{"id":174453,"date":"2022-01-11T01:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-01-11T09:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/?p=174453"},"modified":"2022-02-01T10:44:01","modified_gmt":"2022-02-01T18:44:01","slug":"spirit-of-the-peaks-with-connor-ryan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/podcasts\/spirit-of-the-peaks-with-connor-ryan","title":{"rendered":"Spirit of the Peaks with Connor Ryan"},"content":{"rendered":"<span class=\"cb-itemprop\" itemprop=\"reviewBody\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" height=\"200px\" width=\"100%\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/player.simplecast.com\/0d722fb8-e52c-475b-8660-5192b99bd35f?dark=false\"><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<p>Connor Ryan is a professional skier and proud Hunkpapa Lakota. As an athlete who spends his days in the mountains, Connor is always exploring how he can weave together his Indigenous culture and his love of winter sports. To highlight the relationship between skiing and his heritage, Connor recently made a film with Natives Outdoors and REI Co-op Studios called Spirit of the Peaks. The film is all about the balance between his athletic passion and his cultural obligation.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wild-ideas-worth-living.simplecast.com\/episodes\/spirit-of-the-peaks-with-connor-ryan\">Transcript<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Connect with Connor:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a>Instagram<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Resources:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/spirit-of-the-peaks-film\">Learn more about the film&nbsp;<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/natives-outdoors.com\/our-team\">Natives Outdoors&nbsp;<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n<\/span>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Connor Ryan is a professional skier and proud Hunkpapa Lakota. As an athlete who spends his days in the mountains, Connor is always exploring how he can weave together his Indigenous culture and his love of winter sports. 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