The Mountain Life Lynn Ware Peek
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- Society & Culture
On The Mountain Life, host Lynn Ware Peek explores a wide variety of topics from health, fitness and nutrition to parenting, lifestyle and education. Peek is a lover of the mountain lifestyle.
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The Mountain Life | March 27, 2024
Three-time NCAA champion and two-time Olympic runner Kara Goucher speaks out about one of the biggest scandals in running in her new book.Then, gastroenterologist Dr. Holly Clark gives us the scoop on poop… with Intermountain Health’s “Let’s Get to the Bottom of Colon Cancer” campaign.
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The Mountain Life | March 20, 2024
National Geographic 2013 Adventurer of the Year, Mike Libecki joins the show to discuss how his adventures to more than 100 countries support science, conservation and humanitarian projects. Hear him speak at the Eccles Center in Park City Friday, March 22.Then, New York Times Best-selling author Eric Blehm shares the story of legendary snowboarder Craig Kelly, known as the “Godfather of Freeriding,” in his new book “The Darkest White: A Mountain Legend and the Avalanche That Took Him.”
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The Mountain Life | March 13, 2024
Writer Caroline Paul combines scientific research, cultural studies, medicine and psychology in her memoir about how outdoor adventure promotes brain health and a longer, happier life.Then venture capitalist turned Buddhist and executive coach, Jerry Colonna discusses radical self-inquiry in his book, “Reunion: Leadership and the Longing to Belong.”
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The Mountain Life | February 28, 2024
On this edition of The Mountain Life, we revisit a conversation with Dr. Romie Mushtaq, a board-certified physician in neurology, integrative medicine, and mindfulness for over 20 years. She discusses her cure for The Busy Brain.Then, ultra-runner Charli McKee who summited all the named peaks in Salt Lake City in 9 months and 21 days explains she did it simply to explore her backyard by foot and tackle the world-class terrain in a more meaningful way.
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The Mountain Life | February 21, 2024
Local resident, journalist, author, and KPCW DJ Kate Rice shares her life experience in a memoir about surviving and thriving after Stage IV cancer in her new book, "Cured: A Tale of Badassery."Then, Good Earth Market has opened in the Bonanza Park area of Park City. This natural foods store forwards the mission of the longtime local market, Fairweather Natural Foods. Spencer Pettit, VP of marketing for Good Earth Market, talks about pumping up your health during the long winter months.
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The Mountain Life | February 14, 2024
Celeste Edmunds, now Executive Director of a national organization that helps displaced children, tells her own story of being a "Garbage Bag Girl.”Then, Ginger Hall, the race director for The Crusher in the Tushar gravel bike race near Beaver, Utah, talks about this race exploring a scenic and little-known area of our state over 70 miles and 10,000 vertical feet.