Adventurous Minds

You may know Ryan Van Duzer from Youtube - his channel is full of self-documented adventures around the globe. While some may see of him as a "Youtuber", we think he’s more of a professional adventurer. On top of being his own producer, cameraman, and editor, Duzer is a world class adventure athlete - and he’s got the resume to prove it. Today we sit down to learn how he took the unconventional path to a career, the things he’s learned along the way, and to get a bit of that infectious, ...

Professional surfer Nat Young joins the show to talk about the ups and downs of competing at the highest level in the sport - the WSL Championship Tour.Nat first made it to surfing's upper echelon, the WSL Championship Tour, in 2013. After a few seasons, he fell off the tour and found himself back at square one - where he faced challenges on all fronts. Nat sits down to share about the hardships he faced and the lessons he learned as he fought his way back onto the Championship Tour and share...

Joe Gray is a 21x US Champion and 9x world champion - earning the top spot in a variety of running competitions, from ultramarathons to snowshoe races. He is the first Black American to make the Team USA World Mountain Running Team, win the USA National Mountain Running Championships, and win the World Mountain Running Championships. He was also recently voted as the Greatest Male Mountain Runner of All Time. Today, Joe shares how running shaped his life, tips for other runners, and how ...

JJ Thomas has made a career of getting the best out of himself and others. Earning an Olympic medal as a competitor and as a coach is a distinction that few can claim. For JJ, it was a natural progression. After looking for ways to elevate his own snowboarding, he found the key to unlocking a new level, which he now shares with pros like Shaun White and the athletes on the US Snowboard Team.JJ has lots of great insights and tips to help unlock your potential that we’re excited to share inside...

For the Season 2 premiere we are joined by professional big wave surfer Paige Alms. Paige is a legend in the big wave community with a World Title and a handful of XXL awards under her belt. Most recently she made history as a part of the first group of women to participate in surfing’s most prestigious event - the Eddie Aikau Big Wave Invitational.We sat down to learn how she became one of the world's best surfers - from her formative years as a girl on Maui to stepping onto the sport’s bigg...

Season 1 Finale: Tyler Bradt is an all-around adventure athlete but is known most for his exploits as a whitewater kayaker. In his trusty boat, Tyler has charged some of the world's wildest rivers, explored new routes, and broken the world record for highest waterfalls descents twice. T-Bradt's traveled the globe by land, air, and sea and has enough stories to fill a book. He is an absolute joy to chat with and his energy will inspire to get out there and get busy living. Strap in for th...

Greg Hill is a professional freeskier, environmentalist, and all around great guy. Greg gained international fame when he became the first person to ski 2 million vertical feet in a single calendar year. This gargantuan achievement earned him the nickname “2 Mill Hill” and solidified his legend in the ski and alpine communities.But in the decade since his record setting year, Greg has done a lot of reflecting. Primarily on how his adventures were generating emissions and contributing to clima...

Lorraine Huber is a professional skier, mental strength coach, and public speaker. She is well known from her time on the Freeride World Tour, which she won in 2017, and still skis at a high level today. Lorraine helps athletes and professionals build their mental strength to overcome their fears, perform under pressure, and achieve their goals. Lorraine is a wealth of knowledge when it comes to improving performance through mental training, and we are so glad to have her with us to share her...

A lifetime of adventure has given Jeff Shapiro a unique perspective. He sat down with us to share some of what he's learned about his mind and body, the world, and life itself.As an all around adventure athlete and outdoorsman, it’s hard to find an activity that Jeff doesn’t do. He’s cultivated a wide range of skills over his life and spends much of his time in the air - as a pilot, sky jumping, BASE jumping, wingsuit flying, hang gliding, or paragliding. He also practices falconry with his b...

If you are a skier, chances are at some point you’ve imagined what it would be like to compete at the Olympics. For most of us - daydreaming while we wait in the lift line is as close as we’ll ever get. But for Carly Margulies, it was more than just a dream - it was her life’s purpose. Carly’s decision to chase her dream led her down a road that very few have traveled. Over the last 8 years, she has had more setbacks than most skiers experience in a lifetime. After 7 knee surgeries, she ...

Climbing is a sport that attracts a certain kind of person - someone who welcomes the risk of scaling mountains and sets aside the comforts of modern life to attain a feeling of freedom and achievement that few will ever know. Timmy O'Neil is exactly that kind of person. Aside from being one of the best climbers of his generation, Timmy O'Neil is arguably the most interesting and hilarious individuals in outdoor sports. In our conversation, we cover growing up and finding his way t...