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Shelby Stanger on She-Explores

by brenna olsen | Aug 10, 2017 |

An honor to be a guest and share my story on the popular outdoor podcast She-Explores: Inquisitive women in the outdoors, on the road, and besides. Listen to the the full interview here:
http://she-explores.com/podcast/on-paper-shelby-stanger/

Podcast Reviews

  • Uplifting, inspirational, powerful
    October 8, 2019 by jason281 from United States

    You owe it to yourself to listen to Shelby’s podcast. If you climb, surf, run, bike, or simply enjoy the outdoors these interviews will connect with you. If you’re at a place in your life where you’re going through a transition, recovering from something traumatic, or in need of inspiration, listen to this podcast. Thank you Shelby for having the courage to start this show and inspiring the rest of us to make our wild ideas a reality.

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When I was in high school, I lost a cross country race two years in a row because I got lost on the course. I was in second and the first place runner (who was my guide) was way ahead. I couldn’t see which turn she made, so I made a wrong turn and came in 3rd and then 4th place in the same race, same wrong turn the next year. Taking a navigation class at REI and then a 2-day navigation course with @emily_offroad of the Rebelle Rally, was rewarding and challenging. We spent the first day learning to use traditional navigation tools and the second day driving off-road vehicles around the desert from point to point, plotting our way on old school topographic maps with protractors. You can hear Emily talk about why she created the @rebellerally, what it entails, and her own career as an off-road driver in this week’s episode.

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I love this line from @emily_offroad (who learned this from a colleague). Once something is in the past, it’s done. Learn from it, move on, and apply those lessons to the future. And once you make a decision in life, just look forward and get going.

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Nature is always the place I go to disconnect from the craziness of life and reconnect to what’s important. We recently went to Mammoth Lakes for two days of hiking to empty lakes, and the trip reset me for at least the next month. It was so great to be away from cell service and noise, and a great place for me to reset my internal compass. Where do you go to restore? Where should I put next on my list? How do you reset your internal compass when you need to?

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If your phone died when you were out of town, could you get to your next destination without your maps app? I am notoriously challenged at directions - I often go left when I should have gone right. But building navigation skills without relying on current technology is a great skill to have. Listen to Emily Miller, off-road racer and founder of the Rebelle Rally, talk about the importance of knowing where you’re going (and how to use your tools to get there) in this week’s episode.

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Exactly a year ago I was fortunate to do a podcast interview with Tate MacDowell. (Swipe to hear a powerful excerpt) We talked about having cancer and how he summited the Grand Teton on chemotherapy with grit, hope, and a massive sense of humor. Tate and I knew each other from the industry. He made movies about people I found inspiring, and was an awesome storyteller, dad, husband, and a just a fun guy to know. The last few years he continued to surf as much as possible. He hosted an art show of his water color prints. He spent tons of time with his family, his son, and friends. I loved seeing him at the “old people” yin yoga class I love in town, and he often posted thoughtful, honest messages about having cancer, about life, and about love. I learned of Tate passing this past Friday. He died peacefully at home, with his wife and son by his side. We all hope he’s surfing fun sized waves, skiing chest deep powder, painting awesome water color scenes, making movies of good people town, and climbing onto the next mountain with a lot of love. He sure has left a ton of LOVE behind. I found this audiogram of our show that feels so ripe. We love you TATE. Thank you for teaching us how to live life. For showing us the obstacle on the path becomes the way, and for making fun a priority into your final hours on earth. My heart goes out to your family and close friends. I hope we can all learn to live a little more like Tate.

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How do you know when you are going in the right direction? This is something I’ve struggled with my whole life. I have been physically lost in cross country races because I have such a poor sense of direction. And metaphorically, when I’ve felt lost on which direction to go in life, it’s unraveled me mentally. But when I know my compass, “my true north,” I always know where to go and where not to go. I know what to say yes to, and what to say heck no to. It’s a great metaphor for life. I love Emily Miller’s take on finding your own true north, and all of the other gems of wisdom she shared from her experience as a professional off-road car driver, in our conversation. You can listen to the episode now wherever podcasts are available.

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After spending a career as a female off-road racer, Emily Miller knew it was important to get women involved in the sport. She knew making the @rebellerally a women-only event was going to be important to its success. She also knew requiring participants to go without GPS or cell phones and instead getting them out in nature, connecting with other women, and learning new skills would challenge them, and help them find their own true norths off the road as well. Since the event started, there have been hundreds of Rebelle success stories — women who compete and then quit their jobs, get promoted, move across the country, change their relationships for the better, and change their lives. I love hearing stories about people who do an event or go on an adventure and the experience is so profound that it changes their life. It’s often when we get out of our comfort zones that we learn we are more capable than we think we are.

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Preparing for the tallest mountain on earth is a huge undertaking - you have to be physically fit, you have to prepare for altitude sickness, you have to pay a LOT of money. Throw in a torn ACL three months before you’re supposed to be summiting and things get even harder. @carolinegleich dealt with all of this and more as she prepared to climb Mt. Everest this past May. You can hear all about her preparations and WHY she decided to pursue this wild idea in this week’s episode.

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Many of my guests are challenging the norm of who gets to play outside. @carolinegleich, who summited Mt. Everest last spring, is on a mission to raise awareness about gender inequality and she had a great stat from her interview with @gearjunkie earlier this year. She said, “Close to 10% of all people who have summited Everest are women. Leadership positions across the board - whether it’s 8,000-meter peaks or Fortune 500 CEOs - do not have an equal representation of women.”

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How do you decide to go on one of the wildest adventures out there, and then continue to pursue it even when you get injured, even when you might not have enough money to pull it off, even when there are countless obstacles in the way? @carolinegleich said she just felt like Mt. Everest was calling to her. She knew the risks, she knew the investment, she knew the preparations it would take, and even after the countless obstacles thrown at her, she still decided to go for it. Hear her talk about how her climb up the tallest peak in the world went from an idea to reality on this week’s episode.

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I am a big fan of power couples. @carolinegleich and @rob.lea are a power couple who decided to climb Mt. Everest together this summer. In this week’s episode, Caroline talks about how she got engaged to her husband, Rob, on top of the world’s sixth tallest peak, Cho Oyu, while they were training to climb Mt. Everest! (And yes, she proposed to him!). I wanted to hear all about it, so if you’re curious, tune in to this week’s show.

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Mountaineer, skier, and activist @carolinegleich used her platform climbing Mt. Everest to talk about gender equality. Because women can be aggressive and powerful too. She’s hoping her adventures inspire more women and girls to get out there and go adventuring themselves. Check out this week’s episode to hear more!

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When I started this show, I always thought of climbing Mt. Everest as one of the most extreme and “wild ideas.” This week, I talk with my first guest who did just that. @carolinegleich summited the 29,029-foot tall mountain earlier this year, and she did so with a mission: to raise awareness about gender inequality. You can hear more about her decision to climb, the training, and all the nitty-gritty details in the episode, including how she overcame a torn ACL, training for high altitude, and more.

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Sometimes it takes getting out of your own comfort zone and doing something as wild as going on national TV in front of millions of people to see that you are capable, lovable and totally awesome. That’s one of the things I’ve always loved about this community of adventurers - while we can be a little competitive sometimes (just me?), we also are always rooting each other on as we all conquer our own Everest. And the journey to finding self-love is one of the most important ones we can take. This week’s guest @sarahherron took an unexpected route to find her own version of self-love, but it was getting out of her comfort zone and then finding outdoor adventure and that community that really helped her. Tag someone who always supports you on your journey! For me, it’s @izzysurfdiva and @theother_yas_mes. Photo by @dylan.h.brown.

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When @sarahherron was young, she didn’t like doing outdoor activities, partially because she was born with a congenital limb difference, something that affects about 2,000 babies born in the U.S. every year. She didn’t like how her arm looked in a jacket, or that she could only use one ski pole. But now she’s proud of her physical difference and has used her journey to confidence and self-love to help other women and girls do the same through her organization @SheLiftgrams. Hear Sarah talk about her journey and how she ended up founding one of the most impactful nonprofits that’s helped many people I know personally.

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Would you ever go on national TV to find love? This week’s guest did just that, and while she didn’t walk away with the final rose, she did come away from the experience with a lot more knowledge about who she is as a person. @sarahherron didn’t find romantic love on @thebachelorabctv, but she started to find self-love and a passion for the outdoors. It’s amazing what living your life in front of millions of viewers can do!

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How do you turn a growing social media audience into something you don’t just monetize, but something really impactful? Ask @sarahherron. After appearing on Season 17 of @thebachelorabctv and then repeated seasons of @bachelorinparadise, she received an outpouring of love from other women and girls with physical differences. She knew she had to do something with all of that energy, so she started @SheLiftgrams, an organization that helps women and girls with physical differences embrace outdoor activities. SheLift leads trips and retreats, creates community, and connects women with role models. It’s significantly helped a friend of mine whose baby was also born with a limb difference and has helped me in my own journey toward accepting my Vitiligo. I am grateful for Sarah’s courage and ability to use her audience for so much good. Photo by @dylan.h.brown

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If you’ve ever gone looking for advice in your love life, you’ve probably heard that you need to learn to love yourself before you can love someone else. For this week’s guest @sarahherron, that was true. But looking for a partner helped her find so much more – especially confidence. As a bonus, it also helped her find her passion for outdoor adventure. You can hear all about her journey on this week’s episode. And if you are a BACHELOR fan, you’ll really like this one. Photo by @brandonkiddphoto.

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If the idea of doing “nothing” we’re talking about on this week’s episode totally freaks you out, then you can start with something like meditating, which in some ways is doing nothing but is also doing a lot all at once. I got really into meditation when I was 27. I spent some time at Deer Park Monastery, which is run by Thich Nhat Hanh, and learned to focus on my breath. I focused on saying simple phrases like “Breathing in, I calm my body. Breathing out, I calm my mind.” Sometimes I say, “Breathing in, I send love to X. Breathing out I send love to X,” and think about someone or even a part of myself I can send love to. It might sound hippy, but my daily 5-minute meditation practice, this sitting and doing “nothing,” brings me so much. This picture was taken a few years ago, likely somewhere in Raglan, New Zealand, one of my favorite places to do “nothing.”

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Anyone a water lover like me or this week’s guest, Bonnie Tsui???!!! The great thing about water is not only is it incredibly healing, but it’s the great equalizer. Water doesn’t care how much money you have or what you look like. It is within all of us and we’re surrounded by so much of it on this world. Today’s guest happened to write a book all about water, specifically, WHY WE SWIM, which comes out next year. She also talks about her unique history with swimming. Her parents met at a pool in Hong Kong, and how swimming can be a kind of “fallow time,” something we also chatted about, and something Bonnie recently wrote about for the @nytimes.


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Have you ever wanted to sail around the world, climb a mountain, travel to a new country, learn a new skill, start a business, write a book, or get in the best shape of your life? Wild Ideas Worth Living is podcast dedicated toward empowering others to take a break from the mundane and live out their wildest ideas. Host and Adventure/Business Journalist, Shelby Stanger, interviews world-class explorers, scientists, health experts, authors, athletes, performers and entrepreneurs about how they’ve taken their own wild ideas and made them a reality, so you can too. From people who have sailed around the world, started a new business, broke a record or just stood up for something they believed in, some of the wildest ideas can lead to the most rewarding adventures.

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