Shelby Stanger

Dylan Efron smiles at the camera with one of his hands behind his head. He has on a backwards black baseball cap and there's a boulder behind him.

Learning Something New with Dylan Efron

Shelby Stanger|January 12, 2021

Transcript Trying a new sport or skill for the first time can be scary. Nobody wants to look like an awkward newbie in front of the pros, but Dylan Efron is ...

Mike Posner and Shelby Stanger are sitting on a white couch with microphones in their hands and headphones on, talking to each other during a podcast interview. This photo was taken pre-COVID.

2020 Wild Ideas Worth Living Recap

Shelby Stanger|December 22, 2020

2020 has been quite a year. We had a plan for what this season of Wild Ideas Worth Living would look like, but a few months in we had to change course, just as ...

Noah Howell is skiing down a slope in the Wasatch Mountains in Utah, the photo is shot from above and behind

Backcountry Skiing with Noah Howell

Shelby Stanger|December 21, 2020

Transcript Noah Howell is one of the greatest backcountry skiers to date and he has been named one of the “50 Icons of Backcountry Skiing” by Backcountry Mag...

Ally is kneeling on the beach, with a rock stack behind her, while she hugs her white German shepherd around the neck.

Ally Coucke: A Girl and Her Dog

Shelby Stanger|November 20, 2020

When Ally Coucke adopted her white German Shepherd, Bailey, she had no idea what she was getting herself into. Ally was just a kid looking for a big, prote...

Tom Putnam stands in the woods with a big red backpack that had a butterfly net sticking out of it.

The Dark Divide with Tom Putnam

Shelby Stanger|November 10, 2020

Tom Putnam is a filmmaker known for writing and directing documentaries and short films. After reading Robert Pyle’s book, Where Bigfoot Walks: Crossing the Dar...

Clare Gallagher is running on a trail with mountains and blue sky behind her.

Running for a Cause with Clare Gallagher

Shelby Stanger|October 27, 2020

Transcript Clare Gallagher is an accomplished trail and ultra runner who made history when she won the Leadville 100 in 2016, a notorious 100-mile trek throu...

Christiane Dolva smiles for the camera with evergreen trees in the background.

Building Products to Last with Christiane Dolva

Shelby Stanger

Transcript Christiane Dolva, Head of Sustainability at Fjallraven, still wears her grandmother’s Fjallraven jacket from the 1970s. A firm believer in gear th...

Kailey Kornhauser holding a bike over her head while smiling at the camera.

Kailey Kornhauser: Cycling is for Every Body

Shelby Stanger

Kailey Kornhauser is a fat cyclist. Those two words didn’t come easily to her. But as she has claimed her place in both the cycling community and the body posit...

The Women of Textured Waves carrying surfboards on a beach.

Diversifying Surfing with Textured Waves

Shelby Stanger

Transcript Textured Waves is a surf collective that aims to introduce more women of color to riding waves. The co-founders of Textured Waves, Chelsea Woody,...

Laura King rides her bike while her husband pushes a stroller with their daughter, Hazel, behind her.

Cycling Through Changes with Laura King

Shelby Stanger

Transcript There is a lot of confusing, conflicting information around exercise and pregnancy. When pro cyclist Laura King became pregnant, she didn’t want t...

Jesse Huey and Maury Birdwell relax at the hanging portaledge camp high on Mt. Hooker, Wind River Range, Wyoming, USA. In August of 2019 the pair finished their multi-year project Gambling In The Winds (5.12+)

Gambling in the Winds with Jesse Huey

Shelby Stanger

Editor’s note: This article is part of the Joy of Resilience content series, sponsored by Arc’teryx. Transcript Jesse Huey is a professional climber ...

Joe Kudla running on the beach with the ocean in the background.

Holistic Lifestyle and Business with Joe Kudla

Shelby Stanger

Transcript Joe Kudla seems like one of those people who has 36 hours in a day. He’s dedicated to yoga and breath work, he loves being a dad and he is the CEO...

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Learning Something New with Dylan Efron

2020 Wild Ideas Worth Living Recap

Backcountry Skiing with Noah Howell

Ally Coucke: A Girl and Her Dog

The Dark Divide with Tom Putnam

Running for a Cause with Clare Gallagher

Building Products to Last with Christiane Dolva

Kailey Kornhauser: Cycling is for Every Body

Diversifying Surfing with Textured Waves

Cycling Through Changes with Laura King

Gambling in the Winds with Jesse Huey

Holistic Lifestyle and Business with Joe Kudla

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