Campfire Within – Part 2

Campfire Within

The host of the Carolina Outdoors, Bill Bartee, revisits with popular podcast host, Scott Wurtzbacher.  Inspire Campfire has broadcast over 170-episodes, celebrating the adventures of its guests.  Scott has recently released a book, Campfire Within: Three Simple Steps for Reigniting your Inner Fire. Also, he shares how the book parallels his successful podcast & what he has learned through the process.

Segment Highlights:

• Wurtzbacher states the impetus from the Inspire Campfire came from his appearance at Storyteller’s Night at Jesse Brown’s


• Slower pace of being outdoors allowed the decision to start the podcast.


• One-on-One conversations feel important and natural.  The hope is that it will call people to their own adventure.


• There is a high value in speaking to people.  It has amplified Scott’s pursuit of his own, personal adventure.


• Uncertainty & fear play a part in adventure

Things You’ll Learn by Listening:

Karen Darke wrote the forward of Scott’s book.  She became paralyzed during a climbing accident in her twenties.  None of it slowed her down, according to Wurtzbacher.  During the conversation, Scott explains his amazement during a trip to Bhutan.  The amazing things that happen with people, nature, and their interaction are discussed.

Additionally, Darke’s inspiration & encouragement inspired his own undertakings.  “Adventure is an undertaking with an unknown outcome,” she writes in the forward.

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The three tenants of the book are to:

• Be Inspired


• Be Open


• Be Amazed

The popular podcast host explains what these three statements mean.  Additionally he explains what each phrase means and how we can find our “campfire within” during the process.  He will be at Jesse Brown’s on Thursday, May 29th, 2025.

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