Ep. 849: Climbing Through Physical Trauma - Revisited - Melissa Strong

Check out our Giveaway with EXPED! Our partners at EXPED will be giving away an Ultra 3R sleeping pad to 3 lucky winners. All you have to do is enter here to be entered to win! Giveaway closes Oct 23rd. Tom and Kyle are two charismatic and adventurous Canadian brothers who have undertaken wildly outlandish pursuits such as portaging canoes through the Himalayas to Mount Everest base camp, riding mountain bikes in the middle of winter for over 300km, and traveling much of the world together. Kyle is an ultra-endurance cyclist and professional rope access technician by trade while Tom is a competitive rower and became a General Manager and COO before the age of 25. Together Tom and Kyle operate a successful not-for-profit organization called The Weight We Carry in which they have used their ambitious adventures for good by raising over $150,000 to build a women’s mental health center in Kathmandu, Nepal. Today we’re hearing from the two brothers about their Everest Base Camp adventure. You can watch a film of the experience below. Film link: One Step At A Time - The Weight We CarryInstagram @the_weight_we_carryKyle’s adventure page: @adventureboyrobertsThe Weight We Carry Website www.theweightwecarry.comSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/adventure-sports-podcast/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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Take our listener survey here to give feedback on the show! Originally aired - October 08, 2018Erika Bergman is a submarine pilot, engineer, and a National Geographic Explorer who will be taking Sir Richard Branson and Fabien Cousteau (grandson of famed ocean explorer Jacques Cousteau) on a submarine adventure into the depth of Belize's Great Blue Hole. In 2013 she received a National Geographic Explorers grant for her "Classrooms Under the Sea" expedition which live-streamed submarine expeditions to classrooms. She's a superb storyteller with many interesting tales and accomplishments to share!She is also the Founder of GEECs - Global Engineering & Exploration Counselors; providing a network of thrilling engineering camps to girls around the world.https://www.thegeecs.com/https://twitter.com/erika_bergman?lang=enSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/adventure-sports-podcast/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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Take our listener survey here to give feedback to the show! Robbie has done some legitimately legendary adventures. He ran across the US, has the FKT for the Central Park Loop, and even outlasted a Tesla by running farther than it could drive on a single charge. However, on today’s episode we talk about something, in my opinion, that was much crazier; The Colorado Crush. In an effort to experience all the glory and magnitude that Colorado has to offer, Robbie pieced together an adventure of outright ridiculous proportions. The goal was to run the Leadville marathon in early summer, complete the nearly 500-mile Colorado Trail, run the Leadville 50-mile in mid-summer, then climb all 58 Colorado 14ers and finish with the Leadville 100-mile ultrarun, completing the Colorado Trail, the 14ers and the Leadville Trail Series in one summer. Unbelievable. Now let’s hear the story…Learn more about Robbie and watch the documentary below:Colorado Crush film: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ch-n7LwMVZ4@robbiebalenger@theaudaciousreportwww.theaudaciousreport.comSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/adventure-sports-podcast/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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Originally aired - August 02, 2019Take our listener survey here to give feedback on the show! Jen Gurecki is an avid adventurer (recently biked across Africa) and serial entrepreneur. She is the CEO of the all-women’s ski and snowboard company Coalition Snow, co-host of the podcast Juicy Bits, founder of the social enterprise Zawadisha, and editor of the magazine Sisu, among other things, I'm sure. How in the world did she get her hands into so many things and how does she manage to keep it all together? Listen in to hear her amazing story.Instagram: @sisumagazine@coalitionsnow@yogureckiWebsites:www.sisumagazine.comwww.coalitionsnow.comSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/adventure-sports-podcast/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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Take our listener survey here to give feedback to the show! Triathlete and marathon swimmer, Rob Hutchings takes us on a whirlwind journey from triathlons and his first marathon swim in his home country of Canada, to Ironman competitions across the pond. Then down under to Australia and New Zealand where he embarked on marathon adventures off the beaten track, on land and in the water, which led to his biggest challenge – an unprecedented attempt at swimming the turbulent 256 km Clutha River.In Downriver Nomad, Rob shares his story of adventures and adversities not only in the water, on the race course and off the beaten track, but also his struggles with an alcoholic father and his own unsuccessful path to fatherhood.His is a story of humor, heartbreak and challenges that will inspire the absolute beginner in adventure sports to the seasoned endurance athlete. Join Rob on his nomadic adventures in triathlon, marathon swimming and adventure sports, packed with hairpin bends, whirlpools, rock dodging and white-water rapids.Link to Rob’s book, Downriver Nomad: A Triathlete's Adventures and Adversities into the Rapids https://adventuresoutsidethelanes.com/downriver-nomadYouTube Documentary of the Clutha River Swim: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WeIW6ioSHZAWild Triathlon concept video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nUWLWSPKqPwRob's YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLrTEAKTmygJW-6jxwPKzcQInstagram: @downriver_nomadFacebook:https://www.facebook.com/rob.hutchings.142/Strava: https://www.strava.com/athletes/102572103Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/adventure-sports-podcast/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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On today's episode, we talk with Alexandra Heminsley, author of "Running Like a Girl" and "Leap In". Alex overcame a deep fear of water to eventually become an open ocean swimmer. Both of Alex's books are written to provide the inspiration to get off the couch or out of the bar and do something beyond your comfort zone.Books: "Running Like a Girl""Leap In"Twitter: @hemmoInstagram: @hemmogramsfacebook.com/AlexandraHeminsleySupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/adventure-sports-podcast/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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Aum is an endurance athlete who started his journey four years ago after deciding to go for a quarter mile run day after work. From running a quarter mile to going longer and longer distances, Aum has traveled many thousands of miles on this journey. Once unathletic and unhealthy, Aum is now a Pro Trail Runner for Merrell. Although breaking perceived limitations and failing big motivates his desire to change lives through his collaboration with the Richstone Family Center, which gives him strength in these long distance.He recently set out to run across Iceland, but things did not go to plan…IG: @theaumgandhiRichstone Family CenterSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/adventure-sports-podcast/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

19 Syys 202257min

When Chris and Marty Fagan go on an adventure, they go big! From bike tours through Africa to racing sailboats in Alaska, the couple is a dynamic duo of adventurous spirit. Over the winter of 2013/2014, that spirit culminated in a 48-day ski expedition to the South Pole. Upon completion, they became the first American married couple (and second married couple in history) to complete a full unsupported, unguided, unassisted ski from the Antarctic coast to the South Pole. In fact, they're two of just over 100 people in all of history to have traveled to the South Pole in that way.Chris is an amazing storyteller, and I hope you enjoy this conversation about two parents risking it all for a chance at an extraordinary adventure.  Chris' book about the trip, The Expedition: Two Parents Risk Life and Family in an Extraordinary Quest to the South Pole, comes out September 3, 2019. You can find it here:www.amazon.com/Expedition-Parents-Family-Extraordinary-Quest/dp/1631525921www.chrisfagan.netwww.sparkfireinc.comFacebook: @chriscfaganTwitter: @chriscfaganInstagram: @chriscfaganhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/chriscfagan/Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/adventure-sports-podcast/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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