The Adventure Podcast
Episodes
Episode 044: Finding Home, Iain Miller
08 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Iain Miller might just be the only professional sea stack climber on Earth. After twenty years sailing the world with the Merchant Navy, Iain made a h...
Episode 043: The Solitude Specials, Jenny Tough
03 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The eighth episode in this lockdown series is with Jenny Tough.The Solitude Specials are a new series of shorter conversations with adventurous souls ...
Episode 042: The Solitude Specials, Beth Healey
26 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The seventh episode in this series is with Dr Beth Healey. The Solitude Specials are a new series of shorter conversations with adventurous souls who ...
Episode 041: The Solitude Specials, Dee Caffari
17 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The sixth episode in "The Solitude Specials" is with Dee Caffari.The Solitude Specials are a new series of shorter conversations with adventurous soul...
Episode 040: The Solitude Specials, Tim Howell
14 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The fifth episode in "The Solitude Specials" is with Tim Howell.The Solitude Specials are a new series of shorter conversations with adventurous souls...
Episode 039: The Solitude Specials, Aldo Kane
09 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The fourth episode in "The Solitude Specials" is with Aldo Kane.The Solitude Specials are a new series of shorter conversations with adventurous souls...
Episode 038: The Solitude Specials, Hazel Findlay
07 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The third episode in "The Solitude Specials" is with Hazel Findlay.The Solitude Specials are a new series of shorter conversations with adventurous so...
Episode 037: The Solitude Specials, Ben Saunders
01 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The second episode in "The Solitude Specials" is with Ben Saunders.The Solitude Specials are a new series of shorter conversations with adventurous so...
Episode 036: The Solitude Specials, Megan Hine
31 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The first episode in 'The Solitude Specials' is with Megan Hine.The Solitude Specials are a new series of shorter conversations with adventurous souls...
Episode 035: Life in Antarctica - The Not-So-Common Cold, Tash Burley
28 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Having spent years working for the Royal Flying Doctors in Australia, and a season at Everest Basecamp, Tash Burley spent the 2019-2020 Antarctic seas...
Episode 034: Life in Antarctica - Tracks in the Snow, Kobus Stadler
27 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The first episode in our Antarctic mini-series is with fourth-generation South African farmer Kobus Stadler, who spent the end of 2019 in Antarctica, ...
Episode 033: A High-Latitude Life, Ian 'Spike' Sykes
20 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In the 1960s, Ian (Spike, to his mates, his family, and pretty much everyone else) Sykes spent two years as a dog sled driver for the British Antarcti...
Episode 032: Mount Roraima – Anna's Journey
02 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Anna Taylor had never travelled further than Germany when she boarded the plane to Guyana to join Leo Houlding on a world class expedition to Mount Ro...
Episode 031: Mount Roraima - The Summit
31 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
On the 4th December 2019, Leo and the team stood on top of Mount Roraima in the darkness. With everyone on the summit, all that was left to do was hau...
Episode 030: Mount Roraima – The Wall Camp
30 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
The team are now living on the wall, and finding their way up it. Waldo talks us through the route so far - right at Tarantula Terrace, right again at...
Episode 029: Mount Roraima – The Tepui Land
24 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Advanced base camp has been established, and it's time to head up the wall. Before they do, here's an in-depth expedition update from team leader Leo ...
Episode 028: Mount Roraima – Learning the Ropes
19 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
One week in to the Roraima Expedition, Matt sits down with the youngest member of the team, Anna Taylor, to talk about her jungle experience so far.Su...
Episode 027: Kendal Mountain Festival, Steve Scott
14 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Ahead of Kendal Mountain Festival 2019, Matt spoke to festival director Steve Scott about what's in store for you this year, and how he ended up runni...
Episode 026: Mount Roraima – The Lost World
12 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
An update from Guyana. In this episode, Matt talks to Waldo Etherington (of Episode 002) as they trek through the Amazonian forest, en route for Mount...
Episode 025: Mount Roraima – Faffing
10 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
This is it: our first expedition podcast, sent back from Guyana where Matt is on expedition with Leo Holding and team, heading for Mount Roraima.We he...
Episode 024: Against Prevailing Winds, Dee Caffari
31 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
The first woman to sail solo, non-stop, around the world in both directions, Dee Caffari's honest tales of breaking boundaries as a female sailor are ...
Episode 023: Born an Explorer, Erling Kagge
24 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Our first episode of Series Two is with explorer, publisher and philosopher Erling Kagge. We spoke to him earlier this year about his book 'Walking' a...
Episode 022: Season Two, Matt Pycroft
24 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
A podcast update from Matt, and what's in store for you in Series Two. @theadventurepodcastSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-adventure-...
Episode 021: Leave me here at home, Al Humphreys
01 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Al reads the final chapter from his new book 'My Midsummer Morning'.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-adventure-podcast. Hosted on Acas...
Episode 020: Busking for Bocadillos, Al Humphreys
31 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Following in the footsteps of Laurie Lee, Al set out to walk through Spain with only a violin, and a modest repertoire of elementary tunes. Along the ...
Episode 019: Mind Control, Hazel Findlay
28 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Hazel grew up climbing the limestone sea cliffs of Pembrokeshire. In the twenty years since those first adventurous forays, she has travelled, and cli...
Episode 018: Hold Fast, Conrad Anker
22 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Conrad Anker is one of the world’s most accomplished mountaineers. He made a name for himself in the 80s and 90s undertaking cutting edge first asce...
Episode 017: The Farmer at the Edge of the World, Jóhannus Kallsgard
12 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Jóhannus Kallsgard lives on Kalsoy, one of 18 islands in the North Atlantic that make up the Faroe Islands. Sheep farming in the Atlantic Ocean, wher...
Episode 016: Walking, Erling Kagge
04 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Erling Kagge has been walking since he was thirteen months old. He has walked to the North Pole, to the South Pole, and to the top of Mount Everest. H...
Episode 015: An Unconventional Life, Sophie Darlington
26 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Sophie Darlington’s thirty-year career as a wildlife cinematographer has borne witness to the effects of climate change – and the decline of endan...
Episode 014: Learning To Fly, Waldo Etherington
15 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
With a paraglider, bought via eBay, and a marathon of YouTube tutorials, Waldo taught himself to fly. In this dispatch, Waldo recalls one of his 'whim...
Episode 013: A Couple Of Cold Winters, Martin Hartley
09 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
A raw, honest and poignant conversation with acclaimed polar photographer Martin Hartley. In 2009, Martin was nominated as one of Time magazine's Hero...
Episode 012: Sidetracked, Martin Hartley
07 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Sidetracked's Director of Photographer, Martin Hartley, speaks about the joy The Sidetracked Journal brings him. Sidetracked Issue 14 is out now.Suppo...
Episode 011: Mind Of A Survivor, Megan Hine
01 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Survival expert Megan has travelled far and wide in her search for answers and adventure. Serving up a healthy dose of outdoors enthusiasm, Meg talks ...
Episode 010: Losing Sight Of The Shore, George Monbiot
07 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In an age when the ping of an email or the silent buzz of a social media notification can interrupt you almost anywhere on the globe, how do we find s...
Episode 009: Poisoned Arrows, George Monbiot
01 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In 1988, investigative journalist George Monbiot bluffed his way into West Papua with forged travel documents. What follows is a tale of rebels, of in...
Episode 008: Climbing The Pyramids
26 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
What is urban exploration? The tabloids would have you believe that it’s teenagers dangling from cranes on building sites, but the reality is very d...
Episode 007: Unseen Enemy, Aldo Kane
24 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In this dispatch, Aldo dives deep into his experience in West Africa helping document the 2014 outbreak of the Ebola virus, and talks about his appeti...
Episode 006: Cheerfulness In The Face Of Adversity, Aldo Kane
18 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
How do you deal with fear? For former commando sniper Aldo Kane, it's about understanding that that feeling is normal, a physiological reaction to get...
Episode 005: A Climber's Voyage, Nick Bullock
17 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
The first in our ongoing series of book recitals, climber Nick Bullock reads from his 2018 book Tides; a treasury of his antics with some of the worl...
Episode 004: Exploring The Canopy, Waldo Etherington
10 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In our first dispatch, self-proclaimed extreme recreational tree-climber Waldo Etherington reveals the secrets of the rainforest canopy, and its myste...
Episode 003: Quest Into The Unknown, Tony Howard
23 Dec 2018
Contributed by Lukas
A series of chance encounters, and a whaling ship, led Tony Howard from the rocky outcrops of Yorkshire to a first ascent of Troll Wall, the tallest v...
Episode 002: A Life In The Trees, Waldo Etherington
18 Dec 2018
Contributed by Lukas
If you’ve ever wondered how to become a professional tree climber, then this conversation with Waldo Etherington covers the basic necessities for ge...
Episode 001: Why We Need Adventure, Al Humphreys
15 Dec 2018
Contributed by Lukas
If you’re looking for ways to live more adventurously, step away from your screen and spend more time in nature, then this conversation with Al Hump...
Episode 000: Introduction, Matt Pycroft
14 Dec 2018
Contributed by Lukas
A few words from Matt on the origins of this podcast, and his hopes for its future.@theadventurepodcastSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/th...