#002: Chasing Mountains and Meaning

Today’s guest is Brooks Cowles. Brooks is a mountain man and adventure enthusiast residing in Carbondale, CO with his wife Kenly. It was Brooks who in 2017 was on his own multi-month backpacking adventure through South America that introduced Drew to what real adventure is (check out episode #001 for more on that). 

MÁS Health and the new Living MÁS podcast would certainly not exist if Brooks had not followed his own adventurous spirit, and for this we are deeply grateful. 

Brooks is a man of action and depth who humbly shares some of his biggest moments and insights from his life experiences and adventures. It is a fascinating story full of wisdom and one that anyone can find fruitful. 

In this episode we talk about: 

• Brooks’ big South America adventure 

• Stepping into the unknown and following intuition

• Accepting and embracing a failed entrepreneurial pursuit

• Balancing being a ski bum and a working professional in Jackson Hole, WY

• Reflecting on what influenced his adventurous spirit from his younger years 

• Sharing his unique take on “going with the flow” 

• Supporting his fiancé Kenly grieve the death of her father months before their wedding

• What personal development looks like for Brooks today 

Here is the link to the Hunter S. Thompson letter Brooks references multiple times:

https://fs.blog/hunter-s-thompson-to-hume-logan/

Brooks is the soul owner of his real estate advisory company 9th Path Advisors (he shares the significance of that name during the episode). You can learn more about 9th path here: https://www.9thpathadvisors.com/

You can find Brooks on IG at: @bcowles13