COMING THIS JUNE:
Baby O’Brady
It’s a boy!! Watch out world!
@jennabesaw and I couldn’t be more excited about this next adventure. Kaua’i, Hawaii
HE’S HERE!! 👶
Banks Besaw O’Brady
Born June 10th at 4:04am
7lbs, 9oz
21 inches
It was incredible to witness @jennabesaw power and strength with a 100% natural birth. We are deeply grateful to have had zero complications in delivery.
Happy and healthy baby and Mama.
It also happens to be Jenna B’s birthday today. Happy birthday Mama. 🎉
The adventure of a lifetime begins now!! Jackson Hole, Wyoming
HE’S HERE!! 👶
Banks Besaw O’Brady
Born June 10th at 4:04am
7lbs, 9oz
21 inches
It was incredible to witness @jennabesaw power and strength with a 100% natural birth. We are deeply grateful to have had zero complications in delivery.
Happy and healthy baby and Mama.
It also happens to be Jenna B’s birthday today. Happy birthday Mama. 🎉
The adventure of a lifetime begins now!! Jackson Hole, Wyoming
HE’S HERE!! 👶
Banks Besaw O’Brady
Born June 10th at 4:04am
7lbs, 9oz
21 inches
It was incredible to witness @jennabesaw power and strength with a 100% natural birth. We are deeply grateful to have had zero complications in delivery.
Happy and healthy baby and Mama.
It also happens to be Jenna B’s birthday today. Happy birthday Mama. 🎉
The adventure of a lifetime begins now!! Jackson Hole, Wyoming
HE’S HERE!! 👶
Banks Besaw O’Brady
Born June 10th at 4:04am
7lbs, 9oz
21 inches
It was incredible to witness @jennabesaw power and strength with a 100% natural birth. We are deeply grateful to have had zero complications in delivery.
Happy and healthy baby and Mama.
It also happens to be Jenna B’s birthday today. Happy birthday Mama. 🎉
The adventure of a lifetime begins now!! Jackson Hole, Wyoming
One week, alone, in a pitch black cave = PROFOUND
PROFOUND – That’s not a word I use lightly, but it’s the perfect word to describe my experience of this week alone in the darkness.
No light, no music, no podcast, no books, nothing to distract me, just me alone in the dark with my mind.
This video was recorded the moment I emerged from the cave and saw light for the first time.
I battled discomfort and fear, but on the other side of those emotions, I touched the deepest calm, safe, peaceful, fulfilled state of being that I’ve ever experienced.
It’s like the 1’s and 10’s I talk about. We need to be willing to face discomfort and our deepest fears and challenges, for often on the other side of that we find the most profound depth of purpose and fulfillment.
I’m still gathering my thoughts and integrating all of the lessons I learned in the dark. I’ll certainly be sharing more in the coming days.
For now I’ll close with this. I can’t highly enough recommend a darkness retreat. For those that are curious check out @skycaveretreats , this place was phenomenal. And Scott who runs the retreat is truly one of the most incredible humans I’ve ever encountered.
#BePossible #Mindset #Dark #DarkRetreat #meditation #retreat #wellness Southern Oregon
ALONE IN A DARK CAVE FOR ONE WEEK!!
I’m going into a Darkness Retreat. It will be so dark I won’t be able to see my hand in front of my face.
Full sensory deprivation for a week. Alone!
Why?
To strengthen my mind, and get deeper in touch with my inner dialogue with no distractions.
Would you do it?
What questions do you have? 👇
#BePossible #Darkness #Retreat #personalgrowth #meditation Wyoming
FIRST FATHERS DAY!
One week in and things are going great!
Banks, what a gift it is to be your Dad.
@pranalens thx for capturing these pics 📷 🙏 Jackson Hole, Wyoming
FIRST FATHERS DAY!
One week in and things are going great!
Banks, what a gift it is to be your Dad.
@pranalens thx for capturing these pics 📷 🙏 Jackson Hole, Wyoming
FIRST FATHERS DAY!
One week in and things are going great!
Banks, what a gift it is to be your Dad.
@pranalens thx for capturing these pics 📷 🙏 Jackson Hole, Wyoming
FIRST FATHERS DAY!
One week in and things are going great!
Banks, what a gift it is to be your Dad.
@pranalens thx for capturing these pics 📷 🙏 Jackson Hole, Wyoming
BUMPIN’ OUT!
Last day of the ski season here in Jackson Hole… @Jennabesaw decided to take our little guy out for an Easter shred on the slopes.
7 months pregnant and still ripping ⛷️
Getting this little guy prepped and ready for some adventures when he comes out!!
#BePossible Jackson Hole, Wyoming
I’m BACK ladies and gentlemen!!
I took some time off for the last six months to unplug, work on myself, and gear up for this epic new chapter in my life.
And…we had had a baby! Banks O’Brady is here!
Three months in and I could not have asked for anything more special.
But I’m so excited to be back here with you all.
I’ve got some AMAZING expeditions coming soon that you won’t want to miss – so stay tuned for an epic end to 2023.
Drop me a comment or a DM and let’s reconnect! 👊🏼
TRAGIC NEWS 💔
I woke up this morning to horrible news. My friend @mrdavehollis passed away at the much too young age of 47.
From midnight hikes as he earned his Red Hat at 29029, to birthday ski trips, podcasts, and long FaceTime catch-ups during COVID lockdown, Dave was an amazing friend who always had my back.
I’m shocked and deeply saddened by this news.
There were many things that defined Dave’s greatness, but for anybody who knew him, his love for his four kids shined the brightest. My heart is with his family in this time of grief.
The world is less bright today without you in it my friend. Rest in peace.
🚨 Announcing my next World Record attempt: The SUB6 Project! 🚨
Next June, my childhood best friend, @squnge, and I will be competing in the Race Across America (RAAM) @raceacrossamerica on June 15th, 2024 as a 2 person team — one of the longest, most difficult, and most prestigious endurance cycling events in the world.
3,000 miles coast to coast across the USA, RAAM is several hundred miles longer than the Tour de France, and much harder in many aspects.
The clock is continuously running. ⏱️
No stage breaks. ❌
Sleep if you dare. 😴
The current world record was set in 2019: A time of 6 days, 11 hours, held by Jean Lucas Perez & Evens Stievenart of France.
The goal of the SUB6 Project is to not just break the world record, but to smash it — completing RAAM in less than 6 days.
This week, Lucas and I will be documenting our biggest training ride yet, cycling 1000 miles nonstop from Oceanside, CA to Durango, CO.
Stay tuned for some epic behind the scenes content throughout the week!! 👊🏼
(🎥: @pranalens)
The most important muscle we have is the six inches between our ears.
I’ve found to strengthen my mind, I must take it to the mental gym on a regular basis and put up the reps on the mental bench press, day by day, brick by brick.
And then every so often I crave a deeper cut, a more grand quest, to test my mind and explore the deepest levels of consciousness.
I suspect this journey will be more like the ultramarathon of mental fitness than a 5k.
I welcome the challenge and more importantly I welcome the opportunity to fully surrender to the lessons that will unfold inside of the cave.
Phone is going off now. Wish me luck. See you on the other side.
#BePossible #Mindset #Darkness Oregon, USA
10 DAY SILENT MEDITATION RETREAT…Ready go!
10 days, no reading, no writing, no eye contact, complete solitude…12 hours a day of meditation. A true deep journey into the mind.
It’s been a month since I returned from the darkness retreat, and it’s time to keep strengthening the mind.
I have done several 10 day Vipassana meditation retreats over the past decade. It’s been one of the most life changing practices I’ve ever encountered.
@jennabesaw will be there as well, six months pregnant, deeply communing with the spirit of our soon to be born child. (So I guess technically she won’t be in solitude 😉)
I’m grateful for this opportunity to go deep as a family. Although we’ll be in full silence and solitude the entire time, having this experience in parallel at the same time will no doubt be powerful.
See y’all on the other side!
#BePossible Onalaska, Washington
This is how I started thinking about life… 👆🏼
We all want to feel life’s highest moments – the 10’s.
But we tend to forget that the lows we experience in life, the 1’s, are necessary to appreciate the best moments.
Our 1’s and 10’s are connected. We don’t experience our 10’s in spite of our 1’s but rather because of them.
So, the next time you’re feeling down, just know that you’re not alone.
And it will get better.
I’ve been there, I promise you. 🙏🏼
(via @joebudden)
MY FRIENDS ARE BONKERS.
It’s fun to surround yourself with people that push you. My friend @colinobrady is on day 3 of living in a pitch dark cave. No light. No time. No anything but one meal a day. I couldn’t do it.
Luckily, I don’t have to. I have friends like Colin that can do it for me and tell me how it was. 😂😂😂😂
In all seriousness, you cannot do EPIC things with BASIC people. Get close to people that are amazing. It’s infectious. It’s contagious. And it’s inspiring.
Out of curiosity…could you live for 7 days in total darkness…in a 10×10 room with just a bed?
Let me know YES or NO in the comments.
Break out of the ZONE OF COMFORTABLE COMPLACENCY between 4-6.
If you saw my IG story yesterday, I shared that I’ll be headed into the darkness in a couple weeks: a dark cave – alone – one week.
Leaning into discomfort and the depths of my mind.
You can imagine the depths and the light on the other side…
Follow along!
#BePossible #comfortzone #peaklife #darkness
The team is all here!
Tomorrow, @squnge and I are setting out to ride 1000 miles nonstop from Oceanside, CA to Durango, CO. We expect it to take us about 50 hours.
This is the first 1000 miles of the 3000 mile cross country Race Across America world record we’ll be trying to set in June.
We are using this a LONG training ride and first major test on our road to try and break this record next year.
We have a stellar support team with us. After all the dreaming and planning it fun to finally all be together for this test run.
TEAM:
Gary Hand – Coach, Boss
@garyhandcycling
Keith Bailey – Driver, hype-man
@keithmjbailey
Drew Christopher – Driver, bike mechanic, stand up comic
@dlchristopher
Ali Rogers – Content and good vibes
@pranalens
Such a fun squad!!! So grateful for their passion and support out here. One thing is for sure… with this crew we’ll be laughing a lot! Gotta keep the vibes high when the body starts to inevitably breakdown…
If you don’t know what you want to do with your life, ask yourself this question: “If I could tell no one about doing this, would I still want to do it?”
If the answer is no, move on.
If the answer is yes, you know what to do.
(via @chasejarvis)
There’s something that happens when you realize that ordinary people can do extraordinary things – it changes what you believe is possible for yourself.
What are our limits?
Who gets to tell us what is possible?
The truth is, you determine that.
And you won’t find your limits until you truly test yourself.
(via @joerogan)
The beginning step is where we so often quit on ourselves.
Why?
Because we beat up on ourselves with our own mind.
But know this: You win the first step, you’re that much closer to winning them all.
So just get started!! 👊🏼
(@modernwisdomlife)