Alastair Humphreys: How to Feel More Alive This Weekend (No Travel Required)

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Adventurer and Author, Alastair Humphreys, explores:

• Why humans crave adventure

• Easy ways to create and embrace discomfort

• An adventure anyone can do this weekend

• The magic ingredient is uncertainty

• Leaving a positive trace

• Environmental handprint vs footprint

• Our favorite books on nature

• His new book, Unwilded

• Shifting Baseline Syndrome

• The incredible benefit of 15 mins in nature

Books Mentioned:
Shop Alastair's books: alastairhumphreys.com/books-by-alastair-humphr…
The Path by Chet Ramo: a.co/d/0iOU9Gsa
Forest Unseen by David George Haskell: a.co/d/0ijwNBYp
A Sand County Almanac by Aldo Leopold: a.co/d/0h8May0H

Alastair playing violin badly: youtube.com/watch?v=LviLfvkZeAM
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Here are some AI generated show notes (hopefully the robots got it right)

00:00 Big Adventure Question

00:32 Earth Day Introduction

03:03 Meet Alastair Humphreys

06:00 Struggle And Comfort

10:05 Defining Adventure

13:53 Micro Adventures Explained

16:25 Micro Adventure Mindset Shift

19:33 Violin Trip Uncertainty

22:58 Earth Day Partner Spotlight

26:13 Solo Versus Group Micro

29:00 Backyard Adventure Starter

31:56 Pay Attention Tell It

34:51 Bad Adventuring Ethics

36:38 Leave Positive Trace

40:11 Handprint Over Footprint

41:23 Personal Positive Actions

43:10 Type Two Fun Stories

47:46 Fifteen Minute Nature

51:11 Nature Books Rabbit Hole

54:02 Unwinding From Screens

57:55 Politicians Need Camping

01:01:09 Next Adventures Ahead

01:02:55 Earth Day Wrap Up

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This show is produced and hosted by Ryan Devlin, and edited by Glen Walker. The Struggle is a proud member of thePlug Tone Audio Collective, (thestruggleclimbingshow.com/plugtonepodcast) a diverse group of the best, most impactful podcasts in the outdoor industry.

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