You’ll probably recognize Curt’s voice as the host of the first 400+ episodes of Adventure Sports Podcast as well as our revisited episodes on Thursdays.  Today Curt joins Mason for a bonus episode to reflect on the 1,000 episode milestone! Our Sponsors: * Check out Shopify and use my code asp for a great deal: https://www.shopify.com/ * Check out Tecovas and use my code ADVENTURE for a great deal: http://www.tecovas.com * Check out The Wonderful Company:...

Alison was born and raised in Ohio and recently graduated from the Cleveland Institute of Art. She wanted to do something epic to celebrate the milestone and take a deep look into the place she loved; her home state of Ohio. The Ohio Project was born. Alsup proceeded to traversed 3,416 miles by foot, bike, and rollerblades focused on seeing as much of Ohio as possible. She bikepacked 850 miles along the entire length of the Ohio River, thru hiked the 1,444 mile Buckeye Trail, bikepacked 796...

Originally aired Sept. 6, 2021.  Read about Jacob’s recent attempt to ski to the South Pole: https://outdoors.com/almost-history-inside-a-failed-polar-expedition/ Jacob Myers thru-hiked the Arizona Trail early this year and is joining us today to tell us all about it! Not only was the desert vastly different from the lush, rainforest-like Appalachian Mountains he grew up in, but it was one of the driest summers on record in Arizona, making the adjustment even more challenging. He dealt with...

McKenzie Barney is an adventurer, filmmaker, writer and public speaker. Recently she completed a multi-year, mostly solo project of “Cycling The World” through 18,000 miles, 28 countries and 5 continents by way of Africa, South America, Australia, New Zealand, Southeast Asia and Europe. McKenzie is a four-time Emmy award winning producer, published writer, keynote speaker, and has produced documentary series for the likes of National Geographic, Outside, FOX Sports and more. She has navigated...

This story is so incredible it deserves another listen. All the way back in episode 217 Steve joined us to recount his adventure of survival. An avid sailor, naval architect and New York Times best-selling author, Steve Callahan designed and built his 21' sloop the Napoleon Solo to sail it across the Atlantic Ocean from Newport, RI to England with plans to compete in a regatta. Once underway in the race, Steve experienced issues with the boat and was forced to drop out. Once repairs were...

Alastair Humphreys is a British adventurer and author who famously spent over 4 years cycling round the world, a journey of 46,000 miles through 60 countries and 5 continents. This was followed by a walk across India, rowing across the Atlantic Ocean, running six marathons through the Sahara desert, a crossing of Iceland, busking through Spain and an expedition in the Arctic.  Despite these massive adventures, Alastair is most famous for coining the concept of “microadventures” which earned...

Originally aired July 15, 2015 As if climbing a typical 14,000 ft mountain isn't enough of an accomplishment, Junaid and his buddy,  successfully summited every one of the 58 Colorado 14ers in a single continuous hike. The journey was about 1,300 miles with a total elevation gain close to 300,000 feet. They hiked desolate Forest Service roads, class 5 traverses, many sections of the Colorado and Continental Divide Trail, as well as cross-country travel. It's an epic adventure to say the...

Hey y’all! This is new for me, a recap of a personal adventure.  Although this trip was NOTHING compared to what some of our guests have done, it was a fun micro-adventure that got way more press and attention than I thought it would.  My good friend, Jordon, and I set out on New Year's Eve to be the first people (we know of) to paddle across the largest lake in Florida, Lake Okeechobee. The route was a straight shot from North to South for 35 miles, taking just under 12 hours. Also, if you...

Jenn Drummond is a Mom of 7, successful business owner and world record holder. As the first woman to climb the second highest summits on each of the 7 continents, she now spends her time inspiring others to create a thriving business and lasting legacy of their own. She shares her story and strategies for success through her book, BreakProof: 7 Strategies to Build Resilience and Achieve Your Life Goals, and her Seek Your Summit podcast, programs, and signature talks. Learn more about how she...

Sam is an accomplished backpacker and mountaineer, as well as a current Mechanical Engineering student at the Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta, GA. He joined us on episode 554 to talk about how he squeezes adventures into his busy schedule. Today, Sam joins us to talk about his epic 40-day, mostly solo hike piecing together the most epic alpine routes in all of Colorado in what he calls “The Colorado Crest”. www.engineeredforadventure.com Instagram at...

It was 23 months after Peter’s accident and he was still dealing with constant excruciating pain. He'd seen dozens of doctors and tried a myriad of medications, but nothing seemed to work. Faced with the impossible choice of suffering through the rest of his life, he had an unlikely epiphany: "If I could somehow hike 2,000 miles on the Appalachian Trail, then my leg will have to be better, right?” With no real camping or outdoor experience, Peter set a starting date a mere three weeks out,...

This episode originally aired September 7, 2015 Listen in as Robyn Benincasa, world champion Eco-Challenge Adventure racer, CNN Hero, New York Times Bestselling Author, founder of the 501c3 Project Athena Foundation (Survivors to Athletes!), and 3x Guinness World Record distance paddler inspires us to redefine our personal limits through amazing teamwork and tenacity.  Learn more about Robyn: www.worldclassteams.com www.projectathena.org www.facebook.com/Robyn.Benincasa.Page Also, you can...

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...

Originally aired January 16, 2017 Jeff 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...

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...

Originally aired November 30, 2017 Thru 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. Our Sponsors: * Check...

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...

Originally aired Aug 13, 2018 Felicity 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...

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...

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=en https://www.youtube.com/@SUPboardermag/streams Our Sponsors: * Check out Tecovas: http://www.tecovas.com Support this podcast at —...

Returning Guests Frank and Brittany Konsella join us today to share some of their experiences skiing 14ers and also to visit about something that should be really dear to every adventure sport enthusiast; public lands access. The US Forest Service has a tough job managing our public lands with such a diversity of opinions about how the public lands should be used by enthusiasts today and by future generations. Frank and Brittany are running point in this discussion for access decisions...

The longest annual paddle race in the world is in….Alabama! It’s the Alabama 650 and John Knippers is the first person to ever finish the race on a paddleboard. Today we’ll hear John’s story and how we was able to achieve a 650 mile paddle in just 8 days.  Also, if you want to meet me and John this weekend, come by the Last Paddler Standing, a paddleboard race that only finishes when there’s one paddler left.  We’ll be livestreaming the whole thing! Follow along on the Facebook page and...

Originally aired May 7, 2018 On today's show, Amber Casali joins Curt to fill us in on everything we didn't realize we did not know about fire lookout towers. Born and raised in Seattle, Amber Casali considers herself a stereotypical Pacific Northwesterner, someone who loves the outdoors and relishes the natural beauty of our region. She has summited Mount Adams, Mount Baker, and Mount Rainier; section hiked most of Washington’s PCT, including six days solo in Glacier Peak Wilderness;...

Michael describes himself as a professional goofer-offer, climber who loves bike touring and a friend to everyone. If you listened to last week’s episode with Lonnie Bedwell, you’ll enjoy this episode with Michael, one of Lonnie’s guides on the Everest summit. To add some personal challenge to the Sightless Summit team, Michael and Bryan Hill bicycled from the Indian Ocean to the high altitude village of Lukla, Nepal where they met the rest of the team and climbed...

Originally aired August 17, 2017 Luke Kloberdanz visits with Curt about his thru hike of the Ice Age National Scenic Trail, a thousand-mile footpath that highlights these landscape features as it travels through some of the state’s most beautiful natural areas. The Trail is entirely within Wisconsin and is one of only eleven National Scenic Trails. But the Ice Age Trail is more than a path through the woods. It is a place for mental and physical rejuvenation, a place to unwind after a hard...