In episode 354 I chat with Mikaela Ferguson who has been introducing people to the outdoors for years with her guiding and with her writing.
This is a subject near and dear to my heart, so we geeked out about how to get started in the outdoors, paddling safety, dealing with bears, gear choice, surviving thunderstorms and more!
How to Get Started in Outdoor Adventures, with Mikaela Ferguson (Video Format)
Here’s the video version of episode 35r of The Strenuous Life Podcast
How to Get Started in Outdoor Adventures, with Mikaela Ferguson (Audio Format)
This interview was published as episode 354 of The Strenuous Life Podcast. You can also listen to the audio-only format of the episode on your podcast player.
It’s on all major podcast platforms, but here are some of the links to get you started…
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More About Mikaela Ferguson
Check out Mikaela’s blog voyageurtripper.com as well as her premium trip reports site tripreports.voyageurtripper.com.
Also follow her on Instagram where she shares a ton of great stuff instagram.com/voyageurtripper.
A Difficult Adventure in the Far North
You can order my new book “Perseverance, Life and Death in the Subarctic” on Amazon, Barnes and Noble, Indigo/Chapters, or your local bookstore!
It was an incredibly difficult journey, but I think it turned into a pretty good book!
3 Related Outdoor Resources
Will Gadd
Will Gadd is an extreme athlete, perhaps best known for ice climbing Niagara Falls in the winter (video at the bottom of this page).
In this chat we talked about those first ascents, but also touched on mindset, dealing with risk and unknowns, handling close calls, the 25 people he’s known who have died in the mountains, fear of loss vs hope of gain, and how to execute on audacious goals.
Click here to check out my conversation with Will Gadd
Cliff Jacobson
Cliff has spent decades paddling dangerous rivers in the remote corners of North America and Northern Europe and has some incredibly important lessons to share about mindset, teamwork and risk management.
I’m thrilled that we had the opportunity to get him on the podcast!!
Click here to check out my in-dept conversation with Cliff Jacobson
Essential Wilderness
Here’s a new project I’m working on – an outdoor skills website that I’m currently developing.
Click here to check out Essentialwilderness.com