Ep. 901: First Woman to Circumnavigate the World on Motorcycle - Revisited - Elspeth Beard

This is our first episode of the year and I wanted to highlight a story that captures everything our show is about. Randy is a longtime listener and friend of the show. His story is amazing and showcases the power of adventure in our lives. It all started with a hike.Several years ago, Randy Brandt and his then teenage son were out hiking when they ran into an older man who shared that he had just completed visiting all the National Parks. From that moment forward, Randy was inspired and made it a goal of doing more adventures and not simply waiting around for retirement to do the things he wanted to do.He has now visited over 30 National Parks and participated in countless challenges, including bikepacking the Arizona Trail, Colorado Trail, and the Tour Divide in a calendar year, running an ultra marathon, and riding motorcycles through the Himalayas of India!What are you going to do differently in 2024?Also, you can support The Adventure Sports Podcast monthly by going to Patreon.com/AdventureSportsPodcast or make a one-time donation to the show here. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/adventure-sports-podcast/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

2 Tammi 20241h 54min

Originally aired January 16, 2017Jeff Golden of the Colorado Mountain Club rejoins the Adventure Sports Podcast today to visit about climbing Colorado's 14ers again, but this time in the winter! Why wait for the short summer season? Winter mountaineering is beautiful and can be done safely with a little training and the right gear. Jeff does a fantastic job of explaining all about it on today's show.Learn more about Jeff and the Colorado Mountain Club:www.cmc.orghttps://www.facebook.com/ColoradoMountainClubhttps://iceandtrail.com/http://opensnow.com/http://avalanche.state.co.us/Also, you can support The Adventure Sports Podcast monthly by going to Patreon.com/AdventureSportsPodcast or make a one-time donation to the show here. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/adventure-sports-podcast/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

29 Joulu 202357min

In October 2017, climber and national park ranger, Quinn Brett, took a horrific 100-ft fall in Yosemite National park when climbing a route on the iconic El Capitan, which Quinn had already climbed before. The accident left her paralyzed from the waist down and she was faced with a new and uncomfortable reality of not having freedom and mobility to explore and adventure.Although Quinn is very open about how much it sucks to go through, she has achieved some of her most impressive adventures after the accident, including the legendary Tour Divide mountain bike race. Learn more about Quinn and watch her new film: An Accidental Life here:https://tv.apple.com/us/movie/an-accidental-life/umc.cmc.8w6ljk85ey1e63mkoqt6jjsihttps://www.instagram.com/quinndalina/https://www.quinnbrett.com/https://www.dovetailtrails.com/Also, you can support The Adventure Sports Podcast monthly by going to Patreon.com/AdventureSportsPodcast or make a one-time donation to the show here. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/adventure-sports-podcast/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

28 Joulu 202351min

Originally aired November 30, 2017Thru Hiking any one of the Triple Crown trails is a mighty feat in and of its own. Then you have the Triple Crown itself once you've successfully thru hiked all three trails. Now, imagine having completed all three Triple Crown trails three times each! Clint "Lint" Bunting is one of three people in the world known to have accomplished this monumental goal and he is on the show today to give us a taste of his 30,000 miles on the trail.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/adventure-sports-podcast/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

21 Joulu 20231h 5min

More than 20 years ago, 7th-grade Kurt entered his first mountain bike race at the Minnesota Zoo, and he's been racing and adventuring on bikes ever since. After bouncing around the road and scenes while in graduate school, he eventually returned to the dirt and became enamored by probing mental and physical limits in multi-day ultra endurance events, winning and setting records in some of the toughest bikepacking races in the United States – Tour Divide, the Arizona Trail 300 and 750, the Colorado Trail Race, the Iditarod Trail Invitational, and more. Today we’re honing in on Kurt’s recent completion (only the third ever) of biking the CDT. Yes, most of the CDT is bikeable (I didn’t know this), with the opportunity to take different routes through the non-bikeable wilderness segments. This trail is hard so even for a seasoned and record-breaking cyclist like Kurt, the mileage doesn’t come easy. Rugged backcountry trails are where he loves riding the most. He rides for the Industry Nine - Pivot Pro Backcountry team, and beyond pedaling his bike, Kurt is a co-founder of and the Routes Director at Bikepacking Roots, a cycling coach, a former geology professor, and an advocate for landscapes, backcountry trails, and climate.IG: https://www.instagram.com/kurt.refsnider/Coaching website: https://www.ultramtb.net/Team website: https://backcountry-mtb.com/Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/adventure-sports-podcast/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

18 Joulu 202358min

Originally aired Aug 13, 2018Felicity Aston MBE is a British Polar Explorer, author, speaker and expedition leader. In 2012, she became the first woman to ski alone across Antarctica, a journey of 1084 miles that took 59 days to complete. That expedition garnered her a Guinness World Record. She has also been elected Fellow of both the Royal Geographical Society in London and The Explorers Club in New York.Her love for polar exploration began at the age of 23 at Rothera Research Station on the Antarctic Peninsula, where she monitored the climate as a meteorologist.Her expeditions have taken her to places like Greenland, where she became the first British woman to cross the giant landmass, both the North and South Pole, and to leading numerous record-breaking adventures all over the world, involving all women teams.Her story is truly inspirational and her achievements are downright amazing.Her website: www.felicityaston.co.ukHer Twitter: @felicity_astonHer Facebook: @felicity.aston.5Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/adventure-sports-podcast/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

14 Joulu 202352min

Greg Morrissey is an educator, explorer, and founder of Mountain Goat Movement -- an organization that is dedicated to providing transformative adventures from the Adirondacks to Antarctica while connecting folks to inspiring explorers, mountain athletes, and storytellers. He was a teacher for over a decade and would take his students on adventures every break. After seeing the need for more young people to have life-changing adventures, he jumped in full-time and started the Mountain Goat Movement. He now guides trips throughout the year taking young people to the furthest reaches of our planet to instill in them the power of adventure and purpose. Most recently, Greg led a novel 390-mile expedition of the Hudson River, from source to sea, with a team of environmental scientists and students. The trip was an amazing achievement Greg is an avid member of the Explorers Club, Next Generation of Explorers, and the American Alpine Club -- he has offered inspiring adventure talks across schools, brands, and is a highly-sought public speaker. Learn more about Greg and Mountain Goat Movement:https://www.mountaingoatmovement.comhttps://www.instagram.com/mountaingoatmovement/?hl=enhttps://www.instagram.com/greg_morrissey_/?hl=enSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/adventure-sports-podcast/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

11 Joulu 20231h 5min

Hey y'all! After 50 hours of helping with broadcasting of the Last Paddler Standing paddleboard race over the weekend, I was whooped! You can check out the highlights on LPS's social media and the SUPboarder YouTube channel!We'll be back on Monday with a new episode!https://www.instagram.com/lastpaddlerstanding/?hl=enhttps://www.youtube.com/@SUPboardermag/streamsSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/adventure-sports-podcast/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

7 Joulu 20232min