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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 PodcastEpisode 182: John Porter, A Path Of Shadows
Episode 182 of The Adventure Podcast features mountaineer, writer, historian and poet, John Porter. John is arguably one of the most accomplished but…
The Adventure PodcastEpisode 181: Hazel Findlay, State of Mind
Episode 181 of The Adventure Podcast features one of the most accomplished rock climbers in the world, Hazel Findlay. Hazel featured on the podcast before…
The Adventure PodcastEpisode 180: Guy Deacon, Running On Empty
Episode 180 of The Adventure Podcast features adventurer and Parkinson's campaigner, Guy Deacon CBE. Guy is a retired army officer who, towards the end of his…
The Adventure PodcastExplore 014: The Future Of Exploration
Episode fourteen, the final episode of our specialist series, Explore: How To Plan An Expedition, focuses on the future of exploration. This is actually a live…
The Adventure PodcastEpisode 179: Tommy Caldwell, Summit To Senate
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 first…
The Adventure PodcastExplore 013: Coming Home
Episode thirteen of our specialist series, Explore: How To Plan An Expedition, focuses on an often overlooked part of expeditions, coming home. In this…
The Adventure PodcastEpisode 178: Denise Joi, Fight or Flight
Episode 178 of The Adventure Podcast features wildlife pilot, Denise Joi. Denise is one of four pilots for Colorado Parks and Wildlife, where she flies a small…
The Adventure PodcastExplore 012: Communicating Scientific Discoveries
Episode twelve of our specialist series Explore: How To Plan An Expedition, focuses on communicating scientific discoveries. In this episode, Matt speaks with…
The Adventure PodcastEpisode 177: Robert Lester, A Childhood Dream
Episode 177 of The Adventure Podcast features general outdoorsman, climber and skier, Robert Lester. In 2023, Rob canoed 1300 miles down the Columbia River. He…
The Adventure PodcastExplore 011: Telling The Story
Episode eleven of our specialist series, Explore: How To Plan An Expedition, focuses on storytelling. In this episode, Matt speaks with Leon McCarron about the…
The Adventure PodcastEpisode 176: Hanli Prinsloo, Hold Your Breath
Episode 176 of The Adventure Podcast features freediver, speaker, writer and ocean conservationist, Hanli Prinsloo. Hanli is the founder and executive director…
The Adventure PodcastExplore 010: Camp Life, Mountains
Episode ten of our specialist series, Explore: How To Plan An Expedition, continues our Camp Life mini series, where we speak to a single individual about a…
The Adventure PodcastEpisode 175: Mark Agnew, An Adventurous Mind
Episode 175 of The Adventure Podcast features journalist and adventurer, Mark Agnew. Mark has recently become well-known for his crossing of the Northwest…
The Adventure PodcastEpisode 174: Fay Manners, Eight First Ascents
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 spends all of…
The Adventure PodcastExplore 009: Health & Safety
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, Waldo…
The Adventure PodcastThe Far Reaches: Matt James, De-extinction
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 episodes will…
The Adventure PodcastEpisode 173: Alex Honnold, The Next Pitch
Episode 173 of The Adventure Podcast features climbing legend, Alex Honnold. Alex needs little introduction. He's arguably one of the best rock climbers in…
The Adventure PodcastExplore 008: Camp Life, Jungles
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 about a…
The Adventure PodcastEpisode 172: Jason Pickles, The Climber's Climber
Episode 172 of The Adventure Podcast features climber, route setter, and 'Britain's Manliest Man', Jason Pickles. Jason is a proper underdog and a climber’s…
The Adventure PodcastExplore 007: Ethical Fieldwork
Episode seven of our specialist series, Explore: How To Plan An Expedition, focuses on Ethical Fieldwork. In this episode, Matt speaks with Dr Alasdair Harris…
The Adventure PodcastEpisode 171: Andrew Bisharat, We Need A Voice
Episode 171 of The Adventure Podcast features journalist, writer and climber, Andrew Bisharat. Much of Andrew's career has been focussed on writing about…
The Adventure PodcastEpisode 170: Lee Craigie, Other Ways To Win
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…
The Adventure PodcastExplore 006: Camp Life, Polar
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 individual…
The Adventure PodcastEpisode 169: Taran Khan, Shadow City
Episode 169 of The Adventure Podcast features journalist and author, Taran Khan. Taran's work covers intricate themes of conflict, identity, displacement and…
The Adventure PodcastEpisode 168: Laura Massey-Pugh, In Tandem
Episode 168 of The Adventure Podcast features long-distance cyclist, and 'back-half' of SteLa tandem, Laura Massey-Pugh. Alongside her husband Stevie, Laura…
The Adventure PodcastExplore 005: Leadership, Teamwork and Competence
The fifth episode of our specialist series, Explore: How To Plan An Expedition, focuses on leadership, teamwork, and competence. In this episode, Matt speaks…
The Adventure PodcastEpisode 167: Karen & Mark Bennett, SaltPot
Episode 167 of The Adventure Podcast features animal and wildlife photographer, sailor, and grandparents, Karen and Mark Bennett. They recently sailed from…
The Adventure PodcastExplore 004: Camp Life, Deserts
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 series…
The Adventure PodcastEpisode 166: James Mark Hayden, Nothing Left Unfinished
Episode 166 of The Adventure Podcast features ultra-endurance cyclist, James Mark Hayden. James started by riding fixie bikes around London, before finding…
The Adventure PodcastEpisode 165: Miriam Lancewood, A Wild Life
Episode 165 of The Adventure Podcast features adventurer and author, Miriam Lancewood. Miriam grew up in Holland and travelled around Africa and India, before…
The Adventure PodcastExplore 003: Who's Paying, The Reality Of Funding
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 the least…
The Adventure PodcastEpisode 164: Kendal Mountain Festival Live 23, The Power of Storytelling - New Perspectives
Episode 164 of The Adventure Podcast is a special live episode recorded at Kendal Mountain Festival 2023. This is a definite deviation from our standard…
The Adventure PodcastEpisode 163: Bruce Luyendyk, The Eighth Continent
Episode 163 of The Adventure Podcast features world-class geologist and polar explorer, Bruce Luyendyk. A marine scientist, Bruce expanded his interests over…
The Adventure PodcastExplore 002: Five P's: Proper Planning Prevents Poor Performance
The second episode of our new specialist series, Explore: How To Plan An Expedition, focuses on The Five P's - Proper Planning Prevents Poor Performance. In…
The Adventure PodcastEpisode 162: Kimber Cross, How Not Can
Episode 162 of The Adventure Podcast features alpinist, climber, adaptive athlete, and kindergarten teacher, Kimber Cross. Kimber is an adaptive climber who…
The Adventure PodcastEpisode 161: Rupert Grey, Homage To Bangladesh
Episode 161 of The Adventure Podcast features lawyer and photographer, Rupert Grey. Rupert is, by his own admission, of a world that has now disappeared. His…
The Adventure PodcastExplore 001: Designing A Successful Field Research Project
The first episode of our new specialist series, Explore: How To Plan An Expedition, focuses on Designing A Successful Field Research Project. In this episode…
The Adventure PodcastExplore 000: Introduction
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 core, is…
The Adventure PodcastEpisode 160: Al Humphreys, What Adventure Means
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 Al as…
The Adventure PodcastEpisode 159: Jon Gupta, No Such Thing As Too Much Experience
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 Himalayan high…
The Adventure PodcastEpisode 158: Matt Sharman, All The Best Laid Plans
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…
The Adventure PodcastEpisode 157: Pip Stewart, Lessons From The Jungle
Episode 157 of The Adventure Podcast features Pip Stewart. Pip is a journalist, explorer, neglected disease campaigner, and mother. In 2013, after working as a…
The Adventure PodcastEpisode 156: Thor C. Pedersen, Once Upon A Saga
Episode 156 of The Adventure Podcast features the first person to travel to every country in the world unbroken without flying, Thor C. Pedersen. Originally…
The Adventure PodcastEpisode 155: Jamie McDonald, Adventureman
Episode 156 of The Adventure Podcast features Jamie McDonald, a.k.a 'Adventureman'. Jamie is a fundraiser, speaker, author, and…
The Adventure PodcastEpisode 154: From The Archives - Iain Miller
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 break from…
The Adventure PodcastEpisode 153: From The Archives - Conrad Anker
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 break from…
The Adventure PodcastEpisode 152: From The Archives - Erling Kagge
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 break from…
The Adventure PodcastEpisode 151: From The Archives - George Monbiot
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 break from…
The Adventure PodcastEpisode 150: Dr Rosa Vásquez Espinoza, Rediscovery
Episode 150 of The Adventure Podcast features Nat Geo explorer, biologist, and conservationist, Dr Rosa Vásquez Espinoza. Rosa is of Peruvian-Andean and…
The Adventure PodcastEpisode 149: Vanessa Ruck, The Girl On A Bike
Episode 149 of The Adventure Podcast features motorcycle racer and 4x4 rally driver, Vanessa Ruck. Vanessa was a self-proclaimed adrenaline junkie, but in 2014…
The Adventure PodcastEpisode 148: Sophie Pavelle, Forget Me Not
Episode 148 of The Adventure Podcast features adventurous zoologist, author and environmental campaigner, Sophie Pavelle. Sophie is known for putting a fresh…
The Adventure PodcastEpisode 147: Patty Upton, The Final Mile
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, adventures…
The Adventure PodcastEpisode 146: Leigh Timmis, The View From The Balcony
Episode 146 of The Adventure Podcast features endurance cyclist and adventurer, Leigh Timmis. Leigh holds the world record for the fastest cycle across Europe…
The Adventure PodcastEpisode 145: Tim Jarvis, We Can All Be Heroes
Episode 145 of The Adventure Podcast features polar traveller, historian and environmental scientist, Tim Jarvis. Tim is clearly a polymath. From his work…
The Adventure PodcastEpisode 144: Eric Larsen, Things Require Effort
Episode 144 of The Adventure Podcast features polar explorer and adventurer, Eric Larsen. Eric is one of the most accomplished polar travellers and guides in…
The Adventure PodcastEpisode 143: Jerry Gore, What We Do With It
Episode 143 of The Adventure Podcast features climber, mountaineer, cyclist and endurance athlete, Jerry Gore. Jerry is also a Type 1 diabetic. He has been on…
The Adventure PodcastEpisode 142: Anna Levesque, Feeling Powerful
Episode 142 of The Adventure Podcast features adventure coach and author, Anna Levesque. Anna has been named 'one of the most inspirational paddlers alive' by…
The Adventure PodcastEpisode 141: Megan McCubbin, Back To Life
Episode 141 of The Adventure Podcast features Zoologist and wildlife TV presenter, Megan McCubbin. Megan travelled the world from a young age and quickly…
The Adventure PodcastEpisode 140: Kate Rawles, Adventure Plus
Episode 140 of The Adventure Podcast features cyclist, writer, environmentalist and academic, Kate Rawles. Kate has a pretty expansive background. She spent a…
The Adventure PodcastEpisode 139: Leon McCarron, Wounded Tigris
Episode 139 of The Adventure Podcast features the return of award-winning writer, broadcaster and explorer, Leon McCarron. Leon is likely best known for his…