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The Adventure Podcast
An ongoing series of long-form conversations with individuals at the forefront of exploration and adventure in which filmmaker Matt Pycroft speaks to the most knowledgeable, accomplished and respected voices in the field. From mountaineers to wildlife cinematographers, environmental activists to polar photographers, The Adventure Podcast brings you up close and personal with those who live extraordinary lives.
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Episodes
The Adventure PodcastDispatch: Everest: The Other Side
Dispatches are our shorter form episodes, usually around a single question, subject or story. In this episode, Matt interviews Jim Morrison and Jimmy Chin on…
The Adventure PodcastEpisode 233: Will Duffin, The Extreme Medic
Episode 233 of The Adventure Podcast features expedition medic and NHS GP, Will Duffin. Will has spent 16 years as an expedition and reality TV doctor…
The Adventure PodcastEpisode 232: Mick Fowler, Just Keep Going
Episode 232 of The Adventure Podcast features legendary alpinist, Mick Fowler. Mick is 70 and still climbing in the Himalaya. He can't remember how many first…
The Adventure PodcastEpisode 231: Matthieu Tordeur, Adventure in the Age of Fire
Episode 231 of The Adventure Podcast features explorer and polar activist, Matthieu Tordeur. Starting with a solo trip to Antarctica at 26, Matthieu talks…
The Adventure PodcastEpisode 230: Naomi Aldwyn-Allsworth, Wild By Design
Episode 230 of The Adventure Podcast features survival instructor, bushcraft expert, and TV adventurer, Naomi Allsworth. Naomi started as a sportswear fashion…
The Adventure PodcastEpisode 229: Dom Ferris, Trash Free Trails
Episode 229 of The Adventure Podcast features founder and CEO of Trash Free Trails, mountain biker, and spaniel-owner, Dom Ferris. In this episode, Dom traces…
The Adventure PodcastDispatch: Niall McCann, Poaching
Dispatches are our shorter form episodes, usually around a single question, subject or story. In this episode, Niall McCann recites an incident from a couple…
The Adventure PodcastEpisode 228: Tim Good, Cast Off
Episode 228 of The Adventure Podcast features sailor, adventurer, and philanthropist, Tim Good. Tim comes from a 200-year-old family business which is deeply…
The Adventure PodcastEpisode 227: Declan Burley, The Long Game
Episode 227 of The Adventure Podcast features wildlife camera operator and television presenter, Declan Burley. Declan grew up in Luton, dyslexic and working…
The Adventure PodcastEpisode 226: Ollie Phillips, Ten Out Of Ten
Episode 226 of The Adventure Podcast features ex-England Rugby Captain, sailor, rower, and world-record holder, Ollie Phillips. After over a decade of elite…
The Adventure PodcastEpisode 225: Melissa Cristina Márquez, Mother Of Sharks
Episode 225 of The Adventure Podcast features marine biologist and TV host, Melissa Cristina Márquez. Also known as the 'Mother of Sharks'. Born in Puerto…
The Adventure PodcastThe Far Reaches: Tony Juniper, Signs Of Life
Episode five of our long-term series, The Far Reaches, features ornithologist, environmentalist, writer, and sustainability advisor, Tony Juniper CBE. Tony is…
The Adventure PodcastEpisode 224: Erin Ranney, Lines and Lenses
Episode 224 of The Adventure Podcast features wildlife cinematographer and third generation commercial fisherwoman, Erin Ranney. The conversation begins with…
The Adventure PodcastEpisode 223: Richard Ladkani, Impact
Episode 223 of The Adventure Podcast features award-winning director and cinematographer, Richard Ladkani. Richard has dedicated his life to impactful…
The Adventure PodcastEpisode 222: Simon Jeffries, Mindset
Episode 222 of The Adventure Podcast features ex special forces operative and mindset coach, Simon Jeffries. After starting out as a Royal Marines Commando and…
The Adventure PodcastThe Far Reaches: Rhett Butler, Mongabay
Episode four of our long-term series, The Far Reaches, features conservation journalist Rhett Butler. In 1999, fresh out of high school, Rhett founded Mongabay…
The Adventure PodcastEpisode 221: Adam Skolnick, American Tiger
Episode 221 of The Adventure Podcast features international journalist and author, Adam Skolnick. Adam has written for countless news outlets, Lonely Planet…
The Adventure PodcastEpisode 220: Peter Wright, A Mid-Life Less Ordinary
Episode 220 of The Adventure Podcast features endurance athlete and author, Peter Wright. Peter has undertaken some of the world's most challenging endurance…
The Adventure PodcastDispatch: Waldo Etherington, Trees
Dispatches are our shorter form episodes, usually around a single question, subject or story. In this episode, Waldo Etherington talks to us about all things…
The Adventure PodcastEpisode 219: Ash Routen, The State of Exploration
Episode 219 of The Adventure Podcast features adventure journalist and research scientist, Ash Routen. Ash has written for Explorers Web, Nat Geo, Outside, The…
The Adventure PodcastEpisode 218: Adam Weymouth, Lone Wolf
Episode 218 of The Adventure Podcast features writer, journalist, and adventurer, Adam Weymouth. Over a decade ago, Adam undertook a year-long journey, walking…
The Adventure PodcastEpisode 217: Ben Tibbetts, Long Projects in Quiet Places
Episode 217 of The Adventure Podcast features photographer, IFMGA guide, writer and artist, Ben Tibbetts. In this episode, Matt sits down with Ben to explore a…
The Adventure PodcastEpisode 216: Charlie Reynolds, Pirate Stuff (Part Two)
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 episode 215…
The Adventure PodcastEpisode 215: Charlie Reynolds, Pirate Stuff (Part One)
Episode 215 of The Adventure Podcast features adventurer and overland explorer, Charlie Reynolds. In 2024, Charlie left the UK with almost no experience and…
The Adventure PodcastEpisode 214: Craig Wood, Content
This episode is available for subscribers to watch in vision on The Adventure Podcast+ substack. Episode 214 of The Adventure Podcast features solo sailor and…
The Adventure PodcastEpisode 213: Alienor Le Gouvello, Wild At Heart
Episode 213 of The Adventure Podcast features French-born adventurer, horsewoman, and advocate for Australia’s wild brumbies, Alienor Le Gouvello. A few years…
The Adventure PodcastEpisode 212: Chris McCaffrey, Chasing Sensations
Episode 212 of The Adventure Podcast features adventurer, cyclist and skiier, Chris McCaffrey. Chris rowed across an ocean having never rowed before. He cycled…
The Adventure PodcastDispatch Live: The Turner Twins, Mallory Reimagined
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 Turner, as…
The Adventure PodcastEpisode 211: Ollie Treviso, Go The Distance
Episode 211 of The Adventure Podcast features adventurer Ollie Treviso. Ollie recently completed a 14,000km, 20-month walk along the Andes, from Tierra del…
The Adventure PodcastEpisode 210: Sarah McNair-Landry, Raised by Ice and Wilderness
Episode 210 of The Adventure Podcast features polar guide, explorer, and adventurer Sarah McNair-Landry. Growing up in Iqaluit on Baffin Island with parents…
The Adventure PodcastEpisode 209: Tom Allen, When To Turn Around
Episode 209 of The Adventure Podcast features adventurer, writer, and filmmaker, Tom Allen. In this episode, Tom talks to Matt about the wild and winding path…
The Adventure PodcastEpisode 208: Mark Agnew, There Will Be Headwinds
Episode 208 of The Adventure Podcast features writer, adventurer and father, Mark Agnew. Mark is a self-confessed failed adventurer, at least he was, until he…
The Adventure PodcastEpisode 207: Elise Downing, The Crying Crayon
Episode 207 of The Adventure Podcast features runner and author, Elise Downing. Elise is, by her own admission, not your typical adventurer. She didn’t grow up…
The Adventure PodcastEpisode 206: Luke Tarrant, Half a Tank of Gas and One Leg Left
Episode 206 of The Adventure Podcast features adventurer and amputee, Luke Tarrant. In 2024, Luke was travelling from the USA to Antarctica on his motorbike…
The Adventure PodcastEpisode 205: Lise Wortley, Women With Altitude
Episode 205 of The Adventure Podcast features adventurer, researcher and storyteller, Lise Wortley. Lise has spent the last few years following in the…
The Adventure PodcastEpisode 204: Paul Harris, Around the UK. Twice.
Episode 204 of The Adventure Podcast features former Royal Marine, adventurer and mental health advocate, Paul Harris. Paul is more commonly known as 'The…
The Adventure PodcastEpisode 203: Kim Frank, Elephants In The Hourglass
Episode 203 of The Adventure Podcast features writer, photographer, and documentary filmmaker, Kim Frank. Kim has spent the past seven years immersed in an…
The Adventure PodcastEpisode 202: Jack Scott, Two and a Half Days
Episode 202 of The Adventure Podcast features, long distance runner and construction worker, Jack Scott. Over the past few years Jack has grabbed the attention…
The Adventure PodcastEpisode 201: Dr Gina Moseley, Underground Treasure Hunting
Episode 201 of The Adventure Podcast features cave scientist, climate researcher, and expedition leader, Dr Gina Moseley. Gina's paleoclimatology work has…
The Adventure PodcastThe Far Reaches: Matt Barr, The Announcement
Episode three of The Far Reaches features journalist, podcaster, and founder of the Looking Sideways podcast, Matt Barr. In this conversation, we unpack Matt's…
The Adventure PodcastEpisode 200: Stephan Kesting, 1000 Miles of Canadian Arctic
Episode 200 of The Adventure Podcast features adventurer, firefighter, martial artist and author, Stephan Kesting. In 2015, Stephan was dying from polycystic…
The Adventure PodcastEpisode 199: Shauna Coxsey, Just Another Comeback
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, an…
The Adventure PodcastEpisode 198: Paul Besley, We Decide To Live
Episode 198 of The Adventure Podcast features hillwalker, mountain rescue volunteer, and author, Paul Besley. Paul has written several acclaimed guidebooks but…
The Adventure PodcastEpisode 197: Dave MacLeod, Moving The Needle
Episode 197 of The Adventure Podcast features Scottish climber, Dave Macleod. Dave is celebrated for being one of the finest climbing all rounders in the…
The Adventure PodcastEpisode 196: Leo Houlding, Life on the Line
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. But…
The Adventure PodcastEpisode 195: The Name's Torbet, Andy Torbet
Episode 195 of The Adventure Podcast features stuntman, cave diver, ex soldier and parachutist, Andy Torbet. For reasons you’ll understand when you listen to…
The Adventure PodcastEpisode 194: Dr Mark Hines, Ultra Physiology
Episode 194 of The Adventure Podcast features exercise physiologist and endurance athlete, Dr Mark Hines. Mark is a senior lecturer in exercise physiology at…
The Adventure PodcastEpisode 193: Jane Dotchin, 600 Miles On A Horse
Episode 193 of The Adventure Podcast features horse rider and adventurer, Jane Dotchin. Jane is an incredible woman. She has been embarking on a remarkable 600…
The Adventure PodcastDispatch: Dr Niall McCann, Legacy
Dispatches are our shorter form episodes, usually around a single question, subject or story. In this episode, Matt asks Dr Niall McCann, a biologist…
The Adventure PodcastEpisode 192: Matthew Irving, Living The Line
Episode 192 of The Adventure Podcast features adventure filmmaker and photographer, Matthew Irving. Matthew has a background in wildland firefighting, having…
The Adventure PodcastEpisode 191: Hillary Gerardi, Records Or Reasons
Episode 191 of The Adventure Podcast was recorded live at Kendal Mountain Festival 2024 and features ultra-marathon runner and alpinist, Hillary Gerardi…
The Adventure PodcastEpisode 190: Dr Steve Boyes, The Pulse of the Okavango
Episode 190 of The Adventure Podcast features conservationist and National Geographic Explorer, Dr Steve Boyes. Steve is the driving force behind the Okavango…
The Adventure PodcastEpisode 189: Charlotte Young, Ocean Magpie
Episode 189 of The Adventure Podcast features marine scientist, sailor, communicator, and freediver, Charlotte Young. Charlotte is now living aboard and…
The Adventure PodcastEpisode 188: Jason Fox, It's Easy To Be Tough
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 Dares…
The Adventure PodcastEpisode 187: Guy Grieve, All The Wealth In The World
Episode 187 of The Adventure Podcast features scallop diver, seaweed farmer, author, writer, and father, Guy Grieve. Guy spent a year off-grid living in a…
The Adventure PodcastThe Far Reaches: Emma Linford, Wild Service
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 to her…
The Adventure PodcastEpisode 186: Victoria Monk, There She Rows
Episode 186 of The Adventure Podcast features rower and sports advocate, Victoria Monk. Victoria is Captain and one quarter of 'There She Rows', an all-female…
The Adventure PodcastEpisode 185: Lyanda Haupt, Someone Of Service
Episode 185 of The Adventure Podcast features award-winning author, naturalist, and eco-philosopher, Lyanda Haupt. Lyanda's work bridges the gap between…
The Adventure PodcastEpisode 184: Sunniva Sorby, Minor To Major
Episode 184 of The Adventure Podcast features expedition leader, citizen scientist, and polar expert, Sunniva Sorby. Sunniva was part of the first all-female…
The Adventure PodcastEpisode 183: Matt Pavitt, Maybe Masochistic
Episode 183 of The Adventure Podcast features alpinist, skier, outdoor instructor, and climber, Matt Pavitt. Matt recently broke the fastest known time record…