Ep. 476: Over 50 Years of Adventure and Counting – JR Harris
Adventure Sports Podcast
Curt Linville
4.6 • 579 Ratings
🗓️ 4 February 2019
⏱️ 56 minutes
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Summary
JR Harris was introduced to the Boy Scouts while living in New York City. His parents at the foresight to interest their son in things that would spark his curiosity and learning, rather than get caught up in the struggles of everyday life in the projects. This influence has led JR to the most unlikely of wildernesses, completely alone, for the last 50 plus years!
When he’s not trekking through Nepal or the Andes, JR owns and operates, the oldest African American-owned research and consulting firm in the United States, JHR Marketing Services. He is also the author of Way Out There: Adventures of a Wilderness Trekker, which details a handful of his many adventures in the outdoors. Despite his constant roaming through the most remote locations on Earth, JR still proudly calls New York City his home.
Join us today as we talk with a truly remarkable person who has not only built a life around the outdoors and New York City but a life we can all strive to have.
https://www.jrinthewilderness.com/
Way Out There: Adventures of a Wilderness Trekker
JR in the Dolomites
20 Year Old JR with the last 35 cents of his New York to Alaska Adventure.
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| 0:00.0 | The last thing I want to do in life is to reach some old age and sit back and say, boy, |
| 0:06.1 | you know, I wish I had done this and I wish I had done that. |
| 0:08.8 | And to regret opportunities that I had and didn't take because I decided to just stay home and work. |
| 0:19.5 | This is the Adventure Sports podcast where we talk to athletes, adventurers, and business owners from around the world of adventure sports. |
| 0:27.8 | Whether you're climbing Mount Everest, starting a bike shop, or getting up off your couch to take your kids hiking for the first time, |
| 0:34.5 | we want you to have the motivation and inspiration you need to chase that |
| 0:38.5 | next adventure. The Adventure Sports podcast is brought to you by Camp Crate, the leaders in fully |
| 0:44.7 | planned self-guided backpacking adventures, as well as backpacking gear rental. You can check them out |
| 0:50.8 | at campcrate.net. |
| 1:02.7 | Before I knew better, I used to carry cans of food into the backcountry, like a doofus. |
| 1:04.4 | Obviously, I don't do that anymore. |
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| 1:39.7 | stop by their store in Golden, Colorado. If you're like me, you have some pain and inflammation from |
| 1:45.1 | your adventure sport. Sometimes you don't sleep well and you can even deal with stress and anxiety. |
| 1:50.1 | We have a possible solution for you later on in the show. So keep listening if you deal with any of |
| 1:55.9 | those issues. Hey everybody. Hope you had a good weekend. Today's episode is fantastic. I was really excited to interview Mr. Harris, and I know you're going to really enjoy his story. It's very relatable, but also really inspiring. Before we get into it, I wanted to thank you for January listenership. It was our best |
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