Have you ever thought about climbing Mount Everest without supplemental oxygen, or starting a global expedition guiding company specializing in rapid ascents on the world's biggest mountains? Adrian Ballinger has.

If you're a total logistics nerd (like Emily and Adrian) and obsessed with operations, or if you're just drawn to pursuing crazy challenges, listen, learn, and be inspired as Adrian shares his story.

On this episode:

- Learning to trust your team and delegate tasks when you start to scale beyond yourself
- The grind of growing guiding company, Alpenglow Expeditions
- Balancing a career as a professional athlete with running a business and keeping relationships alive
- How Adrian got his start as an adventure athlete
- Learning to reframe failure as success
- Altitude training systems and big mountain speed ascents 
- The Lake Tahoe Via Ferrata and Adrian announces his quest to climb K2 without oxygen!

For the show notes: https://exploreinspired.com/adrian-ballinger

17: From Big Mountains to Bold Business Pursuits, Alpenglow Expeditions Founder, Adrian Ballinger

Learn how top outdoor athletes, adventurers, and entrepreneurs build their lifestyles and careers while in pursuit of adventure, purpose, and stoke!

This show is for you if you're passionate about the outdoors, if you live for adventure, and if you can't help but lean into your wild passions and "what if" creative ideas.

Hosted by Jonathan Ronzio, Emily Holland

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We lost a legend. And are absolutely gutted. In honor of the icon, the inspiration, the hero that was Hilaree Nelson, we decided to republish her 2019 Stokecast interview. Through this, please allow Hilaree to continue inspiring your next great adventure and your most fulfilling life.


On September 26, 2022, while skiing off the true summit of Mount Manaslu in Nepal with partner Jim Morrison, Hilaree Nelson was swept off her skis by a small avalanche that carried her off the south side of the face. Her body was found two days later. Hilaree will be missed, but her spirit and legacy will live on.

111: Hilaree Nelson

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110: How to Scale Your Startup Business (ft. Haley Cottey, Explore More)

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109: How to Amplify Your Marketing Message and Mission (ft. John Doherty, Credo, Single Geared)

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108: How to Monetize Your Community Without Losing Their Trust (ft. Erik Lara, DIY Climbing Holds)

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17: From Big Mountains to Bold Business Pursuits, Alpenglow Expeditions Founder, Adrian Ballinger

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