Gavin McClurg is a world-class paraglider, former professional sailor, Red Bull X-Alps athlete, National Geographic Adventurer of the Year, and host of the Cloudbase Mayhem Podcast.

In this conversation:

The fear of going inward — why men who hurl themselves off mountains are terrified of therapy, and why that fear might actually be worth respecting.

Selfishness as a virtue — the case that radical self-expression isn't the opposite of being a good father, husband, and man. It might be the whole point.

Terry O'Connor — Gavin's best friend, an ER physician and backcountry skier, who died in an avalanche. What it means to grieve someone who was your north star, and how to find the seeds he left behind.

The domestication problem — what happens to a man who has lived perpetually at the edge when the days start to look the same. And how to bring that flow state home.

Should — the single word that generates more shame and paralysis in men than almost any other.

Flip the switch — the simplest and most profound piece of advice Gavin ever received about fatherhood, and why it applies to everything.

Ari in the Air:
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ariintheair
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@ariintheair
PGMG (men's group): https://theparaglidingacademy.com/tours/mensgroup/

Gavin McClurg:
Cloudbase Mayhem Podcast: https://www.cloudbasemayhem.com
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/gavinmcclurg