Living Adventurously

Alastair Humphreys

Living Adventurously, with Alastair Humphreys, is the story of ordinary people choosing to live extraordinary lives.
Alastair interviews artists and chefs, students and pensioners, athletes and travellers. He wants to discover what living adventurously means to different people, what universal obstacles stand in the way, and how each of these people took the first step to overcome them and begin their own fascinating journeys.

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Apr 7, 2020 · 40 min
Wisdom from a Professional Sand Castle Builder - Living Adventurously 25
Jamie Wardley is a professional sand artist who creates far more than the sand castles I joked about. In his own words, "I am a mixed bag with a dose of art, a sprinkle of theatre and an education in Environmental Sciences. I have always tried to do thing
Mar 31, 2020 · 53 min
"Going blind is one of the best things that's ever happened to me." - Living Adventurously 24
Steve Bate has a condition that is slowly robbing him of his eyesight. He has now lost most of his vision, and because the condition is degenerative, Steve will go blind. He was devastated when he heard the optician tell him that he was going blind. Stev
Mar 24, 2020 · 36 min
Trying to achieve perfection is usually a recipe for disaster. Living Adventurously 23
Brant Richards is the Co-Founder of HebTroCo which smashed Kickstarter funding targets and grew into a Made In Britain menswear brand from the ground up.
Mar 17, 2020 · 34 min
"Place is a repository of memory." - Living Adventurously 22
Rob Cowen is the award-winning author of Common Ground, selected as a ‘Book of the Year’ in the Times and featuring in the Guardian’s Top Ten Readers’ Choice. After moving from London to a new home in Yorkshire, Rob found himself on unfamiliar territory
Mar 13, 2020 · 33 min
"If I could live my life over I'd have been braver in my 20s." Living Adventurously 21
Michaela Hanna has completed IronManUK, the Lakeland50 ultra mountain marathon, cycled from Edinburgh to London and across the Western Cape of South Africa. She therefore has personal experience of the significance of precise and relevant nutrition and pl
Mar 10, 2020 · 31 min
"I wanted to create the Runners' equivalent of a Biker Cafe." - Living Adventurously 20
Ben Dave ran a lap of Yorkshire because he needed a big challenge after running changed his life, helping him lose 30kg and stop smoking a couple of packets a day. Running also helped Ben with his mental health. When he was feeling down and lonely, Ben
Mar 3, 2020 · 46 min
I'm Out Of My Depth, Let's Do It // I Get Knocked Down, But I Get Up Again. Living Adventurously 19.
Boff Whalley, from the band Chumbawamba is a keen runner, never happier than when mud-splattered and gasping up on the windy hills of West Yorkshire. He is also a playwright, the founder of Commoners Choir, and the author of Run Wild - an account of his e
Feb 25, 2020 · 25 min
Green Spaces are an Opportunity for People to Come Together and Connect - Living Adventurously 18
Annie Berrington is the founder of Get Out More, a social enterprise working to help people engage with nature to feel better in mind and body. She is a qualified forest school practitioner, a busy mum, and a keen microadventurer.
Feb 18, 2020 · 32 min
What you don't know you can learn by doing - Living Adventurously 17
Tim Frenneaux is a former martial arts instructor and nine to fiver. He decided to return to the outdoor life that had brought him so much happiness growing up, and that the best way to make the difference he wanted to see in the world, was to start a bus
Feb 11, 2020 · 36 min
Going out to explore the world was not encouraged within the Pakistani community
Imran Mughal was the first British-Pakistani to cycle round the world. Over a delicious curry cooked by his mum the proud Yorkshireman told me how going out to explore the world was not encouraged within the Pakistani community. But the decline in health
Feb 3, 2020 · 28 min
"What is it that I want?" - an Adventure with a Raft and a Piano. Living Adventurously 15
Ben Cummins is on a mission to deliver a piano from Liverpool to London. On a home-made raft. That he propels himself. Within 25 years... So far it has taken Ben seven years to push his raft the 127 miles along the canal from Liverpool to Leeds! This adv
Jan 28, 2020 · 25 min
One Thing at a Time, as Beautiful as Possible - Living Adventurously 14
Thom Barnett runs Mamnick, a clothing brand passionate about cycling. The tagline is "one thing at a time, as beautiful as possible". I cajoled Thom out of bed at early o'clock and we cycled out of Sheffield together, nipping down the back alleys and cycl
Jan 21, 2020 · 37 min
There is a Broken Connection Between Cities and Wildness - Living Adventurously 13
Professor Ian Rotherham is an expert on a range of environmental issues, including urban wildlife, extreme weather, flooding and climate change. He has published extensively in academic journals, and has released a number of books on UK wildlife and the e
Jan 14, 2020 · 34 min
We Need to Reclaim Time to Think in Our Life if we are to Do Meaningful Things - Living Adventurously #12
Sophie Stephenson was living the life she’d always wanted. She had a well-paid dream job in Australia, lived in a beautiful place and felt secure in the knowledge that this could go on, indefinitely. But she was, she realised, unfulfilled. She was not, it
Jan 8, 2020 · 43 min
On Sunday night I am excited to go back to work on Monday morning - Living Adventurously 11
Jon Barton is the founder of Vertebrate Publishing. It sits at the very heart of British adventure writing and outdoor sports. Jon says that "we publish books to inspire adventure. It’s our rule that the only books we publish are those that we’d want to r
Jan 7, 2020 · 32 min
Don't stand on the edge of the diving board with your toes over the edge for hours - Living Adventurously #10
Tomo Thompson is Chief Executive of the charity Friends of the Peak District who work to safeguard the landscape of Britain’s first national park. Tomo is a retired Army Officer, with a recent background in business management consultancy. He also enjoys
Dec 31, 2019 · 29 min
Living an Authentic Life is One Less Thing to Worry About
Louise McMahon is a climber, caver, diver, occasional photographer and a trans woman she/her. So says her Twitter bio, and I like the order she has chosen to list things in. Once Louise had unpicked and identified the problems she faced, the big change o
Dec 24, 2019 · 36 min
What Stories Do You Tell Yourself About Your Barriers? - Living Adventurously #8
Sarah Lister was drifting through her twenties until a 'doorstep mile' moment of commitment saw her quit her unloved job and begin again. Today Sarah lives in a cosy cottage at the foot of beautiful fells in the Peak District National Park. She works as a
Dec 18, 2019 · 27 min
The Inspirations and Limitations for Women Getting into the Outdoors - Living Adventurously episode #7
Hetty Key combined her industry experience of the Outdoor / Adventure world with her academic background to investigate issues surrounding women in adventure. Hetty is passionate about using data to increase diversity and improve accessibility within the
Dec 17, 2019 · 24 min
Adventure is Being Open to the Possibility of Something Changing Your Life in Ways You Can't Predict - Living Adventurously #6
Helen Mort is a busy woman. She is an award-winning poet and novelist, a runner and a climber. She has also recently become a mum which has transformed her perspective on living adventurously. She told me about being open to the possibilities of change in