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Guides Gone Wild

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The place to come to fill your ears and minds with the stories of everyday, extraordinary women who’ll inspire you to take your outdoor adventure game to the next level. Whether you’re starting your journey from the couch or the trail head, this is the place for you.

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If You Build It, They Will Bike (and Walk, and Ski...): Marianne Borowski, Cross New Hampshire Adventure Trail

March 07, 2024 16:00 - 1 hour - 50 MB

Today we take a scenic ride through the intricacies of trail development, where the rubber meets the road in terms of community building, advocacy, grant writing, marketing... and bike riding! Marianne Borowski is the absolute force of nature behind the Cross New Hampshire Adventure Trail. For those of you who haven’t yet heard of it, the Cross New Hampshire Adventure Trail is an 83 mile long multi-purpose trail that spans northern New Hampshire, from Woodsville on the Vermont border to Be...

There's No Such Thing As Too Little Movement: Val Hopkins, 365 Mile Challenge

February 22, 2024 13:00 - 39 minutes - 20.5 MB

Today I bring you another dose of practical, relatable, do-able inspiration with my special guest Val Hopkins from 365 Mile Challenge. Val’s business is all about meeting people wherever they are, bringing them into a supportive community, and providing them with tools, resources and motivation to build a movement habit that works within the limitations of their life, time and physicality - whatever those look like. That would be inspiring enough, but wait until you hear about how Val, th...

Build a Community of Support OUTdoors: Rae-a Moughty, Campfire Institute

February 05, 2024 13:00 - 44 minutes - 24.3 MB

Today we head OUTside with another fabulous wild guide, Rae-a Moughty, Founder and Director of Campfire Institute, an amazing organization that offers wilderness enrichment adventures for girls and LGBTQIA+ youth. I connected with Rae-a right after she’d wrapped up the Institute’s OUT on the Snow program held at Evans Notch Lodge over MLK weekend. We were both so fired up by the great time had by the teens, and we wanted to harness that energy to try to spread the word about Campfire Instit...

Fireside Chat with Trish & Bethany - and Announcing Last Tuesday Meetups!

January 25, 2024 13:00 - 11 minutes - 8.13 MB

What you need to know RIGHT THIS SECOND is that we are kicking off the Last Tuesday of the Month Virtual Meetup - for any and all Guides Gone Wild peeps - starting NEXT TUESDAY, January 30th, at 7pm. How can you join the virtual meetup, you ask? CLICK HERE or head on over to GuidesGoneWild.com/meet and sign up for the calendar invite and Zoom link! At this first meetup, we will be talking about visions and goals and hopes for 2024 - and the rest of the year, we’ll be inviting in the gui...

New Year, New You, New... Business?!?: GearME is For Sale!

January 24, 2024 13:00 - 53 minutes - 35.7 MB

Read more about Emily's decision about GearME:  https://www.gearmeoutdoors.com/sale-of-business If you or someone you know wants to learn more about the GearME business sale, please contact Michael Hall, Commercial Real Estate Broker with The Jordie Lee Company:  207-773-1111 (office) or email [email protected] ** Way back in March 2021, I talked to Emily Kirkton, the owner of GearME, a fabulous outdoor consignment gear and apparel store in Freeport, Maine. As of this month, after 5+ ...

2023 Year in Review: Gift Ideas, Goings-On, and Gritty Inspiration for Solstice and Beyond!

December 21, 2023 19:00 - 16 minutes - 11.3 MB

Hopping into the Wild One Wayback Wagon this week to take a quick look back at 2023 - and while we're at it, grab some last minute gift ideas, giving thoughts and gritty inspiration to take us through this darkest day and into the light of the new year! GIFT IDEAS: https://backcountryfoodie.com/ - use code WILD at checkout to save 20% on memberships https://navitour.com/ - support local Maine Guides and trip leaders https://www.cedargrovesauna.com/ - sweat and soak up and down mid-coast Mai...

Break Toxic Patterns and Rediscover Your Strength: Kat Ripley, Juniper Moss Guide Services

December 07, 2023 16:00 - 1 hour - 34.7 MB

Today we get back to my wild fan-girling business with Renaissance woman and Registered Maine Guide, Kat Ripley. Kat and I recently worked together on an amazing event hosted by Anna Heath and We Built This, where eight wanna-be carpenters were brought together for a weekend of learning, building, mending, yoga and outdoor mindfulness - that last part was where Kat came in for this event. One of Kat’s most potent talents involves bringing people into nature in a meaningful way, which she’s...

Pause, Pivot, but Keep Pedaling Forward: Lindsay Currier, Bikepack Maine (and so much more!)

November 16, 2023 17:00 - 44 minutes - 28.9 MB

Today I’ve got an awesome conversation with just the kind of everywoman superhero I love to talk to on the pod - Lindsay Currier, a registered Maine guide, mountain bike coach, enduro racer, trail builder, ski patroller, total mom goals and the force behind Bikepack Maine. Lindsay’s lived on both coasts and a few places in between, and has spent a bunch of years doing a bunch of stuff to lift up women in biking, whether as her full-time gig or as a side-hustle-on-steroids. We don’t talk a ...

Fight Flavor Fatigue and Fuel Yourself for the Long Haul: Aaron Owens Mayhew, Backcountry Foodie

November 02, 2023 14:00 - 40 minutes - 25.1 MB

Today we're embarking on a culinary thru-hike with registered dietitian and logistical powerhouse Aaron Owens Mayhew, the founder of Backcountry Foodie and the trail mom we all wish we had! I’m not even a long distance hiker (yet?!?), and can count on one hand the number of times I’ve backpacked for consecutive days sleeping outside, honestly - but I’ve been OBSESSED by the Backcountry Foodie business for years, since Aaron was doing Facebook Lives sitting outside in her vanlife days... and...

Climb for a Cause (and Show Yourself Some Compassion for a Change): Anyssa Lucena

October 19, 2023 15:00 - 37 minutes - 23.7 MB

On Guides Gone Wild, we talk to lots of women who do extremely brave things - but I have to say, being vulnerable and open about a life-changing diagnosis and treatment (and the mental *ss-kicking you are still going through as a result), is the bravest kind of bravery in my book. Anyssa Lucena first graced the Guides Gone Wild airwaves in April 2022, when she was in the early days of building her business, Genuine Climbing, through which she provides guiding, instruction, coaching and comm...

From Midlife Malaise to Machu Picchu (!!) with Bethany Cass

October 12, 2023 09:00 - 41 minutes - 26.5 MB

Today I’m talking to Bethany Cass, an awesome new friend I met around this time last year when she and her daughter Maddie attended the Guides Gone Wild Iron Chef weekend that I hosted with Ari Leach of Blackbird Guide Service. At the time, as you’ll hear, Bethany was kind of treading water in a sea of discontent, but getting ready to take some bold strokes in new directions - and less than one year later, things are poppin' off for her, as the kids would say! WAIT UNTIL YOU HEAR what she...

Talk to Cool People (Then Say Yes!): Alicia Heyburn Encore (with PackRaft Maine)

September 28, 2023 14:00 - 51 minutes - 34.6 MB

I’ve got another special encore for you this week to remind all of us of the absolute power and beauty that can come from making connections, staying curious and just saying YES! (despite your nagging doubts...) Picture yourself in April 2020, flailing around in and out of lockdown, wondering if the world was legit ending. That’s about the time I decided to use some of MY newly found free time to start reaching out to Maine guides to eventually recommend to visitors of our Lodge property, r...

Dip Down to Rise Up (Together): Amy Hopkins, Saltwater Mountain Co.

September 14, 2023 08:00 - 57 minutes - 37.5 MB

Coming in HOT this week! Amy Hopkins is the founder of Saltwater Mountain Co., a cold-water dipping and wellness outfitter based in York, Maine, so I was stoked to talk to her, hoping that a tiny bit of thinking about all the cold water would translate into cooling me down in the crazy humid September summer we're experiencing! We do indeed talk a lot about cold water dipping today - and so much more. Amy brings a unique compendium of skills and life experiences to her latest entrepreneuri...

The Toughest Terrain Might be in Your Mind: Rebecca Sperry, Socked In (encore)

August 31, 2023 11:00 - 1 hour - 51.5 MB

I’ve got a special encore for you this week. Back in June of 2021, I talked to Rebecca Sperry, aka SockedInHikes on Instagram, as a result of the powerful story she was sharing on social media at the time about her cancer diagnosis, treatment, and desire to continue to hike (mostly solo) despite, and kind of because of, the mental and physical challenges she was facing as she fought for her life. Literally. Pulling that two-parter back together into a single episode gave me a very justifiab...

Less Existential Crisis, More Climate Crisis: Torey Brooks on the Catamount Trail

August 17, 2023 12:00 - 56 minutes - 38 MB

Summer is winding down, school and fall sports and work obligations are winding back up, and that has me thinking about winter! Or should I say, what passes for winter these days in New England (which at least last winter, was three months of rain and chilly gray skies, followed by 87 snowstorms in like 2 weeks...) So what better time to bring on my guest today, Torey Brooks, who is one of my original backcountry ski inspirations, a former ski racer and coach, a climber, an engineer, a clim...

From Side Hustle to Hot Business: Jackie Stratton, Cedar Grove Sauna

August 03, 2023 12:00 - 47 minutes - 31.4 MB

The last few weeks I’ve enjoyed checking in with some of my guests from WAY BACK - like, 2020-2021 - to find out what they’re up to now, and I've been reveling in all the growth and expansion (and sometimes pivoting!) that’s occurred since our initial conversations. Today is no exception - I’m checking back in with Jackie Stratton, a registered Maine guide who featured prominently in the early days of the podcast. Jackie first shared her guiding origin story in January 2021, and she was on...

Brave Your Way Out of That Box: Paige Emerson of Chubby Hiker Reviews

July 20, 2023 12:00 - 24 minutes - 16.8 MB

Long time listeners, first time callers might remember a conversation I had with Paige Emerson of Chubby Hiker Reviews, back in June 2021.  At the time, Paige seemed to be on the cusp of absolutely blowing up on social media with her inspiring and relatable posts about hiking, and her trail reviews that highlighted things most of us care about, like bathroom access, parking, whether our butts would get totally kicked or just partially kicked. But with social media, sometimes you have to be...

Spend the Most Time Where the Representation Is: Saige Purser, Diversify Whitewater Community River Float

July 06, 2023 15:00 - 30 minutes - 20.7 MB

Last week I mentioned the Diversify Whitewater Community River Float happening up in Veazie, Maine this Saturday, July 8th - and today, we’re hearing more from a true force of nature behind this event, Saige Purser. Saige is a citizen of the Yakama Nation, a whitewater guide and the Director of Future Generations program for Wabanaki Public Health and Wellness, a community-driven, culturally centered public health and social services agency supporting all Wabanaki communities and people whi...

Two for Tuesday: Outdoor Women Lead at Fogtown Brewing & Diversify Whitewater Community River Float

June 27, 2023 12:00 - 2 minutes - 1.88 MB

Outdoor Women Lead (OWL) fundraiser at Fogtown Brewing Company, Ellsworth, Maine - Thursday, June 29, 2023 Enjoy a special spritzer release made from locally foraged and harvested deliciousness, all to benefit OWL programming and OWLette summer camp for girls! Get more info about Outdoor Women Lead and Women for Healthy Rural Living here:  https://whrl.org/programs/owl/ Or join OWL on Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/groups/outdoorwomenlead/ – Diversify Whitewater Community River Flo...

Put Community (y Cultura) First: Cyntya Uriegas of Latino Outdoors

June 20, 2023 17:00 - 38 minutes - 23.8 MB

Welcome to a special in-between-isode of Guides Gone Wild - I'm going to get right to the chase with this one for a change! This Saturday, June 24th, is Summits in Solidarity's annual Solidarity Day fundraiser, which is designed to get everyone outside to celebrate and support BIPOC in outdoor spaces. One of the recipients of this year's Summits in Solidarity fundraiser is the Boston chapter of Latino Outdoors, an organization dedicated to fostering connection with nature that is celebrati...

Embrace Nature's Rhythm and Heed the Call: Tori Gray, The Wilderness Guru

June 15, 2023 16:00 - 58 minutes - 40 MB

Ever wondered how to blend your passions into a successful business?  Today, we're getting one approach - allow me to introduce you to Tori Gray, a registered Maine Guide for the past few years who is going into her second full season of business as The Wilderness Guru. In creating The Wilderness Guru, Tori has taken advantage of the rising tide of demand for recreational guiding, and created a fabulous business that melds together all of the things she loves. Lots of Tori’s offerings cent...

Two for Tuesday: Spandits at Mt. Washington and The Girls Trip Adventure Co. Whitewater Day

June 13, 2023 11:00 - 3 minutes - 2.12 MB

Spandits Adventurewear Pop-Up at the Delta Dental Mt. Washington Road Race - Saturday, June 17, 2023 Get more info or buy Spandits Adventurewear here: https://www.spandits.com/ Get more info about the Delta Dental Mt. Washington Road Race here: https://mt-washington.com/mount-washington-road-race/ Listen to Sarah Doscinski & Kelley Cullenberg of Spandits on Guides Gone Wild: https://www.guidesgonewild.com/podcast/ggw069-spandits-kelley-cullenberg-sarah-doscinski – Kennebec River Whitewat...

Two for Tuesday: Summits in Solidarity & Guided by Tall

June 06, 2023 09:00 - 3 minutes - 2.46 MB

Summits in Solidarity - June 24, 2023 (Solidarity Day) https://www.summitsinsolidarity.org/ for more details or to register for a Solidarity hike! Listen to Serena Ryan on Guides Gone Wild: https://www.guidesgonewild.com/podcast/ggw024-serena-ryan-the-notch-hostel https://www.guidesgonewild.com/podcast/ggw052-summits-in-solidarity-serena-ryan -- 'Tall' Ashley's Guide Service - Ashley Leedberg, Registered Maine Guide  https://www.guidedbytall.com/  for more details on Women's Adventure We...

Guide for Guides: Liability Insurance (Part 2/2) with Angela Ziogas, Cross Current Insurance

June 01, 2023 09:00 - 41 minutes - 28.1 MB

We're back with Part 2 of the latest Guide for Guides, all about insurance! Today we're talking to Angela Ziogas of Cross Current Insurance, which at its very core came out of a woman guide's need for insurance for her fly fishing business. Cross Current now offers all kinds of options for fishing and hunting guides, outfitters, lodges and even outdoor equipment manufacturers. Angela's going to fill us in on what kind of coverage to look for, questions to ask, information to gather, and th...

Two for Tuesday: Skills4LumberJills and the F**k Cancer Fondo!

May 30, 2023 09:00 - 3 minutes - 2.56 MB

Skills4Lumberjills - June 10-11, 2023 axewomen.com for more details Listen to Alissa Wetherbee on Guides Gone Wild: https://www.guidesgonewild.com/podcast/ggw065-alissa-wetherbee-axe-women-loggers-of-maine -- F**k Cancer Fondo - July 15, 2023 susan @ carolinesdream dot com or DM Jen @GuidesGoneWild for more details! Listen to Susan Shashok on Guides Gone Wild: https://www.guidesgonewild.com/podcast/susan-shashok-carolines-dream-ggw127

Guide for Guides: Liability Insurance (Part 1/2) with Miriam Ball, Alternative Balance

May 25, 2023 09:00 - 52 minutes - 35.9 MB

It's the topic most of us love to hate or avoid... insurance. But for anyone who's thinking of taking folks outside, out of their comfort zones and into the wild (even if the wild is a nicely manicured campground just off a main road), you NEED to protect yourself from the random things that might happen! My guests for the next two episodes are here to help you find your path through all the regulations and jargon, so you can be confident you're covered - so you're able to spend your limit...

Forget Pedal to the Metal, Put Your Mettle to the Paddle: Karrie Thomas, Northern Forest Canoe Trail

May 11, 2023 09:00 - 53 minutes - 33.4 MB

Whether your affinity for water involves multi-day backcountry paddling or just grabbing a cold beverage and a tube for some floating (while you watch the bald eagles and kingfishers fly by), the Northern Forest Canoe Trail has a spot for you to put in and play! Karrie Thomas joined NFCT in 2014 and serves as the organization’s Executive Director - but that doesn’t mean she spends all of her days holed up in her corner office talking strategy and grant-writing. If you’re planning your paddl...

Guide for Guides: Social Media Marketing (Part 3/3) with Jaimie Crawford

April 27, 2023 09:00 - 36 minutes - 24.7 MB

We are back with Part 3 of our Social Media Marketing Guide for Guides series - Jaimie Crawford and I are picking right up where we left off last time, and discussing how showing up on social media is basically the same lift as being a decent human and friend. We’re also getting into community connections, collaborations, and the most important thing of all - action taking! If you’re an aspiring, new or seasoned guide, I’d love to hear how this series landed with you, and if more topics r...

Guide for Guides: Social Media Marketing (Part 2/3) with Jaimie Crawford

April 24, 2023 10:00 - 39 minutes - 26.6 MB

And we are back - welcome to the second installment of our three part Social Media Marketing Guide for Guides, featuring Jaimie Crawford.  In Part 1, we started at the beginning, going over some foundational concepts of marketing and brand building, so if you missed that episode, you might want to go back and listen to that one first. Today, we’ll be diving into more details, especially around that bane of many of our existences, social media. Can’t live with her sometimes, but these days ...

Guide for Guides: Social Media Marketing (Part 1/3) with Jaimie Crawford

April 20, 2023 09:00 - 41 minutes - 28.6 MB

Today we are kicking off a special series called 'Guides for Guides'. This idea boinked into my brain back last year when I talked with Jaimie Crawford, one of the marketing and social media brains behind the Mt. Washington Valley Chamber of Commerce’s fantastic “Hire a Guide” campaign and profiles. Jaimie, as luck would have it, is super knowledgeable about social media marketing, and how it can be effectively applied to launch and build small businesses - and she also happens to have an...

Don't Just Toss, Grab the Floss!: Anna Dye, Goddess of Gear Repair

April 06, 2023 13:00 - 36 minutes - 24.8 MB

One of the things I love most about doing this podcast is the way that almost every guest seems to spiderweb into more cool connections that I get to make, and today’s another great example of that. Last time I hit the podwaves, I encored a conversation with Heidi Myers of Rasputitsa, who also works at Sterling College, where she met the wonderful young woman I’m talking to today, Anna Dye. Anna grew up in the outdoor industry, working at her family’s outdoor gear and apparel store in Red ...

Build the Race (and Community) You Want to Be Part Of: Heidi Myers, Rasputitsa Dirt

March 23, 2023 12:00 - 1 hour - 38.7 MB

Huge thanks for joining me today! I’ve been noticing a lot of new ears around these parts lately (plus I’m on the road and a bit time starved this week, to be honest), so I decided it was a good time to hop into the Wayback Machine and encore a conversation with one of my favorite people and one of the best connector friends this pod has ever had, Heidi Myers. If you’ve been listening for a little bit, you’ve probably heard Heidi’s name plenty of times, because she’s connected me with a ton...

Choose What Works Best for YOU (for Two!): Michelle Boyer, Arctic Lynx Maternity Activewear

March 09, 2023 10:00 - 41 minutes - 28.4 MB

If there's one thing I love almost as much as getting active outside, it’s sitting inside with a giant coffee, watching it snow and geeking out about start-uppy stuff with an outdoor industry entrepreneur (who also happens to be a woman)! My guest today is Michelle Boyer, the founder and visionary behind Arctic Lynx Maternity Activewear, based in Portland, Maine. Like many of us who become pregnant and retain some hope of getting outside once in a while in the Northeast, when Michelle tran...

Calendula, Chamois Cream, and Cancer Candor from Susan Shashok, Caroline's Dream Handcrafted Skincare

February 23, 2023 10:00 - 1 hour - 40.4 MB

Today’s guest, Susan Shashok of Caroline’s Dream Handcrafted Skincare, based in Middlebury Vermont, has three big goals for 2023 - and she is already well on her way to nailing them all. Never mind that she spent the last few months of 2022, as she puts it, in "a game show where the prizes behind doors 1, 2, and 3 all suck." Trigger warning for this one - our conversation starts out all rainbows and flowers (or should I say herbs), talking about Susan’s fabulous natural skincare company, ...

Send It Skijoring in Skowhegan! Kristina Cannon and Mary Haley, Somerset Snowfest and Main Street Skowhegan

February 09, 2023 10:00 - 38 minutes - 25.7 MB

We are embracing mid-winter with a giant Yeti hug again this week over here on Guides Gone Wild! Repeat listeners will recognize one of the voices - Kristina Cannon of Main Street Skowhegan is back today with her marketing maven sidekick Mary Haley of MXH Marketing, and we are talking skijoring, and Somerset SnowFest FUN! Equestrian skijoring is a big hit out west, but it was a novelty on the east coast when bright eyed and bushy tailed Mary Haley proposed proposed it to Main Street Skowhe...

Catch Some Air (at the U.S. Toboggan Championships) with A Flying Flock

February 02, 2023 11:00 - 39 minutes - 25.7 MB

Welcome to the latest Guides Gone Wild special release! Today we're hyping A Flying Flock, the intrepid all women team who’ll be layering up in their bright pink and yellow snowsuits this weekend (February 4-5, 2023) to compete in the U.S. National Toboggan Championship taking place at the Camden Snow Bowl in Camden, Maine. The flamingos and ducks that make up this fabulous flock include five Mainers - Maile Buker, a marketing junkie from Portland; Tricia Tobey, an interior designer from Ki...

(Gear) Sharing is Caring: Emily Mackeown, Maine GearShare

January 26, 2023 12:00 - 46 minutes - 30 MB

Today we are catching up with another new friend I made at the Maine Outdoor Economy Summit last fall, Emily Mackeown, who is the outreach coordinator for Maine GearShare, a Brunswick-based gear library that completed its pilot year in 2022 and supported tons of youth groups and non-profits successfully in their quest to get more people outside safely and comfortably. It’s clear from our conversation that Emily’s truly unique upbringing informed her love of the outdoors, which eventually le...

Get in the (Long) Game: Anne Parmenter, Coach, Climbing Guide and Everest Mountaineer

January 12, 2023 10:00 - 55 minutes - 35.9 MB

I purposely picked this conversation with Anne Parmenter to kick off the year, because I need to hear so much of this right now. For someone who was told by a middle school teacher that she wasn’t going to amount to much, Anne has done pretty ok for herself. She will blow you right off your feet. Literally! Anne is a Hall of Fame field hockey coach that took her team to the NCAA tournament multiple times. She’s done multiple marathons, is an AMGA rock climbing instructor and ice climbing in...

Wander in Wonder: Lisa Holcomb, Wander the Whites

December 29, 2022 15:00 - 46 minutes - 30.7 MB

Welcome to the very last episode of Guides Gone Wild for 2022!   I’m still recovering for the crazy pace of stoke we had going on here a few weeks back, but rather than take a week off, I decided to squeeze in one more inspiring guide - today I’m talking with Lisa Holcomb of Wander the Whites. If you plan to listen to this in the car on your way to the North Conway area for a long New Year's weekend celebration, you are IN LUCK! Lisa is an outdoor guide who works with a ton of hotels and re...

STOKE SHORT!: Check Out a New Podcast! with Acadia Gantz of Adventuring for Two

December 23, 2022 20:00 - 4 minutes - 2.84 MB

Adventuring for Two Podcast on Apple, Spotify, Google, or listen online here Canyon Wren Coaching @trailrunningbabycatcher on Instagram Sacopee Midwives - on Instagram Acadia Gantz on Guides Gone Wild (August, 2021) One last shorty for you today, and it’s a good one, because my lovely podcast friend Acadia Gantz, aka the Trail Running Baby Catcher, has started her OWN podcast - yay! Acadia is a midwife, ultra runner, and running coach, and has managed to combine all of these passions into ...

STOKE SHORT!: Strut Your Brave Stuff (on TikTok?!?) with Amanda Hatley of She Summits Co.

December 22, 2022 13:00 - 7 minutes - 4.46 MB

She Summits Co. - on Instagram - on TikTok Keep an eye on the site for the release of 2023 Women’s Week dates in the new year! New summer camp offering this year, four weeks on the Maine portion of the AT for 9th/10th graders (totes jelly, much?!?) Amanda Hatley on Guides Gone Wild (September, 2020) Amanda Hatley talks small business excellence on LinkedIn too! Can I just tell you how amazing the last few weeks have been? I’m sorry if my ceaseless STOKE SHORT! releases have been annoying y...

STOKE SHORT!: Plan That Road (and Ride!) Trip with Heather Kinal of Rooted MTB Festival & Cosmic Dirt

December 21, 2022 13:00 - 3 minutes - 2.2 MB

Rooted MTB Festival - July 21-23, 2023 (NY) Cosmic Dirt - get in on the Zodiac Pant pre-sale! Heather Kinal on Guides Gone Wild (January, 2022) Jen & Trish’s Rooted MTB Festival Recap - Voices of Rooted Who’s ready for a road trip? You would be if you’d gone to the Rooted MTB Fest last summer with me, Trish and our 26” hardtails of doom! Today we’re getting a quickie update from the doyenne of drops and double-track herself, Rooted MTB Festival director and Cosmic Dirt co-founder Heather K...

STOKE SHORT!: Bring It AND Be Vulnerable with Laurie Watt of Mooney Mountain Guides

December 20, 2022 17:00 - 9 minutes - 6.59 MB

Mooney Mountain Guides Laurie Watt on Guides Gone Wild (in her previous life!) We are back on the ropes again today with Laurie Watt, the Women’s Program Director at Mooney Mountain Guides in New Hampshire. Laurie was a full-time PT and a part-time climber when we first chatted back in April of 2021, but she has totally flipped the script since then and gone all in on her dream, moving to the White Mountains full-time and continuing to rack up pitches and professional certifications in her...

STOKE SHORT!: Get Rid of Your 'Buts' with Anyssa Lucena of Genuine Climbing

December 19, 2022 13:00 - 11 minutes - 6.88 MB

Genuine Climbing - on Instagram Confident Climbers Club Empowered Women’s Goal-Setting Workshops - January 8th (NJ), 11th (Zoom), 15th (MA) - not just for climbers! Just because these episodes are short, doesn’t mean the guests aren’t bringing the FIRE! Anyssa Lucena of Genuine Climbing has had one hell of a year, which she’s going to come back and talk to us more about soon (if I have anything to do with it). But in the meantime, we’ve got our dreams to live! And dreams take an action pla...

STOKE SHORT!: Go Curling! (No, Seriously) with Holly Twining of Maine Yoga Adventures

December 18, 2022 16:00 - 8 minutes - 5.53 MB

Maine Yoga Adventures - on Instagram and Facebook Holly Twining on Guides Gone Wild Washington Baths (Portland, ME) Variety is the spice of life, as they say, and by that definition Holly Twining of Maine Yoga Adventures has been LIV-ING. Based on her update, I’m thinking she needs to change her business name to 'International Yoga Adventures' - wait until you hear about all the amazing places she’s been lately, and what she’s got planned heading to in 2023! But she hasn’t forgotten her h...

STOKE SHORT!: #Love Your Maine Adventure with Danielle Dorrie of Skyline Maine Adventures

December 17, 2022 16:00 - 3 minutes - 2.09 MB

Follow Skyline Maine Adventures on Instagram and Facebook #LoveMaineAdventures DD + Co Danielle Dorrie on Guides Gone Wild Shorty short for you today, I caught up with Danielle Dorrie and her partner Chris Francis when they were out of town sipping bloody marys before heading out on a hike - girl knows how to live! Danielle's was one of our first ten episodes way back in 2020, and at the time, she was hiking and posting like crazy to YouTube and the ‘gram, but hadn’t yet passed her Maine g...

STOKE SHORT!: Get Comfortable with Yourself with Jen Deraspe of Spirals of Wellbeing

December 16, 2022 13:00 - 11 minutes - 7.76 MB

Spirals of Wellbeing Women’s School for Spiritual Warriors - starting in January, one spot left! Swan’s Island Vision Quest Canoe Coaching in a gorgeous wooden canoe (treat that bum right!) Jen Deraspe's first visit with Guides Gone Wild It’s the Jen Team - Guides Gone Wild Jen and Jen Deraspe of Spirals of Wellbeing, née Nurture Through Nature - dropping into your ear buds at the end of a long work week to give you something to smile and dream about: your very own vision quest. (And don’...

STOKE SHORT!: Sled and Slide (or Guide) Alongside a Living Legend! with Polly Mahoney of Mahoosuc Guide Service

December 15, 2022 13:00 - 15 minutes - 10.3 MB

Mahoosuc Guide Service (Newry, ME) @mahoosucguideservice - on Facebook too Polly receives the 2022 Legendary Maine Guide Award! Today we’re bringing back the legend, that’s right, the 2022 Legendary Maine Guide Award Winner Polly Mahoney of Mahoosuc Guide Service in Newry, Maine. Polly and her partner Kevin guide single and multi-day dog sledding trips in the winter, and canoe trips in the summer. Many of their paddling adventures are co-led by Penobscot guides, they make their own wood ca...

STOKE SHORT!: Double Dip Your Way Through the Darkest Day with Two Maine Mermaids (Kelsy Hartley & Caitlin Hopkins)

December 14, 2022 16:00 - 14 minutes - 9.74 MB

Two Maine Mermaids - Winter Solstice Double Dip on December 21st! @twomainemermaids Ebb and Flow on Guides Gone Wild (May, 2021) Help Ebb and Flow fill Willard Beach with 381 cold water bathing beauties in honor of International Women’s Day - Saturday, March 4th! We are exactly one week away from the shortest, darkest day of the year, also known as Winter Solstice, so what better time to check in with our favorite double dippers, Kelsy Hartley and Caitlin Hopkins of Two Maine Mermaids.... ...

STOKE SHORT!: Retreat to Lead with Nancy Zane and Adriana Bellerose of Leadership Rising

December 13, 2022 14:00 - 23 minutes - 14.1 MB

Leadership Rising 2023 Retreat Northstar Adventures Adriana Bellerose & Associates Mystica Costa Rica Nancy Zane on Guides Gone Wild (first time) Nancy Zane talks Leave No Trace on Guides Gone Wild OG listeners will probably remember NancyZane from Northstar Adventures, she first graced our airwaves way back around episode 3, and then we invited her back for a deeper dive on Leave No Trace principles in early 2021. As we’ll hear today, just before Covid struck and messed up everyone’s eve...

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