{"id":191715,"date":"2023-07-25T03:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-07-25T10:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/?p=191715"},"modified":"2023-07-24T12:43:26","modified_gmt":"2023-07-24T19:43:26","slug":"innovating-adaptive-adventure-with-vasu-sojitra","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/podcasts\/innovating-adaptive-adventure-with-vasu-sojitra","title":{"rendered":"Innovating Adaptive Adventure with Vasu Sojitra"},"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\/a8059d13-c3ee-4563-9edb-17a8f275b934?dark=false\"><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wild-ideas-worth-living.simplecast.com\/episodes\/innovating-adaptive-adventure-with-vasu-sojitra\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Transcript<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In 2021, Vasu Sojitra became one of the first adaptive athletes to ski down Denali, and he&#8217;s made groundbreaking descents in the Grand Tetons and the Bear Tooth Mountain Range. As the first adaptive athlete to be represented by the North Face, Vasu has used his platform to speak out about representation and intersectionality in the outdoors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Connect with Vasu:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.vasusojitra.com\/ojyqaqnaavkqkt4sqvy6hgbpgivqgy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Website&nbsp;<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/vasu_sojitra\/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Instagram&nbsp;<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Read:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/social\/why-i-get-outside-resilience-community-understanding\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>Why I Get Outside: Resilience, Community and Understanding&nbsp;<\/em><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.inclusiveoutdoorsproject.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Inclusive Outdoor Project&nbsp;<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Episode sponsors:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>REI is on a mission to get 100 million folks&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/outside-in-5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Outside in 5<\/a>&nbsp;minutes or&nbsp;less<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Listen to the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/podcasts\/hello-nature\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Hello, Nature podcast<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/span>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Transcript In 2021, Vasu Sojitra became one of the first adaptive athletes to ski down Denali, and he&#8217;s made groundbreaking descents in the Grand Tetons and the Bear Tooth Mountain Range. 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