In 4 days Jeff List circumnavigated Mount Olympus by himself. He bushwhacked valleys, navigated primordial forests, forded rivers, and climbed ridges along the way. Jeff spent 7 years piecing the route together to go around Mount Olympus without moving on technical terrain, glaciers, or snow.
Eric Tomczak is a custom bike frame builder working out of his shop in Durango, Colorado. Eric is a craftsman who shapes and reinforces metal tubes in a unique geometry to provide the best experience for the bicyclist and their environment. You can check out his bike builds or request a custom build on mythcycles.com or Instagram @mythcycles.
Alicia Jenkins ran a DIY 200-mile ultra marathon around and between sleeping volcanoes.
Setting your aim might be an effective way to pull yourself out of the depths of your suffering and into the heights of something rewarding.
Cindy Hales is an entrepreneur, the lead teacher at Sleeper Jiu-Jitsu, part of the Women’s Dirty Dozen(the first 12 female black belts outside of Brazil.), and host of The Cindy Hales Show.
She has recently won the Masters 4 division of IBJJF Pans American Jiu-Jitsu tournament.
Episode 132 features Mike Mcknight an ultra-runner who has won the 200 mile triple crown, beaten the Colorado FKT, ran 300 miles with Para-Athlete Austin Patten and ran 100 miles without ingesting any calories. Find him on Instagram @thelowcarbrunner
This is episode 131 of the Becoming Human Podcast featuring Mike Curiak: a legendary mountain biker, long-distance, multi-sport athlete, and a craftsman specializing in custom bike rims. Mike has thorough expertise in building custom bike rims which can be seen on LaceMine29.com
This episode features Matt Christian. Matt is a massage therapist and challenge course instructor. Matt loves to through-hike, rock climb, and kayak. Matt has hiked the Pacific Crest Trail and most of the Continental Divide Trail. . You can check out Matt on Instagram as @_adventurecalls_
Alden and I talked about bodybuilding, climbing mountains in the Cascades, nuclear energy and, how Alden’s passions have affected his character. Alden is trying to climb the Washington Bulger’s list, a list of the 100 highest elevation peaks in Washington. The Cascades is a land filled with epic adventure with crumbly rock, glaciers, hanging valleys, and craggy peaks.
Christopher Poulos is a lawyer, writer, mountain climber, and the executive director of the Washington Statewide Reentry Council which aims to improve public safety and outcomes for individuals reentering the community in Washington state.
Chris has an epic story of overcoming drug abuse and self-destructive behavior. Chris had served 3 years in federal prison for distributing cocaine. Chris had pursued his law degree graduating from the University of Maine School of Law. Chris has continued to push himself beyond recovery climbing mountains, helping other people overcome self-destructive behavior and re-enter into society.
Episode 127 of the Becoming Human Podcast features Sol Wertkin, a rock climber and nurse. Sol Balances his recreation and job with raising his two little girls. Sol tells of his epic First Ascent of King Kong on Mt. Stuart in the Cascades where he, Jens Holsten, and Blake Herrington battled an angry mountain, with wet weather and an unplanned bivy. Sol and I talk about his experience recreating as a rock climber and snowboarder/skier where he has spent years refining his abilities in the pursuit of adventure.
For over 30 years Stephen Kesting has been practicing martial arts. Stephen is a black belt in various types of martial arts and he is known for helping many Jiu-Jitsu grapplers learn through his online training content at his websites grapplearts.com and beginningbjj.com. Stephen Paddled 1000 miles in his canoe in the Arctic alone. Stephen also serves as a firefighter.
This week’s episode features Ben Light: an ultrarunner who raced more than 10 200+ mile races, coach, public speaker, and entrepreneur. Ben and I discuss balancing fatherhood with training and adventure, developing mindset, and more.
In episode 124, Alfred Murillo(@pooh.jitsu) and I(@becominghumanpodcast) talk to Jordan Holy(@Jholy9) about being a competitive black belt in Jiu-Jitsu, owning a Jiu-Jitsu school, overcoming drug abuse in adolescence, lifestyle design and Christianity. Checkout Holy Grail BJJ on the interwebs.
Phill Schwartz created the event Shugyo, a submission only Jiu-Jitsu competition with no time limit and Submission Hunters, a youtube series that follows 10th planet portland Jiu-Jitsu players. Phill is a black belt in Jiu-Jitsu, the owner/instructor of 10th Planet Portland, and an entrepreneur.
In this episode, Kyle and I talk about his adventures in the Cascades, developing his skillset and mindset, thoughts on risk assessment and commitment, and one of my favorite topics - our sense of meaning and fulfilling our needs. Kyle has some incredible writing at his website, climberkyle.com
Episode 121 features Chris Weidner’s stories of being mentored in his youth by the legendary climber of the Cascades, Dallas Kloke. Chris looked up to Dallas as a friend and mentor. In Chris’s formative years, his love of writing was stoked by Dallas and their climbing trips were Chris’s kindling.
When Jason was several years into rock climbing, he met Dallas Kloke: a legendary climber, an aging father, an energetic soul. After Dallas passed away, Jason became a father of two children. This is Jason on his experiences with Dallas, being a father, and balancing life in the alpine and below.
Episode #119 is part 2 of the Dallas Kloke mini-series. Listen to part 1. This episode features Scott Bingen, a rock climber, and mountaineer of ~ 20 years. Scott met Dallas when Dallas was in his 50’s. 25 years later, here's Bingen talking to a new climber.
This episode is about Dallas Kloke from the perspective of his oldest known climbing partners, Mark DesVoigen.This is going to be a multi-part series exploring Dallas Kloke through the eyes of his friends. Dallas Kloke was a prolific rock climber throughout the cascades; he put on running events, taught PE, developed climbing areas and more.
Krissy Moehl has run several adventures up to 100 miles, winning races, setting records and seeing the world. Krissy is the author of, “Running Your First Ultra,” where she provides detailed training plans and stories to help any runner preparing for a race or adventure. Krissymoehl.com
