Adventure Sports Podcast

Kayaking, Rafting: Phil Walczynski Shares Whitewater Joy – Lifetime Rafting and Kayaking Experience, Snowmelt River Tips, What to Take, Where to Go, Making Dream Trips, Down River Equipment Company Support.Phil Walczynski brings a lifetime of rafting and kayaking experience to the show today and shares the joy of being on the water. With the snow melting and the rivers rising, it is time to talk white water! What to take, where to go, how to make it into the dream trip you have been waiting for. If it is about rafting, you will hear it on today's show. What's more, Phil Shares how his company, Down River Equipment Company, is there to help.www.downriverequip.com 303-467-9489Our Sponsors:* Check out Outdoorsy and use my code ASP for a great deal: https://www.outdoorsy.comAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Aviation, Aerobatics: Patty Wagstaff on Legendary Career – From Flight Start to U.S. National Aerobatics Team, Multiple Championships and Awards, Still Performing in Extra 300LX at Global Air Shows, Runs Patty Wagstaff Aerobatic School in St. Augustine FL.Holy cow. What a really nice woman Patty Wagstaff was to speak with. Listen in to hear about her amazing career in aviation and aircraft aerobatics. If you know aviation, you know Patty Wagstaff. Patty talks about getting her start in flight and how it turned into a passion which quickly lead her to join the U.S. National Aerobatics Team. Her career is littered with championships, awards and achievements. She still performs amazing stunts for air shows around the globe in her Extra 300LX and operates the Patty Wagstaff Aerobatic School in St. Augustine, FL. You won't want to miss this exciting interview!  www.pattywagstaff.comhttps://www.facebook.com/pages/Patty-Wagstaffhttps://twitter.com/pattyaerobaticshttps://www.instagram.com/pattyaerobatics/  Our Sponsors:* Check out Outdoorsy and use my code ASP for a great deal: https://www.outdoorsy.comAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Mountaineering: Al Hancock on Seven Summits and Big 14 Challenge – Summiting Highest Peak on Each Continent, Aiming to Be First Canadian to Climb World's 14 Tallest Peaks.Al Hancock talks about mountaineering, summiting the highest peak on each of the 7 continents and his Big 14 Challenge project where he's working on becoming the first Canadian to climb the 14 tallest peaks in the world. Listen in to hear about it! www.alhancock.comwww.gofundme.com/big14challenge Our Sponsors:* Check out Outdoorsy and use my code ASP for a great deal: https://www.outdoorsy.comAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Multisport, Adventure Racing: Dave Wiens on Backcountry Multisport Events – Triathlon Alternatives with Mountain Biking, Ski Mountaineering, Kayaking, and More in Epic Adventure Combos.Dave Wiens returns to the Adventure Sports Podcast to share the fun of multisport races and events. You have heard of triathlons, but I'll bet you have not heard of some of these back country adventure sport combos! Adventure racing, mountain biking, ski mountaineering, kayaking, and more. Great fun. Great show. dwiens@western.edu www.western.edu/mountainsports www.gunnisontrails.com/Our Sponsors:* Check out Outdoorsy and use my code ASP for a great deal: https://www.outdoorsy.comAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Adventure Travel: Bill ‘Doc’ Founding Father of AdventureFit Travel – Backpacker Swimming with Sharks, Patting Lions, Riding Elephants, Running with Bulls Across 5 Continents, Building AdventureFit Family for More Epic Quests.Bill, otherwise known as ‘Doc’ is the founding father of AdventureFit Travel. An avid traveller/backpacker Doc spends more time with a backpack on his back than your average primary school student. Across his travels Doc encountered many adventures. From swimming with sharks, patting lions, riding elephants and running with bulls. He has visited 5 continents on his quest for adventure and plans to visit more with his new AdventureFit family. Cool, Bill! Find out how you can be a part of the fun on today's episode!www.adventurefittravel.com/ www.adventurefittravel.com/podcastOur Sponsors:* Check out Outdoorsy and use my code ASP for a great deal: https://www.outdoorsy.comAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Adventure Sports, Triathlon: Rick Alexander on LuaVive Ultimate Triad – Three Adventure Sports in One Day Event, Energizing People While Showcasing Product, How to Participate Before May 10th Deadline.Rick Alexander's company LuaVive has a great way to energize people while learning about their product. It's called the Ultimate Triad and it involves three different adventure sports rolled into a single day. Listen in to hear what it's all about and how you can take part in these cool events. Make sure you get in on the action before May 10th. www.luavive.com/pages/ultimate-triad@luavive_preshttps://www.facebook.com/luavivehttps://www.instagram.com/luavives_ultimate_triad/  Our Sponsors:* Check out Outdoorsy and use my code ASP for a great deal: https://www.outdoorsy.comAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Running, Mountaineering: Sarah Williams from Tough Girl Podcast – Marathon des Sables (6-Day Sahara Ultra with Double Marathon), Climbing Kilimanjaro, Sharing Toughest Race and Peak Adventures.Sarah Williams from the Tough Girl Podcast shares her adventures of running the toughest race in the world as well as climbing Mount Kilimanjaro. How about running a marathon for 6 days straight--and one of them a double! But that is not all, it is across the burning sands of the Sahara!www.toughgirlchallenges.com Our Sponsors:* Check out Outdoorsy and use my code ASP for a great deal: https://www.outdoorsy.comAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Mountaineering: Mike Fenner on Mid-Life Denali Expedition – Climbing North America's Highest Peak at 20,310 ft, Changing from Dreamer to Adventurer.Mike Fenner joins Travis to describe what it's like to be a member of an expedition to climb up and over Denali. At 20,310 ft above sea level, Denali (Mt. McKinley) is the highest peak in North America. Listen in as Mike tells about finding himself mid-life wondering why he didn't turn out to be the adventurer he'd dreamed of being. His story is about changing who he was and exploring the world of mountaineering. www.crossingdenali.com  Our Sponsors:* Check out Outdoorsy and use my code ASP for a great deal: https://www.outdoorsy.comAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Adventure Travel: Jessica Pociask of WANT Expeditions Shares Safety and Enjoyment Tips – 80 Countries Leading Global Expeditions, Overcoming World Events to Live Dreams, Fun Stories and Meaningful Travel Advice.Jessica Pociask, the owner of WANT Expeditions, returns to the ASP today to share fantastic advice on how to travel more safely and enjoyably. Don't let discomforting world events keep you from living your dreams. Having traveled to almost 80 countries leading expeditions all over the world, Jessica has learned a few things about how to stay safe and keep your adventure travel fun and meaningful. This episode is packed with great travel advice and some really funny stories too.www.wantexpeditions.comoffice@wantexpeditions.com231-620-9268Our Sponsors:* Check out Outdoorsy and use my code ASP for a great deal: https://www.outdoorsy.comAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Ultra Running, Snowboarding, Mountaineering, Deep Sea Diving: Gavan Hennigan Transforms Addiction Recovery into Epic Adventures – Ultramarathons Like Likeys 6633 (350mi) and Yukon Arctic Ultra (300mi), Snowboarding Peaks in Svalbard, Antarctica, BC, Alaska, Commercial Deep Sea Diving on Offshore Oil Rigs (700ft Depths), 440-Mile Solo Trek Across Frozen Lake Baikal Siberia, Upcoming Solo Atlantic Ocean Row in 2016.Born and raised in Ireland, Gavan Hennigan turned a life of drug and alcohol addiction into a wonderful life of adventure. Once he managed to toss his bad habits aside, Gavan learned of a whole new world involving Ultrarunning, Snowboarding, Mountaineering, Splitboarding and even found himself employed as a commercial Deep Sea Diver working on offshore oil rigs. As if living 700 ft below the surface of the ocean isn't adventurous enough, Gavan takes his breaks from his day job to explore some of the highest peaks in the world as well as the most brutal environments on our planet. He has competed in some of the longest, toughest ultra marathons such as the Likeys 6633 Ultra 350 and the Yukon Arctic Ultra 300. He has climbed and snowboarded peaks in Svalbard, Antarctic, BC as well as Alaska. His day job entails working in depths up to 700 feet performing heavy construction work on the worlds oil rigs living inside a small diving chamber for weeks at a time. He has visited all 7 continents and has just returned from a 440 mile solo trek across a frozen Lake Baikal in Siberia. Of course he's not stopping there. His next big adventure involves rowing the Atlantic Ocean solo in 2016. https://www.instagram.com/soulogav/https://www.facebook.com/soulogavhttps://twitter.com/soulogav  Our Sponsors:* Check out Outdoorsy and use my code ASP for a great deal: https://www.outdoorsy.comAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy