Holding On By Letting Go
“I didn’t expect to get to the top, let alone send. I merely wanted to push the limits of what I believed was capable for myself,” writes Shara Zaia. With climbing, Shara found a space to push herself as she strove to climb harder routes and created a community of friends. Yet, even while flourishing, one question continued to arise for Shara– did she belong?
Music: Loops to Aviemore by The Freeharmonic Orchestra • On The Road by Amy Stolzenbach • Still Can’t Fall by Feverkin • Sinking by Feverkin • Delivered by Brendan O’Connell
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Tales Of Terror Vol. 15
In our annual Tales of Terror, we bring you three terrifying tales. Disembodied voices. Eyes in the alder. An enchanted clearing in the forest. Grab a friend (and maybe their hand) as these tales will have you peering over your shoulder.
Happy Halloween!
Music: Oneiri by Kai Engel • Theory of Everything by Fields • For Tape by squarewav • Dark Cities by Wilson Trouvé • Slow Mover by Bamtone • Low Horizons by Kai Engel • Live @ Bazillius by Aiden Baker • Delirium by Kai Engel • Run by Kai Engel • Harbor by Kai Engel • Halloween Dance Macabre by David Beard
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Endangered Spaces: Cochamó, Chile
Tucked away in a corner of Chilean Patagonia, Valle Cochamó wasn’t going to stay hidden forever. The soaring unclimbed granite walls instilled dreams of first ascents in climbers. Industrialists eyed its free flowing rivers with their potential for hydroelectric power. Conservationists hoped it could provide a final puzzle piece of an incredible protected wildlife corridor. To the families who live there, it was simply home where they ranched amidst the 3,000-year-old Alerce trees. This is the story of how a coalition of Chilean gauchos, climbers and activists fought off development efforts for two decades. Now there is an opportunity for a lasting conservation victory. How do you make the next Yosemite? You start by buying it.
Donate: https://bit.ly/SavingCochamo
Music: Brendan O’Connell • Graham Barton • Soft Light • Joya • Love Jonas • Drexler • Dame Asu • Markus Huber •
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Winter Vacation
While most people curled up on the couch with a mug of hot cocoa, Emily Ford set out in the frigid winter to thru-hike Wisconsin’s 1200 mile Ice Age Trail. Over the course of their two and a half month winter vacation, Emily and her borrowed sled dog, Diggins, tested their endurance and found solitude, friendship, and beauty to last a lifetime.
Music: If Walls Could Talk by Jacob Bain & Nis Kotto • Jaco 2 by Bradley Carter • Early Winter by Bradley Carter • Bev’s Tower byBradley Carter • 550 by John Berry • Auroras by John Berry • Behind Your Window by Kai Engel • Delivered by Brendan O’Connell • Tracks provided by Free Music Archive or with permission from the artists.
Pattie Gonia: Naturally Iconic
Wyn Wiley, better known as Pattie Gonia, went out on a backpacking trip with an inkling of an idea and emerged walking a new path. Today, Pattie Gonia’s feed is filled with joy– making music with famed cellist Yo-Yo Ma, raising hundreds of thousands of dollars for charity, headlining pride festivals, gravel biking– and most of the time it looks fun. But it’s what Wyn and Pattie have done with the decidedly less fun and hard parts of life that have profoundly shaped them. In this interview, Wyn and Fitz go deep on the birth of Pattie, nature as a muse, creativity, and facing fear.
Music: If Walls Could Talk by Jacob Bain & Nis Kotto • Cloudscape Suspended by PADELM • Delivered by Brendan O’Connell •
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