Apr 29, 2021
Ray Zahab is a Canadian explorer, runner and founder of the impossible2Possible. A recent recipient of the Meritorious Service Cross of Canada, Ray is an Explorer in Residence of the Royal Canadian Geographical Society and Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society. He was named one of Canada's best explorers by Canadian...
Apr 22, 2021
This week on the show we have our first NOLS
co-instructor interview. Shawn speaks with Rebecca Raynord and Gary
Thompson who worked two epic canoeing courses together, one in Utah
and one in
Yukon.
Rebecca
started whitewater kayaking with a
program at our high school on the Potomac River near Washington DC.
She began...
Apr 15, 2021
David Yacubian has been working in Outdoor Education for more than 20 years and has over 15 years of risk management and emergency preparedness experience. He has worked with NOLS as an instructor and advisor on four different continents around the globe. Dave has also run over 100 NOLS Wilderness Medicine courses in...
Apr 8, 2021
This week I am thrilled to speak
with my friend Elizabeth Hammond
Born in California and raised in Washington State, Elizabeth (also
Liz or Lizzie!) has led expeditions on land and sea in Mexico, the
Western U.S., Alaska, and India.
She sails, backpacks, sea kayaks, and often migrates like whales and birds – spending...
Apr 1, 2021
Our guest today Oscar Manguy was born in Baja, Mexico, and grew up exploring the Sonoran desert. At the age of nineteen, he participated in a 15-month long photography expedition where he developed a passion for outdoor photography. The "adventure life" led him to Alaska, New Zealand, Patagonia, USA, and Scandinavian...