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ASP Stories Ep. 020: Lone Rider - Chapter 8 Excerpt - Elspeth Beard May 05, 2018

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Welcome to another ASP Stories bonus episode. We will be having authors read from their books featuring each chapter as a new episode. Think of these bonus episodes as an ongoing audiobook for free. So sit back, relax and enjoy a chapter from "Lone Rider: The First British Woman to Motorcycle Around the World" where, in 1982, Elspeth left her family back in London and began her 35,000 adventure of riding her 1974 BMW R60/6 around the world. You can also hear Elspeth's interview on episode 292 of the Adventure Sports Podcast.

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Ep. 371: The Best Trails for Hiking with Your Kids in Western Washington - Susan Elderkin May 03, 2018

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Family Hiking, Backpacking: Susan Elderkin on Getting Kids Excited for Outdoors – From Age 3 on Lake Superior Trail to Outpacing Family in Grand Tetons, Quitting DC Job for 1995 Colorado Trail Thru-Hike, Tips and Tricks for Happy Kid Trails.

Susan Elderkin’s parents pointed her down her first trail, along Minnesota’s Lake Superior, at the age of three. By age 10 she outpaced her family on annual vacations to Grand Teton National Park. As an adult, she found she was spending all of her free time hiking and backpacking, so she quit her job in Washington, DC, packed her backpack and spent six weeks thru-hiking the Colorado Trail from Denver to Durango in 1995. Listen in as Curt and Susan discuss the importance of getting your kids comfortable with and excited for the outdoors. The two discuss tips and tricks to keep kids happy on the trail as well as the best trails to help introduce them to the outdoors.

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Ep. 370: Hiking the Andes and Scottish Highlands - Gilad Nachmani Apr 30, 2018

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Trekking: Gilad Nachmani on Andes and Scottish Highlands Treks – Tres Lagos and Huayhuash Route Peru, 155-Mile Villarrica Traverse Chile from Villarrica Volcano to Mt Lanin, Solo Cape Wrath Trail 205-Mile 8-Day Adventure Race Attempt.

Gilad Nachmani is on the show today to talk about hiking in the Andes and Scottish Highlands. Gilad describes his trips to Tres Lagos and the Huayhuash Route in Peru as well as his time on the Villarrica Traverse, a 155 mi route in Southern Chile from the Villarrica Volcano to Mt Lanin. He also talks about his solo attempt of the 8-day adventure race on the 205 mile Cape Wrath Trail.

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Ep. 369: Kungsleden Trail in Sweden and Repelling for Charity - Todd Medeiros Apr 26, 2018

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Hiking, Snowshoeing, Rappelling: Todd Medeiros and A.J. Hike 270-Mile Kungsleden Trail Sweden – Winter Snowshoes, Crampons, Sleds, Camping Outdoors on Hut Trail from Abisko to Hemavan, Over the Edge Global Urban Rappelling Fundraisers.

In 2017, Todd Medeiros and girlfriend A.J. hiked the 270-mile Kungsleden Trail in Sweden using snowshoes, crampons and sleds. The Kungsleden or "King's Trail" runs from Abisko to Hemavan in northern Sweden. Even though the trail is a hut trail, the pair decided to do it by camping outdoors. Todd also fills us in on an organization called Over the Edge Global who holds urban repelling events for fundraisers. In urban repelling, people repel from the rooftops of tall buildings. Listen in for another dose of adventure inspiration!

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Ep. 368: Go Adventure Mom Talks Adventuring with Children - Kathy Dalton Apr 23, 2018

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Family Adventure: Curt and Kelly Dalton Inspire Parents to Get Kids Outdoors – Adapting Adult Adventures to Kid-Sized Experiences, Slowing Down, Lessons Learned as Adults, Overcoming "On Hold" Lifestyle with GoAdventureMom Podcast. If you've got children and you feel as though your adventurous lifestyle is on hold, this is your episode. Curt and fellow podcaster Kelly Dalton have a discussion that is guaranteed to inspire you to get those kiddos into the outdoors and let them experience adventure. The two hosts share what they've learned from slowing down some and adapting their adventure lives to a kid-sized adventure and how much it has taught them as adults. You can find out more about Kathy on her podcast GoAdventureMom here:

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Ep. 367: All Things Backpacking Flashback Part 2 - Curt Linville Apr 19, 2018

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Backpacking: Part 2 of Most Downloaded Flashback – More Backpacking Tips, Tricks, and Basic Know-How, Get Ready to Hit Hills, Mountains, Lakes, and Trails This Season.

This continuation of Monday's episode covers more details, tips, and tricks, and basic backpacking know how. This flashback show features one of the most downloaded shows of all time. This is a part 2 of this 2-part series. It is time to hit the hills, mountains, lakes, and trails!

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Ep. 366: All Things Backpacking Flashback Part 1 - Curt Linville Apr 16, 2018

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Backpacking: Reasons to Choose Backpacking as Your Adventure Sport – Flashback Episode Part 1, Most Downloaded Show, Shake Off Winter Blues, Hit Hills, Mountains, Lakes, and Trails.

Backpacking season is here again! Listen in to all things backpacking! This flashback episode revisits one of the most downloaded shows of all time in which we explore reasons to consider backpacking as your adventure sport. This is a part 1 of a 2-part series. Shake off those winter blues and get excited to hit the hills, mountains, lakes, and trails!

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Ep. 365: Nordic Skiing and the 2018 PyeongChang Olympics - Andy Liebner Apr 12, 2018

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Nordic Skiing: Andy Liebner on Cross Country Skiing – From Soldotna Alaska Roots to Michigan United States Ski Poles Founder (120 Employees, American-Made), 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympics Experience, Stories from Favorite Adventure Sport.

Nordic ski racer Andy Liebner grew up in Soldotna, Alaska learning to ski and play in the Alaskan outdoors. He now resides in Michigan and runs his own company United States Ski Poles manufacturing American made cross country ski poles employing 120 people. Andy spends some time with Curt teaching us about Nordic or Cross Country skiing as well as relates a few good stories from his favorite adventure sport. Andy also recently returned from 2018 Winter Olympics in PyeongChang, South Korea and describes what it was like to join the athletes from around the world and even those from North Korea.

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Ep. 364: Learning to Soar - From Sailpane to Prop Plane to Hang Gliding - Yvette Aguayo Apr 09, 2018

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Hang Gliding: Yvette Aguayo Discovers Flight Passion – Free Birthday Glider Ride Sparks Journey to Private Pilot License and Hang Gliding, Serendipitous Path to Human Flight Adventures. Yvette Aguayo accidentally happened upon a glider ride opportunity on her birthday. She quickly discovered that she didn't actually have the money to go up for her first ride, but she was fortunate enough to have the instructor offer her a free ride anyway. It was this serendipitous day that ignited her passion for flight. Yvette was immediately hooked on flight and her love eventually lead her to working towards her private pilot's license as well as to discover a new passion for hang gliding. Today's show chronicles the things she experienced along the path to discovering human flight. Listen along and be inspired to get out there and have some fun!

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Ep. 363: Professional Rock Climber and Paragliding Hobbyist - Matt Segal Apr 05, 2018

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Climbing, Paragliding: Matt Segal on Establishing Hard Trad Routes Worldwide – Iron Monkey 5.14 Eldorado Canyon, Orangutan Overhang 5.14- Independence Pass, Air China 5.13d R Liming China, National Geographic Expeditions, Alpine Start Foods Founder, From Florida Gym to Boulder Passion Since 1998.

Matt Segal was raised in Florida and discovered his passion for rock climbing in the gym. He has been climbing since 1998 and quickly left the man-made holds for those naturally placed. He moved to Boulder, Colorado to grow his passion. He’s traveled the world, from China to Argentina, mostly focusing on establishing the most difficult traditional climbs he can find. Some of his proudest lines include The Iron Monkey (5.14) in Eldorado Canyon, CO, The Orangutan Overhang (5.14-) in Independence Pass, CO and Air China (5.13d R) in Liming, China. Recently he’s also collaborated with both scientists and photographers on National Geographic expeditions where his skills as a climber have proven to be valuable. He has started instant coffee company Alpine Start Foods providing high-quality coffee for adventurers. Listen in to be inspired to try some rock climbing!

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