Alastair Humphreys: How to Feel More Alive This Weekend (No Travel Required)
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Adventurer and Author, Alastair Humphreys, explores:
- Why humans crave adventure
- Easy ways to create and embrace discomfort
- An adventure anyone can do this weekend
- The magic ingredient is uncertainty
- Leaving a positive trace
- Environmental handprint vs footprint
- Our favorite books on nature
- His new book, Unwilded
- Shifting Baseline Syndrome
- The incredible benefit of 15 mins in nature
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Here are some AI generated show notes (hopefully the robots got it right)
00:00 Big Adventure Question
00:32 Earth Day Introduction
03:03 Meet Alastair Humphreys
06:00 Struggle And Comfort
10:05 Defining Adventure
13:53 Micro Adventures Explained
16:25 Micro Adventure Mindset Shift
19:33 Violin Trip Uncertainty
22:58 Earth Day Partner Spotlight
26:13 Solo Versus Group Micro
29:00 Backyard Adventure Starter
31:56 Pay Attention Tell It
34:51 Bad Adventuring Ethics
36:38 Leave Positive Trace
40:11 Handprint Over Footprint
41:23 Personal Positive Actions
43:10 Type Two Fun Stories
47:46 Fifteen Minute Nature
51:11 Nature Books Rabbit Hole
54:02 Unwinding From Screens
57:55 Politicians Need Camping
01:01:09 Next Adventures Ahead
01:02:55 Earth Day Wrap Up
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This show is produced and hosted by Ryan Devlin, and edited by Glen Walker. The Struggle is a proud member of the Plug Tone Audio Collective, a diverse group of the best, most impactful podcasts in the outdoor industry.
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The struggle makes us stronger! I hope your training and climbing are going great.
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And now here are some buzzwords to help the almighty algorithm get this show in front of people who love to climb: rock climbing, rock climber, climbing, climber, bouldering, sport climbing, gym climbing, how to rock climb, donuts are amazing. Okay, whew, that’s done. But hey, if you’re a human that’s actually reading this, and if you love this show (and love to climb) would you think about sharing this episode with a climber friend of yours? And shout it out on your socials? I’ll send you a sticker for doing it. Just shoot me a message on IG – thanks so much!
