“Get outside. We only have one life to do it. Take the chance, make time and go for it. It’s going to change your life. I mean, one of the things that I really love about long-distance hikes and thru-hikes is every day is different. You’re waking up in a different town and you’re seeing […]
“I just wanted to get to the top of that mountain and I remember telling myself as I was walking up that mountain – and this got really deep -, I was like ‘If you give up now, you are going to give up on anything that you try in your life.’ I made it […]
“Some of the hardest situations – you look back and you’re like ‘wow. I’m so glad that happened… like that really sucked while it was happening.’, but pushing yourself and putting yourself in uncomfortable situations is going to get you the greatest distance in the end.” – Courtney Wilson In This Episode We Talk About: […]
“I want to inspire people to set their own goals and say yes to more opportunities in their life and to embrace the beauty around them.” – Liz Rose On the pod this week is Liz Rose – the youngest Canadian to climb the Seven Summits. The seven summits are the highest mountain on each […]
How many mountains do you climb in any given year? Chris Calabrese summits over 100 mountains per year and continues to fuel his passion in the mountains by peak bagging. There are many different mountain grouping lists that Chris keeps track of including the New Hampshire 48, Catskill 35, Winter 35, New Hampshire 52 with […]
Smuggler’s Notch is the best ski resort in Vermont. I said it. This weekend just bolstered my stance on this. Last weekend’s storm DUMPED feet of snow in Vermont and I was fortunate to take full advantage. I skied the most powder I have ever skied! Family owned and operated with the best terrain and […]
“It’s like your biggest fear or whatever, you know, just do it. With Malawi – that was huge and I was just like ‘you know what, this is a once in a lifetime opportunity.’ Don’t pass those things up because you’re going to say to yourself 10 years from now, I’ll do that next year […]
“There were things that people told me I couldn’t do at a physical level and people who didn’t believe in me starting the Appalachian Trail and now I am to the point where in two months I leave. And people telling me that I probably wouldn’t pick up hiking or be into it as much […]
“Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn’t do than by the ones you did do. So thrown off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.” – H. Jackson Brown Jr. Happy New Year! This first episode of […]
“Culturally, for some reason, we attribute mental illness as a weakness and that’s definitely not the case.” – Kolby Ziemendorf Climb a mountain to help conquer suicide. On this episode, we are fortunate to have Kolby Ziemendorf, co-founder of 46Climbs. 46Climbs is an annual event and organization that encourages many individuals across the United States […]
