Erick Cedeño is known for bikepacking around the U.S. He rides through some of the most beautiful parts of the country, but his trips aren’t just about taking in the scenery. Erick has a passion for history and has biked along historical routes including the Underground Railroad and most recently, he traced the footsteps and tire treads of a group of U.S. soldiers known as the Iron Riders. Connect with Erick: Website Instagram Episode sponsor: Shop Teva If you enjoyed this episode: Check out REI’s Fall/Winter 2023 Editor’s Choice Awards

When Alvarez Silberstein was 18 years old, he was in a car accident that left him paralyzed from the chest down. Before his accident, Alvaro had a dream to go Torres del Paine National Park in Patagonia. Once he started using a wheelchair, he assumed it would be impossible for him to fulfill this dream. But in 2017, Alvaro and his incredible friends organized a trip to make his wild idea a reality. Connect with Alvaro: Instagram Wheel the World website & Instagram Episode sponsor: Shop Teva If you enjoyed this episode: Check out REI’s Fall/Winter 2023 Editor’s Choice Awards

In 2019, outdoor guide Kielyn Marrone was put to the test when she competed on the TV show Alone. On the show, contestants are dropped into remote places with only 10 pieces of equipment and challenged to survive in the wild. Kielyn finished third in her season, lasting a total of 80 days in a hand built shelter, cooking over a fire, and hunting and forging for food. Connect with Kielyn: Instagram Lure of the North website Episode sponsor: Shop Teva If you enjoyed this episode: Check out REI’s Fall/Winter 2023 Editor’s Choice Awards

Dr. Michael Gervais is one of the world's top high-performance psychologists. He's the co-creator of the Performance Institute at USC, and he's the host and creator of the podcast Finding Mastery. In this episode, Michael shares how we can use psychology to help pursue our wildest ideas. Connect with Michael: Website Instagram Finding Mastery podcast Finding Mastery YouTube Order Michael's new book, The First Rule of Mastery , Stop Worry What People Think of You Episode sponsor: Shop Teva If you enjoyed this episode: Check out REI's Fall/Winter 2023 Editor's Choice Awards

Jedidiah Jenkins is a bestselling author who embraces outdoor adventurer as inspiration for his beautiful and deeply personal work. When he turned 30, Jedidiah quit his job, and set out on a bike ride that took him from the Oregon coast all the way down to Patagonia. When he returned, he wrote his a memoir about his journey called, To Shake the Sleeping Self. In 2021, Jedidiah's wild idea involved a cross-country road trip with his mother, where they examined their mother-son dynamic, their religious and political differences, and their lasting affection for each other despite some of their opposing views. The result, his brand new book, Mother, Nature. Connect with Jedidiah: Website Instagram Order Jedidiah's new book: Mother, Nature Episode sponsors: Shop Allbirds Check out REI’s Re/Supply program – members get 10% more on their trade-ins thru 10/31 If you enjoyed this episode: Listen to the Camp Monsters podcast Share YOUR wild idea in a 1-minute vote note – submissions due 10/31

Rachel Heaton, member of the Muckleshoot Indian tribe, with Duwamish Ancestors, led an All Native Tahoma (Mount Rainier) Climb this September with the goal to see her people represented on the mountain while inspiring the other Native climbers to enjoy the connection to their land. Due to weather constraints, the group was not able to summit, but in the end, they realized the climb was about so much more. Read more about Rachel and the climb: We've Always Been Here Episode sponsors: Book your next camp adventure with Hipcamp Check out REI’s Re/Supply program – members get 10% more on their trade-ins thru 10/31 If you enjoyed this episode: Listen to the Camp Monsters podcast Share YOUR wild idea in a 1-minute vote note – submissions due 10/31

Sarafina El Badry-Nance is a scientist, an author and a speaker, she's dedicated the last several years to studying the stars and is currently working on her PhD in Astronomy at UC, Berkeley. Sarafina's research focuses on supernovae or exploding stars. Connect with Sarafina: Website Instagram Purchase Sarafina's new book, Starstruck Episode sponsors: Shop Allbirds Book your next camp adventure with Hipcamp Check out REI’s Re/Supply program – members get 10% more on their trade-ins thru 10/31 Listen to the Camp Monsters podcast Share YOUR wild idea in a 1-minute vote note - submissions due 10/31

Hawaiian filmmaker, Justyn Ah Chong, focuses his work on telling the stories of his people. A few months ago, Justyn won a regional Emmy for a short film, Pili Ka Moʻo. The movie follows a native Hawaiian family as they fight to protect the land where their ancestors are buried. Pili Ka Moʻo is a part of Reciprocity Project, a series of original short films made by Indigenous directors on their homelands. Connect with Justyn: Instagram Check out Reciprocity Project Watch Pili Ka Mo'o Episode sponsors: Shop Allbirds Check out REI's Re/Supply program - members get 10% more on their trade-ins thru 10/31 Listen to the Camp Monsters podcast

Ashley Rodriguez is a certified nature and forest therapy guide who is passionate about sharing her love of foraging and cooking over an open fire as a way to help people connect with nature and find themselves outside. She has worked in world-renowned restaurants, written an award-winning food blog, published two cookbooks, and wrote and hosted the James Beard award-winning web series Kitchen Unnecessary, which is all about cooking outdoors with things you can forage on your own. Connect with Ashley: Website Instagram Watch Kitchen Unnecessary Episode sponsor: Book your next camp adventure with Hipcamp

Gabaccia Moreno is an outdoor enthusiast and advocate, whose career centers on encouraging people to rethink how they engage with nature. Over the years, Gabaccia has worked on a variety of projects— from being a member of the conservation corps in Montana to writing for outdoor publications, and creating the online community, The Outdoorist Oath. Connect with Gabaccia: Website Instagram The Outdoorist Oath website The Outdoorist Oath Instagram Episode sponsors: Shop Allbirds Book your next camp adventure with Hipcamp Get your tickets to Canary

Renowned paleoclimatologist Dr. Lonnie Thompson has been on over 60 expeditions to collect ice core samples from glaciers around the world. These samples hold precious clues to understand human-caused climate change. Connect with Lonnie: Get tickets to Canary, the documentary feature film starring Lonnie, playing in select theaters nationwide September 20th Episode sponsors: Shop Allbirds Book your next camp adventure with Hipcamp

Ashley Davies is a lifelong runner who's building community her own way. In 2017, she co-founded Club Seattle Run Division with the intention to make the club as inclusive as possible, focusing on community rather than performance. CSRD's motto is All Faces, All Paces. The club encourages people of any background and fitness level to come run with them and make some friends along the way. Connect with Ashley: Instagram Club Seattle Runners Division Instagram Episode sponsors: Shop Allbirds Book your next camp adventure with Hipcamp

Shane Dorian is a legendary surfer, winning his first surf contest when he was just 11 years old. At 21, he joined the World Surf League and traveled the globe to compete with other athletes. Shane has won countless competitions over the years including 11 WSL Big Wave Awards. He was part of a generation of surfers who became influential in the sport, and was able to make a career out of surfing full time. Now, after more than 30 years as a professional athlete, Shane has some wisdom to share. Connect with Shane: Instagram Episode sponsors: Shop Allbirds Book your next camp adventure with Hipcamp Revelshine Wine Soul Community Planet Hotels If you enjoyed this episode: Listen to the Hello, Nature podcast

Susan Casey is an accomplished journalist who's spent years writing about the ocean, and most recently, the deep sea. The deep sea generally starts around 600 feet below the surface where you could no longer see the light from above, but it goes way beyond that. In some places, the ocean is almost seven miles deep. Susan is one of the few people who's gone deeper than 5,000 meters in a submersible, which is over three miles down to the ocean floor. Connect with Susan: Website Instagram Purchase her new book, The Underworld, Journeys to the Depths of the Ocean Episode sponsors: Shop Allbirds Book your next camp adventure with Hipcamp If you enjoyed this episode: Listen to the Hello, Nature podcast

Professional climber Emily Harrington met her husband, pro mountaineer Adrian Ballinger, on an expedition 11 years ago. While their paths to become pro athletes were different, the couple has figured out how to balance their partnership and build a family while continuing to pursue what they love— adventuring in the mountains. Connect with Emily & Adrian: Emily's Instagram & website Adrain's Instagram & website Alpenglow Expeditions Episode sponsors: Shop Allbirds Book your next camp adventure with Hipcamp Revelshine Wine Soul Community Planet Hotels REI is on a mission to get 100 million folks Outside in 5 minutes or less If you enjoyed this episode: Listen to the Hello, Nature podcast

Jason Hardrath is a runner and mountaineer based in southern Oregon. He holds over a hundred records for being the fastest person to complete trails and climb mountains around the country. In 2021, he broke the record for the fastest known time to summit the 100 tallest peaks in Washington State known as the Bulger List— and he did it in only 50 days. Connect with Jason: Website Instagram Episode sponsors: Shop Allbirds Book your next camp adventure with Hipcamp REI is on a mission to get 100 million folks Outside in 5 minutes or less If you enjoyed this episode: Listen to the Hello, Nature podcast

Cory Maria Dack is an outdoor adventure guide and she recently completed a thru-paddle of the entire Mississippi River. It took her 134 days to canoe from the headwaters of the river in Minnesota all the way to the Gulf of Mexico. At the end, she didn't necessarily feel a sense of victory. Instead, she felt joy and gratitude for her new relationship with the river and the people she met along the way. Connect with Cory: Instagram Women on the Water website Episode sponsors: Learn why REI is on a mission to get 100 million folks Outside in 5 minutes or less Listen to the Hello, Nature podcast

Dane, Patrick and Tanner Gudauskus have spent a lot of their lives in the water riding some of the most epic waves. They've traveled the world for competitive surfing and taken the leap into free surfing all alongside each other. Dane, Patrick and Tanner are now giving back to the surf community through their company, Positive Vibe Warriors. Connect with the Gudauskas Brothers: Positive Vibe Warriors Patrick's Instagram Dane's Instagram Tanner's Instagram Episode sponsors: Revelshine Wine Soul Community Planet Hotels Learn why REI is on a mission to get 100 million folks Outside in 5 minutes or less Listen to the Hello, Nature podcast

In 2021, Vasu Sojitra became one of the first adaptive athletes to ski down Denali, and he's made groundbreaking descents in the Grand Tetons and the Bear Tooth Mountain Range. As the first adaptive athlete to be represented by the North Face, Vasu has used his platform to speak out about representation and intersectionality in the outdoors. Connect with Vasu: Website Instagram Read: Why I Get Outside: Resilience, Community and Understanding Inclusive Outdoor Project Episode sponsors: REI is on a mission to get 100 million folks Outside in 5 minutes or less Listen to the Hello, Nature podcast Photo by Clayton Boyd

Alysia Montano is a professional runner who's competed at the highest possible level. She's a two-time world champion and an Olympian. She's breaking the barriers that limit a woman’s choice to pursue and thrive in both career and motherhood. Connect with Alysia: Website Instagram Alysia's nonprofit &Mother: Website Instagram Episode sponsors: Check out Danner’s all-new Mountain 600 Leaf GTX REI is on a mission to get 100 million folks Outside in 5 minutes or less