Like a Bigfoot
Interviews with incredible people about Adventure, Motivation, Mindset, Positivity, Endurance, Health, Perseverance, and Possibility
Episodes
April 27, 2024 • 85 mins
This week we are sitting down and chatting with Stan Gaskell (Cameraman Stan!!) about his experience adventuring and filming Russ Cook’s historic “Project Africa” run across the continent!!
A few weeks ago Project Africa wrapped up in Tunisia, the northernmost point on the continent after nearly a year long journey.
Stan was a linchpin of this project. From the logistic planning months before Russ set out to the final dip in the...
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April 19, 2024 • 73 mins
The fact that I got the opportunity to sit down with three INCREDIBLE human beings a few weeks off of completing the 1,000 mile Iditarod is something I will never take for granted.
These three guys are some of the most interesting people I’ve ever had the chance to meet
Ryan Wanless has traversed from Anchorage to Nome THREE times at this point, one on foot and two on bike. He’s sweet, he’s funny, he’s incredible humble in spite ...
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April 12, 2024 • 75 mins
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April 5, 2024 • 59 mins
This is the story of Sunny Stroeer's Iditarod. What she experienced in the wilds of Alaska as she became the first woman ever to ski the 1,000 miles from Anchorage to Nome!!
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March 29, 2024 • 73 mins
Chelsea Jackson is an avid hiker and trail runner who works for the New Hampshire State Parks on the summit of Mt. Washington!
Mt. Washington is notorious for having the "world's worst weather" and consistently has days where windspeed is over 100 mph. The summers can have major temperature swings when storms blow in (or as Chelsea calls the storms..."Impending Doom") and the winters can be absolutely brutal with extremely low tem...
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March 22, 2024 • 79 mins
#374: Tyler Lyson -- Discovery, Adventure, Science and the Joys of Paleontology by Chris Ward
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This week we are chatting with photographer and filmmaker Francesco Valentinuzzi!!
Francesco is in the midst of a production called "Ephemeral", an adventure film about world renown Ice Climber Jeff Mercier.
In this episode we chat all about the genesis of this idea, what he is envisioning for "Ephemeral", and what excites Francesco about filmmaking! We also dive into his passion as a photographer and the various ways he has purs...
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"We are meant to seek, engage, be filled up with wisdom from sources far more attuned to the truth than ourselves" - Paul Scheuring, The Far Shore
Paul Scheuring is an author, a filmmaker, a show runner, and a screenwriter.
More importantly, Paul is my friend, a mentor, a smart-guy-I-talk-to-in-order-to-make-sense-of-the-world, a fellow adventurer, a dude who likes to surf, a father, and someone who encourages folks to chase thei...
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This week we are chatting with adventurer, gym teacher, and a man who chases audacious goals Jason Hardrath!!
Jason recently led an expedition to attempt an Infinity Loop on South America's tallest volcano Ojos del Salado in Chile. Though him and his team were not able to complete the infinity loop (summiting twice and running completely around the base of it) every single one of them summited the 22,000 foot peak.
In this episod...
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February 16, 2024 • 67 mins
This week we are chatting with adventurer Valerie Gagne about her very first solo expedition circumnavigating the Eye of Quebec!!
A few weeks ago Val skied 180kms over 6 days around the frozen Eye in the middle of winter. She battled slushy ice, isolation and extremely cold weather before ultimately finishing the challenge!
In this episode we talk about the reasons why Val wanted to take this on, the differences between a solo ex...
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February 9, 2024 • 79 mins
This week we are chatting with former football D-Lineman and current endurance athlete Derek Snakenburg!!
Derek and I have a lot in common- both from Iowa, both ultra runners, both busy dads in our 30s and both of us played D-Line on the football team for Wartburg College (I only stayed one year..if I would have stayed longer Derek would have been my teammate!). So it was an absolute joy to be able to sit down and chat with him!
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February 2, 2024 • 42 mins
This week's episode is with legendary explorer and adventurer Ray Zahab!
In this episode Ray digs deep on some bigger ideas and concepts from his years of adventure, including courage, curiosity and contentment. We also chat a bit about his passion for putting on expeditions (like the Kapik1 expedition to the Atacama I was lucky enough to join last November) and reflect on what big adventures he is aiming his energy towards next....
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January 25, 2024 • 81 mins
What does it take to run the entire length of Africa South to North?
Russ Cook is taking on an endeavor that has been accomplished by no person in history. It’s not only the most epic challenge anyone is taking on right now but “Project Africa” is also hands down, easily the best series on YouTube!! (Seriously, if you’re not watching it, start immediately!!) The “Hardest Geezer” has spent over 270 days running over nearly 12,000 ...
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January 19, 2024 • 68 mins
#366: Cameron Dorn 3 -- The Twelve Craziest Workouts of His Life! by Chris Ward
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January 12, 2024 • 79 mins
This week we are chatting with ultra runner and author of "Come What May, I Want To Run" Miriam Diaz Gilbert!!
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January 5, 2024 • 65 mins
In this episode we talk with adventurer Cyril Derreumaux about what it takes to cross the Pacific Ocean on a Kayak!!
Cyril became the 2nd person ever to cross the Pacific Ocean on a solo kayak from California to Hawaii. He did this through the sheer power of perseverance and human spirit.
In this episode we talk about what went into this endeavor. How can we use the cycle of failure (his first attempt did not go well)? How can we...
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December 29, 2023 • 86 mins
This week we are talking with Ultrarunner and Adventurer Yanick Fournier!!
I met Yan doing the KapiK1 expedition to the Atacama Desert in November and, as it happens during big adventures, became close friends with this absolutely wonderful person!!
Yan had a TREMENDOUS year of Ultrarunning in 2023 and took on the Gorge Waterfall 50K, Snowdonia 105K, the
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December 15, 2023 • 74 mins
What is it like to take on the 7 Summits? Could you withstand the monotony of biking across the United States twice? What skills would you need to survive a month in the wilderness?
This week we are chatting with adventurer Heather Werner all about her BIG EXPERIENCES!!
Heather has been on a quest to finish the 7 summits. At this point she is so close with only Everest remaining! (Although she gave the world record holding highes...
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December 8, 2023 • 71 mins
This week Phil Pinti and I are back from the KapiK1 Expedition through the Atacama Desert!!
In this episode our friend Paul Scheuring interviews us about our experience, how we feel after returning, and the power of traveling through the desert!
This was an absolutely wonderful experience!! It really was hard to describe how meaningful it was...hopefully we did it justice!!
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December 1, 2023 • 78 mins
This week we are chatting with Ultrarunner Cody Taylor!!
I had the absolute joy of getting to know Cody through running and camping across the Atacama desert a few weeks ago.
Through his 20s Cody spent his time touring across the US and Canada drumming in rock shows and now has used that same passion and stoke level to take on ultra running!
In this episode, we chat all about his time drumming in bands and how he uses some of ...
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