Yes - you read that right - Alex Honnold & Jim Morrison are my guests on the podcast this week. (First - can I get a cheers to that?!) 🤩

Alex Honnold is the professional rock climber we know from his unprecedented free solo (without ropes) ascents of El Capitan in Yosemite (as shown in the Netflix documentary Free Solo) and of the Taipei 101 skyscraper (which was covered live on Netflix).

Jim Morrison is the first person to ever ski down the north face of Mount Everest through the Hornbein Couloir, which he accomplished in October of 2025. Jimmy Chin is still working on that documentary, which is coming out later this year.

BOTH of them. On MY Podcast! 🤯💪

I had the immense honor of conducting this interview with them live from the stage at the TGA Show (Travel, Gear & Adventure) in Salt Lake City this June. And yes, I was nervous!! But "JUMP" is all about harnessing our courage, taking that leap, and doing big things with our lives, even if they seem scary.

That will always and forever start with me as the founder and host of this show.

Behind the scenes: So, I harnessed that courage and introduced myself to these men. Get this - I actually had to steal them away from an off-stage conversation they were having with their friend and fellow conference speaker Jimmy Chin so we could keep to our schedule (You know Jimmy too, right?! The Academy Award-winning filmmaker...).

It took gumption to insert myself into that trio. But I did it, and that's how I got to meet Jimmy Chin, Alex Honnold, and Jim Morrison all at once. We parted ways with Jimmy, mic'd up, walked on stage... and began.

It turned out that I didn't even need my notes. They were both so incredibly kind and easy to talk to. We had a great convo about taking risks big and small, breaking down fears (think: helpful vs unhelpful), focusing our efforts on the things meant for us in this life, and connecting over a special place that, coincidentally, all three of us call home.

Catch these shorter clips:

• ​Why We Need to Start Taking More Risks (I might be obsessed with this one...)
• ​How Do You Do Big Things if You're Afraid of Small Ones?​
• ​What Fear Really Feels Like​

And finally - please let me know what you think!! I would love to hear from you - you can leave a comment on the episode (YouTube, Spotify, etc.), reply to this email, or come find me @travelingjackie on Instagram.

To taking risks, being safe, harnessing that courage and living life to the fullest! 🍻

💛 Jackie