The Adventure Podcast
Episodes
Episode 222: Simon Jeffries, Mindset
23 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 222 of The Adventure Podcast features ex special forces operative and mindset coach, Simon Jeffries. After starting out as a Royal Marines Com...
The Far Reaches: Rhett Butler, Mongabay
09 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Episode four of our long-term series, The Far Reaches, features conservation journalist Rhett Butler. In 1999, fresh out of high school, Rhett founded...
Episode 221: Adam Skolnick, American Tiger
23 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 221 of The Adventure Podcast features international journalist and author, Adam Skolnick. Adam has written for countless news outlets, Lonely ...
Episode 220: Peter Wright, A Mid-Life Less Ordinary
09 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 220 of The Adventure Podcast features endurance athlete and author, Peter Wright. Peter has undertaken some of the world's most challenging en...
Dispatch: Waldo Etherington, Trees
26 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Dispatches are our shorter form episodes, usually around a single question, subject or story. In this episode, Waldo Etherington talks to us about all...
Episode 219: Ash Routen, The State of Exploration
12 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 219 of The Adventure Podcast features adventure journalist and research scientist, Ash Routen. Ash has written for Explorers Web, Nat Geo, Out...
Episode 218: Adam Weymouth, Lone Wolf
29 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 218 of The Adventure Podcast features writer, journalist, and adventurer, Adam Weymouth. Over a decade ago, Adam undertook a year-long journey...
Episode 217: Ben Tibbetts, Long Projects in Quiet Places
15 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 217 of The Adventure Podcast features photographer, IFMGA guide, writer and artist, Ben Tibbetts. In this episode, Matt sits down with Ben to ...
Episode 216: Charlie Reynolds, Pirate Stuff (Part Two)
04 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 216 of The Adventure Podcast is Part Two of the conversation with Charlie Reynolds. If you've not listened to the first half, go back to episo...
Episode 215: Charlie Reynolds, Pirate Stuff (Part One)
28 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 215 of The Adventure Podcast features adventurer and overland explorer, Charlie Reynolds. In 2024, Charlie left the UK with almost no experien...
Episode 214: Craig Wood, Content
14 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This episode is available for subscribers to watch in vision on The Adventure Podcast+ substack.Episode 214 of The Adventure Podcast features solo sai...
Episode 213: Alienor Le Gouvello, Wild At Heart
27 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 213 of The Adventure Podcast features French-born adventurer, horsewoman, and advocate for Australia’s wild brumbies, Alienor Le Gouvello. A...
Episode 212: Chris McCaffrey, Chasing Sensations
15 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 212 of The Adventure Podcast features adventurer, cyclist and skiier, Chris McCaffrey. Chris rowed across an ocean having never rowed before. ...
Dispatch Live: The Turner Twins, Mallory Reimagined
06 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This dispatch episode was recorded in front of a live audience for an event with Montane and The Turner Twins. Matt sits down with Hugo and Ross Turne...
Episode 211: Ollie Treviso, Go The Distance
03 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 211 of The Adventure Podcast features adventurer Ollie Treviso. Ollie recently completed a 14,000km, 20-month walk along the Andes, from Tierr...
Episode 210: Sarah McNair-Landry, Raised by Ice and Wilderness
15 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 210 of The Adventure Podcast features polar guide, explorer, and adventurer Sarah McNair-Landry. Growing up in Iqaluit on Baffin Island with p...
Episode 209: Tom Allen, When To Turn Around
27 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 209 of The Adventure Podcast features adventurer, writer, and filmmaker, Tom Allen. In this episode, Tom talks to Matt about the wild and wind...
Episode 208: Mark Agnew, There Will Be Headwinds
12 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 208 of The Adventure Podcast features writer, adventurer and father, Mark Agnew. Mark is a self-confessed failed adventurer, at least he was, ...
Episode 207: Elise Downing, The Crying Crayon
21 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 207 of The Adventure Podcast features runner and author, Elise Downing. Elise is, by her own admission, not your typical adventurer. She didn’...
Episode 206: Luke Tarrant, Half a Tank of Gas and One Leg Left
07 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 206 of The Adventure Podcast features adventurer and amputee, Luke Tarrant. In 2024, Luke was travelling from the USA to Antarctica on his mot...
Episode 205: Lise Wortley, Women With Altitude
26 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 205 of The Adventure Podcast features adventurer, researcher and storyteller, Lise Wortley. Lise has spent the last few years following in the...
Episode 204: Paul Harris, Around the UK. Twice.
13 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 204 of The Adventure Podcast features former Royal Marine, adventurer and mental health advocate, Paul Harris. Paul is more commonly known as ...
Episode 203: Kim Frank, Elephants In The Hourglass
19 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 203 of The Adventure Podcast features writer, photographer, and documentary filmmaker, Kim Frank. Kim has spent the past seven years immersed ...
Episode 202: Jack Scott, Two and a Half Days
29 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 202 of The Adventure Podcast features, long distance runner and construction worker, Jack Scott. Over the past few years Jack has grabbed the ...
Episode 201: Dr Gina Moseley, Underground Treasure Hunting
24 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 201 of The Adventure Podcast features cave scientist, climate researcher, and expedition leader, Dr Gina Moseley. Gina's paleoclimatology work...
The Far Reaches: Matt Barr, The Announcement
14 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Episode three of The Far Reaches features journalist, podcaster, and founder of the Looking Sideways podcast, Matt Barr. In this conversation, we unpa...
Episode 200: Stephan Kesting, 1000 Miles of Canadian Arctic
08 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 200 of The Adventure Podcast features adventurer, firefighter, martial artist and author, Stephan Kesting. In 2015, Stephan was dying from pol...
Episode 199: Shauna Coxsey, Just Another Comeback
01 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 199 of The Adventure Podcast features one of the most successful British climbers of all time, Shauna Coxsey. Shauna is a World Cup champion, ...
Episode 198: Paul Besley, We Decide To Live
10 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 198 of The Adventure Podcast features hillwalker, mountain rescue volunteer, and author, Paul Besley. Paul has written several acclaimed guide...
Episode 197: Dave MacLeod, Moving The Needle
11 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 197 of The Adventure Podcast features Scottish climber, Dave Macleod. Dave is celebrated for being one of the finest climbing all rounders in ...
Episode 196: Leo Houlding, Life on the Line
03 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 196 of The Adventure Podcast was recorded online with a live audience, and features Leo Houlding. Leo is, in the simplest of terms, a climber....
Episode 195: The Name's Torbet, Andy Torbet
27 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 195 of The Adventure Podcast features stuntman, cave diver, ex soldier and parachutist, Andy Torbet. For reasons you’ll understand when you ...
Episode 194: Dr Mark Hines, Ultra Physiology
20 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 194 of The Adventure Podcast features exercise physiologist and endurance athlete, Dr Mark Hines. Mark is a senior lecturer in exercise physio...
Episode 193: Jane Dotchin, 600 Miles On A Horse
14 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 193 of The Adventure Podcast features horse rider and adventurer, Jane Dotchin. Jane is an incredible woman. She has been embarking on a remar...
Dispatch: Dr Niall McCann, Legacy
06 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Dispatches are our shorter form episodes, usually around a single question, subject or story. In this episode, Matt asks Dr Niall McCann, a biologist,...
Episode 192: Matthew Irving, Living The Line
30 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 192 of The Adventure Podcast features adventure filmmaker and photographer, Matthew Irving. Matthew has a background in wildland firefighting,...
Episode 191: Hillary Gerardi, Records Or Reasons
23 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 191 of The Adventure Podcast was recorded live at Kendal Mountain Festival 2024 and features ultra-marathon runner and alpinist, Hillary Gerar...
Episode 190: Dr Steve Boyes, The Pulse of the Okavango
16 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 190 of The Adventure Podcast features conservationist and National Geographic Explorer, Dr Steve Boyes. Steve is the driving force behind the ...
Episode 189: Charlotte Young, Ocean Magpie
09 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 189 of The Adventure Podcast features marine scientist, sailor, communicator, and freediver, Charlotte Young. Charlotte is now living aboard a...
Episode 188: Jason Fox, It's Easy To Be Tough
02 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 187 of The Adventure Podcast features ex-Special Forces operator, Jason Fox (aka. Foxy). Foxy is known for his work on TV shows like 'SAS: Who...
Episode 187: Guy Grieve, All The Wealth In The World
26 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 187 of The Adventure Podcast features scallop diver, seaweed farmer, author, writer, and father, Guy Grieve. Guy spent a year off-grid living ...
The Far Reaches: Emma Linford, Wild Service
19 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In the second episode of our new series The Far Reaches, our guest is Emma Linford. Emma is an outdoor professional with a number of different strings...
Episode 186: Victoria Monk, There She Rows
12 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 186 of The Adventure Podcast features rower and sports advocate, Victoria Monk. Victoria is Captain and one quarter of 'There She Rows', an al...
Episode 185: Lyanda Haupt, Someone Of Service
05 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 185 of The Adventure Podcast features award-winning author, naturalist, and eco-philosopher, Lyanda Haupt. Lyanda's work b...
Episode 184: Sunniva Sorby, Minor To Major
01 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 184 of The Adventure Podcast features expedition leader, citizen scientist, and polar expert, Sunniva Sorby. Sunniva was part of the first all...
Episode 183: Matt Pavitt, Maybe Masochistic
21 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 183 of The Adventure Podcast features alpinist, skier, outdoor instructor, and climber, Matt Pavitt. Matt recently broke the fastest known tim...
Episode 182: John Porter, A Path Of Shadows
30 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 182 of The Adventure Podcast features mountaineer, writer, historian and poet, John Porter. John is arguably one of the most accomplished but ...
Episode 181: Hazel Findlay, State of Mind
17 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 181 of The Adventure Podcast features one of the most accomplished rock climbers in the world, Hazel Findlay. Hazel featured on the podcast be...
Episode 180: Guy Deacon, Running On Empty
10 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 180 of The Adventure Podcast features adventurer and Parkinson's campaigner, Guy Deacon CBE. Guy is a retired army officer who, towards the en...
Explore 014: The Future Of Exploration
09 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Episode fourteen, the final episode of our specialist series, Explore: How To Plan An Expedition, focuses on the future of exploration. This is a...
Episode 179: Tommy Caldwell, Summit To Senate
03 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 179 of The Adventure Podcast features one of the world's best rock climbers, Tommy Caldwell. Tommy has set endless climbing records, made the ...
Explore 013: Coming Home
25 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Episode thirteen of our specialist series, Explore: How To Plan An Expedition, focuses on an often overlooked part of expeditions, coming home. In thi...
Episode 178: Denise Joi, Fight or Flight
15 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 178 of The Adventure Podcast features wildlife pilot, Denise Joi. Denise is one of four pilots for Colorado Parks and Wildlife, where she...
Explore 012: Communicating Scientific Discoveries
11 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Episode twelve of our specialist series Explore: How To Plan An Expedition, focuses on communicating scientific discoveries. In this episode, Matt spe...
Episode 177: Robert Lester, A Childhood Dream
03 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 177 of The Adventure Podcast features general outdoorsman, climber and skier, Robert Lester. In 2023, Rob canoed 1300 miles down the Columbia ...
Explore 011: Telling The Story
28 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Episode eleven of our specialist series, Explore: How To Plan An Expedition, focuses on storytelling. In this episode, Matt speaks with Leon McCarron ...
Episode 176: Hanli Prinsloo, Hold Your Breath
22 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 176 of The Adventure Podcast features freediver, speaker, writer and ocean conservationist, Hanli Prinsloo. Hanli is the founder and executive...
Explore 010: Camp Life, Mountains
14 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Episode ten of our specialist series, Explore: How To Plan An Expedition, continues our Camp Life mini series, where we speak to a...
Episode 175: Mark Agnew, An Adventurous Mind
12 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 175 of The Adventure Podcast features journalist and adventurer, Mark Agnew. Mark has recently become well-known for his crossing of the North...
Episode 174: Fay Manners, Eight First Ascents
06 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 174 of The Adventure Podcast features alpinist, mountaineer and climber, Fay Manners. Fay is from the UK but is now based in Chamonix and spen...
Explore 009: Health & Safety
29 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Episode nine of our specialist series, Explore: How To Plan An Expedition, focuses on Health and Safety. In this episode, Matt speaks with Megan Hine,...
The Far Reaches: Matt James, De-extinction
28 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
After a lot of thought and taking note of audience feedback, we've decided to categorise some of our features a little differently. Most of our episod...
Episode 173: Alex Honnold, The Next Pitch
16 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 173 of The Adventure Podcast features climbing legend, Alex Honnold. Alex needs little introduction. He's arguably one of the best rock climbe...
Explore 008: Camp Life, Jungles
15 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Episode eight of our specialist series, Explore: How To Plan An Expedition, continues our Camp Life mini series, where we speak to a single individual...
Episode 172: Jason Pickles, The Climber's Climber
09 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 172 of The Adventure Podcast features climber, route setter, and 'Britain's Manliest Man', Jason Pickles. Jason is a proper underdog and a cli...
Explore 007: Ethical Fieldwork
01 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Episode seven of our specialist series, Explore: How To Plan An Expedition, focuses on Ethical Fieldwork. In this episode, Matt speaks with Dr Alasdai...
Episode 171: Andrew Bisharat, We Need A Voice
30 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 171 of The Adventure Podcast features journalist, writer and climber, Andrew Bisharat. Much of Andrew's career has been focussed on writing ab...
Episode 170: Lee Craigie, Other Ways To Win
26 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 170 of The Adventure Podcast features a legend of the mountain biking world, Lee Craigie. Lee is a bike adventurer, director of The Adventure ...
Explore 006: Camp Life, Polar
19 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The sixth episode of our specialist series, Explore: How To Plan An Expedition, continues our Camp Life mini series, where we speak to a single indivi...
Episode 169: Taran Khan, Shadow City
16 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 169 of The Adventure Podcast features journalist and author, Taran Khan. Taran's work covers intricate themes of conflict, identity, displacem...
Episode 168: Laura Massey-Pugh, In Tandem
08 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 168 of The Adventure Podcast features long-distance cyclist, and 'back-half' of SteLa tandem, Laura Massey-Pugh. Alongside her husband Stevie,...
Explore 005: Leadership, Teamwork and Competence
04 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The fifth episode of our specialist series, Explore: How To Plan An Expedition, focuses on leadership, teamwork, and competence. In this episode, Matt...
Episode 167: Karen & Mark Bennett, SaltPot
01 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 167 of The Adventure Podcast features animal and wildlife photographer, sailor, and grandparents, Karen and Mark Bennett. They recently sailed...
Explore 004: Camp Life, Deserts
21 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The fourth episode of our specialist series, Explore: How To Plan An Expedition, focuses on Camp Life, and specifically Deserts. Camp Life is a mini s...
Episode 166: James Mark Hayden, Nothing Left Unfinished
18 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 166 of The Adventure Podcast features ultra-endurance cyclist, James Mark Hayden. James started by riding fixie bikes around London, before fi...
Episode 165: Miriam Lancewood, A Wild Life
11 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 165 of The Adventure Podcast features adventurer and author, Miriam Lancewood. Miriam grew up in Holland and travelled around Africa and India...
Explore 003: Who's Paying, The Reality Of Funding
07 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The third episode of our specialist series, Explore: How To Plan An Expedition, focuses on the reality of funding, and who's paying. Money is one of t...
Episode 164: Kendal Mountain Festival Live 23, The Power of Storytelling - New Perspectives
04 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 164 of The Adventure Podcast is a special live episode recorded at Kendal Mountain Festival 2023. This is a definite deviation from our standa...
Episode 163: Bruce Luyendyk, The Eighth Continent
27 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 163 of The Adventure Podcast features world-class geologist and polar explorer, Bruce Luyendyk. A marine scientist, Bruce expanded his interes...
Explore 002: Five P's: Proper Planning Prevents Poor Performance
23 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The second episode of our new specialist series, Explore: How To Plan An Expedition, focuses on The Five P's - Proper Planning Prevents Poor Performan...
Episode 162: Kimber Cross, How Not Can
20 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 162 of The Adventure Podcast features alpinist, climber, adaptive athlete, and kindergarten teacher, Kimber Cross. Kimber is an adaptive climb...
Episode 161: Rupert Grey, Homage To Bangladesh
13 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 161 of The Adventure Podcast features lawyer and photographer, Rupert Grey. Rupert is, by his own admission, of a world that has now disappear...
Explore 001: Designing A Successful Field Research Project
09 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The first episode of our new specialist series, Explore: How To Plan An Expedition, focuses on Designing A Successful Field Research Project. In this ...
Explore 000: Introduction
09 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to our new specialist series; Explore: How To Plan An Expedition. This series has been created for the Royal Geographical Society and, at its ...
Episode 160: Al Humphreys, What Adventure Means
06 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 160 of The Adventure Podcast features adventurer and writer, Al Humphreys. For those of you who have been around for a while, you'll recognise...
Episode 159: Jon Gupta, No Such Thing As Too Much Experience
30 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 159 of The Adventure Podcast features climber, alpinist and high altitude mountain guide, Jon Gupta. Jon's made a name for himself as a Himala...
Episode 158: Matt Sharman, All The Best Laid Plans
24 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 158 of The Adventure Podcast features mountaineer and filmmaker, Matt Sharman. Matt was on the podcast back in 2020 to talk about his life and...
Episode 157: Pip Stewart, Lessons From The Jungle
16 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 157 of The Adventure Podcast features Pip Stewart. Pip is a journalist, explorer, neglected disease campaigner, and mother. In 2013, after wor...
Episode 156: Thor C. Pedersen, Once Upon A Saga
09 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 156 of The Adventure Podcast features the first person to travel to every country in the world unbroken without flying, Thor C. Pedersen. Orig...
Episode 155: Jamie McDonald, Adventureman
02 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 156 of The Adventure Podcast features Jamie McDonald, a.k.a 'Adventureman'. Jamie is a fundraiser, speaker, author, and challenge-adventurer-e...
Episode 154: From The Archives - Iain Miller
04 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
At the point at which this episode is published, Matt is on an expedition in Alaska directing a film for National Geographic. Instead of taking a brea...
Episode 153: From The Archives - Conrad Anker
28 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
At the point at which this episode is published, Matt is on an expedition in Alaska directing a film for National Geographic. Instead of taking a brea...
Episode 152: From The Archives - Erling Kagge
21 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
At the point at which this episode is published, Matt is on an expedition in Alaska directing a film for National Geographic. Instead of taking a brea...
Episode 151: From The Archives - George Monbiot
14 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
At the point at which this episode is published, Matt is on an expedition in Alaska directing a film for National Geographic. Instead of taking a brea...
Episode 150: Dr Rosa Vásquez Espinoza, Rediscovery
07 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 150 of The Adventure Podcast features Nat Geo explorer, biologist, and conservationist, Dr Rosa Vásquez Espinoza. Rosa is of Peruvian-Andean ...
Episode 149: Vanessa Ruck, The Girl On A Bike
31 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 149 of The Adventure Podcast features motorcycle racer and 4x4 rally driver, Vanessa Ruck. Vanessa was a self-proclaimed adrenaline junkie, bu...
Episode 148: Sophie Pavelle, Forget Me Not
27 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 148 of The Adventure Podcast features adventurous zoologist, author and environmental campaigner, Sophie Pavelle. Sophie is known for putting ...
Episode 147: Patty Upton, The Final Mile
17 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 147 of The Adventure Podcast features overlander, Patty Upton. Patty is on a mission to share and tell stories of her husband, Loren's, advent...
Episode 146: Leigh Timmis, The View From The Balcony
10 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 146 of The Adventure Podcast features endurance cyclist and adventurer, Leigh Timmis. Leigh holds the world record for the fastest cycle acros...
Episode 145: Tim Jarvis, We Can All Be Heroes
03 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 145 of The Adventure Podcast features polar traveller, historian and environmental scientist, Tim Jarvis. Tim is clearly a polymath. From his ...