Stories of self discovery and really long adventures in time and space. First a story of a bike trip from Alaska to Argentina with a couple stops to summit each continent’s highest peak - Denali and Aconcagua. Then a recounting of a cross country turned West Coast road trip full of friends, family, solitude, and loneliness, and the insidious creep of homelessness that leads to massive self discovery.
Adventure Storytellers: Sam Skrocke (Adventure Cyclist) and Tom Zimmerman (Long distance driver, skier, climber, and backpacker)
From: Truckee, CA
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Adventure Storytellers: Sam Skrocke (Adventure Cyclist) and Tom Zimmerman (Long distance driver, skier, climber, and backpacker)
From: Truckee, CA
Sponsors:
TERRITORY RUN CO. An independent trail running apparel brand, created to empower the wild hearted.
This episode is a direct result of your support on Patreon. Thank you!
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This week's featured adventure stories
Sam Skrocke's Adventure Story : Transcontinental Cycling and Peak Bagging
Summit all of the California Fourteeners: Fastest Known Time (FKT) Unsupported, Non-motorizedSam holds the fastest known time record for summiting all the California 14ers in the unsupported/non motorized category, linking all the trailheads by bicycle. The record stands at 9 days 20 hours and 41 minutes to summit 15 California 14’ers and bicycling between all trailheads - hundreds of miles if you’re wondering!
Sam's upcoming adventures: Kilimanjaro Run, FKT attempt
Whereas the idea of riding your bicycle from Alaska to Argentina is a wild idea, and let me tell you, the deed is actually much, much more wild than the idea. The climber in me took over and... Alaska - Denali, North America’s highest peak, Argentina - Aconcagua, South America’s highest peak. And so the wheels started turning, and before I knew it, I was telling people I was going to be climbing the highest peak on each continent and then getting on my bicycle to ride the distance between. ~ Sam Skrocke about his transcontinental bike trip from Alaska to Argentina. |
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Tom Zimmerman's Adventure Story
In this episode, Tom shares his overview story...a story of stories. He found some of the best places to go backpacking, skiing, and climbing in the USA and Canada. But we didn’t get to hear about any one of those stories really. All those micro events combined together to one big self discovery and going deep into just one of those events wouldn’t have left us with the lesson that this adventure taught Tom.
Tom highlighted the struggles he faced when he consciously decided to climb out from underneath the corporate ladder and pursue a massive adventure, and I know that’s something that a lot of our listeners who are attempting to inch toward more adventurous lifestyles experience on the daily.
Tom did this with the help of his brother, Rob, who is also a professional coach at Inner Compass Coaching. Rob was featured in the Boldly Went podcast Episode 57. Learn more about him there.
When Tom took the leap, he found the value of his friends and family and loneliness, and how each step was one tiny trust fall that insidiously led him into homelessness, and that, when looking back, all those little steps combined into one... giant... life change. In this story he shares with us the perspective that he gained …. he didn’t lose anything despite having taken the risk.
Tom highlighted the struggles he faced when he consciously decided to climb out from underneath the corporate ladder and pursue a massive adventure, and I know that’s something that a lot of our listeners who are attempting to inch toward more adventurous lifestyles experience on the daily.
Tom did this with the help of his brother, Rob, who is also a professional coach at Inner Compass Coaching. Rob was featured in the Boldly Went podcast Episode 57. Learn more about him there.
When Tom took the leap, he found the value of his friends and family and loneliness, and how each step was one tiny trust fall that insidiously led him into homelessness, and that, when looking back, all those little steps combined into one... giant... life change. In this story he shares with us the perspective that he gained …. he didn’t lose anything despite having taken the risk.
Music: Free Music Archive and YouTube Audio Library
Maricz. Ukulele Jam.
Audionautix, Acoustic Meditation 2. Creative Commons Attribution license
Silent Partner. Calm. YouTube Audio Library.
Silent Partner. Blue Skies. YouTube Audio Library.
Audionautix, Acoustic Meditation 2. Creative Commons Attribution license
Silent Partner. Calm. YouTube Audio Library.
Silent Partner. Blue Skies. YouTube Audio Library.
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