Podcast Episodes

From the Deep South to the Himalaya — A Life Built on Discipline and Focus

Season 1 Episode 97

Imagine growing up in the conservative Deep South, where young women were expected to play it safe

Now imagine trading that world for Himalayan storms, frozen walls, and a seven-year stretch of living…

Published on 2 months, 1 week ago

Fuel for the Long Haul — EC Synkowski on Simple, Science-Backed Nutrition (Rebroadcast)

Season 1 Episode 96

Nutrition advice is everywhere — and most of it overcomplicates what should be simple.
 In this replay, EC Synkowski, founder of Optimize Me Nutrition and creator of the 800-Gram Challenge, shares a r…

Published on 2 months, 2 weeks ago

The Longest Battle: Hard-Earned Lessons from Crossing the English Channel at 59

Season 1 Episode 95

At 59, Charlotte Brynn has swum across some of the world’s most punishing channels — in pitch black, in near-freezing water, and even after being bitten by a shark. But her story is more than toughne…

Published on 2 months, 3 weeks ago

Everest, Whitewater, and Aging Boldly — The Outdoors Is His Greatest Teacher

Season 1 Episode 94

What does it take to climb into the unknown — when you can’t see the way forward?

Erik Weihenmayer is one of the most accomplished adventure athletes of our time. The first blind person to summit Moun…

Published on 2 months, 4 weeks ago

Out of the Box at 75 - How Doug and Joan Changed Their Story And Kept Winning Races

Episode 93

What does it look like to age curiously, train smarter, and build a life of meaning—together?

Meet Joan Weisberg-Beyerlein and Doug Beyerlein: partners in life, love, and adventure. At 75, Joan is tra…

Published on 3 months, 1 week ago

Going All In — How to Reverse-Engineer the Goals You Will Risk Everything For

Season 1 Episode 92

What does it take to bet everything on a dream? To live out of a van before it was fashionable, to commit to hard lines with no guarantee of success, and to walk away from risk when the stakes are to…

Published on 3 months, 2 weeks ago

Sixteen Knee Surgeries — And a Return to Skiing When It Should’ve Been Over

Season 1 Episode 91

What does it take to come back after a body-breaker of an injury—not once, but sixteen times?

Chris Anthony is a legendary ski athlete, filmmaker, and adventurer who has stared down more than his fair…

Published on 3 months, 3 weeks ago

#90 Survival Is Not Assured (Part II): Partnerships, Loss, and the Human Cost of Bold Alpinism

Season 1 Episode 90

Last week in Part I, we began our journey with legendary alpinist Jim Donini — exploring his surprise cancer diagnosis, his early days in Yosemite, and the philosophy that has defined his career: “Ge…

Published on 3 months, 4 weeks ago

#89 Survival Is Not Assured: An 82-Year-Old Alpinist Who Chooses The Hardest Lines

Season 1 Episode 89

For more than five decades, Jim Donini has defined what it means to be an alpinist. Not by chasing the tallest mountains or summit glory, but by seeking out the hardest lines in the world’s most remo…

Published on 4 months ago

Whales, Bears, and the Will to Return — Lessons in Survival From Two Solo Voyages Through Alaska

Season 1 Episode 88

At age 49, Susan Marie Conrad paddled 1,200 miles—alone—through the remote, storm-swept waters of the Alaskan Inside Passage.
Twelve years later, at 61, she went back and did it again.

In this powerfu…

Published on 4 months, 1 week ago