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By Jason B Milligan
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The podcast currently has 135 episodes available.
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Kristina Frost grew up playing on the shores of Lake Erie. An offhand comment spurred her to try backpacking. This stoked an interest in her that has not abated. Kristina became an assistant director for the University of Michigan’s Outdoor Adventures Program where she led wilderness trips and taught clinics. Now on the West Coast, she organizes women-only adventures and has begun pursuing filmmaking. She and Jason met at her office in San Francisco to discuss her outdoor history, the formation of Essential Explorer, and the challenges of windless kite-skiing trips. LINKS: Trail Mavens: trailmavens.comNo Man’s Land Film Festival: nomanslandfilmfestival.com Essential Explorer: facebook.com/essentialexplorertwitter.com/essentlexplorerinstagram.com/essentialexplorer Let My People Go Surfing (book): patagonia.com/us/product/let-my-people-go-surfing-paperback-book?p=BK501-0 Call us and leave a message (up to 3 minutes): 1-818-925-0106

The cherubic Jake Huddleston grew up in the wonderland of the Pacific Northwest traipsing through its wilderness with his family and the Boy Scouts. Shortly after reaching adulthood he moved into a van and headed for Los Angeles to pursue filmmaking. There he would be introduced to the sport of canyoneering and began concocting ways to bring delicate camera gear through these rugged landscapes. Jake and Jason relaxed by the Kern River one morning following a long day of rappelling and bushwhacking to discuss canyoneering, van life, and outdoor filmmaking. LINKS: "We Are Canyoneers" Film: vimeo.com/148696696Vimeo: vimeo.com/jakehuddlestonYouTube: youtube.com/channel/UCjnzfjKE_tkhmN_8BYJLrmgInstagram: instagram.com/jake.huddleston Call us and leave a message (up to 3 minutes): 1-818-925-0106

Peakbagging Chick is constantly outdoors hiking and climbing or introducing other women to adventure via Her Own Trail Meetup Group. In 2014, she adopted the moniker Peakbagging Chick after deciding to challenge herself by climbing 100 peaks in one year. She and Jason sat beneath a climbing route in Texas Canyon and discussed the difficulties of overcoming laziness and a surprise staph infection while trying to reach her goal and earn her nickname. LINKS: peakbaggingchick.comtwitter.com/peakbagginchickfacebook.com/peakbaggingchickinstagram.com/peakbaggingchick/Her Own Trail: meetup.com/Her-Own-Trail-Meetup-Group/Southern CA Outdoor Women's Alliance: outdoorwomensalliance.com The Beer Song: youtu.be/O-jOEAufDQ4 Call us and leave a message (up to 3 minutes): 1-818-925-0106

Steve Sieren is a California native with a great eye for capturing its beauty. An architectural photographer by day, he seizes what moments he may to travel into the wilderness backpacking or canyoneering, always with a camera in tow. He is also a father who tries to share the outdoors with his young son as much as possible. Steve and Jason conversed in Mann Biomedical Park in Valencia about his outdoor and photographic pursuits and about the lewd circumstances under which they met. LINKS: sierenphotography.comeasternsierraphoto.commojavedesertphoto.com DeLorme InReach: inreachdelorme.com Spot: findmespot.com/en/ G.O. Hiking Video: vimeo.com/104376167 Tasty Bite: tastybite.com Call us and leave a message (up to 3 minutes): 1-818-925-0106

Jeannette Stawski has a long history in the outdoors. Her experiences run the gamut from athlete to guide to instructor and she has collected every pertinent certification one can imagine. Sharing the outdoors is as important to her as experiencing them, a passion that has led her to the position of Executive Director of AORE (Association of Outdoor Recreation and Education). She and Jason met at the Outdoor Retailer Show in Salt Lake City to discuss the joys of open water swimming, the rewards of introducing people to nature, and how a rappelling accident changed her for the better. LINKS: Association of Outdoor Recreation and Education (AORE): aore.org Mighty Mac Swim: mightymacswim.com Swim to the Moon: runsignup.com/Race/MI/Gregory/SwimTotheMoon Rough Water Swim:waikikiroughwaterswim.com Diana Nyad TED Talk: ted.com/speakers/diana_nyad Astronaut Nicole Stott: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicole_Stott Saturation Diving: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saturation_diving Call us and leave a message (up to 3 minutes): 1-818-925-0106
The podcast currently has 135 episodes available.

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