Ep. 1183: Overcoming Adversity and Rebuilding a Life with Ian Mackay
Adventure Sports Podcast
Curt Linville
4.6 • 579 Ratings
🗓️ 23 February 2026
⏱️ 53 minutes
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Summary
The restorative benefits of biking, hiking, and riding in nature. Natures healing powers!
Ian Mackay joins us today and shares his remarkable story of learning to overcome extreme adversity by reconnecting with nature and finding solace and strength there. But more than that, he is the founder of amazing events where others can join in on adventures of discovery, overcoming disabilities to live large and on purpose. Listen in today as we all learn about how to overcome challenges and thrive. Thanks Ian!
Ian's Book: Ian's Ride: A Long-Distance Journey to Joy. https://www.mountaineers.org/books/books/ians-ride-a-long-distance-journey-to-joy?gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=23301534688&gbraid=0AAAAADpL5OzdP2H6oFDwPQrJmmk51OzhK&gclid=Cj0KCQiA7-rMBhCFARIsAKnLKtAGaXZ9bpRrVp2BGkx5JhI90mU2ya2dtuuTRufxo8OTt0t7_-wYO7AaAgySEALw_wcB OR https://a.co/d/0fbdVqLi
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| 0:00.0 | You're listening to the Adventure Sports podcast. |
| 0:08.9 | We talk with adventurers from around the globe to bring you the inspiration and motivation you need to get started in the outdoors or to keep you moving if you're already there. |
| 0:17.0 | Now here's your host, Kurt Linville. |
| 0:20.1 | Hello, hello, hello, happy Monday. |
| 0:22.8 | Today's show is amazing. |
| 0:26.0 | The guest is Ian McKay, and I call him Ian McKay. |
| 0:31.6 | His name is spelled M-A-C-A-Y, but it is Mackay, not McKay. |
| 0:37.1 | My bad, sorry, Ian. But Ian really helps us to understand the |
| 0:41.5 | healing power of connecting with nature, the incredible importance of community, and how to live a |
| 0:49.8 | life, a fulfilling, powerful life, by overcoming adversity. |
| 0:55.0 | Ian is one of those truly beautiful human beings who stands out as an example to the rest of us about how to live a powerfully good life no matter what. |
| 1:08.0 | Ian, thank you so much for sharing with us. And also, thank you for the invitation |
| 1:14.1 | to be a part of what you have going on. So awesome, everybody listen in. This is going to be remarkable. |
| 1:25.3 | Hello, friends. Welcome to the Adventure Sports podcast. |
| 1:28.5 | Today I have Ian McKay with us, and Ian was paralyzed from the neck down as a young man. |
| 1:35.9 | He has been leading the charge to help people get back out into the outdoors, |
| 1:41.0 | even with the disabilities that they can be facing. |
| 1:45.2 | And Ian is facing some challenging ones, and he's here to recount his story. |
| 1:49.6 | He has a book that was co-written with Karen Polinsky, and the name of the book is Ian's |
| 1:55.6 | Ride, A Long Distance Journey to Joy. |
| 1:58.7 | This is going to be a great episode. Ian, welcome to the program. |
| 2:03.6 | Hey, thanks, Curtis. Really glad to be here. So, Ian, where are you first of all right now? Where are we |
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