{"id":195867,"date":"2024-03-12T03:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-03-12T10:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/?p=195867"},"modified":"2025-01-31T11:21:10","modified_gmt":"2025-01-31T19:21:10","slug":"microadventuring-with-alastair-humphreys","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/podcasts\/microadventuring-with-alastair-humphreys","title":{"rendered":"Microadventuring with Alastair Humphreys"},"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\/ed3ec192-10d6-4878-a0c1-2c29880cd324?dark=false\"><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wild-ideas-worth-living.simplecast.com\/episodes\/alastair-humphreys\/transcript\">Transcript<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Alastair Humphreys is an author and adventurer who has walked 600 miles across Southern India, ran an ultra marathon through the Sahara Desert, and hiked and rafted across Iceland. Alastair&#8217;s newest wild idea is to embrace the concept of &#8220;microadventures,&#8221; an adventure that is short, easily accessible, and affordable while still being fun, challenging, refreshing, and rewarding.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Connect with Alastair:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/alastairhumphreys.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Website<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/al_humphreys\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Instagram<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Order Alastair&#8217;s new book,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Local-Search-Nearby-Nature-Wildness\/dp\/1785633678?crid=12OACFIQ9GSLH&amp;keywords=local+alastair+humphreys&amp;qid=1696426246&amp;sprefix=locaalastair+humphreys,aps,205&amp;sr=8-1&amp;linkCode=sl1&amp;tag=alastahumphr-20&amp;linkId=7888dc108028af8eee4255e8f56c89e5&amp;language=en_US&amp;ref_=as_li_ss_tl\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>Local: A Search for Nearby Nature and Wildness<\/em><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Thank you to our sponsors:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Capital One:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/membership\/mastercard?trackingId=podcast\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Check out the REI Co-op Mastercard program&nbsp;<\/a>and learn about&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.reifund.org\/grantees\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">local REI Fund grantees<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/b\/birkenstock\/c\/all?cm_mmc=or_-_-simplecast.com-_-podcast_sponsor-_-wild_ideas_worth_living\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Birkenst<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/b\/birkenstock\/c\/all\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">ock<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Check out:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/used\/shop\/gear\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">REI Re\/Supply<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/outside-in-5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Outside in 5<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"\/blog\/hike\/micro-trails-small-hiking-trails\">Small Trails, Big Impact: How Micro Trails Can Help You Connect With Nature<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"\/blog\/camp\/a-road-trippers-tips-for-adventuring-close-to-home\">A Road Tripper\u2019s Tips for Adventuring Close to Home<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/span>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Transcript Alastair Humphreys is an author and adventurer who has walked 600 miles across Southern India, ran an ultra marathon through the Sahara Desert, and hiked and rafted across Iceland. 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