The Dreamer
“I’ve spent my entire life going on adventures, but I wasn’t ever really the creator of these adventures,” says Kathy Holcombe. “My role is as the dream maker. And, I have a lot of pride in that role.” Exist in a relationship long enough and we fall into roles. Life is busy. It doesn’t make sense to double up on work. Cultural gender dynamics come into play. One partner excels at certain things. But what happens when we step out of our role? In the fall of 2017, Kathy Holcombe stepped out of her role in the family, and embarked on a year of adventures that challenged her in ways she never expected, and profoundly changed her view of herself.
You can follow Kathy and her family’s adventures on their blog at www.Famagogo.com
Music: If Walls Could Talk by Jacob Bain & Nis Kotto • Low Horizon by Kai Engel • Freaks by Bradley Carter • October Morning by Bradley Carter • The Very Beginning by Bradley Carter • The Rent is Late by Publish the Quest • Manly Nunn Steps Out by Doctor Turtle • Blowback Blues by Canyon Kids • Lau by Richard Smith • Carried Away by Jason Tyler Burton Tracks provided by Free Music Archive or with permission from the artists.
Flip Of A Coin
Last spring, Andy and Katherine Wyatt set up basecamp on the Powell Glacier in Alaska’s Chugach Mountains. After years of individual rad mountain accomplishments in climbing and skiing, they realized they’d never taken a large trip together. The trip started perfectly and then it all went wrong. At full volume, the power of the natural world is terrifying and the limitations of our physical forms so evident. Survival stories are powerful. To the listener, they pose a question. What would you do? Would you make it? What would run through your mind? It’s all theoretical — until it’s not.
Music: If Walls Could Talk by Jacob Bain & Nis Kotto • Labrynth by Sergey Cheremisinov • Crystal Echoes by Sergey Cheremisinov • Closer to You by Sergey Cheremisinov • Your Pulse by Little Glass Men Tracks provided by Free Music Archive or with permission from the artists.
The Shorts — Restless for Roots
Carmen Kuntz has lived a dirtbag life for over a decade. She’s moved every year since graduating high school, and has explored some of the world’s most remote places in her kayak and hiking boots. But with all the moving around, Carmen began to wonder if she was missing out on something. Specifically, a home — and the connections to the community and landscape that come with it. Does home have to be a place, or can it be a feeling?
Music: If Walls Could Talk by Jacob Bain & Nis Kotto • Cloud Launching by Little Glass Men • Kelp Grooves by Little Glass Men • Snowy Daze by Ketsa • Moon Shimmers by John Berry • Tracks provided by Free Music Archive or with permission from the artists.
The Land and Water Conservation Fund
After more than 50 years of bipartisan support, Congress failed to re-authorize the Land Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) in the fall of 2018. LWCF grants have protected over 2.3M acres of natural areas and cultural heritage sites and provided recreational opportunities to all Americans across the 50 states. With more than $22 billion on the table, the team at Outdoor Alliance, comprised of avid kayakers, climbers and all-around (reformed) dirtbags, are faced with the daunting task of convincing Congress to reauthorize the funding amidst a contentious political climate.
Learn more about The Land and Water Conservation Fund Here: https://www.doi.gov/lwcf/
Music: If Walls Could Talk by Jacob Bain & Nis Kotto • Song of India by Max Gross Weight • Double Helix by Nisei23 • Sector Vector by Little Glass Men • Loops to Aviemore by The Freeharmonic Orchestra • Breakup Breakdown by MC Cullah • Lady We Knew by MC Cullah • Tracks provided by Free Music Archive or with permission from the artists.
Solo She Rides
In this week’s double-feature episode, Amie Begg and Jessica Kelley head out solo into the Himalayan and Alaskan wildernesses–on their bikes. Through the challenges they face–from negative 20 degree temperatures to near-collisions with moose–both women find new perspective on what it means to adventure alone.
Music: If Walls Could Talk by Jacob Bain & Nis Kotto • Brooks by Kai Engel • Home and then Gone by Bradley Carter • Never Again (Featuring Edith Weutonga) by Publish the Quest • Orca by Little Glass Men • Modulation of the Spirit by Little Glass Men • Brothers by Cleod9 • Roses by Ketsa • Present Company by Ketsa • Tracks provided by Free Music Archive or with permission from the artists.
