Meet Sarah Williams! Sarah is a former finance guru who quit her city job after eight years to spend 18 months travelling the world and deciding what to do with her life. Once back in the UK she set up Tough Girl Challenges and the very successful Tough Girl Podcast as a way of motivating … Continue reading Interview with Tough Girl Sarah Williams
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Interview with adventurer Laura Kennington
Meet Laura Kennington! Laura is a professionally trained actress and singer turned adventure athlete. She has completed the Nepal Marathon, climbing to over 2,000m in the process, cycled 2,600km through Ireland, and kayaked 236 miles of the River Thames. She has turned the three Channel Islands of Sark, Guernsey and Jersey into an adventure playground, … Continue reading Interview with adventurer Laura Kennington
Interview with adventurer Laura Bingham
Meet Laura Bingham! Laura is a British explorer with a stamp-packed passport. In 2014, with zero experience, she sailed across the Atlantic Ocean in a 38ft Trimaran with two men and a cat. Then in 2016, she crossed South America by bike and with no money, relying on the kindness of strangers and rubbish bins. … Continue reading Interview with adventurer Laura Bingham
Interview with entrepreneur and social campaigner Gee Elliott
Meet Gee Elliott! Gee quit her private equity job and London life to move to Uganda where she ran a charity and co-founded the social enterprise Grass Roots Café and Deli. In July last year, however, she was forced to return to the UK after being hit by a motorbike, which fractured her back. She … Continue reading Interview with entrepreneur and social campaigner Gee Elliott
Interview with British polar explorer Felicity Aston MBE
Meet Felicity Aston! Felicity is an author, speaker, expedition leader, former Antarctic scientist and general lover of cold environments. In 2012, she became the first woman to ski 1,744km alone across Antarctica, taking 59 days. Her expeditions have also included the first British women’s crossing of Greenland, a 6000km drive to the South Pole, a … Continue reading Interview with British polar explorer Felicity Aston MBE
Interview with adventurer and OS #GetOutside Champion Jason Rawles
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
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