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As President Xi concludes his tour of key East Asian exporting nations, Will Bain explores what deepening ties with Cambodia could mean for the region which also faces the threat of high US tariffs. Also on the programme, the United States unveils plans to impose new port fees on Chinese-built and operated ships—part of a push to revive its domestic shipbuilding industry. China warns the move will disrupt supply chains and hurt global trade. And we head to the European Alps, where a rare spring snowstorm has brought both chaos and celebration.

Join us as we welcome Maya Crowne and Price Latimer, the visionary founders of Alkemis Paint, who are reshaping the sustainable paint industry with their passion and innovation. Maya takes us on her personal journey from the world of corporate finance to the realm of eco-friendly entrepreneurship, inspired by her love for art and a quest for environmentally sound paint solutions. Meanwhile, Price shares their commitment to using natural pigments and materials that not only beautify spaces but also enhance wellness, underscoring the philosophical core of their company.Explore the vibrant landscape of the natural paint market with us, where Maya and Price highlight a transformative shift toward sustainable alternatives that eschew petrochemicals. From collaborating with architects and interior designers to connecting with the DIY community, they share their experiences in educating various sectors about the benefits of their innovative products. We touch on the unique properties of their paints, such as fire resistance and superior light reflectance, while discussing their holistic and historical significance.Discover the meticulous craftsmanship behind Alkemis Paint's offerings, sourced from the pristine European Alps and crafted with precision to meet the highest standards. Maya and Price reveal their vision for global expansion, with exciting plans to introduce products like LimeWash and exterior paints. They reflect on the importance of conscious consumerism, encouraging a lifestyle shift towards quality and sustainability. Tune in for a compelling conversation on how Alkemis Paint is not just transforming walls but also inspiring a more thoughtful way of living.

It's in our water, our food, and so many other products we use on a daily basis, from non-stick pans to popcorn bags. And it's making us really sick.More and more scientists are becoming concerned that PFAS chemicals, also known as “forever chemicals,” are impacting human health. Evidence is growing that links these everyday exposures, particularly to endocrine-disrupting chemicals (or EDCs), are linked to cancer, infertility, birth defects, asthma, allergies, cardiovascular disease, diabetes, obesity, and more.In this episode, we talk to one of the world's leading environmental health scientists and advocates about the impact of forever chemicals and what we can do about it. Arlene Blum is the founder and executive director of the Green Science Policy Institute. This is a replay from 2022.We cover:

This week on Hashtag History, we will be discussing Mark Weinberger, known as “The Nose Doctor”. To put it bluntly, Weinberger, a doctor who opened up his own practice in Indiana, was performing hundreds of unnecessary - and sometimes, negligent - sinus procedures on patients. In fact, according to a Vanity Fair article, he recommended surgery to 90% of his patients! 90%! That is an overwhelming number! Many of these patients either did not actually need the surgery OR were misdiagnosed with sinus problems when, in fact, they had things like cancer. As medical malpractice and insurance fraud lawsuits began to stack up, Weinberger decided to hop ship and travel to Greece with his third wife to celebrate her thirtieth birthday. While on this vacation, Weinberger disappeared without telling his wife where he was going. She would soon find out that he had left her with more than $6 million in debt. Weinberger would not be found until five years later in the European Alps when his girlfriend spotted him on an episode of America's Most Wanted. Despite pleading guilty to 22 counts of healthcare fraud in 2011, Weinberger is now a free man…and you are not even ready to hear what kind of scammy operation he is running now. Follow Hashtag History on Instagram @hashtaghistory_podcast for all of the pictures mentioned in this episode. Citations for all sources can be located on our website at www.HashtagHistory-Pod.com. You can also check out our website for super cute merch! You can now sponsor a cocktail and get a shout-out on air! Just head to www.buymeacoffee.com/hashtaghistory or head to the Support tab on our website! You can locate us on www.Patreon.com/hashtaghistory where you can donate $1 a month to our Books and Booze Supply. All of your support goes a long ways and we are endlessly grateful! To show our gratitude, all Patreon Supporters receive an automatic 15% OFF all merchandise in our merchandise store, a shoutout on social media, and stickers! THANKS FOR LISTENING! - Rachel and Leah --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/hashtaghistory/support

In this episode, we discuss Max's experience working as a cheese maker on a dairy farm in the Alps. High alpine dairy farming has a strong tradition in the European Alps that came about 3000 years ago. Every year tough farmers make their way into the mountains to herd cattle and preserve the precious milk into cheese, butter, and other dairy products.Episode Overview:Max's experience managing a high-elevation dairy farm in the Alps together with 2 of his friendsHow cheese is made in the Alps and some of the differences between the types of cheese and their regionsBest practices for aging and storing raw milk cheeseSeveral alpine cheese-making traditions, like backpacking giant wheels of cheese down the mountainUse code “yearofplenty” (all lower case) for 15% OFF at www.mtblock.comMY ULTIMATE FORAGING GEAR LIST - Check it outLeave a review on Apple or Spotify and send a screenshot to theyearofplenty@gmail.com or my Instagram to receive a FREE EBOOK with my favorite food preservation recipes.Support the podcast via donations:https://www.patreon.com/poldiwielandhttps://www.buymeacoffee.com/yearofplentyWatch the Video Podcasts on X:https://x.com/yearofplentypod/status/1756019357015228865?s=20Sign up for the newsletter:www.theyearofplenty.com/newsletterSubscribe to the Youtube VLOG:https://www.youtube.com/@yearofplentypodcastDo you follow the podcast on social media yet?IG: https://www.instagram.com/poldiwieland/I want to hear from you! Take the LISTENER SURVEY: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/KZW53RT

Some hotels are turning their bar lounges into dining experiences and right now it's all about elegant après-ski chalets. At the Fairmont Century Plaza hotel in Los Angeles, which recently underwent a 2.5 billion USD renovation, the après-ski experience takes you directly to the slopes. This luxury hotel has transformed its outdoor bar lounge patio into a twinkling winter wonderland with Swiss chalets. The lobby bar patio has been converted into luxuriously appointed whimsical and cozy Alpine wood chalets with authentic winter trimmings. It's a partnership with the champagne brand Veuve Clicquot. The experience includes an idyllic photo opportunity on a skidoo and après-ski delicacies that include a three-course menu and choices of four festive winter cocktails. Ramon Bojorquez, Executive Chef at the Fairmont Century Plaza and its Lumiere Brasserie, says the concept is to create a seasonal experience for guests. They have curated a menu that would be authentically found on a European ski trip. “From the culinary perspective, we thought it would be a great idea to give somebody a warm hug. So we chose dishes that are representative of something that is warm and thought out, so, the fondue is obviously a classic and we thought a dish such as a braised beef cheek or even a schnitzel would be something warm and filling for somebody who comes off the slopes,” says Bojorquez. Matthew Kang, Senior Editor, EATER LA, a culinary website, says it's a good idea for restaurants to make themselves stand out. “For high-end hotels, you want to provide something different. You want to have a unique experience for even the well-heeled traveler and as well-heeled as one might be, going and taking your family on a trip to Europe, it's timely, it's expensive, it's a hassle so this is really something that is more convenient. We have something that gives you a very similar feel. It gives you something that is fun and shareable ultimately. You're going to put this on your social media and you're kind of going to get the same amount of clout. It's still a fun time,” says Kang. This article was provided by The Associated Press.

Barry Gray (Baz) is a modern-day explorer and adventurer specialising in extreme cold climates. Barry is currently planning the Solo Unsupported and Unassisted crossing of the Antarctic continent from Coast to Coast in 2024, a journey still yet to be completed, if successful, this will be a world first. Barry was always an adventurous spirit growing up, very much the outdoor type. He enjoyed almost every type of sport and excelled in quite a few of them. His true-life adventure started as a 16-year-old when he applied to join the Royal Marine Commandos. Before he reached his eighteenth birthday, he had completed the world's toughest military basic training course and took his place amongst the UK's finest soldiers. The Royal Marines are the UK's specialists in Mountain and Cold Weather training. All Royal Marines go through this training but it's a unique and special group of marines that deliver the training, they are known as the Mountain Leader Branch. Barry applied for the gruelling and extremely challenging course in 1998 and was a fully trained Mountain Leader instructor 10 months later. Barry then went on to become the Chief Instructor of this very special group in 2007. Barry's career saw him deployed on Operational tours to Northern Ireland, Kosovo, Iraq, and Afghanistan. As a Royal Marine and Mountain Leader, he has travelled the globe including the Himalayas, Norway, European Alps, The Andes, USA, Oman, Brunei, and Antarctica to name but a few. Barry decided to leave the Royal Marines in December 2016 after 26 years, achieving the rank of Regimental Sergeant Major (RSM). Amongst his passions are polar history, especially the heroic age, and in 2013 he took part in the successful Shackleton Epic expedition in which he was part of the team that authentically re-enacted Shackleton's 1916 escape from Elephant Island and crossing of South Georgia. One of the most remarkable Survival stories ever told. The journey can be seen as a three-part documentary on Discovery Channel called “Shackleton Death or Glory” Barry also skied Solo and unsupported to the South Pole in 2018-19 covering 730 miles in only 38 days making him the third quickest person in history to do so. This was part one of a two part plan to be the first man to ski Solo and Unsupported, without any assistance, to cross the entire Antarctic continent from sea to sea via the South Pole. This attempt is planned for October 2023. Barry now runs a motivational leadership business which is another big passion; to help others through mindset and resilience become the best versions of themselves.

In this episode of SparX, Mukesh (Founder Myntra and Cult.Fit) is in conversation with Dr. Marcus Ranney, Founder & CEO of Human Edge, ‘The Longeivity Science Company' based on highly personalised bio hacks or commonly said ‘incremental biological interventions' based on simple lifestyle changes, for each participant. A Business Professional in Healthcare and Technology, Marcus completed his Bachelors of Science and Medical degrees from University College Medical School in London. His spectacular expeditions have led him climbing the sides of Everest, skiing in the Arctic, the European Alps and serving as a medical officer in the Royal Air Force and at NASA's Kennedy Space Center. Bonding over the curiosity of the longevity phenomenon, Mukesh and Marcus discuss in length about health, bio hacks and the future of health testing. What exactly happens when we age? What is the difference between Chronological and Biological age? Do you need to take supplements? All these questions and more answered in this episode.A published author, public health commentator and keynote speaker, in 2013, the World Economic Forum appointed him as a Global Shaper, don't miss out on this insightful discussion these two leading visionaries!00:00 - 1:03 Sneak Peak of the Episode!1:04 - 2:00 Introducing our guest: Dr. Marcus Ranney! 2:01 - 8:57 Early experiences that shaped Marcus's career8:58 - 13:46 Cardiovascular Exercise & Mountains: Marcus's two passions 13:47 - 18:30 Being around nature and what it does for your body18:31 - 23:04 Marcus's stint at NASA23:05 - 32:12 The longevity phenomenon & its future 32:13 - 37:59 Fundamental aspects of living longer 38:00 - 42:05 Marcus asks Mukesh a question! 42:06 - 48:10 Ageing 101: What, How & Why?48:11 -  56:44 Testing Chronological & Biological Age56:45 - 1:03:24 Approaching Health Tests 1:03:25 - 1:06:18 Health Testing in India 1:06:19 - 1:17:02 Introducing Health Supplements in your life 1:17:03 - 1:19:18 Emergence of Ayurveda in the Supplement Range  1:19:19 - 1:22:03 Proliferation of IV Therapy 1:22:04 - 1:28:22 Marcus talks about ‘Recovery Stack' 1:28:23 - 1:31:38 Relevance of Stem Cells 1:31:39 - 1:34:22 Blood Transfusion: Possible Option or a Haywire in making? 1:34:23 - 1:38:34 “We're living in a golden age”…Access to mechanism of human ageing 1:38:35 - 1:40:11 Thanking our wonderful guest!About SparX by Mukesh BansalSparX is a podcast where we delve into the cutting-edge scientific research, stories from impact-makers and tools for unlocking the secrets to human potential and growth. We believe that entrepreneurship, fitness and the science of productivity is at the forefront of the India Story; the country is at the cusp of greatness and at SparX, we wish to make these tools accessible for every generation of Indians to be able to make the most of the opportunities around us. In a new episode every Sunday, our host Mukesh Bansal (Founder Myntra and Cult.fit) will talk to guests from all walks of life and also break down everything he's learnt about the science of impact over the course of his 20-year long career. This is the India Century, and we're enthusiastic to start this journey with you.Follow us on Instagram: @sparxbymukeshbansal  Website: https://www.sparxbymukeshbansal.comYou can also listen to SparX on all audio platformsFasion | Outbreak | Courtesy EpidemicSound.com

EPISODE 7.20 Chic Scott is a renowned mountain adventurer, guide, and author who has been exploring high places for over 50 years. Born in Calgary in 1945, Chic is a fourth-generation Albertan and a third-generation Calgarian with a family history of organizing amateur sports. He represented Alberta at the Canadian Junior Golf Championship in 1961 but took up mountain climbing and skiing the following year and has been passionate about these pursuits ever since. Chic has climbed and skied in many locations around the world, including the Canadian Rockies, the European Alps, and the Himalayas. He has organized clubs and foundations, written books, and worked as a mountain guide. Some of his notable achievements include the first winter ascent of Mount Assiniboine in 1967, the first successful completion of the Jasper to Lake Louise High-Level Ski Traverse, and the first Himalayan summit reached by a Canadian, Myagdi Matha, in 1973. Chic Scott is an epic writer with over 150 articles or journal contributions and 17 books as writer or co-writer, including "Summits and Icefields: Alpine Ski Tours in the Canadian Rockies", "Pushing the Limits: The Story of Canadian Mountaineering", "Ski Trails in the Canadian Rockies", "Powder Pioneers: Ski Stories from the Canadian Rockies and Columbia Mountains", and "Deep Powder and Steep Rock: The Life of Mountain Guide Hans Gmoser". Chic's guidebook, "Summits and Icefields," is considered a classic of the genre, while "Pushing the Limits, the Story of Canadian Mountaineering," is considered the authority on the subject. He has received honorary memberships in the Association of Canadian Mountain Guides, the Calgary Mountain Club, The Alpine Club of Canada, and the Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies. In 2000, Chic received the Bill March Summit of Excellence Award at the Banff Mountain Film Festival, and in 2018, he received the Sir Christopher Ondaatje Medal for Exploration from the Royal Canadian Geographical Society. Chic currently resides in Banff, Alberta, where he writes books and magazine articles, gives presentations on mountain topics, and enjoys hiking, skiing, and climbing in the nearby Rocky Mountains. Dom: Intro Chic: From golf to skiing and mountaineering 4:35 Dom: Talks about the changes and prep 7:35 Chic: Illustrates the mountains melting 11:40 Chic: Weather and going into the unknown 15:59 Dom: Ques up the Banff film festival origins 25:05 Chic: Age is a number 31:12 Chic: Explains his love for literature 35:00 Chic: You thought your move was bad 40:00 Chic: Rappelling lesson learned 56:55 Dom: Outro Socials: The Avalanche Hour Podcast: https://www.instagram.com/theavalanchehourpodcast/ Guest - https://www.instagram.com/ Links: Chic Scott's Website - https://chicscott.com/index.htm Whyte Museum Fireside chats - https://www.whyte.org/digitalvault/categories/fireside-chats Whyte Museum Pushing the Limits Legacy interview series https://www.whyte.org/pushing-limits-legacy Sponsors for this episode: Wyssen : https://www.wyssenavalanche.com/en/ Crew: Host - Dom Baker - https://instagram.com/dom_baken/ Producer - Cameron Griffin - https://www.instagram.com/backcountrycam/ Donate: The Avalanche Hour Podcast - https://www.theavalanchehour.com/donate The American Avalanche Association - https://www.americanavalancheassociation.org/donate Music: Gravy - https://soundcloud.com/gravy Devil's Punchbowl - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z0I2zpUuy1U

Ajmal & Marc are joined by Peter Thompson from Independent Porsche workshop, Purely Porscha in Perth Western Australia. His background with Ferrari and Porsche along with a life rallying, adventure trekking around Australia, across the European Alps and across the South American Andes in a Cayenne as mechanical support has well prepared him for starting his own business. Peter chose our intro song, which is a classic. Let us know your opinion. Ajmal is @flatcapdriver Marc is @marcandcars Peter can be found at www.purelyporscha.com.au  Please support the show sponsor www.kuoe-en.com  Reach out with any feedback. Drive safe.  

James Thacker is a IFMGA Mountain Guide, member of the British Association of Mountain Guides (BMG) and Mountaineering Instructor (WMCI) splitting time between Chamonix, France, and Kingussie, Scotland. James' enthusiasm for working in the mountains has taken him to Arctic Greenland, the Himalayas, the "classic north faces" of the European Alps and rock climbing around the world. For sixteen years James was actively involved with Mountain Rescue in the Peak District as a member of Derby MRT and Edale MRT. With this casualty care experience James has also developed an interest in the management of patients in the mountains, and is enrolled on the ORMS Hazardous Environment Medical Technician (HEMT) scheme. In recent years James has also contributed to the wider agenda of mountain safety via the British Mountaineering Council (BMC), and is a Trustee of the Chris Walker Memorial Trust (CWMT). CWMT strives to fund and deliver, in conjunction with the Scottish Avalanche Information Service (SAIS), continuing professional development training in avalanche awareness in Scotland. James is also an Observer/Forecaster for the Scottish Avalanche Information Service (SAIS) and member of the Applied Psychology and Human Factors (APHF) group, collaborating with Aberdeen University and various sectors of industry. In this session James speaks to us about fundamentals of Mountain Rescue in the Alps, including: Origins of: James MR experience Derby MRT and Edale MRT The HEMT scheme and what it gave James Involvement with the BMC Alps: The differences in landscape and challenges between the alps and Cairngorms Technicality of rescue in the Alps Changing conditions/factors to consider Avalanche risk Cold injury Altitude Seminal cases

Harlow Robinson is an accomplished mountain runner and the founding member of the Alaska Sports Hall of Fame. Since 2006, he worked as direct care staff and board member with Healthy Futures, a statewide program that helps thousands of at risk youth around Alaska build self-esteem and life skills. He grew up living a subsistence lifestyle in remote Alaska until third grade and in 1973 his family was the subject of the Alaska Family Robinson article in National Geographic. He and his Kiwi wife Gina spend a substantial amount of time in New Zealand and both of their fathers are renowned mountain climbers. He's raced dozens of Alaskan mountain races and wilderness races and won several, including both the winter and summer Alaska Wilderness Races, an unsupported 100-200 mile point-to-point race through the Alaskan wilderness. Hd also did the Transalpine stage race in Europe, which is about 200 miles over a span of eight days through and over the European Alps. Additionally, after many years and many attempts, Harlow completed the 12 peak challenge, a 24 hour race that links the twelve 5,000-foot mountains in the Chugach range overlooking Anchorage, Alaska. In the past five years, Harlow has experienced life passing by quickly, and so in that time, he's changed some of his personal paradigms. This effort required acceptance, commitment, a new level of honesty with yourself, personal vulnerability and has revealed wonderful and surprising layers. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/cutting-for-sign/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/cutting-for-sign/support

Cheyenne Loch ist Profi-Snowboarderin in der Deutschen Nationalmannschaft. Ausbleibender Schnee und steigende Temperaturen bedrohen ihren Sport und damit auch den Skitourismus für Millionen Alpin-Fans. Gleichzeitig verschärft der Skitourismus die Klimakrise weiter. Wie lebt man den Balanceakt zwischen Leidenschaft und Klimaschutz? Feedback, Kritik, Ideen? Schreiben Sie gerne eine Mail an klimabericht@spiegel.de Redaktion: Jelena Berner, Jannis Schakarian, Regina Steffens  Produktion und Sounddesign: Philipp Fackler Weiterführende Links zur Folge:  Klimakrise in den Alpen: Wenn die Piste wegtaut (Der SPIEGEL) Klima- und Energiekrise: Skifahren wird wieder zum Elitenvergnügen (Der SPIEGEL) Observed snow depth trends in the European Alps: 1971 to 2019 (Studie von 2021) Klimabericht-Folge zum Buckelwal Salt Mehr Hintergründe zur Klimakrise erhalten Sie bei SPIEGEL+. Jetzt für nur € 1,– im ersten Monat testen unter https://www.spiegel.de/abonnieren.Mehr Hintergründe zum Thema erhalten Sie bei SPIEGEL+. Jetzt für nur € 1,– im ersten Monat testen unter spiegel.de/abonnieren Informationen zu unserer Datenschutzerklärung

We live in our bodies but how much do we really understand about how they work? On this episode of Take aPause, Varun chats with physician entrepreneur Dr. Marcus Ranney on the fundamentals each of us should focus on to not just live long lives but the healthiest possible lives in bodies that allow us to achieve our optimum potential as individuals. Find out how you can successfully biohack popular practices like intermittent fasting, regulating caffeine intake, ice baths, and calorie deficit diets to gain peak performance levels. A business professional in healthcare and technology, Dr. Marcus Ranney specialises in research that explores the limits of the human body for optimum performance and longevity. His exploits include climbing the sides of Everest, skiing in the Arctic, the European Alps, and serving as a medical officer in the Royal Air Force and at NASA's Kennedy Space Center. Currently based in Mumbai, he is the founder of Human Edge, a longevity science company with the vision of democratising the healthspan of the workforce across the globe. He is also a published author, a keen athlete and marathon runner, and holds a Guinness World Record for backwards running. You can Order Varun's book “Everything is out of syllabus: An instruction manual for life & work “ at https://amzn.to/335QKow Follow Varun across social media platforms @VarunDuggi https://www.instagram.com/varunduggi/ https://www.youtube.com/c/VarunDuggi https://twitter.com/varunduggi And for a weekly download of mind musings and recommendations subscribe to his newsletter “Unschooled with Varun Duggirlala” at https://varunduggi.substack.com About the show “Take apause with Varun Duggirala” ( previously “The Varun Duggi show”) is a twice a week podcast that's meant to enable its listeners to take a pause amidst the chaos of their daily lives to learn tools, embrace ideas and soak in concepts that will help them find motivation, build the right mindset and perform at their best. Varun also occasionally taps into the minds of truly interesting people to give listeners a learn from and use in their work, life and everything in-between. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/take-a-pause-varun-duggi/message

On this episode of Designed By Tradition, we sit down with Mike Hattrup of Black Diamond. Having spent his entire career in skiing, in both hardgoods and softgoods categories. Mike was the US Alpine Product Marketing Manager for Fischer Sports, where he led the development of its award winning freeride collection. Previously, he was International Sales Director and the Global Backside Director for K2 Skis. He spent ten years on Marmot's Design Board Team and another four years spearheading the development of Outdoor Research's freeride collection.Prior to his business career, Hattrup was a mogul competitor eventually earning him a spot on the US Freestyle Ski Team. He starred in over a dozen ski films including the influential “Blizzard of Aahhh's.” While filming in Chamonix, he became captivated by the terrain beyond the resort boundaries. This led to him becoming one of the first certified AMGA Ski Mountaineering Guides. He's guided clients in the US, Canada, South America, Norway and the European Alps.Listen here only of Designed By Tradition!

Subscribe Apple | Google | Spotify | Stitcher | iHeart   The Daily Gardener Friday Newsletter Sign up for the FREE Friday Newsletter   Facebook Group The next time you're on Facebook, search for Daily Gardener Community, where you'd search for a friend and request to join.   Historical Events 1880 Birth of Reginald Farrer ("Fair-rur")(books by this author), the legendary English rock and alpine gardener, plant explorer, nurseryman, writer, and painter. A son of a wealthy family in the Yorkshire Dales, Reginald repeatedly referenced Yorkshire in his writing. Reginald was born with many physical challenges. He had a cleft palate, speech difficulties, and what Reg himself called a "pygmy body." He had many surgeries to correct his mouth, which meant he was homeschooled. But the silver lining of his solitary childhood was his connection to nature. Reginald found happiness among flora and fauna, and he particularly loved the rocks, ravines, and hills around his home. At 14, he created his first rock garden, which eventually became a Craven nursery specializing in Asian mountain plants. Every time Reginald went on expeditions, he sent new alpine plants and seeds to Craven.  After college, Reginald became a devout Buddhist, and he liked to say that he found "joy in high places." The European Alps became a yearly touchstone. And although he saw some of the most incredible mountains vistas in the world - they held no sway with Reginald. For Reginald - it was always about the plants. Reginald wrote, It may come as a shock and a heresy to my fellow Ramblers when I make the confession that, to me, the mountains… exist simply as homes and backgrounds to their population of infinitesimal plants. Reginald's book, The Garden of Asia, launched his writing career and showed garden writers a new way to write about plants. The botanist Clarence Elliot observed, As a writer of garden books [Reginald] stood alone. He wrote… from a peculiar angle... giving queer human attributes to his plants, which somehow exactly described them. His passion for rock gardens was perfectly timed. The British gardening public latched on to rock gardening with a frenzy. Rockeries were in every backyard. Reginald's book My Rock Garden (1907)was an instant success and earned him the moniker Prince of Alpine Gardeners.  In 1919, at the age of 40, Reginald took a trip to Myanmar. He would never see his beloved Yorkshire again. He met his end alone on a remote Burmese mountain. Most reports say he died of Diptheria, but the explorer and botanist Joseph Rock said he heard Reginald drank himself to death on the night of October 17th, 1920. And I thought of Reginald up on that mountain alone when I researched the etymology of the name of his nursery, Craven, which means defeated, crushed, or overwhelmed. Today Reginald is remembered in the names of many plants like the beautiful blue Gentiana farreri ("jen-tee-AYE-na FAIR-ur-eye"). And the Alpine Garden Society's most highly-prized show medal is the Farrer Medal, which honors the best plant in the show. It was Reginald Farrer who said, I think the true gardener is a lover of his flowers, not a critic of them. I think the true gardener is the reverent servant of Nature, not her truculent, wife-beating master. I think the true gardener, the older he grows, should more and more develop a humble, grateful and uncertain spirit. He also said, All the wars of the world, all the Caesars, have not the staying power of a lily in a cottage garden.   1918 On this day, Dora Hughes wrote an article for the New-York Tribune called, The Carrot Comes into its Own, (carrot cookbooks). She wrote,  Time was when the carrot held high estate, for in the days of King Charles I, the ladies of the royal court used its feathery plumes in place of feathers for their adornment. Physicians prized the roots for their diuretic properties, from which came the general impression that eating carrots beautified the complexion and hair. Possibly the reason why carrots are not more often served is that, as a rule, they are prepared always in the same way. But one may serve carrots each day for a week and never have them twice in the same form. It is a pity that so few housekeepers seem to realize this. Then Dora offers up a diverse list of options for serving carrots: CRECY SOUP ("Chrissy") Crecy soup takes its name from the town in France where it was first made. MASHED CARROTS AND CARROT CAKES  Carrots are excellent simply mashed and dressed with butter. CARROT CROQUETTES ("krow-kets") Carrot croquettes are made of mashed carrot and cracker crumbs, seasoned and mixed with egg. FRIED AND CANDIED CARROTS  Fried carrots are prepared by cutting cooked carrots in long slices, dipping in egg and bread crumbs, and then brown in hot fat.  Candied carrots: Butter a baking dish, lay in it slices of cold carrot.. sprinkle sugar ...and cinnamon or mace, add water or milk. FRENCH CARROTS AND PEAS  Carrots and peas are a favorite French dish and their method is to cut the carrot in dice not much larger than the peas... heated together in a saucepan with oil for the dressing.  SALAD OF CARROTS AND PEAS  CARROT AND CELERY ON TOAST  Carrot and celery make another good combination. Have an equal amount of each, the celery in thin slices and the carrot in small pieces. Boil the carrots till tender and drain. Scald the celery; mix the two and put to cook in a pint of milk. Thicken with a teaspoonful of cornstarch dissolved in a little cold milk, season with salt, pepper and butter and serve as soon as boiled. For a supper dish serve on toast.   Grow That Garden Library™  Book Recommendation Small Garden Style by Isa Hendry Eaton  This book came in 2020, and the subtitle is A Design Guide for Outdoor Rooms and Containers. Little gardens, petite gardens, mini-gardens - whatever you call them, they are manageable, doable, and fun. Now Isa's approach is to layer in big style to these little marvels so that you end up with a garden that is lush and lovely. Her designs have a dramatic flare - no doubt thanks to her background in graphic design.  There's a time in all our lives for small gardens. When I first lived at the cabin during the pandemic, I was quite content with a small kitchen garden on the deck compared to my wrap-around full-scale garden set up in the suburbs. What Isa shows us how to do is to embrace the smaller size but not sacrifice style. Isa's gardens are joyful, elegant, inviting, and exciting - and she has mastered creating outdoor living in small spaces for entertaining or relaxing. Now, if you don't even know where to start, never fear. Isa has a style quiz to help you pinpoint your own personal garden style. She also gets you thinking about your small space in new ways so that you can utilize all of the space - factoring in horizontal, vertical, and overhead spaces. Isa shows you some design tricks with pots and containers to create stunning planters, and she loves to tuck in succulents and grasses and all kinds of textures to add that drama - that graphic design approach - that Isa is known for. Isa also shares what she's learned from garden pros and reveals her favorite plants and decor for small spaces. She offers ideas for lawn alternatives and guides you through how to add in all kinds of elements like a fire pit, an instant mini orchard (my favorite!), a boulder birdbath, a perfumed wall, and a faux fountain with cascading plants - just to name a few. You'll learn from Isa that Small Gardens do not have to be dull or unimaginative. Isa is all about helping you transform your space into a jewel of Pinterest-worthy garden style - a modern garden oasis. You can get a copy of Small Garden Style by Isa Hendry Eaton and support the show using the Amazon link in today's show notes for $4.   Botanic Spark 1864 Birth of Elizabeth Roberts MacDonald, Canadian poet, and short-story writer. She was a teacher at the School for Blind in Halifax. She's remembered for her 1906 collection of poems called Dream Verses and Others. Here's the last stanza from her poem A Song of Seasons, in which she praises the virtues of every season and then ends with these words:  Sing a song of loving! Let the seasons go; Hearts can make their gardens Under sun or snow; Fear no fading blossom, Nor the dying day; Sing a song of loving,  That will last for aye! (forever)   Thanks for listening to The Daily Gardener And remember: For a happy, healthy life, garden every day.

Dr. Cianna Wyshnytzky is a Geologist with the Natural Resources Conservation Service and is a member of the Southwest Drought Learning Network. She talks to us about her journey to becoming a *Doctor*, how majoring in German and Geology helped her end up in the European Alps, and about her current job working with agriculturists in Northern Utah. Listen, learn, and laugh as we talk about the unspoken bond between Geology and Hydrology and about the future of water scarcity in the American Southwest. 

Based in Montreal, Meredith Erickson has written the definitive cookbook on the food of the European Alps. Alpine Cooking is visually stunning, and the recipes are delicious. Meredith joins Dan to talk about her career as a cookbook author, her exploits in the mountains, and the making of Alpine Cooking.

Hello beautiful people On today's podcast we have the courageous Paul Pritchard. Paul was a cutting-edge rock climber and mountaineer; having his adventures take him from the Himalayas to Patagonia to the European Alps. In 1997 Paul won the Boardman/Tasker Award for mountain literature for his book ‘Deep Play' in which he spent the prize money on a world climbing tour, finding himself climbing the slender sea stack known as the Totem Pole in Tasmania that is 65 metres high and 4 metres wide. It was at the Totem Pole in 1998, that a laptop sized boulder fell from 25 metres and hit Paul on the head; inflicting such great injuries that doctors thought he would never walk or speak again. Fortunately, he was able to, however he does have hemiplegia; experiencing paralysis on the right side of his body and the brain injury does continue to inform his speech and memory. Though Paul is now disabled, Paul is passionate about insisting that this does not mean he is unable; having since the accident climbed Mount Kilimanjaro, rode a trike through Tibet to Mount Everest, in 2016 climbed the infamous Totem Pole, 18 years after his accident, and most recently cycled through deserts and mountains for a distance of  2152km in the ‘Lowest to Highest Expedition' in Australia.What I personally love about this podcast is Paul's tenacity in continuing to live a courageous and adventurous life post-accident. He shares deep wisdom about the power of the now, the power of absolute presence, and the power of true acceptance; which he so astutely shares does not mean resignation. I will highlight that Paul does have a brain injury, as he humoursely states, ‘he is missing half his brain and most of it is plastic'; so in saying this, I have edited this podcast with Paul's encouragement to cut out pauses that he may be using to gather his thoughts as his brain does work at 50% capacity. I have left a couple of authentic and vulnerable moments in there on purpose, for us to truly connect with some of Paul's challenges when it comes to his daily life; and what really impresses me is despite these challenges in this form of communication, Paul continues to write award-winning books, with his most recent book ‘The Mountain Path' taking him 6 years to complete; typing each key with one finger ever so considered. So I think there is certainly an indirect lesson of embodying patience, particularly when it comes to your goals, from Paul too.If you are enjoying this podcast, please rate, review, subscribe, share with friends and family, become part of the To Be Human Collective, and be present, be inspired, by this raw conversation with Paul Pritchard.Connect with MeMindset Coaching | https://www.jennahlouise.com.auInstagram Personal | https://www.instagram.com/jennah_louiseConnect with PaulInstagram | https://www.instagram.com/_paulpritchard_ Facebook | https://www.facebook.com/paulpritchard.com.au Website | http://www.paulpritchard.com.au

In this episode Chris talks to Bruno, the founder of Project Edelweiss - a truly unique reenactment event that recreates the life of WW2 German Gebirgsjager Mountain Infantry high in the European Alps.  For more information on Project Edelweiss please check the group out on Facebook - you will find plenty of information there plus some truly amazing photos of past events. https://m.facebook.com/projectedelweissofficial/ As ever, a very big thank you to all our Patrons for their support - we really couldn't do this without you ! Why not sign up and become one of our growing band of supporters. www.patreon.com/reenactorpodcast Thanks to Mike (Rhett Roman) for editing this podcast. www.soldatenforum.com      

In Episode 120 of The Win-Win Effect™ Show, Chris Ross has a conversation with a dear friend, Dr. Ruth Mary Allan GUEST ➥ https://www.ruthmaryallan.com Dr. Ruth Mary Allan helps overwhelmed business leaders (and often their children) who have lost connection with their best self win back energy and time doing what they love. By unchaining, unlocking, and unleashing their FULL potential fast. Ruth's clients have experienced many brain health challenges from ADD, anxiety, depression, grief, PTSD, phobias, birthing trauma, childhood trauma, domestic abuse, and Traumatic Brain Injuries. Dr. Ruth is an Executive Coach and professional speaker, the Lead Certified Brain Health Professional in the UK, a High-Performance Coach and Havening Techniques Practitioner, and a Ph.D. in medical imaging and spectroscopy from the University of Cambridge. She loves the outdoors, is a serving British Army Reservist and military ski and mountain leader. In 2008 she was part of a military team that summited unclimbed peaks in Greenland. In April 2015 she participated in the first military expedition to ski tour across the European Alps, completing the final leg. September cycled 969miles from Lands End to John O'Groats in nine days. In October 2016, when working in the corporate world, her life got turned upside down. This led her on a transformational journey to discover the importance of optimizing your unique brain. Connect with and JOIN FREE COMMUNITY  Community Content About CHRIS ROSS® Booking The WIN-WIN Effect WINJECT TV Already have an account? Log In First Name * Last Name * Password * Confirm Password *

Steep skier, climber and IFMGA Mountain Guide Tom Grant shares his first-hand experience of skiing first descents all over the world. From technical lines in Baffin Island, BC to one of the world's largest previously un-skied lines in New Zealand, Tom loves to push his boundaries and take on extreme descents. Hear about Tom's back-up plans for when things go wrong in the mountains and learn how to reach your optimum performance through flow state.As an IFGMA mountain guide, Tom holds the highest level of certification worldwide and is part the only association permitted to work in the European Alps. Based out of Chamonix Tom specialises in alpine climbing, rock climbing, backcountry skiing, freeride, steep skiing and offers custom guiding for all abilities and aspirations.Follow Tom's updates: tomgrant.guide / @tom_grant_ Hosted by: @beckylucykingThinking Off-Piste is brought to you by Mabey Ski, a Whistler-based adventure ski company creating bucket list ski trips across the globe. If you're looking to get off the beaten track and away from the crowds, head over to mabeyski.com to discover what lies beyond your lift pass.

SOTA Operator Rene Lutz, HB9NBG, has the European Alps as his challenge to conquer every summit with his partner Carine, HB9FZC.  Together they operate their successful rural Swiss ham radio sales and service center that attracts ham radio tourists.  Rene and Carine document their amateur radio adventures on their popular YouTube channel.  HB9NBG is my QSO Today.

Dr. Marcus Ranney is an international champion of wellbeing who has recently been directly involved in the fight against COVID in India. His philosophy centers around enhancing the positive aspects of health rather than focusing solely on disease. Ranney's research has taken him to the sides of Everest, skiing in the Arctic and the European Alps, and he has served as a medical officer in the Royal Air Force and at NASA's Kennedy Space Center. He's recently authored the book “At the Human Edge” which looks at human physiology and extreme sports. He is a keen athlete and marathon runner, holding a Guinness World Record for backwards running. Learn more at www.humanedge.co or through his social media handle - docmranney.

This week, we're reading THE SUMMIT OF THE GODS (神々の山嶺, Kamigami no Itadaki) - an early 2000s manga by Jiro Taniguchi, based on a novel and script by Baku Yumemakura. The series traces several climbers' journeys across decades around the world - from the European Alps, to the peaks of Japan, to the Himalayas of Nepal and Tibet - all bookended by the greatest summit - Everest. The story is told from the modern perspective of Fukamachi, a photojournalist who finds a camera which may change the history of mountaineering...as it may belong to the famed climber George Mallory, who went missing climbing Everest, which history shows as being first summited by Sir Edmund Hillary some 30 years after Mallory's disappearance At the center of all of this is a mysteriously obstinate climber, Joji Habu, or Binka Sap as he is known to the Nepalese Sherpa community. The critically acclaimed series was actually recently adapted to an animated feature that debuted at the Cannes Film Festival in France, which is NOT why I invited my favorite Frenchman Francois to the pod...

People have been seeing an odd creature in the European Alps. It looks like a cross between a cat and a serpent. Some have said its blood will burn your skin. Others say it can breathe out toxic fumes. In the 1500s a body was found and studied by a Professor of Natural Science. He called it a dragon because he didn't know what else to call it. Here is what can be found about this weird cryptid. 

Patrick Hollingworth is a mountaineer who has climbed the world's highest peaks. Here is a travel tour of the top 5 mountain ranges which have made him. Louise Bedford Trading can be isolating and finding genuine people and developing good relationships with them can be easier said than done. Here is the ‘giver-matcher-taker' philosophy so you can get your needs met as a friend.       Patrick Hollingworth Mountaineer Patrick has travelled the world climbing international summits. Patrick goes to his favourite places and mountain ranges which have made him. Starting in New Zealand where he learnt to climb and then onto Pakistan and the western extent of the Himalayan range. We then traipse over to European Alps and stay a few spell-binding minutes at the foot of Mt Blanc and then bustle over to the UK and London. Warning: Travel guides may need to come out listening to this and you may want to book your next holiday once everyone is vaccinated. To contact Patrick go to www.patrickhollingworth.com or think.garden.     Photo by Roko Labrovic on Unsplash

Ian has been racing around the world in all styles of event since 2005 and coaching since 2010, having run over 200 ultras and marathons (PR: 2:21) in every type of weather and on all terrains. He's won over 50 multi-day races/road marathons/trail ultras or adventure races with experience of running in many mountain ranges, including the Himalayas, Andes, Rockies and European Alps. He also holds the fastest time in a trail 100-mile race by a Brit (12h44m), the record for the Grand Slam of Ultrarunning (69h49m), has won the USATF 100-mile trail championship twice and is a four-time Leadville Trail 100 Champion. Ultra-Running Magazine has voted him as high as 2nd in its annual Ultra Runner of the Year rankings and 4th= in Ultra Runner of the Decade. What a treat it was for us to be able to interview our running coach.  Ian shares stories about his many adventures including coming to the US (hello, visa process) and more importantly his first ultra.  He is truly one of the most optimistic and positive people we have ever met.  If you need a little push to do something epic this is the episode for you.  We really enjoyed this chat with Ian and hope you do as well.   To learn more about Ian, visit the following: https://www.instagram.com/sharmanian/ https://twitter.com/sharmanian http://sharmanian.blogspot.com/ https://www.facebook.com/sharmanultracoaching

On today's episode, we have Matt Helliker, and he certainly has a few stories to tell, Matt Helliker's life has been shaped by mountains and coastlines, from the sea cliffs of Great Britain to Scotland's winter mountains, the European Alps to the Greater Ranges of the Himalayas, South America and Alaska. Matt has become one of the UK's most talented and accomplished alpinists, climber and IFMGA mountain guides of his generation, with a long list of challenging and impressive first and repeat ascents to his credit. Today on the podcast, we talk about why he pushes himself to these limits and the sacrifices he has made along the way.Matt's WebsiteMatt's InstagramEnjoyed the Show? Tag me @johnhorsfall on InstagramJoin the Adventure - https://mailchi.mp/44c55725379d/newsletter-page-ziba-adventuresSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-modern-adventurer/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

By any measure it’s a heritage-heavyweight, a blockbuster trail and a star specimen of Upper Hutt’s sparkling outdoorsy credentials. The Remutaka Cycle Trail is one of New Zealand’s Great Rides and the flagship section of this riveting circuit is indisputably the Remutaka Rail Trail, for the intimate experience with the Remutaka Incline. Built in 1878, this historic inter-provincial rail route between the Hutt Valley and Cross Creek, Featherston is now a politely graded 18 km walking and cycling track. Easily conquered by bike within two to three hours, I made my way to Kaitoke Summit Road in Upper Hutt, which is the official start point of the Remutaka Incline section.Under a bright blue sky and bathed in soft autumn sunshine, there were hordes of weekend cyclists and walkers striking out on this storied track, which many locals consider as their glorified open-air gym. After parking up the car, I hired a bike from Wildfinder, who operate a Kaitoke base adjacent to the trailhead, open from 10am- 6pm, weekends and public holidays. They’ve got a great range of mountain bikes and e-Bikes for hire, plus a shuttle service back from the Wairarapa to their Kaitoke base. As much as I’ve become immensely infatuated with e-Bikes, the Remutaka Incline’s oh-so-gradual gradient impelled me to go old-school and plump for a “manual” mountain bike, a super comfortable Trek mountain bike, with gel saddles, front suspension and ergonomic grips. www.wildfinder.co.nzPlus, Wildfinder kitted me out with a trusty helmet and a handlebar-mounted torch that you’ll definitely be switching on when traversing the pitch-black old railway tunnels. The first stretch of the trail ever so gradually hoists you up to the Summit of the Remutaka Ranges, blazing through the verdant grandeur of the Pakuratahi Forest, as the glistening Pakuratahi River burbles to your side. There are some idyllic picnic spots sprinkled along the way. The ascent from the Kaitoke side is so gradual, you’ll barely even notice the gradient, unlike the hellfire ride uphill from the Wairarapa side, where the 1 in 15 gradient is an unrelenting gut-busting ordeal – vividly reinforcing the prowess of those Fell engines, back in the day.From Kaitoke, the ride to the Summit is pepper-potted with a series of information panels, showcasing the revered railway heritage of this line.  I learnt how the rail route was established in 1878 between the Hutt Valley and Featherston, hauling passengers up and down the steep incline between the Remutaka summit and Featherston for 77 years, until the opening of the Remutaka rail tunnel in 1955. The innovative Fell mountain railway system pulled trains up the formidably steep slope of the Incline. A tunnel was always the preferred option but couldn’t be afforded initially, so the 77 year 'temporary' solution was this steep mountain railway, to link the agricultural hinterlands with Wellington. In 1863, the English engineer John Fell had patented the first drive friction system, and it had worked on Mt Cenis in the European Alps.New Zealand chose Fell's system to traverse the 4.8 km Remutaka Incline – the third and last Fell system to be built. (You can visit Featherston's Fell Museum which houses the rebuilt H 199 - the only remaining Fell engine from the six that serviced the line.) From the late 1870s’, the railway captivated the attention of the community as a scenic mountain journey – until sparks from the locomotives caused fires and burnt off all the bush. Over time, traffic steadily grew and the incline operation, once a marvel, became a slow and expensive bottleneck. The trip up the incline was so gobsmackingly slow, passengers would regularly clamber on and off the moving trains.Today, the incline is regarded as a special part of New Zealand's history and is recognised as one of the significant railway heritage sites in the world. Highlights along the trail include the Pakuratahi Tunnel, built in 1876 and 73m long. This was the first c...

In this episode we explore the Dolomites, a mountain range in northeastern Italy that presents endless adventure opportunities. The Dolomites offer an array of outdoor activities perfect for intrepid travellers, including trekking, mountain biking, cross-country skiing, and so much more.. We talk with Dolomites expert Oliver Levasseur of Allibert Trekking, an adventure tour operator specializing in mountain sport adventures throughout the European Alps.  Awe-inspiring scenery, charming mountain villages, and spectacular food sums up an adventure in the Italian Dolomites, and in this episode we dive into everything from the unique geology of this spectacular mountain range, to its incredibly diverse cultures. Learn more about this outdoor enthusiasts oasis and get inspired to book your next big adventure. Find inspiration for your next big adventure and check out our full list of Allibert Trekking tours on 10Adventures. Learn more about adventure travels on our Instagram @10Adventures 

At the beginning of 2021, two incidents occurred in the eastern part of the European Alps where mountain rescuers were caught by hangfire avalanches during ongoing rescue operations. In this episode, Matthias Walcher interviews two people directly involved, who shed light on the circumstances of the accidents and share the lessons learned: Matthias Schilchegger is a mountain rescue leader in Obertauern (Austria) and Manca Volk Bahun is a snow scientist and avalanche forecaster based in Trzic, Slovenia. Music by Ketsa WNDR Alpine skis 10% off: FOWFFR10-4SZB7P Do note that if you order bindings with their skis, there's an automatic 10% ski & binding bundle discount that gets applied and overrides this friends and family one. So, if you are needing to order bindings with your skis, you will have to do so in a separate order unfortunately, otherwise you will only receive 10% off the skis. Good thing is shipping is free, so no additional cost there. HAGAN SKI MOUNTAINEERING 15% off with code: AvalancheHour15 https://alnk.to/6bNgvJb

The Tatzelwurm! A cryptid lurking the European Alps for generations! Is this cat-snake hybrid merely a common-day creature, or maybe truly a creature yet unexplored? Join Jimmy and Allie as they leap into this legend and seek some possibilities for this elusive creature!   Have a story you want to share? Let us know!   Follow us on Facebook @paraunusual and Instagram @paraunusual_podcast, or email us at paraunusual@gmail.com!

What is the relationship between Nature and Nurture and can you Biohack your way to surpass the extreme limits of human physiology? These are just some of the questions Dr Marcus Ranney will be talking about in this episode of Perishable Wisdom. While talking about his book "At The Human Edge" Marcus goes into detail about his own experiences of running marathons, climbing mountains and working as a clinical physician.  He also talks about some of the exceptional individuals who have broken records, almost lost their lives and people who continue to work towards breaking the human physiological limitations. Shayamal and Marcus discuss some of the recent technological advancements made in the field, is fasting impactful, central governor theory and more. Dr Marcus Ranney is a clinical physician, a marathon runner and someone who'd been on expeditions to Mt. Everest and Arctic Circle and the European Alps. Not just that he has also served as a Medical officer with the Royal Airforce and Nasa's Kennedy Space Center and was named the World Economic Forum Global Shaper.  For brand partnerships, collaborations and sponsorship opportunities, send us an email at hi@wyn.studio Perishable Wisdom is a WYN Studio production. Find us at http://wyn.studio. Connect with us: Marcus - Instagram and Twitter Shayamal - Instagram and Twitter See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today we celebrate one of the earliest botanists and his essential discoveries about plant physiology. We'll also learn about a man known as the 'Prince of Alpine gardeners.’ We hear the story of a woman who over-nurturers her houseplants. We Grow That Garden Library™ with a book about worms from one of the best garden writers alive today. And then we’ll wrap things up with the fascinating birth flowers for the month of February.   Subscribe Apple | Google | Spotify | Stitcher | iHeart To listen to the show while you're at home, just ask Alexa or Google to “Play the latest episode of The Daily Gardener Podcast.” And she will. It's just that easy.   The Daily Gardener Friday Newsletter Sign up for the FREE Friday Newsletter featuring: A personal update from me Garden-related items for your calendar The Grow That Garden Library™ featured books for the week Gardener gift ideas Garden-inspired recipes Exclusive updates regarding the show Plus, each week, one lucky subscriber wins a book from the Grow That Garden Library™ bookshelf.   Gardener Greetings Send your garden pics, stories, birthday wishes, and so forth to Jennifer@theDailyGardener.org   Curated News Stickiness Is A Weapon Some Plants Use To Fend Off Hungry Insects | Phys Org | Eric Lopresti   Facebook Group If you'd like to check out my curated news articles and original blog posts for yourself, you're in luck. I share all of it with the Listener Community in the Free Facebook Group - The Daily Gardener Community. So, there’s no need to take notes or search for links. The next time you're on Facebook, search for Daily Gardener Community, where you’d search for a friend... and request to join. I'd love to meet you in the group.   Important Events February 17, 1721 Today is the anniversary of the death of Rudolph Jacob Camerarius, the botanist who demonstrated the existence of sexes in plants. Rudolph was born in Germany. He was a professor of natural philosophy. Rudolph identified and defined the flower’s male parts as the anther, and he did the same for the female part; the pistol. And Rudolph figured out that pollen made production possible. Rudolph's work was recorded for the ages in a letter he wrote to a peer in 1694 called On the Sex of Plants.   February 17, 1880 Today is the birthday of the legendary rock and alpine gardener, plant explorer, nurseryman, writer, and painter Reginald Farrer. A son of the Yorkshire Dales, Reginald was raised in upper-middle-class circumstances on the Farrer family estate called Ingleborough Hall in Clapham. And although Reginald was a world traveler, his heart belonged to Yorkshire, and he repeatedly referenced Yorkshire in his writing. Given Reginald’s influence on rock gardening, I always find it rather fitting that Reginald’s Ingleton home place was itself a large natural rock garden. Reginald was born with many physical challenges. He had a cleft palate, speech difficulties, and what Reginald called a "pygmy body. “ Growing up, Reginald endured many surgeries to correct his mouth, which resulted in him being homeschooled. The silver lining to his solitary childhood was that Reginald learned to find happiness looking at the flora and fauna as he scoured the rocks, ravines, and hills around Ingleborough. By the time Reginald was 14 years old, he had created his first Rock Garden in an old kitchen garden at his family home. This little magical space would eventually transform into a nursery Reginald called Craven, and it naturally specialized in Asian mountain plants. And every time Reginald went on an expedition, he would send back new alpine plants and seed from Craven.   When it was time, Reginald attended St. John's College at the University of Oxford. It brings a smile to know that before Reginald graduated in 1902, he had left the school with his signature gift: a rock garden. Once he finished school, Reginald began botanizing in high places from the Alps to Ceylon and China. His first trip was to Tokyo, and Reginald found a little house to rent that had, of course, a real Japanese rock garden. This living and botanizing experience in Japan became the basis for his first book called The Garden of Asia (1904). During his twenties, Reginald liked to say that he found “joy in high places,” and the European Alps became a yearly touchstone. And although he saw some of the most incredible mountains in the world - they held no sway with Reginald. For Reginald - it was always about the plants. Reginald wrote, “It may come as a shock and a heresy to my fellow Ramblers when I make the confession that, to me, the mountains…  exist simply as homes and backgrounds to their population of infinitesimal plants.  My enthusiasm halts... with my feet, at the precise point where the climber’s energies are first called upon.” Reginald’s book, The Garden of Asia, launched his writing career, and Reginald’s writing changed the way garden writers wrote about plants. The botanist Clarence Elliot observed, “As a writer of garden books [Reginald] stood alone.  He wrote… from a peculiar angle of his own, giving queer human attributes to his plants, which somehow exactly described them.” As an example, here’s a journal entry from Reginal from June 2nd, 1919: “I sat down to paint it (the most marvelous and impressive Rhododendron I've ever seen -  a gigantic, excellent, with corrugated leaves and great white trumpets stained with yellow inside -  a thing alone, by itself WELL worth all the journey up here… And oddly enough, I did not enjoy doing so at first...  a first false start -  a second, better, splashed and spoilt, then a mizzle,  so that umbrella had to be screamed for and held up with one hand while I worked with the other.  Then flies and torment  and finally a wild dust storm  with rain and thunder came raging over  so that everything had feverishly to be hauled indoors  and the Rhododendron fell over… But one moral is -  only paint when fresh or before the day's toils;  The rhododendron gave me such a bad night...  I… satisfactorily finished it -  though it took till after 12." Many people have tried to puzzle out the personality of Reginald. While it’s unanimously agreed that he could be eccentric, I’m not a fan of his harsher critics. I say, to discover Reginald’s heart, learn how much he loved Jane Austen. In fact, his 1917 essay on Jane was judged the “best single introduction to her fiction.” When he traveled, Reginald always brought Jane's books along. Reginald once wrote that, when traveling, he really only needed his clothing and Jane’s books - and if he had to choose between the two, he’d keep the books. And there’s a well-told story about Reginald that speaks to his ingenuity and uniqueness. Reginald was always searching for alpine plants that would grow in the British climate. One time, after an inspiring visit to Ceylon, Reginald got the idea to create a cliff garden with the seeds from his trip. So, when he returned home, he rowed a boat to the middle of the lake at Ingleborough and used a shotgun to blast the seeds into the face of a cliff. You can imagine his delight when his idea worked and the cliff was alive with plants. Today, although the cliff garden is no longer, there are many Himalayan plants - like bamboo and rhododendron - that remain around his home place, still thriving among the rocks in Ingleborough. In addition to having an impact on the field of garden writing, Reginald helped to change the course of British gardening. Reginald’s influence happened to be timed perfectly - as millions of eager British gardeners wrenched the hobby of gardening away from the elite. By this time, Reginald had earned the moniker The Prince of Alpine Gardeners. Reginald had mastered rock gardens - the trick was to make them look as natural as possible - and Reginald’s passion for rock gardens came through in his famous 1907 book My Rock Garden. Reginald’s book and exploits made rock gardens trendy, and suddenly everyone wanted a rockery in their backyard. The rock garden craze made it all seem so simple, but Reginald knew full well the lengths he had to go to in order to source new alpine plants. During his two years in China, Reginald wrote, “You're on an uncharted mountainside, and you have to, first of all, find the Plant in the summer on the way up the mountain.  Then in the autumn, you have to find the same plant – if it hasn't been eaten or trodden on – hope it's set seed and that the seeds haven't fallen yet – and this is just the start.” After China, Reginald pivoted and became a war journalist during WWI - even embedding for a time along the Western Front. And, of course, it was botany that helped Reginald carry out this work. While he wrote stories along the Italian frontlines, he collected plants - once while taking fire from Austrian troops. Reginald knew this was insane and wrote: “What Englishman ever before has collected cyclamen on Monte Santo among the shell-fire?” After the war, in 1919, Reginald took a trip to the mountains of Myanmar in Upper Burma. He would never see his beloved Yorkshire again. He was just 40 years old. Somehow, Reginald met his end alone on a remote Burmese mountain, and his body was buried in Konglu in Burma. Most reports say he died of Diptheria, but the explorer and botanist Joseph Rock said he was told Reginald - who had become a devout Buddhist after college - had drank himself to death on the night of October 17th, 1920. And I thought of Reginald up on that mountain alone when I researched the etymology of the name of his nursery, Craven, which means defeated, crushed, or overwhelmed. Today Reginald is remembered in the names of many plants like the beautiful blue Gentiana farreri ("jen-tee-AYE-na FAR-ur-eye"). And the Alpine Garden Society’s most highly-prized show medal is the Farrer Medal, which honors the best plant in the show.   Unearthed Words When I first began growing houseplants, my mother sent me a cactus garden of native plants from her home in Phoenix, Arizona. My Gardening Style: I nurture plants to death. I check them daily, pluck off alien leaves, and water them every time I notice dryness. Now my mother told me to watch the news and only water my cacti when it rained in Phoenix, I could not help primping my plants. They died within weeks by turning into a brown, mushy mess. My gardening style is an overly involved one, and once I choose plants that craved that kind of style; they flourished more than anything else I grew. Some of my most successful - and needy - plants have been an Umbrella Plant, an African Violet, and [a Tradescantia pallida]. I also find that my kitchen windowsill herb garden thrives when I constantly rotate the plants in the sun and prune them for dinner recipes. — Angela Williams Duea ("Do-ee")and Donna Murphy, The Complete Guide to Growing Windowsill Plants, What is Your Gardening Style, The Over-Nurturer   Grow That Garden Library The Earth Moved by Amy Stewart  This book came out in 2012, and the subtitle is On the Remarkable Achievements of Earthworms. In this book, Amy introduces us to earthworms, and it turns out there's a ton to learn. Amy’s book helps us understand more about these blind creatures and the vital work they do on our planet - from moving soil, suppressing pests, and cleaning up pollution - earthworms regenerate the soil. If you’ve ever wanted to know more about worms, you’re in good company. Charles Darwin was endlessly intrigued by earthworms, too. This book is 256 pages of life underground with the magnificent earthworm and Amy Stewart as your enlightening and entertaining guide. You can get a copy of The Earth Moved by Amy Stewart and support the show using the Amazon Link in today's Show Notes for around $3   Today’s Botanic Spark Reviving the little botanic spark in your heart Even though roses are often associated with February thanks to Valentine's Day, February’s birth flower is not the rose. Instead, February has two birth flowers. In England, February's birth flower is the Violet, and in the United States, February is honored with the primrose. Concerning the violet, the plantsman Derek Jarman once wrote: “Violet has the shortest wavelength of the spectrum. Behind it, the invisible ultraviolet. ‘Roses are Red, Violets are Blue.’ Poor Violet violated for a rhyme.” The adorable little violet signifies many virtues; truth and loyalty, watchfulness, and faithfulness. Gifting a violet lets the recipient know you’ll always be true. Like the theme song from Friends promises, you’ll always be there for them. The ancient Greeks placed a high value on the violet. When it came time to pick a blossom as a symbol for Athens, the violet made the cut. The Greeks used Violet to make medicine. They also used violets in the kitchen to make wine and to eat the edible blossoms. Today, Violets are used to decorate salads, and they can even be sprinkled over fish or poultry. Violets are beautiful when candied in sugar or used to decorate pastries. Violets can even be distilled into a syrup for a Violet liqueur. Finally, Violets were Napoleon Bonaparte's signature flower. When his wife, Josephine, died in 1814, Napoleon covered her grave with violets. His friends even referred to Napoleon as Corporal Violet; after he was exiled to Elba, Napoleon vowed to return before the Violet season. Napoleon’s followers used the violet to weed out his detractors. They would ask strangers if they liked violets; a positive response was a sign of loyalty. The other official February flower is the primrose, which originated from the Latin word "primus," meaning "first" or "early.” The name is in reference to the fact that the primrose is one of the first plants that bloom in the spring. As with the violet, the leaves and flowers of primrose are edible and often tossed into a salad. The leaves are said to taste like lettuce. Gifting a primrose has a more urgent - stalkerish- meaning than the violet; a primrose tells a person that you can’t live without them. In Germany, people believed that the first girl to find a primrose on Easter would marry that same year. And, the saying about leading someone down the primrose path refers to enticing someone to do something terrible by laying out irresistible traps. The phrase originated in William Shakespeare's Hamlet as Ophelia begs her brother: Do not, as some ungracious pastors do, Show me the steep and thorny way to heaven; While like a puffed and reckless libertine, Himself the primrose path of dalliance treads. And the man known as "The Daffodil King, Peter Barr, bred over 2 million daffodils at his home in Surrey, and he’s credited with popularizing the daffodil. Yet, when Barr retired, he went to Scotland and grew - not daffodils, but primroses. Two years before he died, Peter Barr, the Daffodil King, mused, "I wonder who will plant my grave with primroses?"   Thanks for listening to The Daily Gardener. And remember: "For a happy, healthy life, garden every day."

https://linktr.ee/BetweenTheMountains Tom Livingstone is an extremely accomplished mountain climber. With experience rooted in Scotland and the European Alps, we explore his high-altitude first ascents, facing adversity, and planning for the mountains.You can follow Tom's climbing career on his website and blog here, or follow him on Instagram here. Before We Start Before we get into the episode, I want to mention the sponsor for this episode: Sidetracked Magazine. Sidetracked is dedicated to adventurous storytelling at it’s very best. They use stunning imagery and personal stories from expeditions and journeys from around the globe, and you can tell! If you are one of the few who haven’t heard of them… what are you doing?! Go and check out their website and see for yourself. Browse and purchase from the back catalogue, subscribe, and browse/sign up to their free Field Journal newsletter; providing you with some of the best adventure updates weekly! ------------------------------ If you enjoy the show please subscribe/follow and share with a friend! If you really enjoy the show please check out our Patreon site here. Supporting through Patreon really helps cover costs and allow to invest more time into the quality! Or, you can just simply buy me a coffee. To come on the show or work with me, please email on: btmtravelpod@gmail.com Join in with the community. Instagram/Twitter/Facebook and our new Facebook Page to share your own photos and videos here. Read the full blog here: https://betweenthemountains.org/2021/01/29/tom-livingstone/ 

Franco is the managing director of Pesda Press which he founded and has steered to becoming one of the most respected specialist outdoor publishing houses with a fleet of sea kayak, canoe, climbing and canyoning guidebooks alongside specialist instructional manuals and the visionary Nature of Snowdonia; the ‘ML's bible'. He worked for many years as a kayaking coach and a mountaineering instructor including stints as Head of Paddlesports at Plas y Brenin and at Plas Menai. He has paddled throughout the United Kingdom and in many parts of the world including Nepal, Scandinavia, the coast of Brittany in France, the European Alps, Peru and Western Canada. With his partner Kath he has spent the last five years living on a thirty-six foot yacht called ‘Caramor', whilst running his business, and sailing around South America (via South Georgia) and across the Pacific to new Zealand. Covid 19 has forced a longer than expected break from this journey but he is making the most of being back in North Wales (climbing, cycling and kayaking) and plans to re-join Caramor and continue with the circumnavigation in 2022.

If you appreciate Parallax Views and the work of J.G. Michael please consider supporting the show through Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/parallaxviews The Parallax Views holiday series concludes with an exploration of Santa Claus's dark counterpart, Krampus. Although the figure of Krampus has become embedded in the popular consciousness in the last decade, especially since the release of the Hollywood horror-comedy Krampus, the folklore of the Krampus reaches much farther back and into the most isolated part of the European Alps. Joining us to unravel this history, and explain how remote parts of Europe still celebrate the winter season with rituals related to St. Nicholas and his dark companion Krampus, is Al Ridenour, a former member of the avant-provocateur Cacophony Society and author of The Krampus and the Old Dark Christmas: Roots and Rebirth of the Folkloric Devil (Feral House; 2016). We begin by discussing Al's involvement in the Cacophony Society, which once boasted the involvement of transgressive author extraordinaire Chuck Palahniuk, and it's most famous avant-garde provocation: SantaCon. From there we delve into how the winter season has always had a dark side within the popular imagination and discuss the popularity of Christmas horror movies with Al recommending 1980's unusual Christmas Evil and discussing Michael Dougherty's Krampus and whether it is true to the folklore. We then take a deep dive into the history of the lore around Krampus and how the figure is used in festive rituals during the month of December in the Alps of Europe like Gastein in Austria. What is the function of the Krampus? His relationship to St. Nicholas? Do these rituals have an erotic and courtship element? Is there subversive, anarchic element beyond to the Krampus beyond his being used to scare children into following social norms and rules? Who are the people behind the Krampus troupes and how do they approach these events? What's the connection the the gore theatre of the Grand Guignol and these Krampus events (known as a Krampus Run or Krampuslauf)? And what can we learn from it all? All that and more on this edition of Parallax Views.

Episode #1 kicks off the podcast with Mountaineering Instructor Rob Johnson. Based in Snowdonia, he's spent the past 20 years guiding clients across the mountains of Britain, amongst the European Alps, and onto the peaks of Norway, Nepal and Peru. He's taught outdoor skills and Mountain Leader courses to many hundreds of clients (including your host Dan), and has recently added outdoor drone filming to his skillset. You can find out (even) more about him at www.expeditionguide.com. [episode recorded on 13/10/20] 00:00 - Introduction 01:55 - A 21st century outdoor guide 08:50 - Crafting a career: “What am I passionate about and how can I make it happen?” 14:30 - Pandemic chat (and forbidden summits) 20:50 - Environmental impact and major life changes 25:40 - Hard work, injuries and Mountain Rescue 32:30 - Pressure, danger and circular walks on the Glyderau 37:30 - Family life, mountain life and balance 41:10 - The many paths to guiding in the mountains 49:00 -“Greatest Mountain Memory”: Skye high 51:30 - Time, money, freedom… where do you go? 54:40 - “What lies ahead? For the first time in 22 years, I don't know”

054 - Whether you are a beginner skier or an expert skier, you are going to LOVE learning more about one of the best value ski trips, literally, in the world. On this show, Rob and Kerri share their go to all-inclusive ski option for visiting the European Alps. We're talking the French Alps, Swiss Alps and Italian Alps. And believe it or not, it is often a better value than skiing domestically in the US.You'll not only learn about what Club Med has to offer, but also some of the perks of their locations. Plus, Rob's pro tips on what to pack and what not to pack or worry about in terms of equipment and clothing. "The world is a book, and those who do not travel read only a page." St. AugustineRemember, it's never too late to start exploring. -----------------------------------This show is sponsored by Creating Magic Vacations. For your domestic or international trip, let us help you plan a done for you vacation. Reach out to Rob and Kerri here or the Creating Magic Vacations agent who shared this show with you.And connect with us on Facebook and Instagram.

Roland Primus is a legend in the European and international snowboard industry. But he is also a true aviation enthusiast since a very young age, having explored so many types of flying and airplanes. An award-winning aerobatic pilot, he discovered thanks to a very good friend the ease of use of Ultra Light / LSA bush planes and the awesome possibilities they offer to fly deep in the mountains and land and the most prestigious glacier of the European Alps. Joining us in The STOL Collective, he shares his journey through aviation and into the wonderful world of mountain flying with the professionalism of a multiple snowboard world champion trainer and founder of the oldest snowboard school in Europe. Music Credit: “Slowly” Amon Tobin - Supermodified 2000

Our upbringing plays such a huge role in who we become. It can either push us to become the opposite, or encourage to continue on and flourish from it. On this episode, we welcome Stevie G from Destinations Beyond Expectations podcast. His own show is so incredibly good, from fantastic guests, brilliant editing, and fascinating travel stories. We chatted with Steve about his outdoors experience from hiking in the European Alps with family, to exploring his home state Florida, and further into the US itself such as Yellowstone National Park.  Students Of Travel A topic that strikes a chord with me is Stevie’s consistent remarks to ‘Students Of Travel’. A Student Of Travel is someone who learns, develops, and grows their knowledge and perception of the world through travel. This is something so important to me, and I’m sure to you all. Similar to how I love the mountains and how they put things in to perspective, we can all learn something from culture, to interactions, to ways-of-life from travel. ----------------------If you enjoy the show please subscribe/follow and share with a friend! If you really enjoy the show please check out our Patreon site here. Supporting through Patreon really helps cover costs and allow to invest more time into the quality! You can also get some free mugs or t-shirts! To come on the show or work with me, please email on: btmtravelpod@gmail.com  Join in with the community. Instagram/Twitter/Facebook and our new Facebook Page to share your own photos and videos here.  https://betweenthemountains.org/2020/06/24/ep-36-exploring-the-outdoors-with-dbe-podcast/ 

Europe Correspondent Linton Besser travelled to the Ecrins Massif, a significant chain of peaks in France where he wasn't climbing mountains but waterfalls.

Europe Correspondent Linton Besser travelled to the Ecrins Massif, a significant chain of peaks in France where he wasn't climbing mountains but waterfalls.

Europe Correspondent Linton Besser travelled to the Ecrins Massif, a significant chain of peaks in France where he wasn't climbing mountains but waterfalls.

Unlike car sharing, when you buy a share in a cow, you are not free to drive her wherever you want. So what do you get?

In this week's episode, we talk about the amazing landscapes and historic destinations that we showcased in our Austria Inspiration Week on Instagram. Austria is one of the most popular European nations thanks to its unique access to the European Alps and unique culture and history. In this podcast, we featured the top European skiing destination, one of the hottest small towns in Austria, a stunningly beautiful Alpine lake, the birthplace of Freud, Beethoven, and Mozart, as-well as the Austria's longest victim of climate change. If you’re already excited to visit Austria, make sure to download Tour on the iOS App Store, for free, and start planning your next trip today.

We're back!  After a few month-long hiatus, Trail Correspondents presented by The Trek is storming back into your world like a phoenix rising from the ashes. As you likely already know, last year the Trail Correspondents series ran through The Trek's flagship podcast, Backpacker Radio.  Due to the popularity of this series, we deemed it worthy of its own home, i.e. this podcast. So.... What is Trail Correspondents? Last year, we showcased roughly a dozen thru-hikers taking on Appalachian Trail, Pacific Crest Trail, and Continental Divide Trail.  Every other week, we'd feature their updates from the trail centered around a particular subject or theme.  Through their eyes and vocal cords, we got a glimpse into the minds, hearts, and souls of those who take on a half year backpacking trip. This year, by and large, it's going to be more of the same.  The primary difference for this year's show, is the hikers that we're featuring.  More specifically, the theme for this season of Trail Correspondents was to Feature primarily first time thru-hikers.  We made this decision as it's hard to replicate the excitement of your first cross-country trek, and this enthusiasm is palpable.  And, Feature a greater diversity of voice.  This season, we've got hikers ranging in age from 22 to 66.  We've got hikers who are chasing their dream, and others who are eager to escape unsavory realities on the home front. Most of our correspondents are from the US, though we're also happy to be featuring those with Canadian, Mexican, and Indian descent.  Our crew includes someone hiking with their spouse, someone hiking with their life partner, and a brother / sister duo. Really the only qualities this group has in common is their storytelling ability (which you are soon to learn, is captivating) and an intense desire to make 2019 a landmark year. You can find our Correspondents bios, headshots, and Instagram profiles (for most) below. This is the first episode, where you will meet our Pacific Crest Trail hikers, and Lucas, who's hiking the American Discover Trail from Iowa to California.   American Discovery Trail Lucas Woolfolk Bio: Lucas is a long time lover of the outdoors, but last year decided to take that passion to a new level. In 2018, he decided to embark on the American Discovery Trail which spans across the USA from coast to coast. He made it roughly 1,500 miles as far as the end of his home-state of Iowa, but plans to finish the remaining 2,700+ miles to the California coast in 2019. Before the venture, Lucas was suffering from depression and creative block as an artist and set out to re-spark his passions and discover the USA one step at a time. | Follow Lucas on Instagram | Appalachian Trail Nancy Alexander Bio: Nancy will be 66 years young when she starts her journey on the AT. Recently retired, widowed, mom of two amazing daughters, grandmother, road cyclist, adventurer, and lover of wild flowers and wild places. She backpacked 240 miles of the AT in 2017, but that wasn't enough, so she's back for more. A lot more... Frozen Bio: Frozen has 5 years of backpacking experience with his biggest trip covering a 240 mile section of the Superior Hiking Trail. He has worked in IT at the same job for 14 years and needs a life change. After his Uncle had an unfortunate hunting accident that left him paralyzed below the waist, Frozen decided that his thru hike couldn't wait until retirement, and is setting out to hike from Georgia to Maine. | Follow Frozen on Instagram | Missy Baatz Bio: Dog lover, nature addict, crystal enthusiast. She has decided to trade in the corporate 9 to 5 for the adventure lifestyle to include the collection of experiences over material possessions. When not hiking she and her husband tour the country in their DIY camper van. Their one true happy place is in the mountains and hiking the Appalachian Trail is a dream come true. | Follow Missy on Instagram | Melissa Glass Bio: Melissa will be thru-hiking the Appalachian Trail in March of 2019 and it will be her first long distance hike. She currently resides in Delaware where she bartends while wistfully thinking about wide open spaces. You will always see her wearing her Buff and a pair of sunglasses. Melissa hopes that you enjoy following her and the other Trail Correspondent's journeys this season! | Follow Melissa on Instagram | Kenneth Pararo Bio: Kenneth is a 29 year old Atlantan. Prior to deciding to hike the AT, he spent most of his free time biking; however, a 1-week stint on the AT in March of 2018 awakened a new interest in the hardships and challenge presented by backpacking. He's submitted his resignation at the tech company he's worked at since graduating college and is ready to hit the trail again in late March of 2019 to finish what he started. | Follow Kenneth on Instagram | Katharine Rudzitis Bio: Katharine is a born and bred Manhattanite who enjoys exploring and the outdoors. She grew up wandering and adventuring, but she found herself spending less and less time outside, replacing the wild with (equally wonderful) trips to other cities. The Appalachian Trail has been a lifelong dream, and she decided that 2019 would be the year to give it a try. (Plus, she loves a good, challenging goal). | Follow Katharine on Instagram | Travis Bio: Travis is a naturally curious, freedom seeking Tennessee native. While preparing for his NOBO hike, he's fallen in love with trail running and creating gear spreadsheets. The AT will be his first solo thru-hike, and he's secretly hoping to catch long trail fever. | Follow Travis on Instagram |   Continental Divide Trail Sara Dhooma Bio: Sara Dhooma’s trailname of “Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego?” perfectly describes this fearless, globe-trotting adventurer. She has travel backpacked in 75+ countries, and strives to trek the most epic landscapes on earth. After a life-threatening pulmonary embolism, she left her office job in August 2017 to complete her hiking bucket list. After a warm-up on the Israel National Trail this winter, Sara will take a big step towards the Triple Crown with a NOBO thru-hike Continental Divide Trail. | Follow Sara on Instagram | Dosu Bio: Dosu (pronounced "dough-sew") Kinuta looks like a bum but lives like a king. If you have ever wanted to quit your career and go backpacking he would tell you to do it. If you thought that living wild and free in your 30s was for people with trust funds he will show you it's not. If you need that encouragement then listen. | Follow Dosu on Instagram | Pacific Crest Trail Eric Dernbach Bio: Eric grew up in a small mountain town in Colorado and is the little brother to fellow trail correspondent, Alison. He studied architecture and design at Kansas State University and upon graduating moved to practice architecture in Austin, Texas. He has been working there for the previous 4 years, but the itch to get on the trail has been growing ever since. His curiosity of the outdoors has led him to take on a Pacific Crest Trail thru-hike with his sister Alison in 2019. | Follow Eric on Instagram | Karthikeya Nadendla Bio: When Karthikeya was young, he wanted to be a Scientist, later a doctor and instead became an IT Engineer. As soon as he began Hiking, Mountaineering, Rock climbing his experiences multiplied followed by a perspective change and he no longer strived to be something. So, he shifted his focus on adventures rather than designations and is leaving on a journey thru PCT with a goal to obtain maximum experience from life. | Follow Karthikeya on Instagram | Angie Kane Bio: Angie is a woman from Michigan who loves theatre, music & movement, and the outdoors! She is ripping herself from her "everyday life" to go on this incredible adventure and couldn't be more excited (and terrified) about it. :) She is most excited to allow the time to experience new things and new people... and to see what she sees. | Follow Angie on Instagram | Zack Munsell Bio: Zack Munsell is outgoing and thrives to keep the people around him comfortable, confident, and most importantly in laughing. Though he's a rookie outdoorsman, having only gotten into overnight backpacking this past summer, he's confident his strong will and personality will be defining factors that enable him to complete his thru-hike. Zack is in a little over his head, and is compensating by being a little out of his mind. | Follow Zack on Instagram | Jazmín Ortega Bio: Born in Los Angeles and raised in Mexico, Jazmin started out as a newspaper reporter and now works in state government, fueling her outdoor adventures in marathon running and hiking with a healthy dose of street tacos. Her SoCal-based indoor pursuits include reading, writing and painting. After section hiking the PCT for four years, she's jumping feet first into her first thru hike. | Follow Jazmín on Instagram | Sarah Herman Bio: Before embarking on homeless trail life, Sarah lived in the Philadelphia suburbs with her partner. She worked as a travel consultant for five years, and was an avid rock climber. She enjoys music, chocolate, Broadway, more chocolate, and being outside. She's heard candy bars abound on the PCT, and is as ready as she'll ever be for this adventure. | Follow Sarah on Instagram | Alison Dernbach Bio: Alison is from Colorado but has recently lived in California and New Mexico. She is still trying to figure out what to do with her life, but working at a nonprofit and helping land conservation projects seems to be the direction things are going. Her love of coffee, beer, and mountains knows no bounds. | Follow Alison on Instagram | Laura Stewart Bio: Laura, a 39-year-old physical therapist from Victoria BC Canada, “hated hiking” until her early 30s. After a friend insisted she just shut up and try it, Laura realized that hiking is actually just walking, usually in beautiful surroundings. Although late to the party, Laura has since has fallen in love with hiking and backpacking, exploring the many world-renowned trails near her home on Vancouver Island, as well as in the Canadian Rockies, the European Alps, and the US. The PCT in 2019 will be her first backpacking trip longer than 2 weeks. | Follow Laura on Instagram | Julie Klazynski Bio: Julie is a high school math teacher from Columbia, IL. She loves hiking and camping with her husband, coaching high school soccer, cooking, collecting National Park stamps, and having a few beers with her awesome friends and family. Today's show is brought to you by Granite Gear.  Trail Correspondents can score a 20% discount off any purchase at GraniteGear.com by using "TREK20" at checkout.  Get on it.  Have any praise, questions, praise, comments, praise or praise for Backpacker Radio?  Reach out to podcast@thetrek.co. Subscribe to this podcast on iTunes (and please leave us a review)! Download this podcast one and two.  Find us on Stitcher and Google Play. INSTAGRAM: Follow Trail Correspondents, The Trek, and Badger. YOUTUBE: Subscribe to The Trek. FACEBOOK: Follow Trail Correspondents and The Trek.  < sign up for our newsletter > Editing and music courtesy of Pauly Boy Shallcross. 

Aired Monday, 15 January 2018, 4:00 PM ET Planting the Seeds of Wealth and Prosperity Are you planting the seeds for your future to be full of wealth and prosperity? What actions can you take and what tools can you put to work that will change and enhance your wealth and prosperity? Join Maggie Emerson as she walks you through some fun tools and ways to planting and watering the seeds of wealth and prosperity. About the Guest: Maggie Emerson Are you an adventurer at heart? Maggie sure is!!! One of Maggie’s greatest joys and gifts is to assist others to use question, choice, possibility, and contribution as a way to create greater in business and in the world. When Maggie is not facilitating classes or one on one sessions, you will find her traveling the world, discovering trails to explore and adventuring wherever she may roam. Some of Maggie’s favorite adventures have included cycle touring New Zealand while pulling her then two year old son behind her and spending three months living in a VW camper van touring the European Alps while hiking, biking, and truly enjoying the thrill living an adventurous life. Maggie believes business truly can be done anywhere, at any time and with great amounts of fun and joy. And best of all, if you include your body in the creation of your life, living and business, it gets better by the day!! What if you too could have the joy and adventure of living that is possible when you put the tools of the Joy of Business and Access Consciousness into action? You can find Maggie at: http://maggieschlarb.com

Aired Monday, 25 December 2017, 4:00 PM ET Are You A Savvy Entrepreneur Join Emerson as she interviews Devarati Angela Salmon about her 3 top ways of being a Savvy Entrepreneur. Find out how meditation, accounting, and creativity actually work together to create more in your life and business. In this episode you will also discover different and speedy ways to let go and allow all your asks to come to you with ease. Guest Bios: Are you an adventurer at heart? Maggie sure is!!! One of Maggie’s greatest joys and gifts is to assist others to use question, choice, possibility, and contribution as a way to create greater in business and in the world. When Maggie is not facilitating classes or one on one sessions, you will find her traveling the world, discovering trails to explore and adventuring wherever she may roam. Some of Maggie’s favorite adventures have included cycle touring New Zealand while pulling her then two year old son behind her and spending three months living in a VW camper van touring the European Alps while hiking, biking, and truly enjoying the thrill living an adventurous life. Maggie believes business truly can be done anywhere, at any time and with great amounts of fun and joy. And best of all, if you include your body in the creation of your life, living and business, it gets better by the day!! What if you too could have the joy and adventure of living that is possible when you put the tools of the Joy of Business and Access Consciousness into action? You can find Maggie at: http://maggieschlarb.com Devarati Angela Sammon invites you to awareness from a space of Joy with her contagious laughter and a space of greater possibilities and total presence. Devarati is a business mentor, personal development speaker, meditation instructor, event organizer and a celebrated jewellery designer. She draws some of her capacities from being an Access Consciousness Facilitator as well as a Right Body for You Taster Facilitator, Joy of Business and Being You Facilitator and a Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA, CA). Able to balance the logic of accounting with the creativity of design and the mindfulness of spiritual practice, Devarati is renowned for both her joie de vivre, and her ability to bring a broader perspective to any situation.

The RunRunLive 4.0 Podcast Episode 4-377 – Alex Runs Ultra-Trail du Mont-Blanc  (Audio: link) audio:http://www.RunRunLive.com/PodcastEpisodes/epi4377.mp3] Link MarathonBQ – How to Qualify for the Boston Marathon in 14 Weeks -   Hello, and welcome to the RunRunLive Podcast episode 4-377, I will be Chris your host, thank you for joining me.  I am speaking with you the day after US Thanksgiving.  The weather has finally started to turn here and it is below freezing outside.  Teresa and I went and ran the Ayer Fire Dept 5K on Thanksgiving morning.  I get to see many of my friends from the running club.  One of our members, Anthony was the original race director who created the race.  I used to go up and run the Feaster 5 miler in Andover but this is so much more convenient.  The Feaster gets almost 10,000 runners and a bunch of local running celebrities show up to take pictures with McGilvary.  It’s a good race but Ayer is less hassle for us being the next town over.  I can’t say I had a good race.  I can’t say I had a bad race either.  In terms of how I felt and the pace I ran it wasn’t my best effort, given how I actually tried to train for the race and am coming off a successful marathon campaign. But, on the other hand, being out on a cold, sunny morning with my daughter and all my friends – there’s really no complaining about that! Today, we speak with friend of the show, Alex, about his epic adventure at the Ultra-trail du Mont Blanc at the end of the summer.  If you pay attention to the ultra world you may have heard of Leadville or Western States.  UTMB is the Western States of Europe, if you will.  It gets all the best international mountain and trail runners.  It’s over 100 miles long and has an insane amount of vertical.  Alex, used to volunteer to edit the audio for the interviews on RunRunLive.  Another one of those Sympatico friendships I’ve been graced with through the podcast.  I think you’ll enjoy it.  Remember a couple episodes back when I gave you my new Apple sauce recipe?  Well, I tried an excellent variation.  I’ve started putting overripe bananas and ripe peaches in with the apples. And I’ve discovered you don’t have to peel the apples either.  Just throw it all into an oven-safe dish, covered and bake it on low all day long and you get amazing, healthy apple sauce for your morning oatmeal.  In section one of this episode I’ll talk a little about how I attempted to pivot from the marathon to the 5K and in section two I’ll write about running in the city of Boston.  … I finally got around to getting my flu shot.  I try to get in each fall because I think it’s important to do my part in keeping the herd healthy.  I usually don’t’ get sick since I started training regularly.  A number of people I know, work with and even my wife who is usually healthy as a horse came down with this nasty chest cold this fall that seemed to last for 2-3 weeks.  I went down to the local drug store, CVS, where they give the shots on a Saturday.  It wasn’t a very productive day for me.  The dump was closed because of veterans’ day and I didn’t know it until I loaded up my truck and drove over there.  I found it impossible to get in for a haircut two weekends in a row due to some bizarre spike in the demand for haircuts locally.  But, I did manage to get the flu shot.  While I was sitting there an old man came in and joined me.  It was veterans’ Day and he was wearing a WWII commemorative hat.  He told me that he enlisted in 1942 at the age of 17.  He was in Normandy 6 days after D-day.  He was stationed in Czechoslovakia.  Then he went to the Pacific theatre and was in the Philippines and Japan.  He’d be about the same age as my Dad would be if he were still alive.  Local guy.  Grew up in the town.  Lived his life there.  Still there.  Getting his flu shot.  Imagine the changes he’s seen? That was a couple weeks ago.  Today is thanksgiving.  I find myself thankful.  On with the show. … I’ll remind you that the RunRunLive podcast is ad free and listener supported.  What does that mean? It means you don’t have to listen to me trying to sound sincere about Stamps.com or Audible.. (although, fyi, my MarathonBQ book is on audible) We do have a membership option where you can become a member and as a special thank you, you will get access to member’s only audio. There are book reviews, odd philosophical thoughts, zombie stories and I curate old episodes for you to listen to.  I recently added that guy who cut off is foot so he could keep training and my first call with Geoff Galloway.   “Curated” means I add some introductory comments and edit them up a bit.  So anyhow – become a member so I can keep paying my bills.   … The RunRunLive podcast is Ad Free and listener supported.  We do this by offering a membership option where members get Access to Exclusive Members Only audio and articles. Member only race reports, essays and other bits just for you! Links are in the show notes and at RunRunLive.com … Section one – Pivoting from the Marathon to a 5K - Voices of reason – the conversation Alex Cooke Alex is 43 and hails from Birmingham in the UK. Like many of us, he started running in early middle age to improve his health, but quickly found benefits in multiple dimensions. He’s got a busy life, and uses running dreams to keep him motivated to train and live a bit cleaner. After [not quite] conquering the Boston marathon and falling in love with the European Alps on a family holiday, he set his sights on trail running and, specifically, the Ultra Trail Du Mont Blanc -  a 106 mile, 33,000 feet mountain race as his next goal. Three years after setting the goal, did the reality live up to the dream? Twitter: @TrustCooker Instagram: trustcooker UTMB stats and videos:  Section two – Running in the City - Outro Excellent job my friends, you have slipped, crawled and struggled through 30 hours of the RunRunLive podcast Episode 4-377.  The intro for this podcast was written just around Thanksgiving.  Now it is 2 weeks later.  Apologies for the tardy publishing cadence.  My new gig in the city is very intense and time consuming.  I don’t have any place to record.  By the time I get to the weekend I have a full slate of other activities and no time to record either – I’m also fairly wrung out intellectually.  But that’s not your problem!  It’s not a problem for me either.  I’ll figure it out.  I have spent these few weeks well and wisely.  I ran my turkey trot 5K and it was as struggle but I did ok.  I got to spend some time with my friends and Teresa. It’s a nice event to kick off the day.  Last weekend I ran the 4.7 mile leg, leg 2, of the Mill Cities Relay.  I ran 7:30’s as I predicted but it was hard work and I was fairly sore on Monday of this week.  Basically I’m feeling the effects of a active fall racing season.  Coach wants me to start training for Boston but I kind of want to take some time off and do something different.  I was looking at Comrades Marathon in June – but that’s probably outside my reach – as epic as it is.  I’ll figure something out.  I’m so busy I find I’m falling into the ‘switching cost’ trap. This is what happens when you work on many important things in parallel.  Every time you go from focusing on one important thing to focusing on the next important thing you pay a penalty.  It takes your brain a certain period of time to transition out of the one thing and then refocus on the next.  It’s like when you’re working on a project and you are deeply focused and the phone rings.  It’s important so you answer.  Now you’ve lost the flow of that project. What ends up happening eventually, as you try to string more projects in parallel, is the time spent switching and absorbing the impact of the switch begins to outweigh the value of the thing you switched to.  They discovered this concept in the early computers.  Eventually the entire CPU is tied up switching tasks and nothing gets done.  What do you do?  Unfortunately, the answer is to work longer and try to carve out appropriately large and specific chunks of time for important tasks.  You may find that the only time you can find is outside of work hours.  Or, you can say no.  You can identify those things that are not urgent but are important and make sure those get done.  Because those are the things that will pay off over the long run.  For example, you are having to deal with customers because you don’t have enough qualified employees.  What should you do?  If you don’t deal with the customers, you’ll take a high profile hit for being unresponsive.  But, if you don’t focus on hiring and training you will never get out of the trap. You’ll be tempted to try to do both.  Deal with customers and hire and train in the spare time.  What happens? You end up being mediocre at both.  As painful as it is you have to focus on the thing that will give you the long term win, not the thing standing in front of you screaming.  It comes down to knowing what you’re trying to accomplish and aligning your tradeoffs with those strategic goals.  Sounds strangely intellectual when I talk about it this way.  In reality it’s the chaos of daily life.  I’m going to keep plugging along, doing the right thing, and I’ll see you out there. MarathonBQ – How to Qualify for the Boston Marathon in 14 Weeks -

The RunRunLive 4.0 Podcast Episode 4-377 – Alex Runs Ultra-Trail du Mont-Blanc  (Audio: link) audio:http://www.RunRunLive.com/PodcastEpisodes/epi4377.mp3] Link MarathonBQ – How to Qualify for the Boston Marathon in 14 Weeks -   Hello, and welcome to the RunRunLive Podcast episode 4-377, I will be Chris your host, thank you for joining me.  I am speaking with you the day after US Thanksgiving.  The weather has finally started to turn here and it is below freezing outside.  Teresa and I went and ran the Ayer Fire Dept 5K on Thanksgiving morning.  I get to see many of my friends from the running club.  One of our members, Anthony was the original race director who created the race.  I used to go up and run the Feaster 5 miler in Andover but this is so much more convenient.  The Feaster gets almost 10,000 runners and a bunch of local running celebrities show up to take pictures with McGilvary.  It's a good race but Ayer is less hassle for us being the next town over.  I can't say I had a good race.  I can't say I had a bad race either.  In terms of how I felt and the pace I ran it wasn't my best effort, given how I actually tried to train for the race and am coming off a successful marathon campaign. But, on the other hand, being out on a cold, sunny morning with my daughter and all my friends – there's really no complaining about that! Today, we speak with friend of the show, Alex, about his epic adventure at the Ultra-trail du Mont Blanc at the end of the summer.  If you pay attention to the ultra world you may have heard of Leadville or Western States.  UTMB is the Western States of Europe, if you will.  It gets all the best international mountain and trail runners.  It's over 100 miles long and has an insane amount of vertical.  Alex, used to volunteer to edit the audio for the interviews on RunRunLive.  Another one of those Sympatico friendships I've been graced with through the podcast.  I think you'll enjoy it.  Remember a couple episodes back when I gave you my new Apple sauce recipe?  Well, I tried an excellent variation.  I've started putting overripe bananas and ripe peaches in with the apples. And I've discovered you don't have to peel the apples either.  Just throw it all into an oven-safe dish, covered and bake it on low all day long and you get amazing, healthy apple sauce for your morning oatmeal.  In section one of this episode I'll talk a little about how I attempted to pivot from the marathon to the 5K and in section two I'll write about running in the city of Boston.  … I finally got around to getting my flu shot.  I try to get in each fall because I think it's important to do my part in keeping the herd healthy.  I usually don't' get sick since I started training regularly.  A number of people I know, work with and even my wife who is usually healthy as a horse came down with this nasty chest cold this fall that seemed to last for 2-3 weeks.  I went down to the local drug store, CVS, where they give the shots on a Saturday.  It wasn't a very productive day for me.  The dump was closed because of veterans' day and I didn't know it until I loaded up my truck and drove over there.  I found it impossible to get in for a haircut two weekends in a row due to some bizarre spike in the demand for haircuts locally.  But, I did manage to get the flu shot.  While I was sitting there an old man came in and joined me.  It was veterans' Day and he was wearing a WWII commemorative hat.  He told me that he enlisted in 1942 at the age of 17.  He was in Normandy 6 days after D-day.  He was stationed in Czechoslovakia.  Then he went to the Pacific theatre and was in the Philippines and Japan.  He'd be about the same age as my Dad would be if he were still alive.  Local guy.  Grew up in the town.  Lived his life there.  Still there.  Getting his flu shot.  Imagine the changes he's seen? That was a couple weeks ago.  Today is thanksgiving.  I find myself thankful.  On with the show. … I'll remind you that the RunRunLive podcast is ad free and listener supported.  What does that mean? It means you don't have to listen to me trying to sound sincere about Stamps.com or Audible.. (although, fyi, my MarathonBQ book is on audible) We do have a membership option where you can become a member and as a special thank you, you will get access to member's only audio. There are book reviews, odd philosophical thoughts, zombie stories and I curate old episodes for you to listen to.  I recently added that guy who cut off is foot so he could keep training and my first call with Geoff Galloway.   “Curated” means I add some introductory comments and edit them up a bit.  So anyhow – become a member so I can keep paying my bills.   … The RunRunLive podcast is Ad Free and listener supported.  We do this by offering a membership option where members get Access to Exclusive Members Only audio and articles. Member only race reports, essays and other bits just for you! Links are in the show notes and at RunRunLive.com … Section one – Pivoting from the Marathon to a 5K - Voices of reason – the conversation Alex Cooke Alex is 43 and hails from Birmingham in the UK. Like many of us, he started running in early middle age to improve his health, but quickly found benefits in multiple dimensions. He's got a busy life, and uses running dreams to keep him motivated to train and live a bit cleaner. After [not quite] conquering the Boston marathon and falling in love with the European Alps on a family holiday, he set his sights on trail running and, specifically, the Ultra Trail Du Mont Blanc -  a 106 mile, 33,000 feet mountain race as his next goal. Three years after setting the goal, did the reality live up to the dream? Twitter: @TrustCooker Instagram: trustcooker UTMB stats and videos:  Section two – Running in the City - Outro Excellent job my friends, you have slipped, crawled and struggled through 30 hours of the RunRunLive podcast Episode 4-377.  The intro for this podcast was written just around Thanksgiving.  Now it is 2 weeks later.  Apologies for the tardy publishing cadence.  My new gig in the city is very intense and time consuming.  I don't have any place to record.  By the time I get to the weekend I have a full slate of other activities and no time to record either – I'm also fairly wrung out intellectually.  But that's not your problem!  It's not a problem for me either.  I'll figure it out.  I have spent these few weeks well and wisely.  I ran my turkey trot 5K and it was as struggle but I did ok.  I got to spend some time with my friends and Teresa. It's a nice event to kick off the day.  Last weekend I ran the 4.7 mile leg, leg 2, of the Mill Cities Relay.  I ran 7:30's as I predicted but it was hard work and I was fairly sore on Monday of this week.  Basically I'm feeling the effects of a active fall racing season.  Coach wants me to start training for Boston but I kind of want to take some time off and do something different.  I was looking at Comrades Marathon in June – but that's probably outside my reach – as epic as it is.  I'll figure something out.  I'm so busy I find I'm falling into the ‘switching cost' trap. This is what happens when you work on many important things in parallel.  Every time you go from focusing on one important thing to focusing on the next important thing you pay a penalty.  It takes your brain a certain period of time to transition out of the one thing and then refocus on the next.  It's like when you're working on a project and you are deeply focused and the phone rings.  It's important so you answer.  Now you've lost the flow of that project. What ends up happening eventually, as you try to string more projects in parallel, is the time spent switching and absorbing the impact of the switch begins to outweigh the value of the thing you switched to.  They discovered this concept in the early computers.  Eventually the entire CPU is tied up switching tasks and nothing gets done.  What do you do?  Unfortunately, the answer is to work longer and try to carve out appropriately large and specific chunks of time for important tasks.  You may find that the only time you can find is outside of work hours.  Or, you can say no.  You can identify those things that are not urgent but are important and make sure those get done.  Because those are the things that will pay off over the long run.  For example, you are having to deal with customers because you don't have enough qualified employees.  What should you do?  If you don't deal with the customers, you'll take a high profile hit for being unresponsive.  But, if you don't focus on hiring and training you will never get out of the trap. You'll be tempted to try to do both.  Deal with customers and hire and train in the spare time.  What happens? You end up being mediocre at both.  As painful as it is you have to focus on the thing that will give you the long term win, not the thing standing in front of you screaming.  It comes down to knowing what you're trying to accomplish and aligning your tradeoffs with those strategic goals.  Sounds strangely intellectual when I talk about it this way.  In reality it's the chaos of daily life.  I'm going to keep plugging along, doing the right thing, and I'll see you out there. MarathonBQ – How to Qualify for the Boston Marathon in 14 Weeks -

Aired Monday, 4 December 2017, 4:00 PM ET Putting the YOU back in Your Business! Are you treating yourself as a valuable asset in your business? What is required to create a space of nourishment and joy for you so that you can have the joy of business in each moment? Join Maggie Emerson, JCF and Dr Nicola Dehlinger for a fun and dynamic conversation about nourishment and the many ways you can start to take care of you so you can not only show up for your business, but show up for you in a way that expands every area of your life. Guest Bios: Are you an adventurer at heart? Maggie sure is!!! One of Maggie’s greatest joys and gifts is to assist others to use question, choice, possibility, and contribution as a way to create greater in business and in the world. When Maggie is not facilitating classes or one on one sessions, you will find her traveling the world, discovering trails to explore and adventuring wherever she may roam. Some of Maggie’s favorite adventures have included cycle touring New Zealand while pulling her then two year old son behind her and spending three months living in a VW camper van touring the European Alps while hiking, biking, and truly enjoying the thrill living an adventurous life. Maggie believes business truly can be done anywhere, at any time and with great amounts of fun and joy. And best of all, if you include your body in the creation of your life, living and business, it gets better by the day!! What if you too could have the joy and adventure of living that is possible when you put the tools of the Joy of Business and Access Consciousness into action? You can find Maggie at: http://maggieschlarb.com Dr. Nicola St. Mary received her B.A. in International Health from Brown University in 1997, graduating with honors. Dr. Nicola completed her Naturopathic Medical Degree from the Southwest College of Naturopathic Medicine in 2004. After completing medical school, Dr. Nicola worked with HIV+ patients at Phoenix Body Positive where she utilized her Spanish fluency working with the Latino community. In 2006, Dr. Nicola moved to Durango, CO to co-found Open Sky, a wilderness therapy program for young adults and adolescents coping with emotional health challenges. Today, Dr. Nicola sees clients in her naturopathic medical practice, Pura Vida Natural Healthcare, in Durango. She is highly trained to treat a wide variety of physical and emotional conditions but maintains a special focus on anxiety, depression, insomnia, and stress/fatigue-related disorders. In addition to seeing clients, Dr. Nicola teaches a variety of classes around the community. She also leads a variety of retreats where there is space to deepen into our wellness plans and ourselves. Dr. Nicola offers a variety of programs to support worksite wellness. From simple one-hour classes on Stress Management to full-day workshops on how Wellness at Work creates a more positive work environment while improving your bottom line, Dr. Nicola customizes her retreats to best suit the need of each company. In her free time, you can find her in the mountains, the garden, or the kitchen, enjoying time with her son and partner. Find out more at: doctornicola.com and puravidahealthcare.com

Aired Monday, 20 November 2017, 4:00 PM ET Finding Your Flow in Business & Life No business is ever the same, and you are not the same as any other business owner. There are so many formula’s out there to create business that we are told we MUST follow to have success? What if your true formula to success was (and is) following what works for you? What are your unique talents and abilities that are the keys to your success? In this show discover Maggie’s ease-filled ways of letting go and inviting yourself to follow the energy throughout each day to allow yourself to continuously create your life with ease, by way of following what works for you. About the Guest: Maggie Emerson Are you an adventurer at heart? Maggie sure is!!! One of Maggie’s greatest joys and gifts is to assist others to use question, choice, possibility, and contribution as a way to create greater in business and in the world. When Maggie is not facilitating classes or one on one sessions, you will find her traveling the world, discovering trails to explore and adventuring wherever she may roam. Some of Maggie’s favorite adventures have included cycle touring New Zealand while pulling her then two year old son behind her and spending three months living in a VW camper van touring the European Alps while hiking, biking, and truly enjoying the thrill living an adventurous life. Maggie believes business truly can be done anywhere, at any time and with great amounts of fun and joy. And best of all, if you include your body in the creation of your life, living and business, it gets better by the day!! What if you too could have the joy and adventure of living that is possible when you put the tools of the Joy of Business and Access Consciousness into action? You can find Maggie at: http://maggieschlarb.com

Aired Monday, 16 October 2017, 4:00 PM ET Being Bad In Business What if being bad was your greatest asset? Join Maggie Schlarb and Gabrielle Vena where they share the tools that allow them to have the joy of creating business on their terms. What if everything you thought you did wrong in business was actually a strongness? Are you willing to see your gifts and talents in a whole new perspective? Guest Bios: Gabrielle’s “work” is also her greatest source for play, joy and fun! A former Psychotherapist, she is now an Access Consciousness Certified Facilitator specializing in Joy of Business. She has a gift for being present with clients and perceiving what someone could choose in their lives, with their business, and what they can be, even if they don’t see it themselves yet. She has a unique perspective on business, as she has re-created her career several times, always being willing to choose towards what is going to create more ease, fun and fulfillment, even in the face of judgment. Facilitating people to discover their unique brilliance and use it to their advantage lights her up. Gabrielle has an acute awareness of where people limit themselves; that, coupled with an allowance, openness and humor which puts people at ease creates a space where clients more easily uncover the source of obstacles, and use their awareness and the tools they are learning to create a different possibility. When she isn’t traveling the world sharing the brilliance of Access Consciousness she lives in a beach suburb of Los Angeles, with her 2 (wacky and wonderful) dogs. You can connect with her at: gabriellevena.com Are you an adventurer at heart? Maggie sure is!!! One of Maggie’s greatest joys and gifts is to assist others to use question, choice, possibility, and contribution as a way to create greater in business and in the world. When Maggie is not facilitating classes or one on one sessions, you will find her traveling the world, discovering trails to explore and adventuring wherever she may roam. Some of Maggie’s favorite adventures have included cycle touring New Zealand while pulling her then two year old son behind her and spending three months living in a VW camper van touring the European Alps while hiking, biking, and truly enjoying the thrill living an adventurous life. Maggie believes business truly can be done anywhere, at any time and with great amounts of fun and joy. And best of all, if you include your body in the creation of your life, living and business, it gets better by the day!! What if you too could have the joy and adventure of living that is possible when you put the tools of the Joy of Business and Access Consciousness into action? You can find Maggie at: http://maggieschlarb.com

Let our three hosts and intrepid travelers, David M Frees, Somnath Sikdar, and Alex Frees, show you how to take your travel from fantasy to reality with over thirty planning tips, hacks and tools to give you the trip of a lifetime. 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When it’s time to start planning your once-in-a-lifetime trip, whether it’s for a honeymoon, a family reunion, a solo adventure, or a multiweek (or longer!) grand tour, choosing the right mix of destinations and activities will ensure that your holiday is an unforgettable one. Finding that perfect combination depends, of course, on where you want to go, the length of your trip, what you want to do, who’s coming with you, and how far you need your budget to stretch. Here are 10 things to consider as your starting point. Think about your budget. It’s hard to relax and enjoy your time away if you’re constantly worried about the bill. Luckily, the world is a big place, and what you want out of one pricey destination might be accomplished with a more affordable option. If, say, an African safari sounds dreamy but it’s not in the cards, you might want to consider another destination that offers a similar rustic wildlife experience, such as Costa Rica or Nicaragua.  Try a travel advisor. Keep in mind that travel advisors are more than just transactional tools. The best advisors can be your secret weapon for complicated trips. They’re destination experts who can handle time-consuming logistics so you don’t have to. They’re also there for you when disaster strikes and have the pull to help wrangle you perks and upgrades. Be open to destinations. It’s perfectly fine, of course, to have a clear picture of where you want to go, but don’t limit yourself too early. Be sure to think about what you really want out of your trip. If the purpose of your getaway is quality time with your extended family, think about going off the beaten path. Check out a few family travel ideas here.   Timing is everything.Planning is key when it comes to weather, pricing, availability, and crowds. Rates start to drop at Mediterranean resorts in October, for example, but there’s still plenty of sun, while the European Alps are ideal in April because there are fewer crowds. Even hurricane season in the Caribbean is worth considering—rates are lower and most resorts and airlines have good cancellation policies. Arrange something special to mark the occasion. Going the extra mile to plan a singular experience on your trip will make it all the more memorable. Again, this is when you might want to call in a trusted travel expert for his or her advice and insider contacts. If you’re on your honeymoon, this might mean a secluded beachside dinner. Family reunion? Perhaps a hot air balloon ride or even a private cruise. When it comes to your itinerary, sometimes less can be more. The idea of an “epic vacation” might conjure up a laundry list of places. But consider the actual experience—are you allowing enough time in your itinerary to actually soak in the places you want to explore? Think of a destination like a friendship: the more time you put into it, the more you get out of it. Consider your company. Choosing the right partner—and deciding when to travel alone—can have a huge impact on your experience of a place. Maybe you don’t need a travel companion on that yoga retreat in India, but a friend could be great when you’re exploring Berlin. If you’ve got a new travel partner in mind, try a quick weekend trip together to compare your travel styles before committing to something more lengthy and far-flung.   Consider a house or apartment rental. Sites like Airbnb, OneFineStay, and the family-friendly Kid and Coe allow you to live like a local in your destination. You’ll often have access to more residential parts of a city and amenities such as a kitchen. This option is especially great for multigenerational groups in need of a base of operations for exploring a destination. Record your memories. The experiences on your trip might feel exciting in the moment, but keep those precious moments from fading forever when you’re back in your daily grind. This goes beyond pictures: Write your thoughts in a journal. You don’t necessarily have to record a play-by-play of your trip, but if a idea, a revelation, or an insight comes to mind, take note of it. Keep the post-travel blues away. Returning home and reentering your routine after a life-changing trip can be a bit of a downer. Ease back into the daily grind by having something fun planned on your return—maybe it’s dinner with friends to catch up and share your trip stories. If you can, try to work in an extra rest day between your flight home and your first day back at work to take off some of the pressure.

Aired Monday, 18 September 2017, 4:00 PM ET Are You An Adventurous Entrepreneur? What are the elements of adventure that you can add to your business? Do you know? Join Maggie Schlarb, Joy of Business Facilitator and adventurer extraordinaire and discover the six qualities of adventure that can lead to better business growth and success. About Maggie Schlarb: Are you an adventurer at heart? Maggie sure is!!! One of Maggie’s greatest joys and gifts is to assist others to use question, choice, possibility, and contribution as a way to create greater in business and in the world. When Maggie is not facilitating classes or one on one sessions, you will find her traveling the world, discovering trails to explore and adventuring wherever she may roam. Some of Maggie’s favorite adventures have included cycle touring New Zealand while pulling her then two year old son behind her and spending three months living in a VW camper van touring the European Alps while hiking, biking, and truly enjoying the thrill living an adventurous life. Maggie believes business truly can be done anywhere, at any time and with great amounts of fun and joy. And best of all, if you include your body in the creation of your life, living and business, it gets better by the day!! What if you too could have the joy and adventure of living that is possible when you put the tools of the Joy of Business and Access Consciousness into action? You can find Maggie at: http://maggieschlarb.com

Aired Monday, 18 September 2017, 4:00 PM ET Are You An Adventurous Entrepreneur? What are the elements of adventure that you can add to your business? Do you know? Join Maggie Schlarb, Joy of Business Facilitator and adventurer extraordinaire and discover the six qualities of adventure that can lead to better business growth and success. About Maggie Schlarb: Are you an adventurer at heart? Maggie sure is!!! One of Maggie’s greatest joys and gifts is to assist others to use question, choice, possibility, and contribution as a way to create greater in business and in the world. When Maggie is not facilitating classes or one on one sessions, you will find her traveling the world, discovering trails to explore and adventuring wherever she may roam. Some of Maggie’s favorite adventures have included cycle touring New Zealand while pulling her then two year old son behind her and spending three months living in a VW camper van touring the European Alps while hiking, biking, and truly enjoying the thrill living an adventurous life. Maggie believes business truly can be done anywhere, at any time and with great amounts of fun and joy. And best of all, if you include your body in the creation of your life, living and business, it gets better by the day!! What if you too could have the joy and adventure of living that is possible when you put the tools of the Joy of Business and Access Consciousness into action? You can find Maggie at: http://maggieschlarb.com

Aired Monday, 21 August 2017, 4:00 PM ET Creating A Business That Works For You Is it time to get out of the box and create a business that works for you? What if the way you do business is totally different than even those in the same type of business as you? There are so many formula’s and ‘how-to’s’ in business. What if you could pick and choose from these formula’s and create the recipe that works just for you and your lifestyle? Join Heather Nichols and Maggie Schlarb for a conversation on how you too can create a business that works for you and your desired lifestyle. Guest Bios: Heather Nichols born and raised in California, Heather Nichols is a creator of magnitude, never taking ‘no’ for an answer. She has a capacity to see what she can add, create, tweak, change, and expand to make her life– and the lives of those around her– greater than imaginable. Heather has owned a large movement studio and healing spa, run a private practice as a Psychotherapist, taught mind-body movement, and facilitated countless workshops and trainings in the field of transformation. Today, Heather’s work is largely informed by the tools and practices of Access Consciousness, her extensive background in the healing arts, and her own personal willingness to do whatever it takes to effect change. She brings to her work a fierce commitment to create joy, ease, and wealth on the planet–in every area of life. Website: www.heathernichols.com Are you an adventurer at heart? Maggie sure is!!! One of Maggie’s greatest joys and gifts is to assist others to use question, choice, possibility, and contribution as a way to create greater in business and in the world. When Maggie is not facilitating classes or one on one sessions, you will find her traveling the world, discovering trails to explore and adventuring wherever she may roam. Some of Maggie’s favorite adventures have included cycle touring New Zealand while pulling her then two year old son behind her and spending three months living in a VW camper van touring the European Alps while hiking, biking, and truly enjoying the thrill living an adventurous life. Maggie believes business truly can be done anywhere, at any time and with great amounts of fun and joy. And best of all, if you include your body in the creation of your life, living and business, it gets better by the day!! What if you too could have the joy and adventure of living that is possible when you put the tools of the Joy of Business and Access Consciousness into action? You can find Maggie at: maggieschlarb.com

Aired Monday, 31 July 2017, 4:00 PM ET Business On The Move Guest Bios: Maggie Schlarb Are you an adventurer at heart? Maggie sure is!!! One of Maggie’s greatest joys and gifts is to assist others to use question, choice, possibility, and contribution as a way to create greater in business and in the world. When Maggie is not facilitating classes or one on one sessions, you will find her traveling the world, discovering trails to explore and adventuring wherever she may roam. Some of Maggie’s favorite adventures have included cycle touring New Zealand while pulling her then two year old son behind her and spending three months living in a VW camper van touring the European Alps while hiking, biking, and truly enjoying the thrill living an adventurous life. Maggie believes business truly can be done anywhere, at any time and with great amounts of fun and joy. And best of all, if you include your body in the creation of your life, living and business, it gets better by the day!! What if you too could have the joy and adventure of living that is possible when you put the tools of the Joy of Business and Access Consciousness into action? You can find Maggie at: maggieschlarb.com Rebecca Hulse Rebecca Hulse is an author, speaker, Joy of Business Certified Facilitator and possibility-maker. She is an Access Consciousness® Certified Facilitator, event organiser and consultant, who revels in shaking up the realities and limiting paradigms of her clients. Having completed her first “bucket list” by age 20, Rebecca is the personification of her motto “Impossible is Temporary”. Rebecca is the author of three books and regularly speaks to a global audience on business, consciousness, bodies, being and sex. At 24 years of age, she is a go-getting, jet-setting millennial. She has experienced firsthand the power of opportunity and strives to constantly push the boundaries of what she is capable of, both personally and professionally. Her writing has been featured in MindBodyGreen, NotSalmon, Wild Sister, My Yoga Online, Elephant Journal, Girlfriendology, Classy Career Girl, TeraWarner.com, OM Times, and AccessConsiousness.com just to name a few. You can explore possibilities with Rebecca casually on Facebook, in a private session any time via skype or in person wherever she is, through her online programs, classes and recordings available at rebeccahulse.com and in her Joy of Business classes.

Cathy O'Dowd is a South African rock climber, mountaineer, author and motivational speaker. She was the first woman to reach the summit of Mount Everest from both the north and south sides. She has traversed the Norwegian Arctic and has climbed towering mountains throughout central and southern Africa, the European Alps, South America and the Himalaya. She has led a life rich in mountaineering epics and outdoor wonder. She is an inspiration to many. Today she shares her enthusiasm for the wilderness and what she has learned while step-kicking and front-pointing her way into the ranks of mountaineering royalty. You can find Cathy on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram @cathyodowd. Her website for speaking engagements is cathyodowd.com. The business of adventure is a fabulous resource for anyone thinking about how to effectively get their next expedition up and running. Follow along on twitter @bizofadventure and sign up to the mailing list at thebusinessofadventure.com. This is Frost and Cinder. Subscribe on iTunes, like us on Facebook and follow us on Instagram. Also, check out our adventure gear store at frostandcinder.com. Type in the code FROSTY at checkout for 10% off. Our music is by William French and Parallel View. Find and follow them on Soundcloud. soundcloud.com/williamfrenchmusic soundcloud.com/parallel-view-music If you like what we're doing, feel free to support us on Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/FrostCinder Thanks!

Today I share a few fun stories from my time trekking the Tour du Mont Blanc in the European Alps, and provide an in-depth look at the most critical pieces of gear that you'll need if you're thinking about trekking in the mountains. Enjoy! Special Thanks to Jason Shaw for his song “Solo Acoustic Guitar” used in today's episode: You can find more information here: http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Jason_Shaw/Audionautix_Acoustic/SOLO_ACOUSTIC_GUITAR_3-11 “Solo Acoustic Guitar” is protected by a Creative Commons attribution license, and is used without the author's prior consent. For more information, see the license here: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/us/

For the snowboarder that travels, there is no debate – the European Alps are at the top of the destination bucket list. Simply put, there is just no other place like it.

We talk to Professor Robin Bell of Lamont- Doherty Earth Observatory, about the Gamburtsev Mountains in Antartica, a sub-glacial range the size of the European Alps, hidden beneath the ice sheet.

This year Jesse focused his energy towards making his first urban Full Part. Spending the first 2 months of 2016 putting in work in the European Alps and getting results. Back in Australia it was the good old injury story restricting the same level, that Europe showed, of stacking footy. Regardless it was a great year setting the mood for whats to come. Editor - Jesse Kennedy Filmer - Jakob Kennedy

EXCLUSIVE Sneak Peek at VÖLKL's fresh BMT episode 'Locals" Plenty of freeski in the European Alps backcountry with skiers Austin Ross, Stian Hagen, Christina Lusti, Lucas Swiekowski and Nadine Wallner Film and Edit : Legs Of Steel Full episode drops Wed 18th Jan only on www.skuff.tv Image - Pally Learmond

Brian Warren is a year-round professional mountain guide based out of Jackson, WY. He guides in various parts of the world including Jackson Hole, the Pacific Northwest, and the European Alps. He has also climbed and guided in Alaska, Canada, South America and the Himalaya. Brian presently holds IFMGA and AMGA Aspirant status and an Avalanche level III certification.

Brian Warren is a year-round professional mountain guide based out of Jackson, WY. He guides in various parts of the world including Jackson Hole, the Pacific Northwest, and the European Alps. He has also climbed and guided in Alaska, Canada, South America and the Himalaya. Brian presently holds IFMGA and AMGA Aspirant status and an Avalanche level III certification.

Glaciers and ice sheets play an important role in the global environment. They are storage systems of most of the world's fresh water, dramatically alter the landscape and sea level, affect ecosystems and provide us with unique records of climate and atmospheric conditions that go back hundreds of thousands of years. Global climate change has caused widespread accelerated glacier retreat, which has negative effects on fresh water availability, causes global sea level rise and affects climate and ecosystems at the local and global scales. In order to understand how glaciers affect life on earth, it is important to understand how glaciers work and what causes them to change. By being informed about natural systems such as glaciers we can understand why some changes in nature happen fast while others take longer, and why snapshots do not always reflect the big picture. This presentation will address recent measurements and predictions of glacier shrinkage and sea level rise, as well as local and global effects thereof, and will explain more complex issues such as ‘Why have a handful of glaciers advanced in recent years and why does this not contradict records of global warming?' Speaker: Hester Jiskoot PhD Dr Hester Jiskoot is Associate Professor of Physical Geography at the University of Lethbridge and holds a BSc and MSc in Physical Geography (University of Amsterdam, NL) and a PhD in Glaciology (University of Leeds, UK). She is an award winning NSERC-funded glaciologist, is one of the world experts on glacier surging and has published widely. Her main research interests are in ice flow dynamics, glacier-environment and glacier-climate interactions. Since 1991, Dr Jiskoot has been a member and leader of glaciological expedition teams, and has been on glaciers in Greenland, Svalbard (Spitsbergen), Iceland, the Yukon Territory, Alaska, the European Alps, the Canadian Rockies, and the Himalayas. In 2005 Dr Jiskoot was invited by the Canadian Standing Senate Committee on Energy, the Environment and Natural Resources, to advise about the role of glaciers in the water supply prognosis for western Canada. In 2009 she was elected Fellow of the Royal Canadian Geographical Society and in 2010 she became Associate Editor of the scientific journal Arctic, Antarctic & Alpine Research.

Glaciers and ice sheets play an important role in the global environment. They are storage systems of most of the world's fresh water, dramatically alter the landscape and sea level, affect ecosystems and provide us with unique records of climate and atmospheric conditions that go back hundreds of thousands of years. Global climate change has caused widespread accelerated glacier retreat, which has negative effects on fresh water availability, causes global sea level rise and affects climate and ecosystems at the local and global scales. In order to understand how glaciers affect life on earth, it is important to understand how glaciers work and what causes them to change. By being informed about natural systems such as glaciers we can understand why some changes in nature happen fast while others take longer, and why snapshots do not always reflect the big picture. This presentation will address recent measurements and predictions of glacier shrinkage and sea level rise, as well as local and global effects thereof, and will explain more complex issues such as ‘Why have a handful of glaciers advanced in recent years and why does this not contradict records of global warming?' Speaker: Hester Jiskoot PhD Dr Hester Jiskoot is Associate Professor of Physical Geography at the University of Lethbridge and holds a BSc and MSc in Physical Geography (University of Amsterdam, NL) and a PhD in Glaciology (University of Leeds, UK). She is an award winning NSERC-funded glaciologist, is one of the world experts on glacier surging and has published widely. Her main research interests are in ice flow dynamics, glacier-environment and glacier-climate interactions. Since 1991, Dr Jiskoot has been a member and leader of glaciological expedition teams, and has been on glaciers in Greenland, Svalbard (Spitsbergen), Iceland, the Yukon Territory, Alaska, the European Alps, the Canadian Rockies, and the Himalayas. In 2005 Dr Jiskoot was invited by the Canadian Standing Senate Committee on Energy, the Environment and Natural Resources, to advise about the role of glaciers in the water supply prognosis for western Canada. In 2009 she was elected Fellow of the Royal Canadian Geographical Society and in 2010 she became Associate Editor of the scientific journal Arctic, Antarctic & Alpine Research.

Glaciers and ice sheets play an important role in the global environment. They are storage systems of most of the world's fresh water, dramatically alter the landscape and sea level, affect ecosystems and provide us with unique records of climate and atmospheric conditions that go back hundreds of thousands of years. Global climate change has caused widespread accelerated glacier retreat, which has negative effects on fresh water availability, causes global sea level rise and affects climate and ecosystems at the local and global scales. In order to understand how glaciers affect life on earth, it is important to understand how glaciers work and what causes them to change. By being informed about natural systems such as glaciers we can understand why some changes in nature happen fast while others take longer, and why snapshots do not always reflect the big picture. This presentation will address recent measurements and predictions of glacier shrinkage and sea level rise, as well as local and global effects thereof, and will explain more complex issues such as ‘Why have a handful of glaciers advanced in recent years and why does this not contradict records of global warming?' Speaker: Hester Jiskoot PhD Dr Hester Jiskoot is Associate Professor of Physical Geography at the University of Lethbridge and holds a BSc and MSc in Physical Geography (University of Amsterdam, NL) and a PhD in Glaciology (University of Leeds, UK). She is an award winning NSERC-funded glaciologist, is one of the world experts on glacier surging and has published widely. Her main research interests are in ice flow dynamics, glacier-environment and glacier-climate interactions. Since 1991, Dr Jiskoot has been a member and leader of glaciological expedition teams, and has been on glaciers in Greenland, Svalbard (Spitsbergen), Iceland, the Yukon Territory, Alaska, the European Alps, the Canadian Rockies, and the Himalayas. In 2005 Dr Jiskoot was invited by the Canadian Standing Senate Committee on Energy, the Environment and Natural Resources, to advise about the role of glaciers in the water supply prognosis for western Canada. In 2009 she was elected Fellow of the Royal Canadian Geographical Society and in 2010 she became Associate Editor of the scientific journal Arctic, Antarctic & Alpine Research.

Glaciers and ice sheets play an important role in the global environment. They are storage systems of most of the world's fresh water, dramatically alter the landscape and sea level, affect ecosystems and provide us with unique records of climate and atmospheric conditions that go back hundreds of thousands of years. Global climate change has caused widespread accelerated glacier retreat, which has negative effects on fresh water availability, causes global sea level rise and affects climate and ecosystems at the local and global scales. In order to understand how glaciers affect life on earth, it is important to understand how glaciers work and what causes them to change. By being informed about natural systems such as glaciers we can understand why some changes in nature happen fast while others take longer, and why snapshots do not always reflect the big picture. This presentation will address recent measurements and predictions of glacier shrinkage and sea level rise, as well as local and global effects thereof, and will explain more complex issues such as ‘Why have a handful of glaciers advanced in recent years and why does this not contradict records of global warming?' Speaker: Hester Jiskoot PhD Dr Hester Jiskoot is Associate Professor of Physical Geography at the University of Lethbridge and holds a BSc and MSc in Physical Geography (University of Amsterdam, NL) and a PhD in Glaciology (University of Leeds, UK). She is an award winning NSERC-funded glaciologist, is one of the world experts on glacier surging and has published widely. Her main research interests are in ice flow dynamics, glacier-environment and glacier-climate interactions. Since 1991, Dr Jiskoot has been a member and leader of glaciological expedition teams, and has been on glaciers in Greenland, Svalbard (Spitsbergen), Iceland, the Yukon Territory, Alaska, the European Alps, the Canadian Rockies, and the Himalayas. In 2005 Dr Jiskoot was invited by the Canadian Standing Senate Committee on Energy, the Environment and Natural Resources, to advise about the role of glaciers in the water supply prognosis for western Canada. In 2009 she was elected Fellow of the Royal Canadian Geographical Society and in 2010 she became Associate Editor of the scientific journal Arctic, Antarctic & Alpine Research.

Judy Armstrong is almost ready to head out on the first 3300 mile continuous hike around the European Alps in aid of Cancer Research. Andy Howell and I catch up with her as she makes her final preparations before the off, and we see just how lightweight she is intending to make the trip. We also check out her celebrity status in Europe as news of her trailblazing endeavors starts to filter through the Alpine climbing community.