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Exploring Adaptive Mountain Biking with Alex Cairns: Control, Progression & Trail Access
Manage episode 472122295 series 3466334
In this episode, we sit down with Alex Cairns, a former Paralympian sit-skier whoโs now carving his own path in adaptive mountain biking. From technical climbs to Squamishโs iconic slabs, Alex shares how his approach to sport is rooted in calculation and control rather than reckless abandon. We explore his journey from ski racing to MTB, the nuances of adaptive trail design, and how mindset plays a critical role in both performance and progression. This oneโs packed with insight, grit, and a good dose of trail talk.
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๐๐ฅ๐๐ ๐๐ถ๐๐ฐ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฑ ๐๐ผ๐บ๐บ๐๐ป๐ถ๐๐ ๐๐ถ๐๐ต ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐๐ ๐๐ผ ๐บ๐ฒ
https://bit.ly/MAMTBchat ๐
๐ฃ๐ข๐๐๐๐ฆ๐ง ๐
https://www.themindmountain.com/podcast
๐ช๐ฎ๐ป๐ ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ธ ๐๐ถ๐๐ต ๐บ๐ฒ?
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๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฑ๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐๐ผ ๐ง๐ฎ๐๐บ๐ฎ๐ป๐ถ๐ฎ๐
https://tally.so/r/wgZBMN
๐ข๐๐ฟ ๐ฎ๐ฝ๐ฝ๐น๐ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐ณ๐น๐ฎ๐ด๐๐ต๐ถ๐ฝ ๐๐ซ๐ฐ ๐๐ผ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ต๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฃ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ธ๐ฎ๐ด๐ฒ ๐ถ๐ป ๐ฆ๐พ๐๐ฎ๐บ๐ถ๐๐ต๐
https://tally.so/r/mJV8G4
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๐๐ฅ๐๐ ๐๐ถ๐๐ฐ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฑ ๐๐ผ๐บ๐บ๐๐ป๐ถ๐๐ ๐๐ถ๐๐ต ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐๐ ๐๐ผ ๐บ๐ฒ ๐
https://bit.ly/MAMTBchat
๐ช๐ฎ๐ป๐ ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ธ ๐๐ถ๐๐ต ๐บ๐ฒ?
๐๐ผ๐ถ๐ป ๐๐ ๐ผ๐ป ๐ฎ๐ป ๐ฒ๐ฝ๐ถ๐ฐ ๐ฒ๐
๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฑ๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐๐ผ ๐ง๐ฎ๐๐บ๐ฎ๐ป๐ถ๐ฎ๐
https://tally.so/r/wgZBMN
๐ข๐๐ฟ ๐ฎ๐ฝ๐ฝ๐น๐ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐ณ๐น๐ฎ๐ด๐๐ต๐ถ๐ฝ ๐๐ซ๐ฐ ๐๐ผ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ต๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฃ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ธ๐ฎ๐ด๐ฒ ๐ถ๐ป ๐ฆ๐พ๐๐ฎ๐บ๐ถ๐๐ต๐
https://tally.so/r/mJV8G4
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DISCLAIMER: The opinions, thoughts, and views in the content created by The Mind Mountain, the Grit With Wisdom Podcast, and Jake Johnstone, including the guests they interview, are solely their own and do not reflect the official policy or position of any other organization, person, or company mentioned or featured in the podcast. The content is intended solely for entertainment purposes only. THE MIND MOUNTAIN, THE GRIT WITH WISDOM PODCAST, THE MIND MOUNTAIN PODCAST AND ITS AUTHORS ASSUME NO RESPONSIBILITY OR LIABILITY FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, OR OTHER DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF THE USE, REFERENCE TO, RELIANCE ON, OR IN...
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Manage episode 472122295 series 3466334
In this episode, we sit down with Alex Cairns, a former Paralympian sit-skier whoโs now carving his own path in adaptive mountain biking. From technical climbs to Squamishโs iconic slabs, Alex shares how his approach to sport is rooted in calculation and control rather than reckless abandon. We explore his journey from ski racing to MTB, the nuances of adaptive trail design, and how mindset plays a critical role in both performance and progression. This oneโs packed with insight, grit, and a good dose of trail talk.
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๐๐ฅ๐๐ ๐๐ถ๐๐ฐ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฑ ๐๐ผ๐บ๐บ๐๐ป๐ถ๐๐ ๐๐ถ๐๐ต ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐๐ ๐๐ผ ๐บ๐ฒ
https://bit.ly/MAMTBchat ๐
๐ฃ๐ข๐๐๐๐ฆ๐ง ๐
https://www.themindmountain.com/podcast
๐ช๐ฎ๐ป๐ ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ธ ๐๐ถ๐๐ต ๐บ๐ฒ?
๐๐ผ๐ถ๐ป ๐๐ ๐ผ๐ป ๐ฎ๐ป ๐ฒ๐ฝ๐ถ๐ฐ ๐ฒ๐
๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฑ๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐๐ผ ๐ง๐ฎ๐๐บ๐ฎ๐ป๐ถ๐ฎ๐
https://tally.so/r/wgZBMN
๐ข๐๐ฟ ๐ฎ๐ฝ๐ฝ๐น๐ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐ณ๐น๐ฎ๐ด๐๐ต๐ถ๐ฝ ๐๐ซ๐ฐ ๐๐ผ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ต๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฃ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ธ๐ฎ๐ด๐ฒ ๐ถ๐ป ๐ฆ๐พ๐๐ฎ๐บ๐ถ๐๐ต๐
https://tally.so/r/mJV8G4
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๐๐ฅ๐๐ ๐๐ถ๐๐ฐ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฑ ๐๐ผ๐บ๐บ๐๐ป๐ถ๐๐ ๐๐ถ๐๐ต ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐๐ ๐๐ผ ๐บ๐ฒ ๐
https://bit.ly/MAMTBchat
๐ช๐ฎ๐ป๐ ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ธ ๐๐ถ๐๐ต ๐บ๐ฒ?
๐๐ผ๐ถ๐ป ๐๐ ๐ผ๐ป ๐ฎ๐ป ๐ฒ๐ฝ๐ถ๐ฐ ๐ฒ๐
๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฑ๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐๐ผ ๐ง๐ฎ๐๐บ๐ฎ๐ป๐ถ๐ฎ๐
https://tally.so/r/wgZBMN
๐ข๐๐ฟ ๐ฎ๐ฝ๐ฝ๐น๐ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐ณ๐น๐ฎ๐ด๐๐ต๐ถ๐ฝ ๐๐ซ๐ฐ ๐๐ผ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ต๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฃ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ธ๐ฎ๐ด๐ฒ ๐ถ๐ป ๐ฆ๐พ๐๐ฎ๐บ๐ถ๐๐ต๐
https://tally.so/r/mJV8G4
___________________________
THE MIND MOUNTAIN
themindmountain.com
Instagram @the_mind_mountain
Facebook @themindmountain
YouTube @the_mind_mountian
DISCLAIMER: The opinions, thoughts, and views in the content created by The Mind Mountain, the Grit With Wisdom Podcast, and Jake Johnstone, including the guests they interview, are solely their own and do not reflect the official policy or position of any other organization, person, or company mentioned or featured in the podcast. The content is intended solely for entertainment purposes only. THE MIND MOUNTAIN, THE GRIT WITH WISDOM PODCAST, THE MIND MOUNTAIN PODCAST AND ITS AUTHORS ASSUME NO RESPONSIBILITY OR LIABILITY FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, OR OTHER DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF THE USE, REFERENCE TO, RELIANCE ON, OR IN...
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