The Outdoors Fix
Episodes
Paul Wood: Tree hunting in Britain and Ireland’s towns and cities
07 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
The Outdoors Fix is a podcast to inspire you to make the outdoors a bigger part of your life. It’s hosted by Liv Bolton. Let me ask you something: H...
Joy, rain and handstands – Hiking with Mountain Leader Sameed Asghar
07 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
The Outdoors Fix is a podcast to inspire you to make the outdoors a bigger part of your life. It’s hosted by Liv Bolton. In this episode, Liv Bolton...
Max Swinhoe: Living – and hiking – with an upper limb difference
03 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
The Outdoors Fix is a podcast to inspire you to make the outdoors a bigger part of your life. It’s hosted by Liv Bolton. In this episode, Liv Bolton...
Beth Craigen: The outdoors youth worker changing lives through nature
11 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Outdoors Fix is a podcast to inspire you to make the outdoors a bigger part of your life. It’s hosted by Liv Bolton. In this episode, Liv Bolton...
‘It’s never too late’: The Running Granny Angela White on ultra running & healthy ageing
13 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Outdoors Fix is a podcast to inspire you to make the outdoors a bigger part of your life. It’s hosted by Liv Bolton. This episode takes Liv Bolt...
Soft Girls Who Hike: Meet Emily and Lucy, the women behind the #softhiking viral trend
16 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Outdoors Fix is a podcast to inspire you to make the outdoors a bigger part of your life. It’s hosted by Liv Bolton. This episode takes us to th...
How Kitsquad’s Fran Pearson helped nearly 5,000 people in poverty to access outdoors gear
19 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Outdoors Fix is a podcast to inspire you to make the outdoors a bigger part of your life. It’s hosted by Liv Bolton. In this episode, Liv Bolton...
Chantelle Lindsay: The wildlife conservationist who loves urban hiking
21 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Outdoors Fix is a podcast to inspire you to make the outdoors a bigger part of your life. It’s hosted by Liv Bolton. In the first episode of a n...
The Outdoors Fix throwback: Carla Khouri, the outdoors trailblazer
12 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Outdoors Fix is a podcast to inspire you to make the outdoors a bigger part of your life. As there are now more than 60 episodes of The Outdoors F...
The Outdoors Fix throwback: James Rebanks, author and shepherd
29 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Outdoors Fix is a podcast to inspire you to make the outdoors a bigger part of your life. As there are now more than 60 episodes of The Outdoors F...
The Outdoors Fix throwback: Vicky Balfour’s ‘pockets of adventure’
15 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Outdoors Fix is a podcast to inspire you to make the outdoors a bigger part of your life. As there are now more than 60 episodes of The Outdoors F...
The Outdoors Fix throwback: Mountain leader Emma Holland
01 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Outdoors Fix is a podcast to inspire you to make the outdoors a bigger part of your life. As there are now more than 60 episodes of The Outdoors F...
Juls Stodel: A journey to 104 bothies and 100 Scottish islands
23 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The Outdoors Fix is a podcast to inspire you to make the outdoors a bigger part of your life. It’s hosted by Liv Bolton. For this episode, Juls Stod...
Robert Finch: The orienteer and trail runner working for Ordnance Survey in the Cotswolds
09 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The Outdoors Fix is a podcast to inspire you to make the outdoors a bigger part of your life. It’s hosted by Liv Bolton. In this episode, Liv Bolton...
Marie Cheng: Leaving London life for the outdoors and trail running
26 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The Outdoors Fix is a podcast to inspire you to make the outdoors a bigger part of your life. It’s hosted by Liv Bolton. In this episode, Liv Bolton...
Marlon Patrice: Nature, grief and setting up We Go Outside Too
12 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The Outdoors Fix is a podcast to inspire you to make the outdoors a bigger part of your life. It’s hosted by Liv Bolton. In this episode, Liv Bolton...
Alastair Humphreys: Author and adventurer getting more Local
28 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The Outdoors Fix is a podcast to inspire you to make the outdoors a bigger part of your life. It’s hosted by Liv Bolton. In this episode, Liv Bolton...
Phoebe Sneddon: Gravel biker, mum and NHS paediatric consultant
13 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The Outdoors Fix is a podcast to inspire you to make the outdoors a bigger part of your life. It’s hosted by Liv Bolton. In this episode, cyclist, m...
Cath Pendleton: The ice swimming ‘Merthyr Mermaid’ – Live from the Big Retreat festival
13 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Cath Pendleton works full-time in an office in Wales and is a single mum to two daughters. But she’s also swum an ice mile in Antarctica, won Bronze...
Siobhan Daniels: The ‘Retirement Rebel’ adventuring all over the UK – Live from the Big Retreat festival
29 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
At the age of 60, Siobhan Daniels decided to sell her flat and most of her belongings, buy a motorhome and explore all around the UK. Five years late...
David Haze: Prison to paddleboarding and breaking world records – Live from the Big Retreat festival
15 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
David Haze’s story is one of the most extraordinary that I have ever come across on this podcast. He’s a nine-time world record breaking paddlebo...
Carys Rees: Mountain rescue volunteer and This Girl Walks founder – Live from the Big Retreat festival
01 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Having had a very outdoorsy upbringing in Carmarthenshire in South Wales, Carys Rees decided that she wanted to give something back to the outdoors co...
Feed swap: The Salt Path author Raynor Winn speaks to the Folk on Foot podcast
25 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Hello! I’m currently in the middle of producing a new series of The Outdoors Fix podcast. So in the meantime, I’ve got a special episode for you t...
Liv’s highlights from 5 years of The Outdoors Fix podcast
09 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
*10 February 2024 marks 5 years since the first episode of The Outdoors Fix podcast!* To celebrate this milestone, I’ve got a NEW PODCAST EPISODE fo...
Tom Burns: The Knepp rewilding project’s ranger and woodsman
11 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Tom Burns is the ranger and woodsman at Knepp estate in West Sussex, a pioneering rewilding project led by the estate’s owners and conservationists ...
Munira Ali: Walking London’s 3,000 parks and green spaces
28 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Munira Ali discovered the joy of walking in 2019 when she was struggling with her mental health. She’s now attempting to walk in all of London’s 3...
Sarah Banks: Writing a Wild Guide to North East England
14 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Sarah Banks is a journalist and writer who’s just spent 18 months researching and writing the Wild Guide to North East England. In search of 1,000 ...
Katy O’Neill Gutierrez: The mum who set up Blaze Trails, the parent and baby walking community
30 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Katy O’Neill Gutierrez is a mum of two and the founder of Blaze Trails, a network of walking groups all around the UK for parents and their babies. ...
Elise Wortley: Surviving alone in the Canadian wilderness & following forgotten female explorers
16 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The Outdoors Fix is a podcast to inspire you to make the outdoors a bigger part of your life. It’s hosted by Liv Bolton. Elise Wortley is an adventu...
Carla Khouri: The science teacher turned mountain leader training to be the first black winter ML
02 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The Outdoors Fix is a podcast to inspire you to make the outdoors a bigger part of your life. It’s hosted by Liv Bolton. Carla Khouri is a qualified...
Emma Holland: Becoming a mountain leader in mid-life in the Peak District
26 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The Outdoors Fix is a podcast to inspire you to make the outdoors a bigger part of your life. It’s hosted by Liv Bolton. Emma Holland is a qualified...
Debbie Croydon: The open water swimming coach who set up Soul Swimmers
12 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The Outdoors Fix is a podcast to inspire you to make the outdoors a bigger part of your life. It’s hosted by Liv Bolton. Debbie Croydon found a deep...
Kate Capelli: The founder of Adventuress in the Wild championing women in the outdoors
29 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The Outdoors Fix is a podcast to inspire you to make the outdoors a bigger part of your life. It’s hosted by Liv Bolton. Are you looking to join an ...
Chris Gaskin: The Special Forces veteran who set a Wainwright record in the Lake District
15 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The Outdoors Fix is a podcast to inspire you to make the outdoors a bigger part of your life. It’s hosted by Liv Bolton. Have you ever wanted to tak...
Vicky Balfour: The mountain biker finding ‘pockets of adventure’ in everyday life
01 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The Outdoors Fix is a podcast to inspire you to make the outdoors a bigger part of your life. It’s hosted by Liv Bolton. Are you desperate to go on ...
Sharnee Gardner: From modelling for Vogue to life as a professional gardener
01 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The Outdoors Fix is a podcast to inspire you to make the outdoors a bigger part of your life. It’s hosted by Liv Bolton. Ever thought about changing...
Kumbi Kariwo: The nurse who used rock climbing to get through the Covid-19 pandemic
18 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The Outdoors Fix is a podcast to inspire you to make the outdoors a bigger part of your life. It’s hosted by Liv Bolton. Kumbi Kariwo first came acr...
Helen Iles: Life as a mountain rescue volunteer and landscape photographer in Wales
04 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The Outdoors Fix is a podcast to inspire you to make the outdoors a bigger part of your life. It’s hosted by Liv Bolton. Have you ever dreamt about ...
Jack Williams: The Himalayas, cancer and mountain leading in Snowdonia
20 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The Outdoors Fix is a podcast to inspire you to make the outdoors a bigger part of your life. It’s hosted by Liv Bolton. My guest in this episode is...
Elise Downing: Life after running 5,000 miles around the coast of Britain
06 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The Outdoors Fix is a podcast to inspire you to make the outdoors a bigger part of your life. It’s hosted by Liv Bolton. Elise Downing was in her ea...
Frankie Butler: From England hockey to outdoor wheelchair adventures
23 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The Outdoors Fix is a podcast to inspire you to make the outdoors a bigger part of your life. It’s hosted by Liv Bolton. Has the outdoors helped you...
Dr Lucy Loveday: The wild swimming GP championing mental wellbeing in the outdoors
17 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Has the outdoors ever helped your mental health? Wondered why? Listen on to find out! My guest in this episode is Dr Lucy Loveday. Lucy is a GP and me...
Preet Chandi: The Army Officer on her way to Antarctica
03 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
What big outdoors adventure would you want to do if you really put your mind to it? For my guest Preet Chandi, her dream involves Antarctica. Preet i...
Jamie Neill: How Scotland’s Munros saved me when my badminton career ended
20 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
What do you do when your sporting career, which has been your life since you were nine years old, comes to an end? For my guest Jamie Neill, the answ...
Laura Doling: Moving from Essex to be a postwoman in the Lake District
02 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
For those of you who have ever dreamt about moving your job and home to the countryside, this one’s for you! My guest in this episode is Laura Dolin...
Oge Ejizu: Adventuring in London with Black Girls Hike
19 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
My guest in this episode is Oge Ejizu - a hiker and the London regional leader for Black Girls Hike, a walking group for black women. Growing up in Lo...
James Rebanks: The life of a shepherd and farmer in the Lake District
05 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
I’m absolutely thrilled that my guest in this episode is James Rebanks. He’s a shepherd, farmer and writer and the author of the bestselling book...
Tolga Aktas: How I moved from electrical engineering to working in conservation
21 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
My guest in this episode is Tolga Aktas. His story is one for those of you who are thinking of changing your career to be outdoors and in nature more....
Debbie North: Wheelchair adventuring all over the UK
07 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
My guest in this episode is Debbie North. She’s an extraordinary woman who has overcome so many challenges to pursue her outdoors life. A passionate...
Rehna Yaseen: Life as an outdoors instructor in the Peak District
24 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Imagine getting to take teenagers hiking, canoeing and winter climbing in Scotland for your full-time job. My guest in this podcast episode is Rehna Y...
Gilly McArthur: The Lake District’s ice swimmer and rock climber
18 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
If you’ve ever wanted to go and live in the Lake District, this episode might be just the motivation you need! My guest is Gilly McArthur and she’...
Matthew Bannister: Walking around the UK for the Folk on Foot podcast
04 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
What if you could combine your passions into your dream outdoors job? My guest in this episode, BBC radio presenter Matthew Bannister, has done just t...
Frit Sarita Tam: How a charity walk led to an outdoorsy life and career
20 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
My guest in this episode is Frit Sarita Tam - she’s an adventure filmmaker and photographer, rock climber, hiker, paddle boarder and more! Frit’s...
Jen Benson: Adventure guidebook writing and camping around the UK for a year
06 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
What if you could go camping all over the UK for a year and write books off the back of your outdoors adventures? Jen Benson is my guest in this episo...
Ben Dolphin: Life as a countryside ranger in Scotland
23 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Fancy switching up your life, moving to the countryside and becoming a ranger, like Ben Dolphin? Ben is a countryside ranger in Scotland, an outdoors...
Sophie Pavelle: The zoologist and hiker who’s obsessed with British wildlife
09 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
My guest today is Sophie Pavelle! Sophie is a zoologist, science communicator, environmental advocate and the Youth Ambassador for the Wildlife Trusts...
Becky The Traveller: From banking to hiking 950 miles across the UK
25 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Would you like to walk 950 miles across the UK and write about your hiking adventures? Today’s guest has done exactly that. She’s also turned hiki...
Jo Moseley: Midlife adventuring and paddleboarding coast-to-coast
29 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In her late forties, Jo Moseley found herself crying in the biscuit aisle at Tesco. She was caring for her parents who were both going through cancer ...
Kenny Block: Landscape photography in the Lake District
15 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Kenny Block can often be found in the Lake District hiking to get to dramatic view points and capture the stunning scenery with his camera or drone. H...
Emily Scott: Leaving full-time accountancy for a life in the mountains
01 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Emily Scott feels her happiest in the mountains. So over the last few years she’s made big changes to her life to enjoy them nearly everyday. Emily ...
Alex Staniforth: How tragedy on Everest lead to a huge UK adventure
17 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Alex Staniforth is an adventurer, author of two books and speaker who talks so well about how the outdoors has helped him throughout his life. Alex ha...
Vici Fairhurst: How a trip to Snowdon with 30 teens and staff changed her life
04 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Vici Fairhurst is a hiker who lives in Manchester and works with 16-19 year olds in care. She discovered a love of hiking in a rather daunting and unu...
Josh Day: Cycling from the UK to China
21 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Josh Day cycled 26,000km all the way from the UK to Beijing in China! Josh used to work in London as a data scientist but a few years ago he decided h...
Iona Rendall: The ‘ordinary adventurer’ motivating thousands to get hiking outdoors
07 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Iona Rendall, also known as @iona.adventuring on Instagram, is a nurse who lives in Edinburgh. In 2018, she set up a walking group on Facebook and it'...
Suzanna swims: Becoming a wild swimming guide in the Lake District
19 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Suzanna Cruickshank is an open water and wild swimming guide in the Lake District. Suzanna hasn’t always lived in the Lake District or been a wild s...
Stuart Watts: Rowing the Atlantic and breaking a world record
07 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Stuart Watts hadn’t rowed more than a couple of times when his friend suggested an epic challenge – to row across the Atlantic as part of the Tali...
An Outdoors Family: Stacey and Keith’s Scottish adventures with their kids
22 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Having a young family certainly hasn’t stopped Stacey and Keith Wilcox exploring and having big adventures in the outdoors. They now take their sons...
Jess Mather: From the Himalayas to the Lake District
09 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Jess Mather is a hiker and trail runner, has bagged over 100 Wainwrights in the Lake District, and has summited several high altitude mountains around...
Zahrah Mahmood, aka ‘The Hillwalking Hijabi’
26 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Zahrah Mahmood is a hiker who lives in Glasgow. Zahrah is hugely motivated in encouraging other Muslim women to get into the outdoors and experience t...
Cooking in the fells with…Fell Foodie aka Harrison Ward
13 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Three years ago Harrison lived in York, was 22 stone and drank around 20 pints a day. How did he manage to move to the Lake District and turn his life...
Jessie Leong: The life of an adventure photographer
23 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Jessie Leong can often be found hanging off the side of a rock face photographing rock climbers or hiking up a snowy mountain to get the perfect adven...
Clare Dyson: Adventuring with a dog and pony
16 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Pony-trekking around the Lake District was an adventure that Clare had dreamed about for a long time. Then she finally made it happen. The post Clare ...
Rory Southworth: The trail-running outdoors addict
09 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Rory Southworth can often be found jumping over tree roots on a hill run in the Lake District or hopping over rocks on a scramble. The trail runner, r...
Nic Hardy: The hiking adventure club queen
02 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
From one post on Instagram, Nic Hardy's adventure club has flourished. You'll often find her hiking or wild camping with 15 or more people in the Lake...
Ross Bowyer: Bushcraft to Bear Grylls
23 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Watching Bear Grylls drink reindeer blood in northern Norway is now just part of the day job for Ross Bowyer. The post Ross Bowyer: Bushcraft to Bear ...
Annie Ross: How 52 challenges can change a life
15 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Back in 2015, Annie was a banker, restless at her desk and wanting to be outside. Then the idea of 52 challenges came into her head... The post Annie ...
James Michael Forrest, aka ‘Mountain Man’
09 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
A lot of James Michael Forrest’s life and career is now is spent hiking in the hills all over the UK. Quite a contrast to five years ago. The post J...
Listen to a teaser for The Outdoors Fix
09 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
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