Ep. 373: Climbing in North Korea - Woolly Mammoths - Nepal & Siberia - George Kourounis
Release Date: 05/10/2018
Ep. 606: Racing the Tour Divide in Your 60's - Marty Johnson
Adventure Sports Podcast
When Marty's 60th birthday came rolling around, he knew he needed to do something adventurous that took him out of his normal routine and into an entirely different frame of mind. From that longing came the idea to race in the Tour Divide, a 2,750-mile, mostly off-road, mountain bike race from Canada to Mexico along the Continental Divide. Now, at the age of 65, Marty is gearing up this June for another TD attempt. His 6th time on the trail. Our most adventurous years don't have to be the earliest. In fact, they can be the most recent. I hope Marty's story helps you see your own...
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Ep. 605: A 50-Day Solo Row Across the Atlantic - Gavan Hennigan
Adventure Sports Podcast
Originally aired March 30, 2017 Past guest, Gavan Hennigan, is back on the show today to tell us about his solo row across the southern Atlantic. What do the stars and the milky way look like at night from the middle of the ocean? How does one cope with 50 days of solitude sitting in a 16 ft rowing for days on end? Gavan discusses overcoming his issues with addiction and how he turned drug addiction into a passion for adventure. Find Gavan on his website at Twitter: @Soulogav Instagram: Facebook: Try CS Instant Coffee for 50% off your first order for the months of...
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Ep. 604: Chasing Fastest Known Times - Jason Hardrath
Adventure Sports Podcast
After a serious car accident that left him with limited mobility in his leg, Jason decided he was done letting time slip by that wasn't in the pursuit of some higher goal in places he loved to be. This led him to pursue wilderness-based FKTs (Fastest Known Times). To date, Jason has 35 FKTs in some of the most iconic and beautiful places in the American West. Many of those FKTs are on impressively difficult routes. The Cascade Trifecta, Rainier Infinity Loop, Crater Lake Circumnavigation, and Oregon's Five Highest are all FKT's Jason has under his belt. Not bad for an elementary PE...
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Ep. 603: The Ultra-Athlete Lifestyle - Anna-Marie Watson
Adventure Sports Podcast
Originally aired April 24, 2017 Anna-Marie Watson grew up in an outdoor-loving, adventurous family. The adventures continued into adulthood as she served nearly a decade in the British Army. Upon leaving the military, she knew she did not want a standard job and a "normal" life so, what did she do? She flew to New Zealand to bicycle the country. This started a series of adventures that led her to compete in the world half Ironman, running (and winning second place female the Marathon De Sables. She isn't slowing down either. She is currently training for The Ultra Trail Du Mont Blanc – a 171...
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Ep. 602: Ironman Champion - Ben Hoffman
Adventure Sports Podcast
At a young age, Ben and his parents pedaled all over the US on extended bike tours. He credits these early endurance events as part of the foundation that led to his ability to outlast his opponents in traditional sports. However, it wasn’t until college at the University of Montana in Missoula that Ben discovered triathlons in a book while traveling to Alaska. Once he got back to school he signed up for the local triathlon and was instantly hooked. Ben immediately set his sights on becoming pro. Since then, Ben has won seven full Ironman races, seven 70.3 Ironman races, came in 2nd in...
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Ep. 601: The Dawn Wall - Tommy Caldwell
Adventure Sports Podcast
Originally aired December 07, 2018 Tommy is one of the greatest climbers of all time. Listen in as he shares stories from being held hostage, life as a father, and ultimately his famous climb of the Dawn Wall on El Capitan in Yosemite National Park with Kevin Jorgeson. Instagram:
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Ep. 600: Celebrating 600 Episodes of Adventure - Mason Gravley
Adventure Sports Podcast
Can you believe it? We've made it to 600 episodes. That's quite the feat in the podcast world. There have been highs and lows and everything in between. To celebrate episode 600 and 2020, Mason is going to reflect on the last decade of adventures as well as 2019 for the podcast.
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We'll be back on January 6th
Adventure Sports Podcast
Just a reminder we'll be back on January 6th. Enjoy the holidays!
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Ep. 599: Dealing with Post-Adventure Depression - Joe Jimenez
Adventure Sports Podcast
After any great adventure, there's a very good chance the life you come back to is not nearly as exciting or engaging as the adventure you recently finished. For many adventurers, this can lead to a pretty dark time in their life known as post-adventure depression. Today we're chatting again with Joe Jiminez (from episode 443) who recently finished the Pacific Crest Trail. He's currently dealing with post-adventure life and was kind enough to share his feelings and experience from what he calls an epic adventure and transitioning back to normal life. Instagram: ANNOUNCEMENT: We...
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Ep. 598: World Adventurer & National Geographic Explorer - Mike Libecki
Adventure Sports Podcast
Originally aired November 23, 2015 Mike, who was named the 2013 National Geographic Adventurer of the year, has been on 87 expeditions around the globe racking up over 200 first ascents. However, his foundational passion is adventure travel and adventures with his daughter. Mike shares not only stories about his exploration but also about what it takes behind the scenes to live an adventure-filled life. Photo credit Try CS Instant Coffee for 50% off your first order for the months of September and October only! Go to and use the code "ADVENTURE" at checkout....
info_outlineOne of our favorite recurring guests, George Kourounis, is back on the show today. George recently returned from Nepal where he visited Everest Base Camp in the Himalayas to film a TV show. They decided to try visiting the base camp with no acclimatization. So they took a helicopter up with no time to adjust. George immediately experienced the effects of hypoxia during this trip. George was also fortunate enough to meet Kancha Sherpa on this helicopter ride. Kancha Sherpa is the last surviving member of Sir Edmond Hillary's 1953 expedition to be the first people to reach the summit of Everest.
On our last show with George, he was preparing to head to North Korea for a rare opportunity to mountain trek, climb and camp. He was approved by the government and was able to travel there in May of 2017. He fills us in on what it was like to be a western-world guest in this secretive country during tumultuous political times. His experience is an interesting one that most of us never get to hear much less experience. Listen in to hear about what the mountains and surroundings are like over there.
George tells about his continued trips to volcanoes including 11,384 ft Mt Nyiragongo which is an active volcano in the Democratic Republic of Congo. He explains that the lake nearby, Lake Kivu, which is susceptible to exploding due to the vast amounts of dissolved carbon dioxide at the bottom. The volcano holds the world's largest boiling lake of lava.
He traveled down the Road of Bones to visit a village in the middle of Siberia, Oymyakon, which is known as the coldest place on earth. He tells us a story about visiting a preserved woolly mammoth frozen in the permafrost and when no one was looking, George snapped off a little mammoth to have a taste. Listen in to hear what that experience was like for him.
Then we discussed the difficulty of ice climbing on icebergs to place satellite tracking devices on them for tracking the path of the icebergs as they float through the ocean.
It's never a dull hour when our friend George Kourounis joins us on the show.
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