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Ep. 84: Winter Survival

Winter can be beautiful, but it's an uncaring bastard. Whether you are dealing with near freezing and wet and subzero Artic conditions, winter can be the most dangerous time to play outdoors. With our personal experiences and feedback from experts, we cover the critical issues in this episode so you can enjoy winter adventures and minimize the risks.

 

From how to dress to camp planning, we get into the important things you need to know to stay warm and dry when the weather isn't on your side. 

 

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Podcasts/YouTube:

• Ep. 30: ADK Ranger – Scott van Laer
• Ep. 23: Backpacking Part 7 – Trip Planning and Navigation
• Ep. 80: Solo Adventuring
• YouTube Video: Joe Robinet Interview

 

Articles:

• 5 Most Important Wilderness Survival Skills To Learn
• Top Tips for Safe Backpacking
• Top 10 Essential Items to Take When Hiking

Ep. 75: The Nooks - Ontario’s Newest Bouldering - Brendan Baars

If you've ever wondered how the crags and boulders we love came to be then give this episode a listen. We talk to Brendan Baars about crossing the border (He's American), finding and developing a new boulder wonderland near Elliot Lake, Ontario. From seeing the Eyeball cliff online to visiting with Gus Alexandropoulus, Brendan realized the area must hold more possibilities so he started exploring. 

 

After many forays that came up empty, he came across an area that he called the Goldmine. Only a 2-5-minute approach from the road, he discovered a multitude of boulders hidden in the forest. But when it comes to creating a climbing area, finding the rock is only the beginning. From cleaning moss, dirt, and loose rock from the boulders to cutting trails so you can access them it takes a lot of work. Once you've cleaned the rock you then have to see if it is even climbable. 

 

We had a great chat with Brendan about his climbing journey and how this crag came into existence. Today there's 150+ routes ranging from V0-V13. Go there and climb yourself! Check out the The Nooks Video about the area. Details are on Sendage  Community and Mountain Project. 

 

**A guidebook is also available for purchase - https://ontarioclimbing.com/Guidebooks/the-nooks-bouldering

 

GIVEAWAY! Follow LiveWild Radio on Instagram to enter in the Giveaway for 2 Guidebooks! 

 

Credit for development of the Nooks goes to Aaron Bopp, Charlie Hall, Danny Plonka and a plethora of others. It's takes a community! 

 

 

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Ep. 72: Winter Training for Summer Adventures

If you want to be at your best for your warm-weather adventures then you better start training now. Winston and Catharine discuss how to structure your fitness program in phases so you are ready for a summer of mountain biking, hiking, and rock climbing.

 

Many people want to train but aren't sure how to put together a program with strength, conditioning, mobility, and skills. Give a listen to find out how the LiveWild Radio crew plan out their season to be in good shape year-round with peak fitness for their trips.

 

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Show Notes:

Looking to dive deep in LiveWild Radio's rabbit hole of fitness and training? 

• Ep. 71: Building a Home Gym
• Ep. 66: Longevity Series - Exercise
• Ep. 63: Fat Loss Tips That Actually Work
• Ep. 61: Body Transformation for Performance, Health and Mental Well Being- Catharine Gerhard’s Journey
• Ep. 58: Fitness for Mountain Biking 
• Ep. 56: Fitness Game Changers 
• Ep. 53: Kettlebell Training For the Outdoor Athlete
• Ep. 32: Quarantine Fitness  
• Ep. 20: Injury Prevention and Rehab with Allison Gaudet
• LiveWild Radio's Favorite Exercises, (Hip Hinge, Squat, Pull, Press and Weighted Carries) 
• 13 Fitness Game Changers to Turbo-Charge Your Progress 
• Training Secrets for the Outdoor Athlete
• Training for Outdoors, Simplified  
• Great Lakes Girya Kettlebell Review
• 9 Reasons Kettlebell Training is Optimal for Outdoor Athletes  
• Does Hiking Build Glutes
• Kettlebell Training for Hikers and Backpackers   
• Ruck Marching for Hiking Fitness and Fat Loss  

Ep. 64: Surviving A Skydiver‘s Worst Nightmare with Kris Konway

What do you do when both your main and reserve parachutes don't deploy properly? We have a chat with one of Catharine's friends from high school about his adventures and how adventure has changed his life. 

 

Our guest, Kris Konway, is one of the few skydivers in the world to have a double malfunction and live to tell the tale. He tells the tale of how training and luck allowed him to walk away from what is every skydiver's nightmare.

 

From why he began sky diving to how adventure has been a driving force in his life, Kris gives his take on how to live as big as possible. Give a listen and see that hitting middle-age doesn't mean you have to slow down.

 

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Ep.62: Mountain Biking Tips Learned the Hard Way

To kick off the best time of year for mountain biking, we dish on a bunch of tips to make your riding better. Catharine has been riding for a full year now and has learned a lot along the way. She puts out the things she has learned that have made the biggest difference to her riding and has her shredding black diamonds confidently. And Winston chimes in with the shortcuts and wisdom that come from riding, racing, and coaching since the 80s.

 

Put our tips into action and make this fall your best riding season yet.

 

Show Notes:

• Ep. 58: Fitness for Mountain Biking
• Ep: 56: Intro to Mountain Biking 
• Top 6 Mountain Bike Destinations Near Collingwood, Ontario

Discount Alert! Looking for fitness equipment and a discount? Check out Great Lakes Girya (Canadian website) or (US website) fitness equipment and use Coupon Code "LIVEWILD" to save 5% on any purchase meanwhile also supporting us. 

Ep. 61 - Body Transformation for Performance, Health, and Mental Wellbeing - Catharine's Journey

Catharine pilots this episode with the story of her five-year journey from obesity to fitness. Spurred by the end of her marriage and the deterioration of her knees, she needed to make a change if she wanted to be able to live the life she desired.

 

With kids she wanted to be able to play with and activities she yearned to do, the motivation to start was easy. Like most people, she ran into challenges of maintaining that motivation but learned how discipline and baby steps lead to amazing results.

 

In that time she lost nearly 60 pounds and went from being unable to walk down the stairs without support to climbing mountains and shedding on her mountain bike. The damage to her knees is still present but by becoming stronger and lighter she has made it a problem to manage rather than one that defines her capabilities.

 

Learn how she completely changed her lifestyle to make her physical transformation inevitable. Training, nutrition, and a change in mental outlook all work together to slowly but surely achieve the results she was after.

 

Since Winston has been her training partner and coach for the whole period he chimes in with the technical details of how the lifestyle changes were enacted and why.

 

Show Notes:

 

Here's some other LiveWild Radio resources on the topic. 

Podcasts:

• Ep. 58 - Fitness for Mountain Biking 
• Ep. 56 - Fitness Game Changers 
• Ep. 53: Kettlebell Training for the Outdoor Athlete

• Ep. 34: How to Feel Better with Allison Gaudet

• Ep. 32: Quarantine Fitness

• Ep. 20: Injury Prevention and Rehab with Allison Gaudet

• Ep. 7: Barbells and Backpacks

Blogs:

• 9 Reasons Kettlebell Training is Optimal for Outdoor Athletes

• 13 Fitness Game Changers to Turbo Charge Your Progress 
• Does Hiking Build Glutes

• Ruck Marching for Hiking Fitness and Fat Loss

• Training for Outdoors, Simplified

• LiveWild Radio's Favourite Exercises
• Training Secrets for the Outdoor Athlete
• Great Lakes Girya Kettlebell Review

• Kettlebell Training for Hikers and Backpackers

• 9 Reasons Kettlebell Training is Optimal for the Outdoor Athlete

Ep. 60: Making Lemonade Out of Lemons - A Kid's COVID Perspective

Adventure is the act of heading into the unknown, which is a great way to describe the last year and a half. We've already done a number of episodes talking about how we've been dealing with the changes that COVID has dropped on us but this time we talk with the kids about their experiences. Hudson and Amanda have weathered the storm and built new skills.

 

From learning from home to social isolation, hear how two junior adventurers have adapted to the new landscape that they were forced into. And it turns out when you put kids on the microphone you get an unexpected comedy that is worth the price of admission.

 

This is a story of making lemonade from the lemons life throws your way.

 

For more about kids and the outdoors, also give Podcast Ep. 37: Backcountry with Kids a listen.

 

Ep. 59: Let‘s Go Hiking

It's time to go for a walk in the woods. Whether you call it hiking or trekking, anytime you go for a long walk in the dirt, you enter the world of nature, fitness, and self-reflection. Hiking is the experience you make it. It's a chance to distress, exercise, and enjoy a forest bath all at the same time.

 

We should have done an episode on hiking sooner as it is the most popular outdoor activity. The pandemic has caused it to explode even more. We talk about the benefits of hiking, how to equip yourself and stay safe. Learn how to find dream hikes and how to keep your feet from hating you.

 

Looking for fitness equipment and a discount? Check out Great Lakes Girya (Cdn listeners) and Great Lakes Girya (US listeners) fitness equipment and use Coupon Code "LIVEWILD" to save 5% on any purchase meanwhile also supporting us. 

 

Show Notes:

• Kettlebell Training for Hikers and Backpackers https://www.livewildradio.com/post/kettlebell-training-for-hikers-and-backpackers
• 9 Reason Kettlebell Training is Optimal for the Outdoor Athlete https://www.livewildradio.com/post/9-reasons-kettlebell-training-is-optimal-for-the-outdoor-athlete 
• #TrekTipTuesday - Ruck Marching for Hiking Fitness and Fat Loss https://www.livewildradio.com/post/trektiptuesday-ruck-marching-for-hiking-fitness 
• Does Hiking Build Glutes https://www.livewildradio.com/post/does-hiking-build-glutes 
• What is the Hardest Hike in the Adirondacks High Peaks https://www.livewildradio.com/post/what-is-the-hardest-hike-in-the-adirondack-high-peaks

Ep. 57: Intro to Mountain Biking

What's got two wheels and goes BRRRRRR?  Why us of course. Join us as we talk about hitting the dirt on our mountain bikes. Like most of the activities, we cover Winston has been doing it since the 1980s (Yes, he is old) and Catharine has started relatively recently. It works well to get the perspective from a new rider and the guy who used to race and own a bike shop. 

 

Find out why mountain biking is the most fun form of interval training and how you barely notice your legs are on fire. From local trails to epic road trips, mountain bike riding is a way to cover a lot of trails, have a ton of fun, and get in great shape. It can be anything from a version of fast hiking on two wheels to crazy stunts like you see on the Red Bull Rampage. There is a type of mountain biking for just about everyone. Learn what to look for in a mountain bike and ideas on finding fun places to ride near you.

 

For even more information see our article Top 6 Mountain Bike Destinations Near Collingwood, Ontario

Looking for fitness equipment and a discount? Check out Great Lakes Girya fitness equipment and use Coupon Code "LIVEWILD" to save 5% on any purchase meanwhile also supporting us. 

Ep. 55: Becoming Human with Wil Nelson

Podcaster Wil Nelson joins us to talk about how adventure and sport help us become better people. Wil is a climber, jujitsu instructor and dad who strives to find ways to be a better human being. Along the way we meander into his upbringing, how he started a podcast and the difference between 
Canada and the United States. We discuss ideas of how the stories we tell ourselves help shape how we see the world.

Check out Wil's podcast at www.becominghumanpodcast.com

 

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