Meet Jason Rawles! Jason quit his corporate job, ended a toxic relationship, sold his house and moved to Wales – all to follow his passion for the outdoors. He now balances his time between climbing mountains and working in sales for a tech company in North Wales. He is a #GetOutside Champion for Ordnance Survey, … Continue reading Interview with adventurer and OS #GetOutside Champion Jason Rawles
Interviews
Interview with adventurer Russell Smith
Meet Russell Smith! Russell quit his job and became the first person to scoot LEJOG (Land’s End to John O’Groats) in the UK on a 16” wheeled kick scooter. He has been adventuring for 20 years, taking on space hopping and kayaking, long-distance endurance journeys and altitude mountaineering. He is currently learning to swim (having … Continue reading Interview with adventurer Russell Smith
Interview with adventurer Ash Dykes
Meet Ash Dykes! Ash is a British adventurer and extreme athlete. In 2014, he became the first person to walk across Mongolia solo and unsupported. Then in 2016 he became the first person to traverse the length of Madagascar, taking on eight mountains and intense jungle over 155 days. He won the UK Adventurer of … Continue reading Interview with adventurer Ash Dykes
Interview with international aquathlete Stef Jackson-Horner
Meet Stef Jackson-Horner! Stef is a full time PE teacher in the UK and international aquathlete (a two-stage race involving swimming followed by running). She is a National Aquathlon Champion runner-up 2015 and qualified for European and world championships. Stef is also an Ordnance Survey #GetOutside Champion, promoting the outdoors. Here, Stef talks about … Continue reading Interview with international aquathlete Stef Jackson-Horner
Interview with adventurer and adventure business entrepreneur Adelaide Goodeve
Meet Adelaide Goodeve! Adelaide has travelled to far flung places before quitting uni and embarking down the entrepreneurial route to start up a European outdoor lifestyle brand that focused on women. Lilly Wild was born. It’s turned into a guide to apparel, gear and urban escapes for the courageous explorer and forum for adventure lovers. … Continue reading Interview with adventurer and adventure business entrepreneur Adelaide Goodeve
Interview with extreme runner Laura Maisey
Meet Laura Maisey! Laura is a Brit who originally wasn’t big on exercise but then fell in love with running – particularly running that involved long distances. She has just returned home to London after running 1,249 miles all the way from Rome along the Via Francigena pilgrim’s route to raise funds and awareness for … Continue reading Interview with extreme runner Laura Maisey
Interview with adventurer Dave Cornthwaite
Meet Dave Cornthwaite! Dave is a British adventurer, author, film maker, inspirer and all-round epically great guy. He quit his job as a graphic designer in 2005 to embrace a more adventurous life. Since then he has completed 11 non-motorised journeys, including skateboarding across Australia and swimming the Lower Missouri. He has written three books, … Continue reading Interview with adventurer Dave Cornthwaite
Inspired by British mountaineer Kenton Cool
Kenton Cool – yes that’s his real name – leans against the desk in Stanfords bookshop. “I assume you all know who I am,” he suddenly says to the crowd in front of him, interrupting his spiel on his love of books and desire to have a house with a library. “In case you didn’t know, … Continue reading Inspired by British mountaineer Kenton Cool