{"id":203103,"date":"2026-11-03T03:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-11-03T10:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/?p=203103"},"modified":"2026-11-02T13:03:00","modified_gmt":"2026-11-02T20:03:00","slug":"kite-skiing-to-one-of-the-most-remote-mountains-on-earth-with-leo-houlding","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/podcasts\/kite-skiing-to-one-of-the-most-remote-mountains-on-earth-with-leo-houlding","title":{"rendered":"Kite Skiing to one of the Most Remote Mountains on Earth with Leo Houlding"},"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\/0b4bd948-89b7-4646-8c93-18d9b0e718b5?dark=false\"><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wild-ideas-worth-living.simplecast.com\/episodes\/kite-skiing-to-one-of-the-most-remote-mountains-on-earth-with-leo-houlding\/transcript\">Transcript<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Explorer and professional climber Leo Houlding has spent more than 30 years pushing into some of the world\u2019s most remote places. One of his most ambitious expeditions took him across Antarctica by kite ski to climb The Spectre. These days, Leo is taking on a different kind of adventure, bringing his wife and two kids along to climb, hike, camp, and explore the world together.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Connect with Leo:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.leohoulding.com\/\">Website<\/a>\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/leo_houlding\/?hl=en\">Instagram<\/a>\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@leohouldingadventure\">YouTube<\/a>\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/travel\">Explore upcoming REI x Intrepid Travel trips!<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Thank you to our sponsors:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Capital One and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/membership\/mastercard?trackingId=podcast\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">the REI Co-op\u00ae Mastercard\u00ae<\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/b\/the-north-face\/c\/all\">The North Face<\/a><\/p>\n<\/span>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Transcript Explorer and professional climber Leo Houlding has spent more than 30 years pushing into some of the world\u2019s most remote places. 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