SUP Wisconsin Life

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 2:17 — 4.2MB) Recently I was asked to create at story about outdoor recreation for the Wisconsin Public Radio program ‘Wisconsin Life‘. With such unseasonably warm weather I managed to get my stand up paddle board out onto Madison’s lakes earlier  than ever before. So I went out on Lake Wingra with my...

Visions of the Arctic

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 12:20 — 8.3MB) For most of his life wildlife photographer Florian Schulz has fought to protect the diversity of animals species around the world. Working in the most remote region of the planet he’s tracked and documented the wild birds of Mexico, big game animals of the African continent as well as the migratory patterns...

There is no alternative: an intererview ...

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (8.8MB)   For companies in the Outdoor Industry day-to-day operations that protect and preserve the environment naturally make good sense. So-called green business practices are meant to be sustainable, using a minimum amount energy and mostly renewable resources to create the products and services that drive our economy. And for Andrew...

The Canterbury Trail

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 12:29 — 8.3MB) When it comes to adventure writing the sharpest literary minds draw on the subject matter they know best. Author Angie Abdou brings to her latest book themes from an ancient English text first made popular in the middle ages. “I was a medievalist in a past life, which is a weird thing to be,” Angie...

How to become a National Geographic Expl...

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 5:59 — 4.1MB) If you’ve ever wondered how you might become an explorer for National Geographic believe it or not it can be as simple as attending a seminar. During the Banff Mountain Film Festival in a conference room at the Banff Centre in Alberta, Canada aspiring young explorers learn the ropes of turning their...

‘Cold’ an interview with cli...

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 14:30 — 9.3MB) Making the rounds at mountain film festivals all over the world is a new movie by Anson Fogel and Cory Richards. In the classic style of adventure storytelling Richards shares his tale of three climbers in his award-winning film ‘Cold’. “It’s a very raw real look into what’s kind of going on...

Freedom Climbers

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 14:21 — 19.4MB)   Writer and former director of the Banff Mountain Film Festival Bernadette McDonald has new book that offers a unique perspective on high altitude climbing in the Himalaya. As the author of several titles on the subject she’s well regarded in the international mountaineering community. And back in 2003...

The Descent

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 3:29 — 4.3MB) On NPR’s All Things Considered veteran public radio reporter Alex Chadwick tells an intimate story of environmental activist Tim DeChristopher. Before he was sentenced to two years in federal prison for an act of civil disobedience DeChristopher and Chadwick spent several days together on a whitewater rafting...

Coffee Story Ethiopia

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (14.2MB) An interview with climber and writer Majka Burhardt Many Americans -maybe even most of us- begin our mornings with a steaming cup of coffee. That wonderfully dark warm beverage helps to kick start your day and put a little bounce in your step. But if you’re like me, you probably haven’t put a whole lot of thought into where it...

The Ledge

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 12:46 — 19.6MB) An interview with climber, writer and public speaker Jim Davidson As an adventure journalist I have the opportunity to meet some amazing people. And it was through the magic of social media that I became friends with climber, writer and public speaker Jim Davidson. We first got acquainted on Facebook. But...

Ron Kauk, a climber’s journey

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (18.9MB) Ron Kauk is one of the best known climbers in Yosemite Valley. He was among that early generation of big wall pioneers that set the standards and established the major routes that are still popular today. Since 1974 he’s been a regular in the Yosemite climbing community. Having made the first free ascent of Washington Column in...

Dean Karnazes

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (14.0MB) An interview with the inspirational ultra-marathon runner of the Endurance 50 Back in 2006 ultra distance runner Dean Karnazes performed an amazing stunt. Over the course of 50 days he ran 50 marathons in each of the 50 United States. An inspiring feat to be sure, running 26.2 mile every day and then traveling quickly by car to the...