{"id":38612,"date":"2018-09-19T10:41:10","date_gmt":"2018-09-19T17:41:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/?p=38612"},"modified":"2019-01-11T01:56:16","modified_gmt":"2019-01-11T09:56:16","slug":"wild-ideas-worth-living-peter-mel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/podcasts\/wild-ideas-worth-living-peter-mel","title":{"rendered":"Wild Ideas Worth Living: Peter Mel"},"content":{"rendered":"<span class=\"cb-itemprop\" itemprop=\"reviewBody\"><p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border: none;\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/7056388\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/autoplay\/no\/autonext\/no\/thumbnail\/yes\/preload\/no\/no_addthis\/no\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/87A93A\/\" width=\"100%\" height=\"90\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>You may have seen today\u2019s guest gliding down a giant wave at Mavericks, or heard his voice behind the microphone as the commentator for the World Surf League. The long-time Quiksilver athlete, WSL commentator, owner of his family surf shop in Santa Cruz, husband and dad, Peter \u201cPete\u201d Mel has a lot of roles he balances. We talk about how the man with one of the longest and most robust surfing careers does it all. We also chat about the complexities of big wave surfing, how he conquers fear, his sobriety, parenting advice, his take on failure, why he\u2019s so into Eckhart Tolle and so much more.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Peter\u2019s wild idea: To surf on the Big Wave World Tour, and create a life and career around surfing.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Listen to this episode if:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>You\u2019ve ever wondered how people surf six-story tall waves.<\/li>\n<li>You want to ask better questions.<\/li>\n<li>You love surfing.<\/li>\n<li>You are on a journey to find a better work-life balance.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Subscribe to Wild Ideas Worth Living on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/wild-ideas-worth-living-interviews-on-adventure-outdoors\/id1183017174?mt=2\">Apple Podcasts<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/urldefense.proofpoint.com\/v2\/url?u=https-3A__wildideasworthliving.us14.list-2Dmanage.com_track_click-3Fu-3D906ddcb8082befb4355543def-26id-3D25f6390c3b-26e-3D0c09d7b9b5&amp;d=DwMFaQ&amp;c=CqkB-gCiM4xW6iOknju0uA&amp;r=UyrdvYnZmSEdNxuILFi6MQ&amp;m=kdwW0N1UeXPtTPFy01q22fKcCcSb3LAuN6mtDLpXjcI&amp;s=aR01yqAiaCnZtaoK5JJEKk3Cak1oHTnObojYepcttBU&amp;e=\">Spotify<\/a>\u00a0or wherever you get your podcasts.<\/p>\n<\/span>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>You may have seen today\u2019s guest gliding down a giant wave at Mavericks, or heard his voice behind the microphone as the commentator for the World Surf League. 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