The Common Stitch

Jeff Schmuck wears a number of different hats throughout the freeskiing industry. As a skier, writer, editor, judge in the world of writing, photography, film and beyond he's got a take on the industry that not many people get AND through that many opportunities to pay it forward to those pursuing their dreams. In this episode, we discuss his background in skiing and writing, how Forecast came about, the inspiration he's excited to be a part of and why he LOVES lift lines.

Check out Forecast's Beyond the Powder Highway episode series with Toyota below! https://forecastski.com/news/pub:9946/BEYOND-THE-POWDER-HIGHWAY

And if you're interested in more:

Forecast Magazine https://forecastski.com/

IF3 https://festivalif3.com/en/

Real Ski http://www.xgames.com/xgames/real/22384092/real-ski-2018

A continuation of part 1 with the founder of kiteboarding, Cory Roeseler, who just so happened to be my landlord Hood River last summer! Cory is the original guinea pig of kiteboarding and on top of that, he is an engineer, a pilot, a rad dad and so much more!

In this episode we cover:

Injury and relative risk

Parenting in the outdoors

Perseverance

Engineering and potential ecological/ economic positive impacts

Overall patterns we see throughout all outdoor sports

Cory Roesler, a founder of the sport of kiteboarding, sat down with me and we talked about EVERYTHING. So much so that I had to split our conversation into two parts. Here's a taste of what we dive into in part 1:

Kite history and the evolution of the sport

The effects on places like Hood River and Baja

The Gorge Games

Sport culture dynamics

Raising kids in the outdoors

Lessons in problem-solving

Extreme sports injuries

Relative risk and the improvement of technology and engineering

The common lessons we learn among all sports

We mentioned some very important events and organizations in this episode! If you are interested in learning more please follow these links!

Kiteboard for Cancer https://www.kb4c.org/

High Fives Foundation https://highfivesfoundation.org/

Life Rolls On https://liferollson.org/

Why I started carrying around two headsets and a preamp with me EVERYWHERE I go! And what is it about you wacky outdoor enthusiasts that make me want to talk to you first place?

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