Risk Takers

18/04/2018 45 min
Risk Takers

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Episode Synopsis

What happens when we take risks when we’re spending time outside? How does it pay off and when does it backfire? These are your stories of taking risks in the outdoors.
Women Featured in this Episode:

Hallie Seay
Shelby Stanger, Host of Wild Ideas Worth Living
Claire Giordano, Instagram & Portfolio
Karen Wang, Instagram & Portfolio
Megan Bixel
Brooke Weeber, Instagram
Sheree Angela Matthews
Nikki Frumkin, Instagram & Portfolio
Mara Johnson-Groh
Danielle O'Farrell, Instagram & Portfolio
Ashleigh C, Instagram
Rebecca
Becky Jensen, Portfolio
Tori Duhaime, Instagram

Hosted and produced by Gale Straub.
In this episode, you'll hear:

How listener Rebecca went from self-identifying as "not a risk-taker" to going on her first backpacking trip
How trying something new can help change the expectations you have of yourself
About the clarity you can find by hiking solo
The way risks you take in the outdoors can mirror your everyday life
The challenges of plein air painting
When not getting a job turns into an opportunity
Climbing Mount Whitney for sunrise
Surviving a big storm on your first solo hike
The importance of differentiating between risk and unneccessary risk

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Original Music is by Liam McNally. Find him on Instagram.
Music for this episode is by Chris Zabriskie via freemusicarchive.org with a CC by A license.