Ep. 1093: Curt Linville - Adventures for Everyone

While Mason is still out on the road finishing up the coast-to-coast bike adventure, previous Adventure Sports Podcast host, Curt Linville, will take over again today. Brian has been working in the field of snow and avalanches for the last couple decades. He began backcountry skiing in Colorado as a college student, and later as a mountain guide; and as an avalanche educator, curriculum developer, and as former Executive Director with the American Institute for Avalanche Research and Education (AIARE), and member of the American Avalanche Association Education Committee. After a decade or so of guiding and teaching in a variety of snow climates on both sides of the equator, Brian returned to graduate school where he earned a MS in Engineering, studying snow and ice mechanics in Alaska’s Chugach, and conducting research at the Institute of Arctic and Alpine Research. He worked for many years as a consultant to the ski industry, investigating snowpack runoff and potential changes to seasonal snowpacks as a result of climate change. Brian has been the Deputy Director of the CAIC since 2010. In the summers, you can find Brian complaining about the heat, planning his next trip to the snow, and trying to keep up with his wife Michelle on mountain bikes.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/adventure-sports-podcast/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

31 Aug 202056min

Originally aired May 20, 2019After spending 20 years in the kayaking industry, Susan was ready for a new challenge. Having the experience, the opportunity in life, as well as much of the gear from years of guiding, the Inside Passage along the western coast of Washington, British Colombia, and Alaska seemed like an adequate way to shake her life up.Susan is a wonderful storyteller and we get a first-hand account of the life-changing expedition that only few can ever dream of achieving. From bears to storms to the friendliest of people, this adventure has it all.Enjoy!Susanmarieconrad.comHer book: Inside: One Woman's Journey Through the Inside PassageFacebook: @susanmarieconradInstagram: @susanmarieconradTwitter: @SusanMConradIf you’re ready to have your own adventure, head over to www.lost.travel and enter ADVENTURESPORTS for 10% off your next adventure.Get your body back to balance with high quality CBD oil at CoCannaCare.comSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/adventure-sports-podcast/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

24 Aug 20201h 4min

While Mason is still out on the road driving support for a bike across America, Curt Linville is filling in again with a new episode!Today Curt talks about thrills and spills and new technology that has grown out of such experiences. If you love mountain biking, then this episode is for you. If you don't, then you might by the end of the show! Listen in as Craig Payne and Tyler Scott share their love for the sport and how they're building Hustle Bike Labs.Instagram: @hustlebikelabshustlebikelabs.comIf you’re ready to have your own adventure, head over to www.lost.travel and enter ADVENTURESPORTS for 10% off your next adventure.Get your body back to balance with high quality CBD oil at CoCannaCare.comInstagram: @hustlebikelabsSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/adventure-sports-podcast/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

20 Aug 202056min

In today's episode Mason is sharing updates from the bicycle relay from Stratford, Connecticut to San Diego, California with Athletic Brewing. The team is currently in Omaha, Nebraska.Find out more here: https://athleticbrewing.com/pages/coasttocoastSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/adventure-sports-podcast/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

17 Aug 202034min

Since I (Mason) am still out on the road coordinating a cross-country bike relay, previous host, Curt Linville, decided to come back and help out! You check out his newest project at Poddivvy.com. Today's guest,Tanner Whiteford. Tanner is an adventure sports enthusiast who moved to the Gunnison/Crested Butte Valley from North Carolina to "go to college" while pursuing adventure. He spends a lot of time on his mountain bike and on the rivers but his biggest love is big mountain ski mountaineering. Curt and Tanner talk about living in a mountain town and making an adventurous lifestyle work, even when there are significant challenges. Toward the end Tanner  provides a plug for ICELAB where he works. ICELAB stands for Innovation, Creativity, and Entrepreneurship Lab. It provides a shared workspace and many entrepreneurial programs to help startups and small businesses in the small town, mountain setting. If you’re ready to have your own adventure, head over to www.lost.travel and enter ADVENTURESPORTS for 10% off your next adventure.Get your body back to balance with high quality CBD oil at CoCannaCare.comSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/adventure-sports-podcast/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

13 Aug 202054min

Karl has adventured all over the world but for the last 14 months he's been bike touring the Pan-American Highway from Ushuia, Argentina to Prudhoe Bay, Alaska. He's also combing his love for bikepacking/bike touring with his love of mountaineering. He's joining us today from his home in Minnesota while he waits to get back out on the road and back to the mountains!To find out more about Karl: Instagram - @Where_is_KarlYouTube - Karl KrollCheck out more about my (Mason) adventure here: https://athleticbrewing.com/pages/coasttocoastSponsor links:If you’re ready to have your own adventure, head over to www.lost.travel and enter ADVENTURESPORTS for 10% off your next adventure.Get your body back to balance with high quality CBD oil at CoCannaCare.comSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/adventure-sports-podcast/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

10 Aug 20201h 1min

Originally aired September 28, 2017Uriel Eisen and Maggie Burke made their own Bikepacking bags and tent to go bikepacking in the Ecuadorian Andes. There were a lot of unknowns going in. Neither of them spoke much Spanish and neither of had done much high altitude activities. It was challenging at times with brutally rugged terrain, but the friendly people and the grandeur of the Andes made it incredibly rewarding for these two! Check it out.Uriel's Site: www.urieleisen.comUriel Instagram: www.instagram.com/urieleisenMaggie's email: mgkburke@gmail.comMore Resources at www.bikepacking.comSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/adventure-sports-podcast/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

30 Juli 20201h 5min

When Billy’s mother, Betty, was diagnosed with cancer he decided to return home to Massachusetts instead of leaving for his climbing trip to Nepal. Billy had just graduated from college in Colorado and the world was seemingly his oyster. As his mother’s cancer worsened, those free-spirited experiences became less and less important and were ultimately replaced with grief after Betty tragically passed away from cancer in 1974. After floundering a few years and wondering how to process the grief, Billy’s desire to “do something” continued to grow. He took action in 1980 by organizing the first Pan-Mass Challenge as a way to make sense of the grief and carry on the legacy of his mother. The challenge would be to ride a bicycle across Massachusetts and raise money for the Jimmy Fund and Dana-Farber Foundation. 36 people joined that first year and they raised $10,000. The PMC was born. As founder and executive director of the Pan-Mass Challenge for over 40 years, Billy has grown the PMC into the largest single fundraising event in the country. To date, more than $700 million dollars has been raised, 6,000 riders participate every year with 4,000 volunteers, and participation from 200 companies. Find out more at pmc.org.Donate here.Register to ride virtually here. Dates are Aug 1-2, 2020.Instagram: @panmass  John Barrack’s PMC Ride link hereSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/adventure-sports-podcast/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

27 Juli 202036min