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Alex Travels FarPodcast: Everest Base Camp Day 11: Back to the World’s Most Dangerous Airport: Lukla Return!What starts with a heartfelt goodbye ends in a chaotic sprint through the clouds and a crash course in Kathmandu. Subscribe to a free travel tips newsletter and Google Maps links to my destinations! https://www.alextravelsfar.com/home/#jumpTrekking company and route I used. Make sure to request Bhupal as your guide! https://www.alpineramble.com/less-crowded-everest-base-camp-trek-route💬 Want personalized travel advice? Book a 1:1 Travel Talk Session with me! https://www.alextravelsfar.com/contact 📲 CONNECT WITH ME!Instagram https://www.instagram.com/alextravelsfarvlogs/TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@alextravlesfarPatreon...2025-04-3051 min
Alex Travels FarPodcast: Everest Base Camp Trek Day 10: Heroes’ ReturnTrek Nepal’s rugged trails, secret Everest viewpoints, iconic bridges, and celebrate reaching Lukla. Subscribe to a free travel tips newsletter and Google Maps links to my destinations! https://www.alextravelsfar.com/home/#jumpTrekking company and route I used. Make sure to request Bhupal as your guide! https://www.alpineramble.com/less-crowded-everest-base-camp-trek-route💬 Want personalized travel advice? Book a 1:1 Travel Talk Session with me! https://www.alextravelsfar.com/contact 📲 CONNECT WITH ME!Instagram https://www.instagram.com/alextravelsfarvlogs/TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@alextravlesfarPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/AlexTravelsFar...2025-04-1950 min
Live It Up with Mountain LifeE58 — Stephan KestingStephan Kesting is on the show today. He’s an adventurer and an author (and a jui jitsu master and a firefighter) who recently paddled a canoe over 1600 km through some of the most bug infested terrain in Northern Canada...alone, on a single, transplanted kidney. And it took him 41 days, which is pretty wild considering a whole lot of the journey was paddling upstream. Stephan talks about the risks of complacency, the will to carry on, and what it's like to really stare down your own mortality. His new book about the journey (and more) is called Perseverance: Li...2025-04-071h 12
Stay in the Gray PodcastMini Episode Part II: Discovering Colorado | Snowmass Adventures and Heartfelt MomentsIn this heartfelt episode, join the host on a family trip to Snowmass, Colorado, as they share their experiences of snow sports and nature sightings. The episode highlights moments on the luge, pine marten encounters, and the emotional milestone of the host's son's first day at ski school. Additionally, the host gives a shoutout to their producers, shares interesting facts about Colorado, and reflects on the journey of creating the podcast and its impact. Heartfelt reflections about family, friends, and the state of the country underscore the episode, along with a call for...2025-03-1815 min
Stay in the Gray PodcastMini-Episode: A Relaxing Trip to Colorado | Thoughts from the MountainsFresh snow, deep thoughts, and a moment to reflect! ❄️ Ryan takes you to the beautiful mountains of Colorado while sharing insights on everything from egg prices to American unity. 🇺🇸💭What do you think? Are we all in this together? Let’s talk in the comments! 👇🔥 Topics Covered:✔️ Aaron Rodgers to the Steelers? 🤔🏈✔️ Who’s really responsible for the tariff war? 💰✔️ Are Americans the world’s bullies or just doing what’s best for the U.S.? 🌍✔️ Why are farts funny? Ryan NEEDS answers! 😂💨✔️ Fresh snow, fresh thoughts – let’s reflect. ❄️👉 Like, comment, and sub...2025-03-1414 min
Solved Murders - True Crime Stories1 Amanda’s story – I need confirmation that he’s been unfaithful, 2 I’m losing control and I don’t know what to do #13#redditstories #askreddit #aita #dirtbiking #cheatingdoubts #mountainadventures #relationships #friendshipbetrayal #pinkbike #strongwomen #emotionaldistress #husbandandwife #mountainlife #forgiveness #mountainbiking #betrayal #trustissues #womanpower #falladventures #dirtbikeride #gutsfeeling Amanda's Sunday is filled with doubts after a strange apology from her friend Leah. Their mountain biking trip seemed normal, but Leah’s behavior afterward and a text claiming guilt left Amanda wondering if something more is going on, especially involving her husband Ian. She’s unsure whether to trust her gut or assume it’s a drunken mistake. redditstories, askreddit, reddit, aita, tifu, mountainbiking, cheatingdoubts, relationships, friendshipbetrayal, womanpower, emotionaldistress, dirtbike, mountainlife, forgiveness, strongwomen, trustissues, betrayal, falladventures, pinkbike, gutsfeeling2025-03-0807 min
Live It Up with Mountain LifeE57 — Jody MacDonaldJody MacDonald has sailed around the world twice but says she got seasick almost every day for ten years. She’s also visited over 100 countries and creates incredible, award winning photographs everywhere she goes. To celebrate International Women's Day, host Feet Banks gets the honour of connecting with Jody as she motorcycles through the Himalaya to discuss ditching the office job, leaning into your passion, and the value of insignificance in the face of nature's most vast spaces. Find Jody's work on her Instagram @jodymacdonaldphoto and hit up her website for stunning prints of her work. 2025-03-081h 11
Live It Up with Mountain LifeE56 — Darren RaynerDarren Rayner grew up making fun little movies and shred edits with his buddies and, when he was still in college, co-founded Voleurz, a badass, grassroots Canadian clothing company that also made films and generally helped push mountain culture down a more creative path. As time went by, Darren pivoted a bit and founded Magnafire Media, a Vancouver-based creative studio and production facility that creates videos for brands that want to stand out and get noticed. NOTE: there are a couple of cuss words in this Pod, be warned. As well, a video of the conversation is available on...2025-03-031h 07
The CarveCast - Ski PodcastWhere To Ski In The Summer And Out Of Season And An Inside Look at a Skier's JourneyWelcome to Episode 7 of the Carvecast! This time, it's just you and me as I embark on a solo skiing journey. I dive into my upcoming trip plan commencing in 13 days, sharing insights into my favorite Alpine spots from Le Géts to Saint-Foy, and discussing my routine pre-trip preparations. Highlights include a consumer ski test in Pila with the chance to try out the latest Stockli skis. I also delve into gear talk, thoroughly reviewing Smith and Oakley goggles, and explore off-season skiing strategies, from Zermatt to Landgraf. Whether you're a gear enthusiast or planning your next ski a...2025-02-2355 min
American OperatorFrom Peaks to Profits: Lessons in Leadership and Risk with Riley SiddowayIn this episode, JC sits down with Riley Siddoway, the ultimate "operator's operator," at the headquarters of Uphill Pursuits in Bozeman, Montana. From his early days exploring mountain peaks to a decade as a mountain guide, Riley shares the lessons learned in leadership, grit, and decision-making at high altitudes—both literal and figurative. 🏔️Riley dives into his entrepreneurial journey, offering insights on building businesses that can thrive beyond their founders, the importance of sticking to the process, and why balancing risk is key to success. Whether it’s navigating a treacherous summit or acquiring a business, Riley’s philosoph...2025-01-231h 11
Live It Up with Mountain LifeE55 — Frank Wolf ReturnsHappy Holidays! We’re re-gifting this episode. Well, not really. It’s a brand new episode but, for the first time ever, we are having a guest back on the pod for round two. Frank Wolf is on the show today. It’s the Re-Wolf. Writing his own epitaph on a freezing trip in the Arctic, Frank says, “Frank was a somewhat notable person who wrote some things and made a few strange and mediocre films about esoteric outdoor subjects.” Which is not wrong, but there's more to this adventurer than that. Host Feet Banks digs in to talk about the ne...2024-12-171h 06
Event ExplorerAspen, Colorado's Winterskol with Julie HardmanWinter has a way of turning even the chilliest days into something magical, and nowhere does it better than Aspen, Colorado. For 74 years, Wintersköl has been the heartbeat of Aspen’s winter season—a celebration of snow, community, and creativity. From torchlight parades and dazzling fireworks to soup competitions and zany traditions like ski splashes, this festival has it all.
In this episode, Daniel Roth sits down with Julie Hardman, Senior Director of Events at the Aspen Chamber Resort Association, to uncover the history of Wintersköl, the secrets behind its long-standing traditions, and how this year’s...2024-12-1026 min
Live It Up with Mountain LifeE54 — Alenka MaliAlenka Mali is a big mountain snowboarder, climber, BASE jumper, jindleboarder and general mountain sport badass. Last winter, she produced a film called "The Beginning", which examines her unique mountain-based upbringing in Slovenia and Argentina and her quest to do a snowboard BASE jump in the mountains near her home in Squamish, BC. Instagram: @alenkaamali website: alenkamali.com 2024-11-0656 min
Live It Up with Mountain LifeE53 — Charlie AdamsOn September 8, 2022 everything went sideways for Charlie Adams. He had a little side hustle working as a tree surgeon. He was working on a tree in Tiny Township. It was the last tree of the day. He was 35 feet up when disaster struck. “The tree split and broke underneath me,” he recalls. “I rode it to the ground then another piece came down and hit me. So I broke my neck, which wasn’t too serious. I broke my back which was the big accident. I had 13 rib fractures, a fractured scapula and a collapsed lung.”“My partn...2024-10-0150 min
Live It Up with Mountain LifeE52 — Blake JorgensonMost anyone who’s paid attention to any ski or bike mags over the past two decades should know who Blake is. He has more than 300 covers to his credit, a photo of the year award from Powder Magazine and there’s a pretty good chance many of your favourite outdoor images were crafted by his mind, eye, lens and work ethic. He's a genius, a father, a successful commercial photographer, but most of all he’s always thinking, and he values the art above almost anything else. Blakejorgenson.comHost: Feet Banks2024-08-211h 18
Live It Up with Mountain LifeE51 —Jay BearheadAs one of the main characters in Red Bull's documentary The Engine Inside, Jay Bearhead has seen it all; residential schools, drug abuse, alcoholism, homelessness. But it's his rise from those lows that are inspirational. In part it was the bicycle that saved his life. And now he's giving back; he's teaching indigenous youth how to harness the power of two wheels (or two edges) to create a future that is entirely their own, while continuing to learn and teach the indigenous traditions and culture he grew up without. Host: Colin Field2024-08-071h 05
Serial Faces by Apostolos PanosChristos Tsias (Chris n Mountains) - Στα Μονοπάτια του Βουνού
🏞️ Στα Μονοπάτια του Βουνού: Η Ζωή και οι Περιπέτειες του Χρήστου Τσία 🧗♂️
Σε αυτό το επεισόδιο του Serial Faces, συνομιλούμε με τον Χρήστο Τσία, έναν άνθρωπο που βρήκε την ευτυχία στα βουνά. Ανακαλύψτε πώς η ορειβασία και η πεζοπορία τον βοήθησαν να βρει την ηρεμία του και πώς μοιράζεται τις εμπειρίες του μέσω του YouTube. Εμπνευστείτε από τις περιπέτειές του και μάθετε πώς μπορείτε κι εσείς να έρθετε πιο κοντά στη φύση. 🌲📹
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2024-08-0625 min
Find Your UltraEP 60 - 'Trailblazing ambitions: Shashwat Rao’s journey to the peaks'Join us in this inspiring episode as we sit down with Shashwat Rao, an elite Indian trail runner who has left the bustling city life to train in the serene mountains. Discover his incredible journey, from quitting a conventional job to taking on small-time jobs to sustain his dream of becoming a world-class athlete. Shashwat shares captivating race stories and his dedication to putting India's name on the trail running map. Stay tuned until the end, where he makes an emotional appeal to raise funds for his upcoming race, aptly named 'the last chance.' Don't miss this heartfelt episode...2024-07-302h 07
Live It Up with Mountain LifeE50 — Sandy Ward (Kelkeláokik)For the 50th episode of Live it Up with Mountain Life, host Feet Banks connects with Sandy Ward (Kelkeláokik)—snowboarder, mountain biker, filmmaker, guide to be, and a trailblazer at helping indigenous youth enjoy and reconnect to the land and their culture through sport. With a big movie about to premiere at Crankworx Whistler's Dirt Diaries contest, Sandy discusses the hectic pace of being a quadruple threat talent, her award-winning film Slides on the Mountain, her work with the next generation, and how she's still learning to sometimes reign things in after a two-decade career in the mountains. Check San...2024-07-2255 min
Live It Up with Mountain LifeE49 — Grumpy BobThe briefest history of Great Lakes surfing according to Grumpy Bob: The Wyldewood Surf Club was formed in 1965 out of Port Colbourne, Ontario and from its very beginnings was an international club with both Canadian and American members. Wyldewood Surf Club member Bob Sobering (AKA Grumpy Bob) began surfing in 1970, then picked it up again in the '90s. He’s a divisive figure in the Great Lakes surf scene. And in 2017 when Colin Field interviewed him for the Mountain Life Annual story "The Fifth Coast," he was as opinionated as ever. Those opinions have got him in a lo...2024-07-0955 min
Live It Up with Mountain LifeE48 — Mike RoggeMountain Gazette owner, publisher, and editor Mike Rogge is on the front lines of preserving print media and promoting the value of an analog experience. The Gazette is currently tallest poppy in what seems to be a fairly healthy ecosystem of magazines aimed at outdoor people who understand the power of a physical experience and want something tangible out of life. He also really loves skiing. mountaingazette.comHost: Feet Banks2024-06-261h 33
Live It Up with Mountain LifeE47 — Chris LarkinImagine losing everything in the wilds of the Northwest Territories. That's what happened to Chris Larkin. After living for two winters alone in a cabin in the wilderness, his canoe capsized on the infamous Mountain River. Larkin lost everything except his knife, a couple of matches and the clothes on his back. There were over 200 kilometres between him and civilization. 200 kilometres of relentless, wild terrain. The mighty Mackenzie River lay between him and salvation too. For the next ten days he struggled towards salvation. He made it. But only just. And to this day, he remembers those ten days...2024-06-1022 min
Whispering Wisdom (In Hindi)Life Lesson 3 : Pahaadon Se Nazaara Aur Nazariya - View From The Mountain-TopJoin me as I share the profound life lessons I learned from the serene mountains and inspiring people of Himachal Pradesh. Discover how their simplicity, resilience, and deep connection to nature can enhance our own holistic well-being and enrich our life's journey. Tune in for an episode filled with wisdom and a touch of mountain magic.“The mountain offers man everything that modern society forgets to give him.”#MonalWhispers #WhisperingWisdom #SpiritualCoach #Podcaster #Mindfulness #HindiBytes #HindiPodcast #LifeLessons #SelfGrowth #InspiredToImpact #WordsOfWisdom #EmpowerAnother #MountainWisdom #HolisticWellBeing #TravelInsights #MountainPeople #SelfHelpJourney #LifeWisdom #NatureHeals #Mindfulness #TravelToGrow #SpiritualJourney #InspirationFromNature #MountainLifeIf you...2024-05-2508 min
Live It Up with Mountain LifeE46 — Jazmine LowtherThey call Jazmine Lowther "the Gazelle." Not because she grazes on grasslands and can grow antlers out of her head, but because she's very fast and nimble. An all-round mountain athlete and member of The North Face team, Jazmine has recently been turning heads as an elite ultra runner, competing with the world's best on 50km to 100 km courses around the globe. She also writes about endurance training, nutrition, women’s health, motivation and more. jazminelowther.com. Host: Feet Banks2024-05-101h 06
Mountain Gardener with Ken & Lisa🪴8 Stunning Plants for the Native Landscape🪴Want a garden buzzing with life? Native plants are the key! They're like magnets for hummingbirds, butterflies, and other beneficial pollinators. Get ready for a front-row seat to nature's show, and let me introduce you to some of the stars...
Bear Grass: Add spiky texture with this evergreen superstar. Creamy white blooms in summer are a delightful surprise!
California Poppy: A burst of sunshine! These vibrant orange flowers are a classic for a reason. Easy and cheerful.
Desert Marigold: This tough little daisy brings non-stop yellow blooms. Perfect for hot, sunny spots.
Cotoneaster: Cotoneaster delivers with lush foliage...2024-04-2910 min
RedPubPodRedPubPod #031 Beth Copeland ”The Mountains are in My DNA”If it is April, it is National Poetry Month! Welcome to this auspicious April episode of RedPubPod as we have a chat with guest and poet, Ms. Beth Copeland. "Shibori Blue - Thirty-six Views of The Peak" is Beth's fourth published collection.
It was great having Beth in our studio today as we discussed many things, including her travels as a youth with her missionary parents. Born in Japan, Beth also traveled to India and spent most of her adult life in the Midwest and in the Carolinas.
As Beth says herself, the mountains are...2024-04-2339 min
RedPubPodRedPubPod #030 Julia Nunnally Duncan “When Time Was Suspended”Welcome to our March 2024 edition of RedPubPod! Just when you think, ‘can they keep doing these podcasts?’ Redhawk Publications is here to say… “YUP!”
Today our guest is Marion, NC poet, Julia Nunnally Duncan. Having written 11 books, Redhawk Publications is proud to publish her newest poetry collection, “When Time Was Suspended".
Not unlike many of our Appalachian-based authors, Julia’s poetry has the ‘Western NC Mountain’ stamp on it. What makes this collection truly unique, however, is that not only covers her family’s lore in poetic form, but it always unapologetically displays the grittier side of mountain lif...2024-03-2845 min
Radio Entrepreneurs"From Sunny Sands to Snowy Slopes" with Eric Hui of TerraceaTitle: "From Sunny Sands to Snowy Slopes"Guest: Eric Hui - TerraceaInterviewer: Jonathan Freedman - Mage LLCEric Hui of Terracea shares how his experience of moving from Hawaii to New England and powering through those first New England winters with the help of skiwear inspired him to enter the snow sports industry.FOLLOW RADIO ENTREPRENEURS:Website | Spotify | Facebook | LinkedIn | TwitterInstagram2024-03-2616 min
Live It Up with Mountain LifeE45 — Stan ReyFeet Banks connects with Stan Rey, a master of the goggle tan and one of the most personable professional freeskiers in the game. Always ready to joke around in front of the camera and happy to share the stoke or his knowledge with anyone who needs it, Stan is a natural-born backflipper who grew up mostly in Whistler and has raced gates, ski cross and into the hearts of freeski fans around the world with his charm, skills and philosophy of putting fun first. PARENTAL ADVISORY: 3 naughty words in this one.Host: Feet Banks. 2024-03-231h 18
The Bar is Open with Beth and Greg PodcastLiving The High Life - TBIO #378Tonight on The Bar is Open: We're live from Breckenridge Colorado living that high life! Another monolith was discovered and it's for real aliens this time, a guy stuffed his girlfriend in a suitcase and doesn't remember, High intelligence is a thing as is money dysmorphia, plus, drinking at elevation is crazy. Let's get crazy in the mountains!
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Live It Up with Mountain LifeE44 — Greg HillToday's guest is legendary ski mountaineer Greg Hill. Back in 2010 he was all over ski media; he climbed and skied two million vertical feet, climbing 71 mountains in both North and South America over 266 days of ski-touring. He was the first North American to climb and ski 40,000 vertical feet in 24 hours and he even set a world record of 50,000 feet in 24 hours. Simply put, the man is a machine.Since those accomplishments, he's dedicated much of his time to being a better human being from a carbon footprint perspective. His film Electric Greg followed his attempt to ski 100...2024-03-0648 min
How to Ski It12 - The Most Scenic Mountain with Tom Watkinson, Telluride Tourism BoardHit the slopes of Colorado's Telluride Ski Resort in Episode #12!Experience the magic of Telluride firsthand in this episode as we delve into what makes this iconic mountain resort truly special. Join us for breathtaking views, epic runs, and a chat with Tom Watkinson, Director of Public Relations at Telluride Tourism Board, who spills the beans on the resort's hidden gems and insider tips. Whether you're a seasoned skier or a curious first-timer, this episode will have you dreaming of powder days and après-ski adventures.Don't miss out on this fun e...2024-02-1532 min
Live It Up with Mountain LifeE43 — Mercedes NicollMercedes Nicoll has competed in four winter Olympics for women’s halfpipe, and seven world championships. She’s been the Canadian National Champ five times, has eight world cup podiums and is a shining example of what it means to love competition and the camaraderie of sport. These days she’s a coach, a writer, a public speaker, an organizer of fun, and host of the podcast Dropping In with Mercedes Nicoll. Fun fact: Feet Banks once saw Shania Twain pause between songs at a stadium show in Vancouver and get the entire audience on their feet as she gave M...2024-02-141h 10
Live It Up with Mountain LifeE41 — Geoff GulevichToday’s guest, Geoff "Gully" Gulevich, is an absolute legend of the freeride mountain bike world. This guy rode in Rampage years ago and continues to stretch out his pro riding career into something nearly every human on earth could envy: he rides bikes for a living. I definitely want to be Geoff Gulevich when I grow up.Early in 2023, Geoff busted his femur in 17 places, but he’s back on the bike and as stoked as ever to get after it. Host: Colin Field2024-02-0142 min
Live It Up with Mountain LifeE40 — Katie BurrellKatie Burrell is a comedian, writer, director, actress and creator of numerous online videos and skits such as Influencer, Dream Job, Still Solo, Toxic Mountain Bike Girlfriend and more. She's one of the most recognizable figures in the ski community and has broken new ground using comedy to poke fun at, and invite people into, the sports we love. Katie’s first feature film, Weak Layers, opened internationally in early 2024 and she’s here talking about betting on herself and her ideas to make the leap from ski scene celebrity to the hallowed grounds of Hollywood and beyond....2024-01-101h 33