveted “1000 ...

Powered by RedCircle   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 adventure with Danny on today's show. Great stories! If you love cycling, travel, and chasing big dreams, this episode is for you!  Affordable online classes like Yoga, Tai Chi, Essential Oils, Music, and many more. Check them out at  TheRestorationDepot.com , AND try your first class for only $5 by selecting “First Class Special” at checkout.

Powered by RedCircle It’s no surprise that major life transitions are great times to have an adventure. So many of the stories told on this show are from trips where folks are between jobs, taking a gap year, after a divorce or experiencing other life-altering news. But what about the folks in the throes of “normal life”? Is there hope for those folks to have a life-changing adventure or are they forever stuck in weekend warrior mode?  If you listen to this show on a regular basis you know the answer is that adventure is all around you, all the time, and tapping into the joys adventures bring doesn’t take months or weeks to accomplish. Today, Frazer gives us an inside look at the winning formula that has allowed him and 12 buddies a trip-of-a-lifetime once a year, every year, for the last 15 years.  It’s a simple formula but following the steps rigorously is the only way Frazer and his friends are able to make it happen on a consistent basis. Maybe it’s a formula th...

Powered by RedCircle Ethan grew up in Boulder, Colorado, and had to learn the ins and outs of backcountry safety at an early age in order to enjoy time in the mountains during the winter.   Fast forward a few decades and Ethan has been the Director of the Colorado Avalanche Information Center since 2005 and knows, probably better than anyone, the importance of what they do every day.  When your job involves keeping folks out of life-threatening danger, everything you do has to be done Without Compromise. Today’s episode is all about Ethan’s story, what he’s learned, and what you need to know to stay safe doing backcountry adventures in the winter.  Learn more about Colorado Avalanche Information Center and Friends of CAIC, visit  avalanche.state.co.us  and follow them on social.  Instagram:  @friendsofcaic Facebook:  @COAvalancheInfo  &  @FriendsofCAIC Try Athletic Brewing’s award-winning non-alcoholic craft beers at...

Powered by RedCircle Christine’s love for backpacking started the same way many of the adventures on this podcast start, with a Google search. Her quest that day? To find out what this backpacking thing was all about.  After only a few articles into her search, Christine decided to thru-hike the Appalachian Trail. It was a huge leap of faith but she immediately got to work to make that dream come true. The funny thing about making a dream a reality is that it’s not what we typically imagine. The realness of life usually gets in the way and what actually happens before, during, and after an adventure is anything but what we plan for.  Today we’re going to hear Christine’s story of how her experience hiking the AT changed her and all the adventures that have come before and after it.  She has written her experiences in a new book after a life-altering trip on the Wonderland trail called Alone in Wonderland, which can be found at her website,  aloneinwonderla...

Powered by RedCircle   Originally “aired” May 17, 2018 Paragliding! This one has been on our adventure bucket list for some time now. But can you imagine using your paraglider as your transportation method to new overnight camping locations and putting a multi-day trip together? That would be sweet! Nick Neynens is on the show today to explain what this "Vol-Biv" sport is and what it's like to soar up in the air like an eagle with the intention of landing to camp each day. Nick also talks about the Red Bull X-Alps which is an event where paragliders race across the Alps, flying straight-line distances of more than 600 miles! Vol-Biv demands paragliding skills as well as physical endurance. For you fans of flying, this one is not to miss! Facebook:  @sharemyjoys www.sharemyjoys.com Instagram:  @nneynens www.twitter.com/nneynens www.youtube.com/sharemyjoys