Mind Over Mountain

About Mind Over Mountain

From the bestselling author of Wild and co-host of the beloved Dear Sugars podcast, Cheryl Strayed returns with a new kind of journey. In Mind Over Mountain with Cheryl Strayed, Cheryl sits down with athletes and adventurers from the most high-adrenaline corners of the world (climbers, surfers, ultramarathoners and more) to discuss the inner landscapes that inspired these extraordinary feats, and give advice to listeners on how they too can face seemingly insurmountable moments in their own lives.

Publisher

iHeartPodcasts

Category

sports

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

19 Feb 2026

Latest episode

15 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

19 of 34 episodes have a transcript.

1. 

   15 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT

   The Long Walk Forward: Libby DeLana on Change, Clarity, and What Comes Next

   Host [Host Name] interviews Libby DeLana, author, about how daily walks cultivate clarity and courage for embracing future challenges.

2. 

   8 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT

   The Mountain Is My Teacher: Everest Record-Holder Lhakpa Sherpa on Resilience

   Host Cheryl Strayed interviews Everest record-holder Lhakpa Sherpa about her incredible resilience and the profound lessons learned from conquering the world's highest peak.

3. 

   1 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT

   High Diver Molly Carlson on Being Scared and Doing It Anyway

   High diver Molly Carlson shares her journey overcoming fear and perfectionism to rediscover joy in her sport, offering insights on self-trust and finding a better path.

Inside a recent episode

The Long Walk Forward: Libby DeLana on Change, Clarity, and What Comes Next

Published 15 Oct 2026 · Transcript excerpt

[…] And there is something about that that for me feels like I'm in the company of the world, which is, I think, a really powerful feeling when we talk about that thing you were saying, I don't feel whole. When we feel ourselves in company with the world, there's that piece of aloneness, you know, is sort of like held, that burden of aloneness is held by all of the other things around us. That's so beautifully said. That's right. I also think, Cheryl, that as we walk in a place, even those places that are terribly, you know, terribly familiar, what happens is because you feel of that place and you feel in relationship to that place, you do fall in love with it and then you want to care for it. […]

Who has been a guest on Mind Over Mountain

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• Libby DeLana
• Lhakpa Sherpa
• Molly Carlson
• Soraya Simi
• Natalie Coughlin

Reach and audience

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Apple Podcasts (US)

4.7 / 5

36 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

10 ratings

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