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Adventure Stories
Check out some really cool stories about a variety of outdoor adventures. You’ll find posts from my “Carpe Diem: Live Your Dream” podcast guests, from me, and from others. I’m always adding more, so come back later to see what’s new. And feel free to send me a post about your own dream adventure!
The thrill of traveling nearly 100 mph while on your back just inches over a frozen lake is difficult...
The deepest and longest of traditional caves. Lava tubes. Ice caves... Robbie Shone has explored them...
This was the most unique and interesting race I have ever heard of, much less participated in. 135 miles...
I met the author of this post, Dr. Paul Pottinger, on an expedition cruise in Antarctica. For the first...
A former wilderness adventure camp director and three of her former guides reunite for an adventure trip...
A film maker sets out on a 24,000 km journey across the entire Trans-Canadian Trail with the expectations...
Not many people have visited the wild and remote continent of Antarctica. But you don't have to be a...
Smoke jumping is an adventure disguised as a job. Afterall, who jumps out of airplanes to live a week...
The Badwater 135 ultra-marathon is viewed as one of the toughest running races in the world, starting...
Rafting expeditions on white water rivers can be addictive. Here are some photos from my Episode #49...
People often ask me why I want to take on the Vendée Globe - a solo, non-stop, unassisted race around...
What would it be like to swim 7 of the worlds most challenging open-water swims, each requiring 10, 20,...
Here’s a married couple that has woven their lives around endurance sports together in a unique and inspiring...
This is a great adventure story of four marine biologists who decided to row a boat across the Atlantic...
So much ocean adventure from one person. Here's the story of a young British woman who set a world record...
You don’t have to be a pro to experience the course and the thrill of the Tour de France stage race....
No female climbers had ever completed the Yosemite Triple Crown – until this amazing duo appeared on...
Your host (me) was inspired to try his first 100-mile ultra marathon. It was my podcast episode #26 guest...
Each year, Ethan Hunger picks a day to burn as many calories as he can. 10,000 or more by stringing together...
Could you spend 16 days non-stop in a canoe with 4 people, paddling more than 12 hours each day? That’s...
This young Mexican woman is filled with adventure, including completing the Seven Summits in record time....
Less well known, but arguably more beautiful and challenging than crossing the Greenland Icecap or skiing...
This 2,600+ mile route starts in Canada and finishes by the U.S. Mexican border, tracking along the Continental...
Running a 50 or 100 ultra marathon does not have to be miserable. Dressing up in a kilt, running in homemade...
Finally, for you skiers out their, our first post about the sport. But this isn’t just your typical downhill...
The best kind of adventure is one you make up on your own. This active, outdoor-loving retiree designed...
The 2,190 mile Appalachian Trail. The 2,653 mile Pacific Crest Trail. And the 3,100 mile Continental...
Every year, hundreds of sailors fleet up to cross the Atlantic Ocean from Mediterranean waters to the...
The four greatest deserts on Earth, each with a 200 km ultra-distance adventure race. This white-collar...
Racing 1,000 miles down the remote Yukon River in Alaska is an adventure. Being the first to do it on...
Why don't more people try winter camping? Being afraid of the cold shouldn't be a reason.
Some adventures can be spontaneous and inexpensive, like riding a bicycle across the country.
Never stop dreaming. It took me 15 years to finally fulfill my dream of sailing the oceans for a year,...
Here's the story of a busy working mom who fits in a triple marathon to spice up life.
A story about the youngest known person to sail solo west to east across the Atlantic, and his spontaneous...
This kid was the youngest American female to summit Mt. Everest and has fulfilled dozens of other mountaineering...
A high school grad fulfills her dream of taking a gap year to sail the high seas before university.
A 200+ paddling race across the Minnesota / Canadian border wilderness proves that the body can still...
This man’s fear of heights didn’t stop him from summiting all 58 of Colorado’s 14’ers and running the...
What’s it like to run 2 marathons with a backpack at elevation on rough trail with a 10% grade and a...
The 26 mile Barr Trail climbing the 7,800 vertical feet to the Pikes Peak summit is the Pikes Peak Marathon...
The Suwannee River 230 is a paddling race the entire length of the river, starting at the Okefenokee...
Paddling the length of the Mississippi River brings 2 months of adventure and a view into grassroots...