- 441
- Episodes
- 107
- Transcribed
- 1,465
- Ratings
- Weekly
- Cadence
- 2016
- First episode
About Wild Ideas Worth Living
High-impact interviews for those who love adventure and the outdoors. Host and journalist Shelby Stanger interviews world-class explorers, athletes, authors, scientists, health experts and entrepreneurs about how they’ve taken their own wild ideas and made them a reality, so you can too. Some of the wildest ideas can lead to the most rewarding adventures.
- Publisher
- REI Co-op
- Category
- health & fitness · society & culture · sports
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 1 Dec 2016
- Latest episode
- 3 Nov 2026
Latest episodes
107 of 441 episodes have a transcript.
3 Nov 2026TRANSCRIPT
Kite Skiing to one of the Most Remote Mountains on Earth with Leo Houlding
27 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
Finding the Best Snow for Skiing and Snowboarding with Powderchaser Steve
20 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
Breaking the Ice Ceiling at Bridal Veil Falls with Kimber Cross
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Kite Skiing to one of the Most Remote Mountains on Earth with Leo Houlding
Published 3 Nov 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] In 2010, he successfully climbed the first ascent of the Prophet, which is a notoriously difficult route on El Capitan that he'd been working on for years. Then in 2012, he headed deep into the Venezuelan Amazon to attempt a first ascent on a quartzite tower in the middle of the jungle. […]
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- Leo Houlding
- Powderchaser Steve
- Kimber Cross
- Mohamed Lahna
- Kelsey Pfendler
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- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 4.7 / 5
- 1,272 ratings
- Spotify
- 4.6 / 5
- 193 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 64 / 100
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- Quality
- 88
- Social presence
- 0
- YouTube
- 0
- Engagement
- 99
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