The Adventure Podcast
Episodes
Episode 144: Eric Larsen, Things Require Effort
26 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 144 of The Adventure Podcast features polar explorer and adventurer, Eric Larsen. Eric is one of the most accomplished polar travellers and gu...
Episode 143: Jerry Gore, What We Do With It
19 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 143 of The Adventure Podcast features climber, mountaineer, cyclist and endurance athlete, Jerry Gore. Jerry is also a Type 1 diabetic. He has...
Episode 142: Anna Levesque, Feeling Powerful
15 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 142 of The Adventure Podcast features adventure coach and author, Anna Levesque. Anna has been named 'one of the most inspirational paddlers a...
Episode 141: Megan McCubbin, Back To Life
05 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 141 of The Adventure Podcast features Zoologist and wildlife TV presenter, Megan McCubbin. Megan travelled the world from a young age and quic...
Episode 140: Kate Rawles, Adventure Plus
31 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 140 of The Adventure Podcast features cyclist, writer, environmentalist and academic, Kate Rawles. Kate has a pretty expansive background. She...
Episode 139: Leon McCarron, Wounded Tigris
22 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 139 of The Adventure Podcast features the return of award-winning writer, broadcaster and explorer, Leon McCarron. Leon is likely best known f...
Episode 138: Mikey Schaefer, Placing Value
15 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 138 of The Adventure Podcast features alpinist, cinematographer and photographer, Mikey Schaefer. Mikey is a big name in the climbing world, a...
Episode 137: Chris Burkard, It Should Always Be Scary
08 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 137 of The Adventure Podcast features photographer, Chris Burkard. Chris is an icon in the adventure world. His images showcasing untamed, pow...
Episode 136: Tim Howell, At The Edge
01 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 136 of The Adventure Podcast features para-alpinist, Tim Howell. Tim is an extremely accomplished base jumper and wingsuit pilot, as well as a...
Episode 135: Sam Branson, Striving
24 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 135 of The Adventure Podcast features adventurer, charity founder, filmmaker, and singer songwriter, Sam Branson. Sam was born into a life of ...
Episode 134: Hugo Tagholm, Turning the Tide
17 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 134 of The Adventure Podcast features ocean activist, conservationist, and surfer, Hugo Tagholm. Hugo spent over a decade leading Surfers Agai...
Episode 133: Adam Raja, Redefining
10 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 133 of The Adventure Podcast features climber, photographer, and activist, Adam Raja. Adam also works as a marketeer for Protect Our Winters U...
Episode 132: Mike Guest, Where Thoughts Meet Water
03 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 132 of The Adventure Podcast features photographer Mike Guest. Mike has a particular passion for the ocean, waves and surfing. In this episode...
Episode 131: Gail Jenkinson, The Door Marked Private
27 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 131 of The Adventure Podcast features Natural History Director of Photography, Gail Jenkinson. Gail is a seasoned specialist, having filmed on...
Episode 130: Jon Gower, Why Words Matter
20 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 130 of The Adventure Podcast features author, broadcaster and correspondent, Jon Gower. Jon has published over forty books, and his passion fo...
Episode 129: Seamus McGoldrick, Big Wave Bodyboarding
13 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 129 of The Adventure Podcast features the Irish big wave surfing legend, Seamus McGoldrick. Seamus is a bodyboarder, surfer and surf coach, an...
Episode 128: Alex Moran, Legacy
06 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 128 of The Adventure Podcast features mountaineer, teacher and mountain instructor, Alex Moran. He is the son of the late Martin Moran, who wa...
Episode 127: Tristan Gooley, The Natural Navigator
27 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 127 of The Adventure Podcast features The Natural Navigator, Tristan Gooley. Tristan is an award-winning author and has spent decades hunting ...
Episode 126: Jamie Leibert & Sandra Zinovyev, Captain Manicorn & Ladycorn
20 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 126 of The Adventure Podcast features Jamie Leibert and Sandra Zinovyev, a.k.a Captain Manicorn & Ladycorn. After addiction, alcoholism an...
Episode 125: Jon Moses, How to Trespass, and Why You Should
15 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this dispatch episode, Matt chats with Jon Moses; a writer with a PHD in geohumanities, and a campaigner for Right to Roam. We discuss the issues r...
Episode 124: Jamie Ramsay, More More More
10 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 124 of The Adventure Podcast features endurance athlete, presenter, public speaker and brand ambassador for Cotswold Outdoor, Jamie Ramsay. Ja...
Episode 123: Lucy Shepherd, Reflection
06 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 123 of The Adventure Podcast features Adventurer, Lucy Shepherd. In this episode of the podcast, Matt and Lucy talk about her life, her early ...
Episode 122: Dr. Heïdi Sevestre, Glaciology
30 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 122 of The Adventure Podcast features glaciologist and science advocate, Dr Heidi Sevestre. Heidi invests a lot of her time in science policy ...
Episode 121: David Shukman, The Greenwashing Troubleshooter
23 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 121 of The Adventure Podcast features journalist, David Shukman. David has been a journalist for 40 years, and spent twenty of those year lead...
Episode 120: Person Irresponsible, Teetotal
16 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 120 of The Adventure Podcast features teetotal thru-hiker, Person Irresponsible. It’s a very human story about an alcoholic who sought help ...
Episode 119: Ian Finch, Storytelling
09 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 119 of The Adventure Podcast features expedition guide and adventure and outdoor photographer, Ian Finch. Ian cut his teeth in the adventure w...
Episode 118: Brian Hall, The Games Climbers Play
02 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 118 of The Adventure Podcast features climber, mountaineer and author, Brian Hall. Brian has been a key figure on the big mountain scene, and ...
Episode 117: Polly Neate, Stereotypes
28 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 117 of The Adventure Podcast features the CEO of Shelter, a British homelessness and housing charity that campaigns for tenant rights, Polly N...
Episode 116: Davor Rostuhar, Love Around the World
19 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 116 of The Adventure Podcast features author, photographer and adventurer, Davor Rostuhar. Davor has worked all over the world for a proud cli...
Episode 115: Ekspeditsiya - Part 4 - On Homecoming
12 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to The Adventure Podcast and the final episode of our four part specialist series, Expeditsiya. When Charlie Walker got released from prison a...
Episode 114: Ekspeditsiya - Part 3 - Existence in Isolation
05 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to The Adventure Podcast and the third episode of our four part specialist series, Expeditsiya. In this episode, we pick up where we left off ...
Episode 113: Ekspeditsiya - Part 2 - The Special Operation
28 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to The Adventure Podcast and the second episode of our four part specialist series, Expeditsiya. This series is an interwoven mix of studio co...
Episode 112: Ekspeditsiya - Part 1 - The Last Tourist in Russia
22 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
We’re kicking off season 7 of The Adventure Podcast with Ekspeditsiya, a four part specialist series with writer and adventurer Charlie Walker.In Fe...
Episode 111: Season 7, Matt Pycroft
18 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome back to The Adventure Podcast, and this introduction to season 7. We have a sensational line up of guests to share with you over the coming mo...
Episode 110: End of Season 6, Matt Pycroft
02 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
That's all for season six! Matt is off in Greenland on expedition for the next few weeks so we'll be taking a little break and will be back in Septemb...
Episode 109: Katie Arnold, The Forgotten Revolution
25 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 109 of The Adventure Podcast features award winning documentary filmmaker and investigative journalist, Katie Arnold.In this episode, Matt and...
Episode 108: Tom Turcich, The World Walk
19 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 108 of The Adventure Podcast features world walker, Tom Turcich. Tom has recently become the tenth person ever to walk around the world after ...
Episode 107: Kenton Cool, Ego vs Humility
12 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 107 of The Adventure Podcast features one of Britain's leading alpine and high altitude climbers, Kenton Cool. He has summited Everest 16 time...
Episode 106: Belinda Kirk, Adventure Revolution
16 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 106 of The Adventure Podcast features British Explorer and founder of Explorers Connect, Belinda Kirk. Belinda has spent her life leading doze...
Episode 105: Zofia Reych, Born to Climb
26 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 105 of The Adventure Podcast features climber and writer Zofia A. Reych. According to Zofia’s Instagram bio, they are the Director of the Wo...
Episode 104: Joss Naylor, The Fell Runner
20 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 104 of The Adventure Podcast features English fell running legend, Joss Naylor. We recorded this conversation in November 2021, but delayed it...
Episode 103: Ella Wright, Not Perfect Yet
12 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 103 of The Adventure Podcast features Kenyan mountaineer, whitewater kayaker, mountain biker and outdoor instructor, Schaniela Wright.Ella is ...
Episode 102: J.J. Kelley, Exploring Frontiers
29 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 102 of The Adventure Podcast features Adventurer and Award Winning documentary filmmaker, J.J. Kelley. J.J is best known both for his work wit...
Episode 101: Ana Zirner, Anas Ways
19 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 101 of The Adventure Podcast features athlete, adventurer, activist, and author, Ana Zirner. Ana grew up in the Bavarian foothills of the Alps...
Episode 100: Vaughan Smith, Straight from the Frontline
04 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In episode 100 of The Adventure Podcast, host Matt Pycroft sits down with Vaughan Smith. Vaughan introduces himself, but in overview he’s a conflict...
Episode 099: Lael Wilcox, Going the Distance
30 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 099 of The Adventure Podcast features ultra-endurance cyclist, Lael Wilcox. Her story is jaw dropping. She tells it brilliantly herself so we’...
Episode 098: Renan Ozturk & Freddie Wilkinson, The Sanctity of Space
21 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 098 of The Adventure Podcast features two world class rock climbers and alpinists, Renan Ozturk and Freddie Wilkinson. In terms of quick intro...
Episode 097: Thomas Bukowski, Visibility Matters
16 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 097 of The Adventure Podcast features climber and alpinist, Thomas Bukowski. We first stumbled upon Thomas when we were on the hunt for storie...
Episode 096: James Shimizu, A Close Call
08 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 096 of The Adventure Podcast features whitewater kayaker, James Shimizu. This episode is a return to our rarely featured dispatches. The dispa...
Episode 095: Donna Carpenter, Dear Rider
28 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 095 of The Adventure Podcast features Donna Carpenter. Donna was one of the founders of Burton Snowboards, alongside her husband, Jake Burton....
Episode 094: Ed Davis, Beats and Rhythms
21 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 094 of The Adventure Podcast features freight train rider and author Ed Davis. Ed began his writing career over forty years ago, pausing in bo...
Episode 093: Henry Gold, Gold Rush
14 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 093 of The Adventure Podcast features the founder of TDA Global Cycling, Henry Gold. The son of a Holocaust survivor, Henry was born in Czecho...
Episode 092: Rotimi Odukoya, Clmbxr
07 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 092 of The Adventure Podcast features the founder of the London climbing community, Clmbxr, Rotimi Odukoya. Rotimi grew up in London, and spen...
Episode 091: Dave MacLeod, Requiem
31 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 091 of The Adventure Podcast features Dave MacLeod. It’s hard to summarise who and what Dave is, but if you had to condense it into three wo...
Episode 090: Colin Prior, High Light
24 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 090 of The Adventure Podcast features Colin Prior. Colin is known as one of the world’s most respected landscape photographers. He was born ...
Episode 089: Victor Saunders, Structured Chaos
17 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 089 of The Adventure Podcast features world-renowned British mountaineer, Victor Saunders. The 71-year old IFMGA guide has completed each of t...
Episode 088: Aldo Kane, Lessons from the Edge
10 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Episiode 088 of The Adventure Podcast is features ex royal marine sniper, turned adventurer, explorer and TV rigger and safety specialist, Aldo Kane. ...
Episode 087: Teddy Keen, The Unknown Adventurer
20 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 087 of The Adventure Podcast features author, illustrator and outdoor adventurer, Teddy Keen. Creator of the magical and intrepid children’s...
Episode 086: Alishba, From Manchester to the Mountains
15 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 086 of The Adventure Podcast features 19-year old Alishba, who grew up in inner city Manchester under difficult circumstances and was introduc...
Episode 085: Paul Pritchard, Disabled Not Unable
29 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 085 of The Adventure Podcast features the legendary British rock climber and mountaineer, Paul Pritchard. Paul dominated the climbing scene of...
Episode 084: Andrew Cotton, Soul Hunger
22 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 084 of The Adventure Podcast features big wave surfer Andrew Cotton. Back in August, Coldhouse teamed up with Sidetracked Magazine on a rather...
Episode 083: Christian Shaw, Chasing Tides
16 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 83 of The Adventure Podcast features the Founder and Executive Director of Plastic Tides, Christian Shaw. An avid water man and professional k...
Episode 082: Chris Dyer, A Simpler Life
05 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 082 of The Adventure Podcast features Chris Dyer, a Crofter/Archaeologist/Historian/Firefighter, who lives on a smallholding on the Shet...
Episode 081: Conrad Anker, The Four Stages of Life
28 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 081 of The Adventure Podcast features one of the world’s elite alpinists, Conrad Anker. Some of Conrad’s achievements in the world of moun...
Episode 080: Sara Cincurova, A Fellow Human
12 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
"In a humanitarian context, in war zones or on a ship rescuing refugees, I think it is very important to really show the people that amidst this great...
Episode 079: Gail Muller, Overcoming Chronic Pain
28 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
At a young age, Gail was diagnosed with muscular-skeletal issues; she was told she’d likely be in a wheelchair by the age of forty. Chronic illness ...
Episode 078: Sean Conway, Embracing the Extraordinary
14 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Sean Conway is an ultra endurance adventure athlete who is keen to champion the athletic side of adventure. Born in Zimbabwe, his childhood was spent ...
Episode 077: Anna McNuff, Mischief Maker
08 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Anna McNuff is an adventurer, speaker and self proclaimed ‘’mischief maker’’. Anna has run the length of Britain in bare feet, cycled the 50 s...
Episode 076: Nick Hayes, The Land They Stole
23 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Nick Hayes is an illustrator by trade and the author of ‘The Book of Trespass’ which details how we, the public, have been excluded from nature th...
Episode 075: Lara Maiklem, The London Mudlark
16 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Lara Maiklem is an author with an obsessive hobby: Mudlarking. Also known as the ‘London Mudlark’ she spends hours searching the Thames foreshore ...
Episode 074: Megan O'Neill, Running For Creativity
09 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Megan O’Neill is an Irish Singer-Songwriter who has opened for Sir Tom Jones as well as performing with the Lighthouse Family and Jamie Cullum. Her ...
Episode 073: Emily Penn, EXXpedition
02 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Emily Penn is a Skipper and an Ocean Advocate. During a sailing trip around the world, Emily was having a swim and surfaced to find she was surrounded...
Episode 072: Sophy Roberts, A Silent City
27 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 072 of The Adventure Podcast sees a return of our dispatches - shorter form content where we delve into a specific subject, issue, idea or sto...
Episode 071: Corin Smith, Home Truths
17 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Corin Smith is a fly fisherman, photographer and salmon farm campaigner. Born in the highlands of Scotland, Corin's working life has taken him from a ...
Episode 070: Robert Martineau, Waypoints
11 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Robert Martineau has many strings to his bow, most recently adding ‘author’ to his list of achievements. His book ‘Waypoints - A Journey on Foot...
Episode 069: Henry Fletcher, The Freedom to Roam
12 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Henry Fletcher is a facilitator, storyteller and maker. As a facilitator, Henry helps people immerse themselves in nature. As a storyteller, he seeks ...
Episode 068: Emily Chappell, From Courier to Commentator
07 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
An ultra-endurance cyclist, Emily Chappell started her biking adventures as a cycle courier in London before cycling from Wales to Japan. The cycling ...
Episode 067: David Yarrow, It's Not All Black and White
30 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
David Yarrow is a fine art photographer, conservationist and author. David is best known for his iconic monochrome wildlife photography, as well as fo...
Episode 066: Reza Pakravan, Crossing the Line
22 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Reza Pakravan is an explorer, filmmaker and writer. In a past life Reza was working the 9 to 5 but today he documents his epic adventures. From travel...
Episode 065: George Butler, Drawn Across Borders
15 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
George Butler is an award-winning artist and illustrator who specialises in documenting reportage and current affairs in ink rather than with a camera...
Episode 064: Niall McCann, The Conservation Frontline
08 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Describing himself as a "biologist with a lot of other interests", Dr Niall McCann works on the frontline of conservation, and in his spare time has s...
Episode 063: Steph Jeavons, Starting Afresh
02 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Steph Jeavons is an author, journalist and adventurer from Wales. The first person to circumnavigate the globe and ride a motorbike on all seven conti...
Episode 062: Leon McCarron, Slow Travel
22 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Leon McCarron is a writer, broadcaster and adventurer - originally from Northern Ireland, he now calls Iraq home. Leon’s championing of ‘slow trav...
Episode 061: Robert Swan, The Last Great Wilderness
15 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Robert Swan is the first person in history to reach both the North and South Poles on foot, and undertook both of these pioneering expeditions in an e...
Episode 060: Cal Flyn, Islands of Abandonment
08 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Cal Flyn is a writer and journalist who lives on Orkney, off the north coast of Scotland. Her latest book tells the story of a dozen abandoned places ...
Episode 059: Ed Caesar, Things You Have Not Dreamed Of
01 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Acclaimed journalist and author Ed Ceasar has written on subjects as varied as gorillas in the Congo, an imprisoned Russian billionaire and the world’...
Episode 058: Matt Sharman, To Humbly Go
12 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
There are many reasons to venture into the mountains. Matt Sharman is the antithesis of the ‘conqueror’. A gentle but accomplished mountaineer, th...
Episode 057: Ben Saunders, Striving Well
09 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Explorer, endurance athlete and renowned speaker, Ben Saunders holds the record for the longest polar journey on foot, and has skied more than 7,000km...
Episode 056: Gilly McArthur, The Choices that Matter
30 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, cold water swimmer, rock climber, and deep thinker, Gilly shares her unique, heart-warming and enlightening perspective on the world....
Episode 055: Hunter Workman, Land of the Midnight Sun
24 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Hunter describes himself as a ‘fencing contractor, deerstalker, turner of stones and walker of paths’. Brought up in the woodlands of Gloucestersh...
Episode 054: Tom Randall, A Life of Percentages
26 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Tom Randall used his student loan to trade the stock market and pay his way through university, before moving to London and dividing his time between ...
Episode 053: Time travel, Michael Turek
19 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Michael Turek has been taking photographs since he was eight years old. In this conversation with Matt Pycroft - that ranges from a close encounter wi...
Episode 052: Respect is Earned, Jay Morton
12 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
After a fourteen year career in the British Army, Jay Morton found himself catapulted from clandestine special forces secrecy to household-name celebr...
Episode 051: The Lost Pianos of Siberia - Part Two, Sophy Roberts
05 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In the second half of this two-part interview, Sophy Roberts shares the epiphany that led to her debut book The Lost Pianos of Siberia, and the ‘pur...
Episode 050: The Lost Pianos of Siberia - Part One, Sophy Roberts
28 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Sophy Roberts cut her journalistic teeth reviewing luxury hotels for glossy magazines, before turning her back on the world of ‘infinity pools, free...
Episode 049: Finding the Last English Poacher, Emma Crome
21 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Filmmaker and producer Emma Crome specialises in adventure and documentary film production. Following an unexpected insight into the decline of Britai...
Episode 048: Ascent of Mount Gongga, Nick Bullock
14 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Nick Bullock describes himself, in a self-deprecating manner that is a refreshing hallmark of his storytelling, as “someone who likes to go climbing...
Episode 047: Cycling the World, Vedangi Kulkarni
07 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Five weeks after first arriving in the UK to study, Vedangi Kulkarni set off on her bike with the aim of discovering the country she had chosen to cal...
Episode 046: Presumed Dead in Brazil, George Monbiot
31 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In 1989, George Monbiot travelled to Brazil to explore the troubling stories emerging from the rainforest. He lived in Manaus - in the heart of the Am...
Episode 045: A Life in the Mountains, Sir Chris Bonington
24 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Still climbing in his ninth decade – and with nearly 30 first ascents under his belt – Sir Chris Bonington’s appetite for adventure ha...