Streets to Peaks with Ryan Hudson

Wild Ideas Worth Living

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🗓️ 6 December 2022

⏱️ 30 minutes

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Ryan Hudson's journey from #streets2peaks is an inspiring, and unlikely story. Growing up in poverty with little access to outdoor adventure sports, Ryan never imagined he’d be snowboarding in big-time competitions and exploring the mountains of Alaska.

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0:00.0	For me, I made a lot of sacrifices in order to be here.
0:08.4	You know, I saw this as my ticket, not a big ticket, but this is it.
0:12.8	This was my calling.
0:14.2	This is what I'm meant to do, and I've never felt more connected, more passionate, and
0:19.8	I've never felt more whole about anything in my life other than being on my snowboard
0:24.2	and sharing that experience with others.
0:30.0	Growing up on the streets of San Diego, Ryan Hudson never imagined he'd be snowboarding
0:35.4	in big-time competitions and exploring the mountains of Alaska.
0:40.3	Today, Ryan's taken expeditions with renowned athletes, starred in an adventure film, and
0:46.3	he sponsored by brands like the North Face and Sierra Nevada.
0:50.5	Ryan's journey to the slopes is an inspiring and unlikely story.
0:55.4	I'm Shelby Stanger, and this is Wild Ideas worth living, an RRI Co-op Studios production.
1:03.7	This episode of Wild Ideas is one I have a personal history with.
1:08.5	In 2004, I got involved with the organization Outdoor Outreach.
1:13.0	They work with underprivileged youth in San Diego, exposing them to outdoor sports and
1:18.3	adventures.
1:19.8	When I first started working with the organization, they had a partnership with the Tucson Teen
1:24.6	Center, a shelter for homeless and at-risk young adults.
1:29.0	During an outdoor outreach trip in the early 2000s is actually when I met Ryan Hudson.
1:33.8	At the time, he was just a young teen.
1:41.7	Alright, Ryan Hudson, welcome to Wild Ideas worth living.
1:45.9	Thank you so much for having me.
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