Outdoor Explorer - Alaska Public Media
On “Outdoor Explorer” you're invited to step outside into Alaska. Follow us to a new trail or fishing hole, learn what to pack, when to go, and most importantly, how to stay safe. Learn about life-long fitness and get inspired to go outside in the backcountry or on the bike trails.
- Update frequency
- every 6 days
- Average duration
- 58 minutes
- Episodes
- 166
- Years Active
- 2021 - 2025
50 Years of Photography with Mark Kelley | Outdoor Explorer
HOST: Martha Rosenstein
GUEST: Mark Kelly
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BROADCAST: Thursday, June 1st, 2023. 10:00 am – 11:00 a.m. AKT
The Wanderer: An Alaska Wolf’s Final Journey
On the this Outdoor Explorer, host Lisa Keller is joined by Tom Walker, author of the book "The Wanderer." In less than 6 months, Wolf 258 traversed almost 3000 miles in Alaska and Canada. His amazin…
Chugach Front Linkup 2023: New Peak, New Record
In March, Ben Americus accomplished many firsts on the Linkup: the first late winter completion, the first to ski off the peaks and the first to complete the Linkup since Ptarmigan Peak was added as …
Search and Rescue in Southcentral Alaska
Summer in Alaska brings a plethora of outdoor adventure opportunities. Boating, hiking, climbing, fishing, wildlife viewing, fishing, and hunting ramp up and so do the calls for help. Southcentral Al…
A Tongass Odyssey: John Schoen
What was it like to be a field scientist in Alaska during the 1970s and 80's? John Schoen spent 20 years working for Alaska's Department of Fish and Game as a scientist studying Sitka black-tailed de…
Breaking Trail: Arlene Blum
HOST: Paul Twardock
GUESTS:
Arlene Blum, mountaineer, scientist
Pam Miller, Alaska Community Action on Toxics
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Alaska Community Action on Toxics
Green Science Policy Institute
BROAD…
Alaska Sports Hall of Fame
HOST: Lisa Keller
GUEST: Harlow Robinson, executive director of Healthy Futures and the Alaska Sports Hall of Fame
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Eating Disorders and Exercise Addiction
HOST: Lisa Keller
GUEST: Holly Brooks, two-time Olympian and licensed professional counselor
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Alaska Eating Disorders Alliance with link to “Winning at All Costs: Breaking the…
Building Trails and Parks: The Importance of Landscape Architecture
HOST: Lisa Keller
GUESTS:
Steve Cleary, Executive Director of Alaska Trails
Donnie Hayes, Director of Parks and Recreation for the Fairbanks North Star Borough
Mark Kimerer,
Gearing up for Summer | Outdoor Explorer
Outdoor Explorer: Onward and Upward helps kids through adventure and learning
HOST: Paul Twardock
GUESTS:
Randy Dowd, Executive Director and founder of Onward and Upward
Onward and Upward Staff
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BROADCAST: Thursday, March 16th…
Recreation on the Ballot
HOST: Lisa Keller
GUESTS:
Beth Nordlund, executive director Anchorage Park Foundation
Joe Connolly, chair of the Glen Alps Road Service Area Board of Supervisors
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Anchorage Park Foundation
Glen Alps…
A Denali Himalaya connection
HOST: Paul Twardock
GUEST: Steve Mock, Denali Rescue Volunteers, the Alex Lowe Foundation, and the Khumbu Climbing Center
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Biathlon
HOST: Adam Verrier
GUESTS:
Sara Studebaker-Hall, Director of Operations at TeamUSA Biathlon
Zach Hall, Team Manager and Head Coach at the Soldier Hollow Olympic Legacy Program
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The Story of Title IX Part 2
HOST: Lisa Keller
GUEST: Beth Bragg, former sports editor at the Anchorage Daily News
The history of Kincaid Park
HOST: Adam Varrier
GUEST: Jim Burkholder
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BROADCAST: Thursday, February 9th, 2022. 10:00 am – 11:00 a.m. AKT
REPEAT BROADCAST: February 9th, 2022. 8:0…
Alaska Ski for Women
HOST: Lisa Keller
GUESTS:
Sally Burkholder, the Alaska Ski for Women co-founder
Molly Mylius, Alaska Ski for Women race director
BROADCAST: Thursday, January 26th, 2022. 10:00 am – 11:00 a.m. AKT
REPEAT B…
1970 Denali Climb
HOST: Paul Twardock
GUESTS: Dan Osborne, Dick Jabonowski, Ed Minot, Steve O'Brien, Tom Kensler, and Mike
Sallee
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BROADCAST: Thursday, February 2nd, 2022. 10:00 am – 11:00 a.m…
Tender Gravity: Marybeth Holleman