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Off Grid#70 - Sarah Williams: Podcast Host Who Quit Banking To Champion Women In Adventure
Sarah Williams is the founder of the Tough Girl Podcast and Tough Girl Challenges, who launched both after leaving corporate banking at 32 and has since grown…
Off Grid#69 - Jenny Tough: I Ran A Mountain Range On Every Continent Alone
Jenny Tough is an ultra endurance athlete, solo expedition runner, bikepacker and author who has crossed mountain ranges solo and unsupported on every…
Off Grid#68 - Lena Drapella: Expedition Photographer Who Dropped Everything For Rock Climbing
Lena Drapella is a professional climbing photographer and the first female photographer for World Climbing who recently sailed from Iceland to East Greenland…
Off Grid#67 - Emily Penn: Ocean Explorer Researches Why Plastic Is In Your Blood
Emily Penn is a sailor, ocean advocate and founder of eXXpedition, which runs ocean-focused research missions and all-women sailing expeditions to study…
Off Grid#66 - Ann Daniels: The Single Mother Of Triplets Who Walked To Both Poles
Ann Daniels is a polar explorer and world record holder for being part of the first all-female team to walk to both the North and South Poles, who went on to…
Off Grid#65 - Leon McCarron: Nomadic Author Living In Beirut And Trail Designer In Iraq
Leon McCarron is a writer, filmmaker and adventurer from Northern Ireland who has walked across the Gobi Desert, lived in Iraq and now lives in Beirut…
Off Grid#64 - Ben Aitken: Travel Writer Celebrates The UK's Worst Cities
Ben Aitken is a British travel writer, Sunday Times columnist, and author. His most recent book is called Shitty Breaks, which celebrates the 12 least visited…
Off Grid#63 - Niall McCann: Living Up To The Family Legacy - Biologist And Explorer
Niall McCann is a conservationist, adventurer, biologist, mountain rescuer and TV presenter. In this conversation, we talk about: - Surviving a spinal cord…
Off Grid#62 - Hazel Findlay: Elite Climber On Using Fear To Perform Under Pressure
Hazel Findlay is a professional climber, mindset coach, founder of Strong Mind Climbing, and the first British woman to climb an E9 level of rock climbing. In…
Off Grid#61 - Tommy Lewis: Is Run Culture Going In The Wrong Direction?
Tommy Lewis is a running coach and content creator who left a career in sales and tech in London to build his own run coaching business and spent the last year…
Off Grid#60 - Will Simpson: Real Meal Founder And British Army Officer
Will Simpson is a serving British Army major and founder of Real Meal, a high performance nutrition bar with over 600 calories in - it's bloody good for…
Off Grid#59 - Preet Chandi: Polar Explorer On Building A Resilient Mind
Preet Chandi is a four-time Guinness World Record breaker, British Army veteran and polar explorer. She has skied to the South Pole alone three times…
Off Grid#58 - Tom Livingstone: Rock Climber On How To Turn A Hobby Into A Career
Tom Livingstone is a professional climber, two-time winner of the Piolet d'Or and Founder of the Young Alpinist Group, a mentorship programme supporting the…
Off Grid#58 - Tom Livingstone: Rock Climber On How To Turn A Hobby Into A Career
Tom Livingstone is a professional climber, two-time winner of the Piolet d'Or, which is widely regarded as the Oscars of mountaineering, and founder of the…
Off Grid#57 - Oli Broom: He Quit Corporate Life To Cycle The World
Oli Broom left a corporate career at 29 to cycle from England to Australia following the Ashes, ran a charity in Rwanda, and went on to found The Slow Cyclist…
Off Grid#56 - Waldo Etherington: Professional Tree Climber On Attacking Your Dream With No Money
"If I end up in a gutter with absolutely nothing, I don't mind because I'm trying my hardest to do what I want to do." - Waldo Waldo Etherington is the founder…
Off Grid#55 - Solo Ep: 5 Lessons From 55 Adventurers
Wuzdopamine people. In this episode I talk about 5 lessons from 55 adventurers: 1. You do not need to be an adventurer, to be an adventurer 2. Adventurers are…
Off Grid#54 - Kenton Cool: What 20 Everest Summits Actually Takes
Kenton Cool has summited Everest more times than any other non-Sherpa climber in history. He is a British high-altitude guide, mountaineer, and the man…
Off Grid#53 - Ash Bhardwaj: Travel Journalist On Why You're Not A Traveller
Ash Bhardwaj is a journalist, author of Why We Travel, and Army reservist who spent six months travelling from Norway to Crimea retracing the new Iron Curtain…
Off Grid#52 - Markus Stitz: A Year Bikepacking Around The World
Markus Stitz holds the world record for being the first person to cycle around the world on a single-speed bike. He is a bikepacker, author and filmmaker based…
Off Grid#51 - Belinda Kirk: Why Adventure Is A Human Need
Belinda Kirk is the skipper of the first all-female crew to row non-stop around Britain, founder of Explorers Connect, and author of Adventure Revolution. In…
Off Grid#50 - Levison Wood: Step Into The Colosseum
Levison Wood is an explorer, author and former British Army officer who has walked the length of the Nile, the Himalayas, and the Americas. In this…
Off Grid#49 - Rebecca Stephens: How To Bet On Yourself
Rebecca Stephens is the first British woman to summit Everest, expedition leader and author. In this conversation, we talk about: - Rebecca quitting her job in…
Off Grid#48 - Alastair Humphreys: Adventure Does Not Need To Be Extreme!
Alastair Humphreys is an adventurer and author who first became known for cycling around the world for four years before later pioneering the idea of…
Off Grid#47 - Mike Trueman: Ex-Gurkha Officer Turned Everest Rescuer
Mike Trueman is the founder of True Adventure that lead expeditions for school children. He has also been a Gurkha officer, Everest summiteer, army helicopter…
Off Grid#46 - Ben Sherlock: Adventure Cameraman For Ed Stafford
Ben Sherlock is an adventure cameraman whose work has taken him from war zones to some of the biggest adventure productions on television, including Blue…
Off Grid#45 - Solo Ep: We’ve Drifted From Real Connection
Recorded on video in a woodland, this episode is all about how the outdoors can help us feel less lonely and more connected. I share 3 simple ways to socialise…
Off Grid#44 - Julian Osborne: The Fashion Founder On Modern Success
Julian Osborne is the co-founder of Batch London, the casual suit menswear brand. In this conversation, we talk about: - Why it's worth going to university as…
Off Grid#43 - Dave Carson: Safari Guide On Tracking Black Rhino
Dave Carson is a professional safari guide and the Founder of Kazuma Trails and Hwange Bush Camp in Zimbabwe. In this conversation, we talk about: - How to…
Off Grid#42 - Emily Scott: From London Accountant To Ski Instructor
Emily Scott is a ski instructor, seven-time Ironman finisher and international mountain leader based in the Swiss Alps. In this conversation, we talk about…
Off Grid#41 - Alex Ledger: Adventure Air Sports Entrepreneur
Alex Ledger is the Managing Director of Off SkySchool, a paramotoring instructor, and an adventure air sports specialist. In this conversation, we talk about…
Off Grid#40 - Nick Murray: Sir David Attenborough’s Lead Guide In The Bush
Nick Murray is a professional safari guide and co-founder of Bushlife Safaris, based in Zimbabwe’s Mana Pools National Park. He has built his life around the…
Off Grid#39 - Josh Dickson: Why Flow States Rewire The Brain
Josh Dickson is a clinical psychologist, trauma and positive psychology therapist and founder of Resurface, a science-backed approach using surf therapy and…
Off Grid#38 - Archie Whitfield: How Running Helped Me Heal
Archie Whitfield ran all 20 Premier League stadiums in 25 days in memory of his Dad, fundraising for a The Brain Charity. He’s also run to all the stadiums in…
Off Grid#37 - Andy McMenemy: How To Build Unbreakable Resilience
Andy McMenemy is an extreme endurance athlete, clinical hypnotherapist and psychotherapist, and mindset coach. He’s completed the Marathon des Sables, a…
Off Grid#36 - Solo Ep: 3 Adventures I Did That You Can Copy
In this solo episode I share 3 adventures I’ve done that ordinary people can go and repeat. No epic kit lists or extreme skills required, just solid routes, a…
Off Grid#35 - Adam Burns: 100 Days Walking To The World Cup In Brazil
Adam Burns, walked 1,966 km from Argentina to Brazil with three mates and a golf trolley for the 2014 Brazil Football World Cup, cycled Sydney to Melbourne…
Off Grid#34 - Jo Bradshaw: Quitting Corporate Life To Climb The Seven Summits
From business advisor to expedition leader and leadership speaker, Jo Bradshaw has summited Everest and completed the Seven Summits, reaching the highest peak…
Off Grid#33 - Kim Slade: How To Find Agency When You Feel Lost
Kim Slade is the founder of Unlost Co. He quit a stable social media job, booked a one way flight to a remote island in the South China Sea, and set out to…
Off Grid#32 - Ian Finch: Adventure Photographer On What Nature Can Teach Us
Ian Finch is an adventure photographer, Founder of Walk Wild, and a former Royal Marine Commando. In this conversation, we talk about: Why humans seek…
Off Grid#31 - Jack Pitcher: How I Ran Across Australia To Hold The British Record
Jack Pitcher holds the British record for running across Australia - 2,684 miles from Perth to Bondi in 61 days. A former roofer from Bracknell who was not…
Off Grid#30 - Henry Brydon: Are We Raising Indoor Children?
When Henry was 25 years old, he cycled from London to Sydney over 2 years. He is the founder of We Are Explorers and Outside Kids, on a mission to put real…
Off Grid#29 - 2 Dudes Talk Adventure: Lord Cuthbert and Jake
This week's episode is a bit of a different one. It's the first time I've ever had a guest come back onto the podcast, and it is my dear friend, Lord Cuthbert…
Off Grid#28 - Solo Ep: The 10 Lessons I’ve Learned Building This Podcast
This episode is on video. First take, 1 take. Bosh. This is my first episode where I talk to the camera on my own - quite an unusual experience. I thought I’d…
Off Grid#27 - George Bullard: The Longest Unsupported Polar Expedition Aged 19
George Bullard is a record breaking explorer. When he was 19 years old, he and his teammate Alex Hibbert set the world record for the longest unsupported polar…
Off Grid#26 - Chaz Powell: Breaking Out Of Society To Become An Adventurer
This week, I’m joined by Chaz Powell. Chaz is an adventurer, bushcrafter, ranger and expedition leader, best known for ‘The Wildest Journey’ of walking…
Off Grid#25 - Alex Staniforth: Bullying | Nepal Earthquake Survivor | Ultra Runner
Alex Staniforth is an ultra-endurance runner and the fastest person to run every mountain in England and Wales. He is also the founder of the charity Mind Over…
Off Grid#24 - Tristan Gooley: The Natural Navigator
Tristan Gooley, otherwise known as the Natural Navigator, writes all about outdoor clues and signs. The BBC has coined him the Sherlock Holmes of nature. He is…
Off Grid#23 - Mark Beaumont: The Mindset of Suffering Well
Mark Beaumont is the fastest person to cycle around the world, which he did in 78 days, 14 hours and 40 minutes. He has cycled around the world twice, cycled…
Off Grid#22 - Holly Budge: Anti-Poaching With Female Rangers On The Front Line
Holly Budge is the Founder of Female Ranger Week and NGO, How Many Elephants, where she supports female rangers globally and the anti-poaching of elephants…
Off Grid#21 - 2 Misfits, A Compass And Unwanted Romance
My mate Lord Cuthbert and I sit on a hill and recall our adventures together. What a laugh. In this conversation, we talk about: - Finding ourselves lost in…
Off Grid#20 - Efrem Brynin | When Men Finally Talk | SAS Who Dares Wins Recruit
Efrem Brynin is the CEO and Founder of Strongmen, the UK men's bereavement charity. He participated in the TV show 'SAS: Who Dares Wins' in 2016 where he…
Off Grid#19 - The Brooner | Royal Marine Mountain Leader | Imposter Syndrome
The Brooner is in an elite military unit called the Mountain Leaders in the Royal Marines. He is the host of 'Brooners Mountain Madness' podcast and lives off…
Off Grid#18 - Megan Hine | Survival Expert | Keeping TV Crews Alive In The Wild
Megan Hine is a survival consultant who has worked with Bear Grylls and Mr Beast. She also holds a degree in psychology to translate high-risk fieldcraft into…
Off Grid#17 - Mapping The Unmapped | Tajikistan | Pamir Trail Pioneer
Jan Bakker is an expedition leader, co-author of Trekking in Tajikistan, and pioneer of the Pamir Trail, a long-distance trekking route that connects remote…
Off Grid#16 - The Young Entrepreneur’s Antidote To Loneliness
Solène Declas is the Founder of AIBŌ, a social enterprise on a mission to reconnect generations. Growing up between cultures and now living in a…
Off Grid#15 - Jake's UK Adventures Gone Wrong | 'It Didn’t Go To Plan'
In this episode, I’m sharing 3 of my UK adventures bound by a single theme: they didn’t go to plan. From teenage mishaps to midnight marches and a canal…
Off Grid#14 - Ultra-Runner | Soldier | 250km Footrace Across The Sahara
Zukie Tandathu is an ultrarunner, a 22-year soldier, and a crew member of Black Trail Runners. In this episode we chat about how joy and discipline can live…
Off Grid#13 - What Adults Get Wrong About The Tech-Gen | Youth Expedition Leader
Connor Fletcher is an Expedition Leader with unique experience in leading children as young as 15 in some of the world's harshest environments. We get honest…
Off Grid#12 - Mountain Athlete | Emergency Surgery | World Record Holder
Aaron Rolph is a mountain athlete, film-maker and The North Face ambassador. He holds world records for the greatest vertical mountain bike descent and the…