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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Updated Jul 1, 2025

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Dec 10, 2019 · 50 min
Putting Restrictions in Place Enforces Creativity - Living Adventurously #5
Tommy Banks was the youngest chef in the world to be awarded a Michelin star. The Black Swan at Oldstead was rated the best restaurant in the world by TripAdvisor in 2017. As a connoisseur of banana sandwiches and dehydrated expedition meals, this was
Dec 10, 2019 · 25 min
Living Adventurously is About Trying to Not Be at Work - Living Adventurously #4
Simon Jackson launched the superb Moors One Hundred bikepacking event in North Yorkshire. He guided me around some of his favourite trails on a glorious day of summer heatwave. Simon has a normal job and the usual commitments of raising a family. So he ha
Dec 10, 2019 · 25 min
Getting Older, the Benefits of Having Time, and Being Aware of your Mortality - Living Adventurously #3
Mike Bagshaw is a Lancastrian by birth and a zoologist by training. He spent his working career in education, initially indoors, but then for 30 years he worked in outdoor education centres, introducing children and adults to the delights of watersports,
Dec 10, 2019 · 23 min
I've Never Really Noticed Things Before, Because I Haven't Looked - Living Adventurously #2
Kay Willis is the director at Beyond Boundaries, an organisation that provides opportunities for people with learning disabilities in the beautiful setting of Commondale, North Yorkshire. My ride to the farm took me up and over impressive, empty moorland.
Dec 10, 2019 · 31 min
Learning to Slow Down and Choose Priorities - Living Adventurously #1
Claire Fuller is training to be an occupational therapist. She loves wild swimming and getting out onto the North Yorkshire moors for overnight camps. Finding the balance between being a busy working woman and a carefree adventurous soul can be difficult.
Nov 27, 2019 · 5 min
Living Adventurously - an Introduction
My name is Alastair Humphreys. Back in my youth, my glory days, I spent 4 years cycling around the world. Ever since then I’ve been interested in the idea of Living Adventurously. But the definition of Living Adventurously differs for everyone. And it al

Living Adventurously

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Putting Restrictions in Place Enforces Creativity - Living Adventurously #5

Living Adventurously is About Trying to Not Be at Work - Living Adventurously #4

Getting Older, the Benefits of Having Time, and Being Aware of your Mortality - Living Adventurously #3

I've Never Really Noticed Things Before, Because I Haven't Looked - Living Adventurously #2

Learning to Slow Down and Choose Priorities - Living Adventurously #1

Living Adventurously - an Introduction