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Cody Townsend skiing. For the Wild Ideas Worth Living podcast.

Skiing the 50 Classic Descents in North America with Cody Townsend

Shelby Stanger|December 17, 2024

Transcript Cody Townsend is one of America's most well-known and beloved professional skiers. In his 20s, Cody made a name for himself as a competitive alpin...

Completing 52 Hikes in A Year with Karla Amador

Shelby Stanger|December 10, 2024

Transcript About a decade ago, entrepreneur Karla Amador set her sights on completing 52 hikes in a year. She didn't consider herself outdoorsy, so it helped...

Ice Climbing Niagara Falls with Will Gadd

Shelby Stanger|December 3, 2024

Transcript Will Gadd has spent his thirty-year career mastering the balance between risk management and innovation in extreme sports. He has set two paraglid...

How-to Survive in the Wilderness with Jessie Krebs

Shelby Stanger|November 26, 2024

Transcript Jessie Krebs is a wilderness survival expert and Air Force veteran who prepares people for worst-case scenarios. Since her time in the Air Force, ...

Running a Marathon at Any Speed with Martinus Evans

Shelby Stanger|November 19, 2024

Transcript 12 years ago Martinus Evans went on his first run. Despite the initial struggle, he went on to complete his first marathon just 18 months later. T...

Open Ocean Swimming at 73 with Pat Gallant-Charette

Shelby Stanger|November 12, 2024

Transcript Pat Gallant-Charette is a 73-year-old record-breaking marathon swimmer with nine Guinness World Records under her belt. From swimming across the E...

Climbing 58 14ers in 14 Days with Dan Hobbs

Shelby Stanger|November 5, 2024

Transcript In 2022, Dan Hobbs achieved the record as the fastest self-supported person to climb all 58 of Colorado’s 14ers— a mountain that exceeds 14,000 fe...

Walking the Length of Africa with Mario Rigby

Shelby Stanger|October 29, 2024

Transcript Mario Rigby is a serial adventurer who pushes himself to his limit out in nature. He's kayaked across Lake Ontario, biked across the entire countr...

Wild Ice Skating with Angelina Huang

Shelby Stanger|October 22, 2024

Transcript Angelina Huang is a former Team USA figure skater who made the bold decision to retire from the sport at just 18 years old. After taking a step ba...

Telling Jokes on the Trail with Matt Lyons

Shelby Stanger|October 15, 2024

Transcript Comedian Matt Lyons— trail name Schmutz— is a thru-hiker who makes a living poking fun at outdoor enthusiasts. With a sharp wit and countless trai...

Becoming a Wildlife Pilot with Denise Joi

Shelby Stanger|October 8, 2024

Transcript Denise Joi is a wildlife pilot and conservationist who’s taken her passion for the outdoors to the skies. Denise works alongside biologists to res...

Learning to Surf Pipeline with Jade Darmawangsa

Shelby Stanger|October 1, 2024

Transcript At 19, Jade Darmawangsa took on the wild challenge of surfing Pipeline—the most iconic and dangerous wave on the planet. There were two major obst...

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