"Forget the "long slow rot" of aging! 🙅♀️ Juliet Starrett, a world-champion whitewater rafter turned fitness advocate, is on a mission to empower us all to build durable bodies that can handle life’s adventures – at any age! Juliet unpacks her powerful "Base Camp" philosophy: reminding us that eve…
"It's not about being the star that day or catching the biggest wave. It's just, that's the one you remember and you carry all your life." 🏄🏽♂️🌊 What does it take to live a life in pursuit of waves for over 6 decades? Today's guest, Gary Linden, has been doing just that - riding everything from 2-…
Nick Martinez has been quietly ticking the hardest and scariest big walls in Yosemite for the last two decades. 🧗♂️ From early climbing dreams in Brazil, Nick made his way to Yosemite, finding community with legends like Jim...
“ You know, you talk about my successes, I'll show you my thousand failures. ” 🚴🏼♂️ Nestled in the heart of Virginia's Shenandoah Valley, we are joined by Jeremiah Bishop, who has earned the title of the ‘the most-winning US Mountain Bike Stage Racer,’ 🏆. He’s a 16-time member of the USA Cycling N…
“I'm not a 70-year-old woman on the trail, I'm a free spirit dancing with gravity.” - Henrietta Stern, mountain biking icon 🚵🏽♀️ 💜 This week, we’re breaking the mold with not one, but FIVE remarkable guests – all powerhouse women from the San Francisco Bay Area mountain biking scene. Meet Jessica,…
🚀"Yes, that was a catalyst. Yours doesn't have to be falling off a cliff, because you know, everyone's going to fall off their own cliff, whatever that is. "💪🏾⛰️ Craig DeMartino embodies the spirit of this podcast in every way. He's a climber, a teacher, a mentor, and an inspiration to anyone who's…
"Oh those early days. We started with a clothesline and carabiners, venturing onto cliffs with no adult supervision. Looking back, it's a miracle we survived" 🧗🏾😅 Today, we travel to India 🇮🇳 to meet Mohit Oberoi, a man who turned his passion for adventure into a way of life. Mohit shows a side of …
🌊"The biggest thing that impacts you when you first go out there, before I even surfed it, I just went out on a on a jet ski and sat there and watched, is the sound it makes when it breaks...its terrifying" 🏄🏽♀️ At the age of 59 years and 8 months, Conacher became the oldest person in the world to…
"It's not selfish to honor your ability 💪. While I can, I have an obligation to use my gifts and make my mark 🏆. Someday I won't be able to, so I'll make the most of the time I have ⏳." Matt Eggleton, a former US Air Force veteran and accomplished endurance athlete, challenges age stereotypes by do…
"What nature asks of us when we go outside is to be strong, is to use our cognitive faculties, to be nimble, to be exhilarated, and to be brave. All of that flies in the face of what we're told about our aging ." ⛰️ 💪🏾 Caroline Paul, a true renaissance woman, has spent her life shattering stereotyp…
⛰️"It's the struggle on those 3,000 feet that matters, the journey IS the climb."🧗♀️ Hans Florine has a lifelong love affair with Yosemite's El Capitan, setting and breaking speed records on its iconic face, having climbed it almost 200 times. We talked about his climbing philosophy, staying safe …
"Anything worth doing, is worth doing well" Meet Wayne Willoughby- an adaptive rock climber who defied incredible odds and has climbed El Cap, not once, or twice, but a mind-boggling 26 times. 🧗♂️🏔️ From battling polio and disabilities since infancy, to suffering terrible injuries, Wayne overcame …
"Strength training is healthcare." 💪🏋️♀️ With that powerful statement, teen climbing prodigy, turned climbing and fitness savant, Dr. Natasha Barnes cuts through the confusion around exercise, fitness, and longevity in climbing and quality of life. From a former winner of bouldering US Nationals, …
🌊"I ate 28 cals of chocolate for each mile paddled" 🌊 Katrin Tomanek is a true multi sport athlete who blends her career as a topnotch data scientist, with a passion for pushing physical and mental boundaries through uncommon solo adventures in wild and beautiful places. Born in Germany, and a form…
"By mile 80 you are questioning life choices" 🎯 At 62, enduring champion ultra-runner, Megan Canfield, is not slowing down. In the past 3 decades, Meghan has qualified and run in the US Olympic marathon trials 4 times, has completed the Western States 100 Mile Endurance Run 13 times, with 10 of tho…
“One more 5.14 before I die” In today's episode, we head into the epic ️ mountains of Nuevo León, Mexico 🇲🇽 to meet two incredible rock climbers, Maggie and Chuck Odette! This sport climbing power couple has been quietly pushing the limits of their sport while building a beautiful and loving relati…
**Want to hear about an athlete who combines running with artistic expression? ** This week on Ageless Athlete, we meet Frank Chan, a 51-year-old engineer who started running marathons just a few years ago, at the age of 45! Despite his late start, Frank has already conquered over 13 marathons and …
“Surfing was always on my mind,” said the Cocoa Beach, Florida native. “I had a poster of Cory Lopez hanging up in my rehab room for inspiration. I never realized how much I loved surfing, until it was taken away from me.” Th...
When I Invited Dr Tyler Nelson to come on the show, I knew he would drop the hammer on climbing training beta, but little did I know how wowed I’d be with the applicability of his knowledge across sports. Tyler’s lessons on t...
🚀 A dynamo of focus and tenacity – Lee Sheftel is 77 and has been crushing it since forever. At almost 60, achieving 5.14, a 99.9% percentile grade in rock climbing, completing the Grand Teton traverse at 70 – Lee's rewriting...
Join in this exceedingly rare conversation with Dr. Mark Renneker, a distinguished figure in the realm of big wave surfing hailing from San Francisco. With a surfing tenure spanning nearly six decades, Dr. Renneker has secure...
Love the show, hate the show? Send us a text message! This week, we delve into the world of water fasting and its potential as a secret weapon, along with the surprising impact of even the occasional drink on sleep quality (w...
Get ready to hang with the one and only Tom Addison from Northern California; low-key but outperforming with a lifetime of big wall ascents and a knack for crushing sport climbing up to 5.14. But hold on, there's more to Tom ...
Rare privilege of meeting with Dr Kevin Starr, accomplished rock climber, big wave surfer and social enterprise CEO. Growing up in San Diego, Kevin fell in love with both the mountains and the ocean, started hiking and climbi...
