Ep. 292: The First Woman to Ride Around the World on a Motorcycle - Elspeth Beard

Ep. 292: The First Woman to Ride Around the World on a Motorcycle - Elspeth Beard

In 1982, at the age of just twenty-three and halfway through her architecture studies, Elspeth Beard left her family and friends in London and set off on a 35,000-mile solo adventure around the world on her 1974 BMW R60/6. Reeling from a recent breakup and with only limited savings from her pub job, a tent, a few clothes and some tools, all packed on the back of her bike, she was determined to prove herself. She had ridden bikes since her teens and was well traveled. But nothing could prepare her for what lay ahead. When she returned to London nearly two and a half years later she was stones lighter and decades wiser. She'd ridden through unforgiving landscapes and countries ravaged by war, witnessed civil uprisings that forced her to fake documents, and fended off sexual attacks, biker gangs and corrupt police convinced she was trafficking drugs. She'd survived life-threatening illnesses, personal loss and brutal accidents that had left permanent scars and a black hole in her memory. And she'd fallen in love with two very different men. In an age before email, the internet, mobile phones, sat-navs and, in some parts of the world, readily available and reliable maps, Elspeth achieved something that would still seem remarkable today. Told with honesty and wit, this is the extraordinary and moving story of a unique and life-changing adventure.

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Ep. 943: Using Nature to Navigate - Revisited - Tristan Gooley

Ep. 943: Using Nature to Navigate - Revisited - Tristan Gooley

Originally aired Feb 11, 2019Tristan Gooley is a New York Times-bestselling author and an avid outdoorsman. He has led expeditions on five continents, climbed mountains all over the world and is the o...

22 Kesä 202343min

Ep. 942: Losing 200 Pounds to Hike the PCT - Part 2 - Josh “Long Story” Murphy

Ep. 942: Losing 200 Pounds to Hike the PCT - Part 2 - Josh “Long Story” Murphy

This is the second half of the interview I had with Josh. You can listen to the first half on last Monday’s episode, Ep. 940. Growing up poor in rural Pennsylvania as a morbidly obese child, and later...

19 Kesä 202342min

Ep. 941: Cycling Namibia’s Skeleton Coast - Revisited - Kate Leeming

Ep. 941: Cycling Namibia’s Skeleton Coast - Revisited - Kate Leeming

Originally aired August 9th, 2021Imagine the endless desolation and sand dunes of the Sahara Desert abruptly falling into the ocean. That’s Namibia’s Skeleton Coast. It’s a brutally punishing environm...

15 Kesä 20231h 5min

Ep. 940: Losing 200 Pounds to Hike the PCT - Part 1 - Josh “Long Story” Murphy

Ep. 940: Losing 200 Pounds to Hike the PCT - Part 1 - Josh “Long Story” Murphy

Growing up poor in rural Pennsylvania as a morbidly obese child, and later adult, left Josh with very little prospects in life, by his own account. He was convinced he was bound for an early grave and...

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Ep. 939: The Sharp End of Life and Raising Alex Honnold - Revisited - Dierdre Wolownick

Ep. 939: The Sharp End of Life and Raising Alex Honnold - Revisited - Dierdre Wolownick

Originally aired April 26, 2019Long before her son was doing some of the most incredible climbing in the world and her daughter was solo bike touring around the west, Dierdre was living a life full of...

8 Kesä 202359min

Ep. 938: Climbing Every Colorado 14er in Winter - Chris Fisher

Ep. 938: Climbing Every Colorado 14er in Winter - Chris Fisher

We had Chris on the show back in episode 825 when he climbed 400,000 feet of elevation in a single month. This episode takes it up a notch on the “crazy” scale as Chris tells us about his recent accom...

8 Kesä 202356min

Ep. 937: How to Walk From a City to a National Park - Revisited - Julia Oleksiak

Ep. 937: How to Walk From a City to a National Park - Revisited - Julia Oleksiak

Fill out our Listener Spotlight form here.This episode originally aired May 10th, 2021When Julia wanted to express the difficulties that others go through to just “get out there”, she decided to make ...

2 Kesä 202350min

Ep. 936: Path of the Panther - Eric Bendick

Ep. 936: Path of the Panther - Eric Bendick

Eric is an Emmy-winning director, producer, and writer whose films explore connectivity, conflict, and ingenuity at the intersection of human and wild spaces. He’s led storytelling expeditions to the ...

30 Touko 20231h 7min

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