DEEP TROUBLE: Trapped in the Pyrenees
Adventure Rider Radio
Canoe West Media
4.9 • 915 Ratings
🗓️ 17 October 2025
⏱️ 89 minutes
🧾️ Download transcript
Summary
Near the end of a month-long motorcycle ride through Spain, Mark and Lisa Schubert set out for what should’ve been an easy final day through the Pyrenees. But as they climbed higher, a mild forecast unravelled into chaos — winds strong enough to stop their motorcycle mid-corner, trees down, and power lines snapping. What follows isn’t a story about recklessness or bravado, but about how easily ordinary choices and a little fixation can lead riders into real danger. It’s about the thin line between pressing on and pulling back — and the single moment that changed everything.
🔗 Show Notes & Links:
Find photos, links, and resources related to this episode on our website at Adventure Rider Radio.
🎧 Subscribe & Never Miss an Episode:
We release new episodes of ARR every week on Thursday and of RAW on the 21st of every month—full of inspiring stories, expert advice, and insight from the world of adventure motorcycling. Hit subscribe so you never miss out!
💡 Got an Idea?
Have a guest suggestion or topic you’d love us to cover? We’d love to hear from you! Drop us an email through our website.
⭐️ Leave a Review:
Enjoying the show? A 5-star review on Apple Podcasts or your favorite podcast app goes a long way in helping others discover the show.
📱 Follow Us:
Join our growing community on Facebook and Instagram. Let’s stay connected!
🙌 Support the Show:
Love what we do? Help keep the adventure alive by supporting us. Your contribution allows us to keep bringing you great content week after week.
📤 Share the Show:
Know someone who would enjoy this episode? Share it with them! Word of mouth helps us grow and reach more riders around the world.
📬 Join Our Newsletter:
Be the first to hear about new episodes, bonus content, and more! Sign up for our newsletter at Adventure Rider Radio.
🙏 Thanks for Listening!
We truly appreciate you being part of our adventure community. Until next time—ride safe and keep exploring!
Transcript
Click on a timestamp to play from that location
| 0:00.0 | Today we have another of our Deep Trouble series. Deep Trouble is an exclusive series found only here on Adventure Rider Radio. It's stories from riders who have experienced catastrophes, injuries, being lost, breakdowns, other issues that have led them into deep trouble. And of course, no one wants to run into deep trouble, but face it, if there was no threat to dodge, no line in the sand |
| 0:21.6 | to skirt, no precipitous edge to approach, there would be no adventure. And because adventure |
| 0:27.9 | lives in that gray zone between safety and danger, it's all about riding the gray zone, |
| 0:33.9 | your gray zone, whatever that is. And our Deep Trouble series is about helping you ride |
| 0:38.6 | in that gray zone without crossing into danger. We do that by hearing stories from those who |
| 0:44.4 | have fallen into trouble, struggled and returned with lessons for all of us. And also how to |
| 0:50.0 | deal with it if you find yourself in deep trouble. On this episode of deep trouble, the day begins with light rain and a mild breeze and then |
| 0:58.6 | turns into a slow motion trap, where every kilometer is a little worse than the last |
| 1:03.4 | until the wind and their own decisions close in. |
| 1:06.7 | And what once felt safe becomes quite possibly the loneliest place on earth. |
| 1:11.7 | And everything they thought they could manage begins to slip away. |
| 1:15.6 | I'm Jim Martin. |
| 1:16.6 | This is Adventure Rider Radio. |
| 1:18.3 | Stay with us. |
| 1:18.9 | We got a good one for you. |
| 1:24.3 | I'm Sam Manico. |
| 1:25.3 | Simon Pais. |
| 1:26.4 | Simon Pavey. |
| 1:27.1 | Garsland Snell. Charlie Bowman. Simon Thomas. Lisa Jarvis. Grant Johnson. Jimmy Lewis. I'm Sam Manico Sir Michael Simon Pavey Alge Pairdardos |
| 1:28.3 | Simon Thomas |
| 1:29.3 | Lisa Jarvis |
| 1:30.3 | Graham Jarvis |
... |
Please login to see the full transcript.
Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from Canoe West Media, and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.
Generated transcripts are the property of Canoe West Media and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.
Copyright © Tapesearch 2025.