Always Another Adventure

This month I'm sharing an episode of different podcast, the Adventure Audio Podcast, in which I am the guest. I was surprised when I was asked to contribute, given the two hosts, are extremely accomplished outdoors people. But since I ask others to share their stories, I felt I ought to accept. Peter Hockenhull and Laval St. Germain were probing in their questions, and I proba

Glen Van Peski is well known in the United States as a leading member of the ultra-light hiking community and founder of https://www.gossamergear.com/ His new book extends the 'take less do more' philosophy, from backpacking to life as he and his wife Francie live it. We met in 2002 when Glen helped Liz and I on our PCT thru-hike, and it was great to reconnect with him. B

Dr Peter Clarkson, is an NHS Cardiologist based in the Scottish highlands, and a very keen and talented rock climber. He has also competed in triathlons.I’ve been trying to answer a question; 'how hard is too hard' when it comes to exercise for an older athlete? How close to maximum heart rate should we be hiking, running and cycling? What are the warning signs we'

There’s more adventure in this podcast than most. Ed Ley-Wilson talks us through Running the great Wall of China; kayaking Patagonia; and the kayak journey along Scotland’s west coast that promoted his most recent book. Along the way we’ll take a dive into the ethics of fish farming. Ed’s first book about running the Himalaya is called ‘The Himalayan Shuffle’ and you ca

Get your 2024 off to an exciting start by planning to cycle 100 miles this summer in Scotland's friendliest, free century ride. Ride to the Sun is a (semi)-organised, summer solstice 100 mile ride through the night, from the English border city of Carlisle to the village of Cramond just north of Edinburgh in Scotland, aiming to arrive for sunrise around 4:20am.We’ll hear fro

This is a story of adventure on the highest of mountains, and also so much more. A young TV camera operator gets his first big break to film on Everest. He then has to come to terms with almost dying in an avalanche and the tragedy of losing friends in two of the biggest disasters ever to hit that mountain. In this podcast we hear the story of Joe French's recovery from post t

The Roam Scotland Rally is an annual ride, devised by Calum Munro after he cycled the Torino Nice Rally. Each year it takes a different route and spoke to Calum part-way through the 2023 ride. The routes can be tackled at any time.Roam Scotland Rally website

In the Spring of 2023 Jamie Aarons set a new record for a self-propelled round of The Munros, Scotland's 282 mountains over 3,000ft in elevation. Here she talks about her background, discovering hill-running, the community that helped her complete the challenge and the problems she overcame along the way.Jamie's Just Giving page Jamie's Website

Part 2. Former British Mountain Bike champion, Active Nation Commission for Scotland, and now author of an excellent memoir (sort of memoir) Other Ways to Win we'll hear from the inspiring Lee Craigie. Lee and I take a short ride together, chatting about the book and some of its deeper themes. Lee reads passages from the book and these act as springboards for our conversation.

Former British Mountain Bike champion, Active Nation Commission for Scotland, and now author of an excellent memoir (sort of memoir) Other Ways to Win we'll hear from the inspiring Lee Craigie. Lee and I take a short ride together, chatting about the book and some of its deeper themes. Lee reads passages from the book and these act as springboards for our conversation. There a