#319: Kelly Halpin -- The Relationship Between Adventure and Art, WURL & Grand Teton Picnic

Like a Bigfoot

I really enjoy people who bring their own unique and creative perspective to adventures in the outdoors. They fully embrace their individuality and find interesting ways to express what it feels like to be pushing their limits in really beautiful places. It’s that expression of these adventures that always fascinates me. This week we are chatting with adventurer and artist Kelly Halpin about the overlap between art and exploration. Kelly is a fantastic artist and an inspiring ultra endurance athlete living in Jackson Hole, Wyoming at the foot of the Tetons. She has taken on countless epic adventures in the mountains including multiple WURLs- Wasatch Ultimate Ridge Linkup (which truly must be one of the hardest challenges out there) and Grand Teton Picnics- Triathlon combining cycling from Jackson Hole, swimming across Jenny Lake, summiting the Grand Teton and then doing everything in reverse. In this episode we talk about both of those huge challenges, how her journey as an artist and adventure have co-existed, and the freedom doing hard things in the mountains brings her. This is a really good one!! I hope you enjoy!! And be sure to check out Kelly’s art at her website and some of the awesome films that have been produced about her adventures! Website: https://www.kellyhalpin.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kyehalpin/ “A Walk in the Park” (Teton Picnic): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rQcOJ4EHXr4