Inside The Adventure

For over 25 years, Erika has been flying, backpacking, caving, diving, camping, and rappelling. To fund her passion, she’s worked as a flight instructor, corporate pilot, and firefighter/ EMT.

In 2005, she threw herself head first into the corporate-rut as a commercial real estate broker. Working 80 hours a week, without days off forcing her to the brink of insanity. In 2008, she began blogging as a form of mental escape. The more she wrote, the more she knew something had to change.

By 2009, she was back out on the trails, kayaking and crawling around in caves again, learning to live on less money and more efficiently managing her business to allow more freedom.

1. How John fell in love with the outdoors. 
2. What goes into a polar expedition and how they work. 
3. How they plan and prepare for an expedition. 
4. What can go wrong during an expedition. 
5. The technology they use during their expedition. 
6. John’s mental attitude and how he stays strong while on an expedition. 
7. The type of challenges John has faced on the ice and the lessons he’s learned.  

Camrin Braun is fascinated by the marine life of our planet. In 2010, he joined a team of experts who employ cutting edge techniques to understand the ecology of the world’s most important fish.

Since then, he has been elected a National Geographic Young Explorer and become a member of the Explorer’s Club. His expeditions have ranged from sailing the remote Pacific to understand coral reefs to tagging sharks in Sudan.

He is now pursuing his doctoral degree in Oceanography at MIT and the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution where he explores the relationship between the movements of large, open ocean fish and the physical, chemical, and biological environment they inhabit.

On this episode we discuss:

1. How Camrin fell in love with the ocean.
2. The science behind fish tagging.
3. The biggest misconception people have about the ocean.
4. The type of tools Camrin uses to study the ocean.
5. Camrin’s favorite stories from his work as an oceanographer.
6. Why Mako sharks are Camrin’s favorite marine animal.

This podcast is sponsored by Vestigo and produced by Force Media.

1. Washington D.C. and the outdoor opportunities it offers. 
2. How Jessica got into the role of combining policy and the outdoors.
3. Jessica’s favorite initiatives she has worked on throughout her career.
4. The impact the outdoors has on the United States and careers throughout the country. 
5. Jessica’s prediction of the outdoor industry in the next 10-20 years.

1. How Dan fell in love with the outdoors and fitness.  
2. Dan’s favorite stories as a Wilderness Ranger and Wildland Firefighter. 
3. How Dan’s different outdoor business ideas led to the creation of Monkii Bars. 
4. The story of how Dan did a workout with the Monkii Bars while attached to a hot air balloon hundreds of feet in the air. 
5. How Monkii Bars raised $1,073,512 on Kickstarter. 
6. Why it’s important for everyone to workout and be involved in the outdoors. 
7. Dan’s advice on how to maintain a fitness routine outdoors. 

1. How Andrew biked from Minnesota to the southern tip of South America (and biked all the way back home!)
2. Andrew shares his experience when he canoed the entire Mississippi (and did it without spending any money!)
3. The story of Andrew circumventing the world. 
   
4. How Andrew’s ship sank in the middle of the ocean and they were rescued by a cargo ship. 
5. How Andrew made money to support himself while he walked around the world. 
6. How Andrew made it through the challenging months during his trip (loneliness, sickness, no money, police, danger). 
7. The advice Andrew would give to someone who wants to add adventure to their life. 

1. Milo’s life story and how he turned his unhappy lawyer lifestyle into a life of adventure. (At one point Milo was working over 95 hours a week in a room with no windows)
2. How Milo overcome the criticism and doubt of his friends and family when he changed his lifestyle. 
3. How Milo brought the outdoors to life by recording it with a virtual reality camera. 
4. The impact virtual reality is going to have on humanity.
5. How we can combine technology and the outdoors. 

1.  How David fell in love with motorcycling.
2. The misconceptions many people have about motorcycles and the motorcycle community.
3. The stories of his long distance rides. 
4. The 4 times David has fallen off his motorcycle and what he learned from the experiences. 
5. The lessons David's learned from riding and how they have contributed to his success in business. 
6. How a beginner can get started with riding motorcycles. 
7. David’s most memorable riding experience over the last 6 years. 
8. The positive impact riding has had on David’s life. 

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