PAPod 604 - On the Edge: Risks, Resilience, and Red Bull’s Adventure Athlete
About this episode
Todd Conklin interviews Red Bull athlete Will Gadd about adventure sports and the approach to risk in high-hazard activities.
Host Todd Conklin interviews Red Bull athlete Will Gadd about adventure sports, recent tragic incidents (a parachute crash in Butler, Mo., a Moab base-jump, and a bungee failure), and how the outdoor world approaches risk. The episode explores the difference between being robust and being resilient, the limits of individual skill, and how controls, recoverability, and community learning can reduce harm in high‑hazard activities.
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