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Inside The Adventure

by Vestigo

Inside the Adventure features the inside stories of the struggles and victories of building an unconventional lifestyle in the world of adventure and travel. From record-breaking adventure athletes, to innovative outdoor entrepreneurs, to everyday people who took a chance on the things they love, these are the stories that will inspire you to face your fears and make life into the adventure it's meant to be.

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  1. EP 131: Vivian James Rigney - Author, 7-Summits Mountaineer, and Executive Coach

    Vivian James Rigney is an accomplished mountaineer who's climbed all 7 summits as well as the President and CEO of Inside Us LLC, an executive coaching consultancy, where he's helped implement leadership development initiatives for some of the world's leading companies and their executive teams....

  2. EP 130: Mike Lewis - Director of Marketing at Zeal Optics

    Based in Boulder, CO, Mike Lewis has worked in the outdoor and action sports industries for more than 20 years. He currently oversees Zeal Optics' brand globally, focusing on driving demand for their sunglasses and goggles, as well as helping his retail partners sell through engaging, creative...

  3. EP 129: Nick Norris - Co-Founder and CEO of Protekt Products

    Nick Norris (@nick_norris1981) is a graduate of both the United States Naval Academy and Basic Underwater Demolition / SEAL (BUD/S) Class 247. Upon completion of SEAL training in 2004, Nick assumed progressively higher positions of leadership within Naval Special Warfare. His deployed roles...

  4. EP 127: Mina Okpi - Founder of Black Outdoor Adventurers (BOA)

    A few years ago, Mina noticed a consistent pattern of very people of color taking part in outdoor recreation sports so she decided to help change that by creating the BOA, Black Outdoor Adventurers, in October of 2015, to bring diversity into the outdoors. Mina believes that everyone should enjoy...

  5. EP 126: Nathan Pettijohn - Author, Talent Manager, and Entrepreneur

    Nathan Pettijohn is an author, talent manager, and entrepreneur. Nathan is a contributing writer for Forbes on topics relating to what business leaders need to know about innovations in media and technology. Nathan is also the coauthor of a short tactical guide, Zen and the Art of Admin Tasks,...

  6. EP 125: Erin Hogue - National Geographic photographer

    As a National Geographic photographer, writer, creative director, artist, speaker and adventure seeker, Erin is a force to be reckoned with. Whether snowmobiling in Whistler, camping in Alaska, repelling down cliffs or hanging out of a helicopter, Erin will do whatever it takes to capture the...

  7. EP 124: Jonathan Cedar - CEO and co-founder of BioLite

    Jonathan Cedar is the CEO and of BioLite, a social enterprise that develops, manufactures, and markets advanced energy products for off-grid communities around the world (outdoor + emerging markets). With roots as an engineer (previously working for SmartDesign), Jonathan co-founded BioLite after...

  8. EP 123: Scott Marshall - President and Chief Executive Officer at Semester At Sea

    Have you ever ​​dreamed you could go to class while sailing the sea, watch the sunset over the Indian Ocean, or stare up at the Mediterranean stars? Well, with Semester at Sea you can! Whether in class, studying, or engaging in shipboard activities, students are always a few steps away from...

  9. EP 122: Patrick Von Känel - Professional Paraglider Pilot + 2nd place Finisher of the 2021 Red Bull X-Alps

    No matter the situation, Patrick is ready to take off. Whether it's a 5000-meter jump from a helicopter over the Eiger or a detailed lecture about the lessons of his magical moments, his backpack is always full of new experiences and ideas. As the 2nd place finisher of this year's Red Bull X-Alps...

  10. EP 121: Elliott Lyons - Founder and CEO at EnVision

    Elliott Lyons is the founder and CEO of EnVision, a revolutionary visualization app. Elliott's mission is to empower people to 'go for it' - whatever the 'it' is. Through the EnVision app he hopes to bring the tool of visualization to the wider world, giving people a powerful opportunity to help...

  11. EP 120: Danny McGee - Adventure Photographer and Filmmaker

    Danny McGee is an adventure photographer and filmmaker who went from a kid with a passion for digital media to a professional who travels around the globe taking photos and making films for clients like Redbull, Google, and United Airlines. His goal is to not only share his vision of the world…

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  12. EP 119: Dylan Bowman - Red Bull Professional Ultra Runner

    Dylan Bowman is a professional ultra runner from Portland, OR, who was raised in the endurance mecca of Boulder, CO where he spent his early competitive years as a team sport athlete -- eventually focusing on lacrosse in high school and college. After graduating and living in Aspen, CO, Dylan…

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  13. EP 118: Isaac Levinson - Professional Kayaker and Multi-Sport Athlete

    Isaac is a professional kayaker who got his start in whitewater kayaking as a member of the national slalom team and then went on to be a 2x Green Race Champion, 2012 Canoe & Kayak magazine paddler of the year, and a Go-Pro Games Steep Creek champion. As a 32-year-old from John's Creek, Georgia,...

  14. EP 117: Ari Delashmutt - Actions Sports Pro, Podcast Host

    Ari Delashmutt is a professional action sports athlete, particularly skilled in skiing, paragliding, and highlining, where he's set multiple distance records. He hosts a podcast, Ari in the Air, that features leading-edge thinkers on psychology, philosophy, and spirituality, as well as other...

  15. EP 116: Pete Valles - VP Product and Brand Creative at Mountain Hardwear

    As a New Jersey native, Pete graduated from the Fashion Institute of Technology (FIT) and started his career at Fila before joining the team at Nike. At Nike, Pete worked primarily on the ACG brand and Nike Advanced Design team. After Nike, he worked for Spyder, then eventually opened his own...

  16. EP 115: Bill Gamber - Co-Founder of Big Agnes

    Bill Gamber might be the most influential person in the outdoor industry that you've never heard of. Over the past 20 years, he's helped to build two of the best known and fastest growing brands in the outdoor retail category. His innovations in outdoor gear have become mainstays for people who...

  17. EP 114: Spencer Sutlive - Founder & CEO of Rugged Road Outdoors

    Spencer Sutlive originally started Rugged Road Outdoors as a UGA student dedicated to changing the cooler game, making the world's lightest high-performance cooler. Spencer spent years developing an ultralight high-performance cooler that would be the perfect addition to any outdoor adventure.…

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  18. EP 113: Adrian Ballinger - Founder of Alpenglow Expeditions

    Adrian Ballinger is a world class mountaineer, skier, business leader, and professional speaker. As founder and head guide of the internationally acclaimed Alpenglow Expeditions, Adrian envisioned a more holistic climbing experience for his clients than the status quo. This vision, with a focus…

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  19. EP 112: Shane and Josh Rogers - Founders of RPM Training Co.

    Shane Rogers is Co-Founder and CEO of RPM Training Co. An entrepreneur at heart, Shane's background in Engineering, along with his love of training and the outdoors, took him from leading engineering teams at Gore Medical to the creator of the RPM speed rope, adding to his running list of…

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  20. EP 111: Tony Post - CEO & Founder at Topo Athletic

    Born and raised in Colorado, Tony headed to Tulsa, Oklahoma for college and walked onto the D1 track and cross country teams, eventually becoming the team captain. More importantly, Tony fell in love with running. With ambitions to train harder and get faster, Tony moved to Massachusetts and...

  21. EP 110: - Quin Schrock - Photographer and Van Builder Behind @everchanginghorizon

    Quin Schrock is an adventure and lifestyle photographer based out of Southern California. As a kid, Quin spent his free time outside surfing, skating, and pushing the limit on acceptable backflip locations. That sense of wonder and freedom that Quin got from nature as a child never went away, and...

  22. Inside The Adventure: Season 3 Opener

    We're back! Season 3 will launch a new episode every other Wednesday, starting July 28th. We hope you enjoy these amazing new interviews!

  23. EP 109: Will Gadd - World Record Setting Ice Climber, Paraglider, and the World's First Redbull Athlete

    Will Gadd is one of the top outdoor sports athletes of his generation. He has done first ascents on ice and rock globally, kayaked first descents of wild rivers, and flown his paraglider over the Andes, Rockies, and Alps while setting the world distance record twice. He's also won national and...

  24. EP 108: Henry Proegler & Matthew Pearson - Founders of Moonfab

    It all started when Matthew purchased a van as he was winding down 5 years spent working in Tech, first at Airbnb and then Robinhood. He wasn't exactly sure of his plan; if it would be his home, weekend adventure vehicle, or something totally different – but he knew it was the right next step....

  25. EP 107: Renji Bijoy - Founder & CEO of Immersed

    Connect with Immersed and Renji on Instagram and Twitter. Renji Bijoy founded Immersed with the belief that a future where humanity is able to live wherever/however they want without the constraints of the physical office is fundamentally more freeing than one bound to an office. Today, Immersed…

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  26. EP 106: Kate Schade - Founder of Kate's Real Food

    Connect with Kate Schade and Kate's Real Food on Instagram. Try some Kate's Real Food at their website here. Kate Schade moved to Jackson Hole in the early 90s, never dreaming that her pursuit for adventure would give rise to Kate's real food. Kate created a tasty, portable, organic, whole foods...

  27. EP 105: Viktor Marohnić - Cofounder of 57hours

    Connect with Viktor and 57hours on Instagram! Viktor Marohnic was born in Croatia where he grew up and graduated from the computing science college. Today, Viktor is a serial entrepreneur running a product design agency called Five out of Brooklyn, New York as well as a passionate skier, climber,...

  28. EP 104: Kieren Britton - Founder of The Lady Alliance

    Connect with Kieren and the Lady Alliance on Instagram here and check out their upcoming event on Nov 13th, the Winter Adventure + Safety Workshop Tour with Mammut! After being told too many times that she was "brave for a girl," Kieren Britton, Founder of The Lady Alliance, had enough. Bravery…

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  29. EP 103: Tom Fabbri - Helicopter/Jet Pilot, Author, Speaker, and Founder of Total Motion

    Tom Fabbri has not only dared to dream, but he's mastered the art as an author and lifestyle coach, inspirational speaker, top trainer, award-winning athlete, corporate helicopter & jet pilot, and culinary arts graduate, just to name a few. Tom has learned to harness fear to achieve his dreams…

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  30. EP 102: Daniel Robinson - F-22 Fighter Pilot & CEO of Red6

    Daniel Robinson is an F-22 Fighter Pilot & CEO of Red6 a new tech company that's revolutionizing augmented reality (AR) for military training applications, bringing the Virtual and Constructive assets into the real-world by allowing pilots and ground operators to see synthetic threats in…

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  31. EP 101: Rob Rast - Founder of FLX Electric Bike & Miles Board

    Rob Rast, the founder of FLX Electric Bike and Miles Board Electric skateboards, is a college dropout that left it all to move to China. Between becoming a Chinese TV star and taking the leap into product-focused entrepreneurship, Rob's story eventually lands him in the same AirBnB with Pete...

  32. EP 100: Chelsea Yamase - Freediver, acrobat, & world traveling creative

    So many of us are going down the path that we think we want, only to realize that something is missing. The same was true for Chelsea Yamase (@chelseakauai) who found herself heading into a potential career that wasn't fulfilling her in the way she had hoped. Through a winding path of…

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  33. EP 99: Karina Hollekim - Norwegian free skier and first female ski BASE jumper

    "What makes the difference between the ones who succeed and those who fail? Why do some choose to quit while others come back even stronger when facing adversity? Today's story with Karina Hollekim answers these questions in an incredible way. Karina Hollekim is an international keynote speaker,...

  34. EP 98: Aaron Fitzgerald - Red Bull Helicopter Pilot & Owner of Airborne Images

    Aaron Fitzgerald, known as 'Fitz' to his friends and colleagues, grew up in Wenatchee, Washington. Wenatchee is home to a USFS Tanker base and Aaron grew up watching airplanes and helicopters overhead as they fought fires in the surrounding mountains. Seeing these aircraft in the skies all summer...

  35. EP 97: Dane Jackson - 3x World Champion Whitewater Kayaker

    Dane Jackson knows whitewater. The freestyle kayaker grew up traveling the USA in an RV with his family, getting homeschooled by his mother and chasing kayaking competitions with his father, Eric Jackson, an Olympic paddler and founder of the popular paddling company Jackson Kayaks. Dane…

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  36. EP 96: Jill Heinerth - Underwater Explorer, Writer, Photographer, Speaker, and Filmmaker

    As a Toronto schoolgirl, Jill was fascinated by the Apollo program and wanted to be an astronaut. However, Canada did not have a space program, and it wouldn't be until 1992 that Dr. Roberta Bondar became the first Canadian woman in outer space. Instead, Jill navigated a path to inner space and…

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  37. EP 95: Sarah Milby - CEO & Founder at Valor Performance

    Sarah Milby is the Founder and CEO of Valor Performance, an enterprise software company that supports some of the highest performing global organizations with the skills, analytics, and coaching for professionals to stay on top of their game, even under pressure. Prior to starting Valor, Sarah…

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  38. EP 94: Trask Bradbury - Co-Owner / Operator at Masterpoint Rope Access

    Trask Bradbury, a longtime legend in both the recreational and industrial world of rope access. Whether on ice, rock, or dropping from wind turbines, Trask is equally at home in the vertical world. Trask has worked and rigged in a variety of industries including petroleum tanks, bridges, wind...

  39. EP 93: Benny Marr - Extreme Whitewater Kayaker

    This laidback Canadian dude, who lives wherever he lays his paddle and moves wherever the white water takes him, is not only super cool, he's also one of the best kayak surfers on the planet. Benny Marr has placed himself firmly at the top of the list of epic big water kayakers in recent years…

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  40. EP 92: Kayleigh Grant - Shark Naturalist, Conservationist, Free-Diver, and Safety Diver for One Ocean Diving

    Kayleigh Grant is a shark naturalist, conservationist, free-diver, and Safety Diver for One Ocean Diving where she spends most days working with the sharks and marine life on the North Shore of Oahu. Born and raised in the Philadelphia area, Kayleigh moved to Hawaii shortly after graduating…

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  41. EP 91: Sierra Blair-Coyle - Professional Rock Climber on Team USA

    From Scottsdale, Arizona, 25-year-old Sierra Blair-Coyle has been competing professionally in the world of rock climbing since the age of 14. She's also been a World Cup Competitor, was a two-time National Champion as a junior competitor, and was voted one of the Top 99 Most Outstanding Women of...

  42. EP 90: Tucker Hamilton - Former Commander of the U.S. Air Force F-35 Integrated Test Force

    Tucker 'Cinco' Hamilton is an Experimental Fighter Test Pilot for the United States Air Force and is the previous Commander of the U.S. Air Force F-35 Integrated Test Force. Tucker Hamilton started his Air Force career as an operational F-15C pilot where he supported multiple Red Flag Exercises…

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  43. EP 89: Luke Peters - Page 1 Podcast Host and CEO/Founder at Newair Appliances

    Luke Peters has started over 5 businesses. His current brand NewAir is growing with over 50 employees and multi 8 figure sales, which Luke started as a side hustle out of his garage, and has been ranked as one of the fastest-growing private Internet retailers in America for three consecutive…

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  44. EP 88: Leigh Coates - Former Pro Snowboarder, Helicopter Pilot, Yogi, and Founder of VS Helicopters

    During the winter, you'll find Leigh Coates free diving in the crystal clear waters, soft sands, and vibrant rainforests of the Big Island in Hawaii. In the summer, look up into the Alaskan sky and you might see Leigh rising over rugged glaciers and snow-laden mountains as she owns her own…

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  45. EP 87: Gary Arndt - Photographer of the Year, Founder of the Travel Photography Academy, Co-host of the Podcast: This Week in Travel

    In March 2007 Gary sold his house, started traveling, and has probably done and seen more in that time than he has in the rest of his life combined. So far Gary has visited all 7 continents, over 130 countries, all 50 US states, every Canadian province, every Australian state and territory, over...

  46. EP 86: Chris Korbulic - World-Renowned Expedition Whitewater Kayaker

    Chris Korbulic is one of the world's leading expedition whitewater kayakers, with first descents and incredibly grueling expeditions that have taken him all over the world. His philosophy of life is to "appreciate what you have, enjoy the day for what it is, and say yes to new experiences."…

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  47. EP 85: Bryan & Shannon Miles - Founders of Belay Solutions & NoFo Brew Co

    Bryan and Shannon love creating self-sustaining, innovative companies as the Co-Founders of BELAY, a leading virtual services company, and NoFO Brewing Co. They started BELAY in late 2010 after resigning from their full-time jobs on the same day where they cashed in their 401(k)s to start their...

  48. EP 84: Nouria Newman - Extreme Kayaking World Champion

    As one of the best whitewater kayakers in the world, Nouria has more incredible accomplishments than I can count in canoe, freestyle, and extreme kayaking where her achievements in the various disciplines prove she's truly one of a kind. In 2013 she won the Ottawa XL, one of the most important...

  49. EP 83: David Clapper - CEO of sCAMPer Van

    David Clapper is a long-time media marketing and branding professional with 20+ years of experience in promotion, marketing, and branding. From launching the successful Classic Hits radio station, 97-1 The River in Atlanta - to the creation of its eclectic sister station at 97-7 - The OTHER Side…

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  50. EP 82: Pierre Carter - Paragliging Jedi

    Pierre Carter has been climbing since 1982 and paragliding since 1988 where these activities have taken him all over South Africa, her neighboring countries, and around the world. Pierre is currently attempting to hike, climb, and fly off the Seven Summits, the tallest mountain on all seven...

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ABOUT THIS SHOW

Inside the Adventure features the inside stories of the struggles and victories of building an unconventional lifestyle in the world of adventure and travel. From record-breaking adventure athletes, to innovative outdoor entrepreneurs, to everyday people who took a chance on the things they love, these are the stories that will inspire you to face your fears and make life into the adventure it's meant to be.

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Vestigo

Produced by Marshall Mosher

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