Chasing Aces Mark LeBlanc

My guest today is a total badass. She is most commonly known for her extreme skiing exploits in the mountains of Alaska, but to call her a skier would be like calling the earth a rock. Angel Collinson is a life ninja. A true force with the desire to rewrite the rules of life and the passion to see it through. Her vision for picking out ski lines is far outmatched by her vision for life. We talked about meditation, life, death, fear, mental health, climate and of course skiing. Honestly, this conversation could have continued for hours, and I look forward to my next conversation with Angel. Please welcome, today’s Ace, Angel Collinson.

Jay is highly accomplished ski and outdoor photographer who left a career in finance to spend more time in the outdoors. We had a good chat about how he made the jump from the corporate world to the outdoors and things he learned along the way. He’s an inspiration to me as a photographer, but also for the dedication he has for pursuing a life that makes him happy. 

Andrew is a great friend of mine and one of the first people who I became friends with after moving to Utah. He is a professional triathlete who specializes in Extreme Triathlons, professional mountain runner and all around mountain athlete. He’s also a doctor of physical therapy, an endurance coach and he’s been a force in my life over the past three years in pushing me to take my fitness and skill in the mountains to the next level. Andrew is without a doubt one of the most disciplined athletes who I’ve ever met or trained with and an extremely uplifting person. I was so good to catch up with him and I hope you enjoy it. Please welcome to the show, today’s Ace, Andrew Fast. 
 
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My guest today is Creighton Baird. Creighton is a fascinating guy. I met Creighton several years ago in the Tetons and immediately realized that he has an enormous zest for life. He’s a climber, skier, hunter, sky diver and for the majority of his 20s he spent a lot of his time rigging backcountry rope swings in the Utah desert. Creighton showed up with a bottle of scotch and a head full of stories and we went down the rabbit hole of life, risk, adventure and Creighton’s own personal decision to dial things back in the hopes of starting a family. It was a great conversation. It was long and rich and I hope you enjoy it. Please welcome to the show, today’s Ace, Creighton Baird. 
 
Thank you so much for listening to this episode of the podcast. I was a long one but a good one. I really hope you enjoyed it. To learn more about Creighton you can follow him @creightonbaird on Instagram

My guest today is Julian Carr. Widely recognized for the biggest airs in skiing, Julian Carr has been featured in seven Warren Miller films, developing a reputation not only for big airs, but for all around skiing. He's received a 'Photo of the Year' award from Powder Magazine, won the prestigious Sickbird Award on the Freeskiing World Tour, X-Games GOLD Medalist, 3rd Place in esteemed Powder Magazine Reader Poll, & he holds two world records in cliff height. Julian serves as an ambassador for Protect Our Winters (POW), Climate Reality Project, & board member of Lands Conservation Foundation.  He's the founder of Discrete Clothing. Most recently, Julian founded a mountain running series, the Cirque Series, which is in its fourth season. 
For more information please visit Julian at http://juliancarr.squarespace.com/ or https://www.cirqueseries.com/. Also you can find Julian on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/juliancarr/ 

Butch Roussel is an entrepreneur, athlete and forward thinking community leader in Lafayette Lousiana. He is a graduate of Johns Hopkins University in Biotechnology Business and he manages clinical trials for pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies through his company Vivo Research. He is also the founder of a community organization, Civicside, that hosts an annual event called the 24 Hour Citizen Project. The event connects citizens with expertise and financial backers to make community-focused ideas a reality. The organization is responsible for nearly $80,000 in private funds towards 15 public projects. 
To find out more about Butch and the 24 hour citizen project you can check out his website at www.24hourcitizenproject.com