Dr. Robb Gaffney is a psychiatrist, former extrem…

Dr. Robb Gaffney is a psychiatrist, former extreme skier, and author of Squallywood: a guide to Squaw Valley’s most extreme lines. In this episode, we’ll talk about the brain and risk taking, social contagion, and ways to encourage the next...

Chris Warner is a well established mountaineer wh…

Chris Warner is a well established mountaineer who has been climbing and guiding for several decades, a leadership educator, and the founder of Earth Treks climbing gyms. Last year, Chris attempted to climb the third highest mountain in the world,...

Pete Ripmaster is the winner of the 2018 Iditarod…

Pete Ripmaster is the winner of the 2018 Iditarod Trail Invitational. You’ve probably heard of the Iditarod before, and you might think it’s bizarre to be pulled by a bunch of dogs in sub-zero temperatures in the Alaskan wilderness. But that’s...

Chris McNamera is the founder of Outdoor Gear Lab…

Chris McNamera is the founder of Outdoor Gear Lab, Tech Gear Lab, and Supertopo. If you are a climber or gear head, there’s a chance you’ve heard of these. He’s also well respected climber, holds some serious big wall speed records and has...

Dr. Jared Vagy is a doctor of physical therapy an…

Dr. Jared Vagy is a doctor of physical therapy and known as The Climbing Doctor. Hes a professor in the Department of Physical Therapy at USC, works with Olympic athletes on teams in both the US an