Podcasts by The Outdoors Fix

Tom Burns: The Knepp rewilding project’s ranger and woodsman from 2023-11-11T08:25:46

Tom Burns is the ranger and woodsman at Knepp estate in West Sussex, a pioneering rewilding project led by the estate’s owners and conservationists Charlie Burrell and Isabella Tree.

But g...

Munira Ali: Walking London’s 3,000 parks and green spaces from 2023-10-28T09:29

Munira Ali discovered the joy of walking in 2019 when she was struggling with her mental health. She’s now attempting to walk in all of London’s 3,000 parks, spreading the message, particularly ...

Sarah Banks: Writing a Wild Guide to North East England from 2023-10-14T09:47:34

Sarah Banks is a journalist and writer who’s just spent 18 months researching and writing the Wild Guide to North East England.

In search of 1,000 different wild spots for the book, Sarah ...

Katy O’Neill Gutierrez: The mum who set up Blaze Trails, the parent and baby walking community from 2023-09-30T09:32

Katy O’Neill Gutierrez is a mum of two and the founder of Blaze Trails, a network of walking groups all around the UK for parents and their babies.

Realising that getting outdoors was cruc...

Elise Wortley: Surviving alone in the Canadian wilderness&following forgotten female explorers from 2023-09-16T09:34

The Outdoors Fix is a podcast to inspire you to make the outdoors a bigger part of your life. It’s hosted by Liv Bolton.

Elise Wortley is an adventurer who follows in the footsteps of intr...

Carla Khouri: The science teacher turned mountain leader training to be the first black winter ML from 2023-09-02T09:39

The Outdoors Fix is a podcast to inspire you to make the outdoors a bigger part of your life. It’s hosted by Liv Bolton.

Carla Khouri is a qualified mountain leader who’s also the course d...

Emma Holland: Becoming a mountain leader in mid-life in the Peak District from 2022-11-26T09:21:03

The Outdoors Fix is a podcast to inspire you to make the outdoors a bigger part of your life. It’s hosted by Liv Bolton.

Emma Holland is a qualified mountain leader who runs her own mounta...

Debbie Croydon: The open water swimming coach who set up Soul Swimmers from 2022-11-12T09:10

The Outdoors Fix is a podcast to inspire you to make the outdoors a bigger part of your life. It’s hosted by Liv Bolton.

Debbie Croydon found a deep love of swimming in open water later in...

Kate Capelli: The founder of Adventuress in the Wild championing women in the outdoors from 2022-10-29T09:27

The Outdoors Fix is a podcast to inspire you to make the outdoors a bigger part of your life. It’s hosted by Liv Bolton.

Are you looking to join an adventure community or thinking about se...

Chris Gaskin: The Special Forces veteran who set a Wainwright record in the Lake District from 2022-10-15T09:57

The Outdoors Fix is a podcast to inspire you to make the outdoors a bigger part of your life. It’s hosted by Liv Bolton.

Have you ever wanted to take on an outdoors challenge or tick off a...

Vicky Balfour: The mountain biker finding ‘pockets of adventure’ in everyday life from 2022-10-01T09:57

The Outdoors Fix is a podcast to inspire you to make the outdoors a bigger part of your life. It’s hosted by Liv Bolton.

Are you desperate to go on more outdoors adventures but feel like y...

Sharnee Gardner: From modelling for Vogue to life as a professional gardener from 2022-01-01T08:09

The Outdoors Fix is a podcast to inspire you to make the outdoors a bigger part of your life. It’s hosted by Liv Bolton.

Ever thought about changing your career and becoming a gardener? Listen

Kumbi Kariwo: The nurse who used rock climbing to get through the Covid-19 pandemic from 2021-12-18T08:23

The Outdoors Fix is a podcast to inspire you to make the outdoors a bigger part of your life. It’s hosted by Liv Bolton.

Kumbi Kariwo first came across rock climbing as a child in Zimbabwe...

Helen Iles: Life as a mountain rescue volunteer and landscape photographer in Wales from 2021-12-04T08:47

The Outdoors Fix is a podcast to inspire you to make the outdoors a bigger part of your life. It’s hosted by Liv Bolton.

Have you ever dreamt about creating an outdoorsy life and career, b...

Jack Williams: The Himalayas, cancer and mountain leading in Snowdonia from 2021-11-20T08:30

The Outdoors Fix is a podcast to inspire you to make the outdoors a bigger part of your life. It’s hosted by Liv Bolton.

My guest in this episode is mountain leader, hiker and trail runner...

Elise Downing: Life after running 5,000 miles around the coast of Britain from 2021-11-06T09:25

The Outdoors Fix is a podcast to inspire you to make the outdoors a bigger part of your life. It’s hosted by Liv Bolton.

Elise Downing was in her early twenties and sitting miserably in an...

Frankie Butler: From England hockey to outdoor wheelchair adventures from 2021-10-23T08:33

The Outdoors Fix is a podcast to inspire you to make the outdoors a bigger part of your life. It’s hosted by Liv Bolton.

Has the outdoors helped you during a difficult time in your life? Listen

Dr Lucy Loveday: The wild swimming GP championing mental wellbeing in the outdoors from 2021-04-17T09:49

Has the outdoors ever helped your mental health? Wondered why? Listen on to find out!

My guest in this episode is Dr Lucy Loveday.

Lucy is a GP and medical educationalist, fell runne...

Preet Chandi: The Army Officer on her way to Antarctica from 2021-04-03T09:15

What big outdoors adventure would you want to do if you really put your mind to it?

For my guest Preet Chandi, her dream involves Antarctica.

Preet is an officer and physiotherapist ...

Jamie Neill: How Scotland’s Munros saved me when my badminton career ended from 2021-03-20T09:00

What do you do when your sporting career, which has been your life since you were nine years old, comes to an end?

For my guest Jamie Neill, the answer was to put on a pair of hiking boots...

Jamie Neill: How Scotland’s Munros saved me when my badminton career ended from 2021-03-20T09:00

What do you do when your sporting career, which has been your life since you were nine years old, comes to an end?

For my guest Jamie Neill, the answer was to put on a pair of hiking boo...

Laura Doling: Moving from Essex to be a postwoman in the Lake District from 2021-01-02T09:10

For those of you who have ever dreamt about moving your job and home to the countryside, this one’s for you!

My guest in this episode is Laura Doling. She’s a postwoman in the Lake Distric...

Oge Ejizu: Adventuring in London with Black Girls Hike from 2020-12-19T09:06

My guest in this episode is Oge Ejizu - a hiker and the London regional leader for Black Girls Hike, a walking group for black women.

Growing up in London, hiking wasn’t something that Oge...

James Rebanks: The life of a shepherd and farmer in the Lake District from 2020-12-05T09:00

I’m absolutely thrilled that my guest in this episode is James Rebanks.

He’s a shepherd, farmer and writer and the author of the bestselling book The Shepherd’s Life and new book English P...

Tolga Aktas: How I moved from electrical engineering to working in conservation from 2020-11-21T09:23

My guest in this episode is Tolga Aktas. His story is one for those of you who are thinking of changing your career to be outdoors and in nature more.

Tolga is a conservation biologist, wr...

Debbie North: Wheelchair adventuring all over the UK from 2020-11-07T09:40

My guest in this episode is Debbie North. She’s an extraordinary woman who has overcome so many challenges to pursue her outdoors life.

A passionate hill walker when she was younger, Debbi...

Rehna Yaseen: Life as an outdoors instructor in the Peak District from 2020-10-24T09:53

Imagine getting to take teenagers hiking, canoeing and winter climbing in Scotland for your full-time job.

My guest in this podcast episode is Rehna Yaseen - she’s an outdoors instructor a...

Gilly McArthur: The Lake District’s ice swimmer and rock climber from 2020-07-18T09:51

If you’ve ever wanted to go and live in the Lake District, this episode might be just the motivation you need!

My guest is Gilly McArthur and she’s a wild swimmer, rock climber, illustrato...

Matthew Bannister: Walking around the UK for the Folk on Foot podcast from 2020-07-04T09:11

What if you could combine your passions into your dream outdoors job?

My guest in this episode, BBC radio presenter Matthew Bannister, has done just that.

Late on in his broadcasting...

Frit Sarita Tam: How a charity walk led to an outdoorsy life and career from 2020-06-20T09:42

My guest in this episode is Frit Sarita Tam - she’s an adventure filmmaker and photographer, rock climber, hiker, paddle boarder and more!

Frit’s introduction to the outdoors was by no mea...

Jen Benson: Adventure guidebook writing and camping around the UK for a year from 2020-06-06T09:06

What if you could go camping all over the UK for a year and write books off the back of your outdoors adventures?

Jen Benson is my guest in this episode and she and her husband Sim are out...

Ben Dolphin: Life as a countryside ranger in Scotland from 2020-05-23T09:17

Fancy switching up your life, moving to the countryside and becoming a ranger, like Ben Dolphin?

Ben is a countryside ranger in Scotland, an outdoors writer and blogger and he’s just finis...

Sophie Pavelle: The zoologist and hiker who’s obsessed with British wildlife from 2020-05-09T09:21

My guest today is Sophie Pavelle!

Sophie is a zoologist, science communicator, environmental advocate and the Youth Ambassador for the Wildlife Trusts.

She’s incredibly passionate ab...

Becky The Traveller: From banking to hiking 950 miles across the UK from 2020-04-25T13:14

Would you like to walk 950 miles across the UK and write about your hiking adventures?

Today’s guest has done exactly that. She’s also turned hiking and adventure blogging into her career!...

Jo Moseley: Midlife adventuring and paddleboarding coast-to-coast from 2020-02-29T07:14

In her late forties, Jo Moseley found herself crying in the biscuit aisle at Tesco.
She was caring for her parents who were both going through cancer treatment and she was a working mum loo...

Kenny Block: Landscape photography in the Lake District from 2020-02-15T06:31

Kenny Block can often be found in the Lake District hiking to get to dramatic view points and capture the stunning scenery with his camera or drone.
He has a full-time job as a railway sign...

Emily Scott: Leaving full-time accountancy for a life in the mountains from 2020-02-01T08:45

Emily Scott feels her happiest in the mountains. So over the last few years she’s made big changes to her life to enjoy them nearly everyday.
Emily used to be a full-time chartered accounta...

Alex Staniforth: How tragedy on Everest lead to a huge UK adventure from 2020-01-17T14:06:56

Alex Staniforth is an adventurer, author of two books and speaker who talks so well about how the outdoors has helped him throughout his life.
Alex has been on some serious adventures since...

Vici Fairhurst: How a trip to Snowdon with 30 teens and staff changed her life from 2020-01-04T08:20

Vici Fairhurst is a hiker who lives in Manchester and works with 16-19 year olds in care.
She discovered a love of hiking in a rather daunting and unusual way.
Last year Vici’s colleag...

Josh Day: Cycling from the UK to China from 2019-12-21T16:00

Josh Day cycled 26,000km all the way from the UK to Beijing in China!
Josh used to work in London as a data scientist but a few years ago he decided he needed a change of direction. He cert...

Iona Rendall: The‘ordinary adventurer’motivating thousands to get hiking outdoors from 2019-12-07T09:15:35

Iona Rendall, also known as @iona.adventuring on Instagram, is a nurse who lives in Edinburgh. In 2018, she set up a walking group on Facebook and it's already grown to over 2,000 members! I wan...

Suzanna swims: Becoming a wild swimming guide in the Lake District from 2019-09-19T07:14:54

Suzanna Cruickshank is an open water and wild swimming guide in the Lake District. Suzanna hasn’t always lived in the Lake District or been a wild swimmer - but she's now managed to turn it into...

Stuart Watts: Rowing the Atlantic and breaking a world record from 2019-09-07T05:42:49

Stuart Watts hadn’t rowed more than a couple of times when his friend suggested an epic challenge – to row across the Atlantic as part of the Talisker Whisky Atlantic Challenge. Not only did he ...

An Outdoors Family: Stacey and Keith’s Scottish adventures with their kids from 2019-08-22T06:18:26

Having a young family certainly hasn’t stopped Stacey and Keith Wilcox exploring and having big adventures in the outdoors.
They now take their sons hiking, canoeing and wild camping all ar...

Jess Mather: From the Himalayas to the Lake District from 2019-08-09T11:18:32

Jess Mather is a hiker and trail runner, has bagged over 100 Wainwrights in the Lake District, and has summited several high altitude mountains around the world.
In the podcast, Jess takes ...

Zahrah Mahmood, aka‘The Hillwalking Hijabi’ from 2019-07-26T06:00:41

Zahrah Mahmood is a hiker who lives in Glasgow. Zahrah is hugely motivated in encouraging other Muslim women to get into the outdoors and experience the physical and mental benefits that she’s f...

Cooking in the fells with…Fell Foodie aka Harrison Ward from 2019-07-13T07:41:33

Three years ago Harrison lived in York, was 22 stone and drank around 20 pints a day. How did he manage to move to the Lake District and turn his life around?

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Jessie Leong: The life of an adventure photographer from 2019-03-23T12:06:10

Jessie Leong can often be found hanging off the side of a rock face photographing rock climbers or hiking up a snowy mountain to get the perfect adventure shot. But how did she get to this point...

Clare Dyson: Adventuring with a dog and pony from 2019-03-16T10:18:18

Pony-trekking around the Lake District was an adventure that Clare had dreamed about for a long time. Then she finally made it happen.

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Rory Southworth: The trail-running outdoors addict from 2019-03-09T09:24:36

Rory Southworth can often be found jumping over tree roots on a hill run in the Lake District or hopping over rocks on a scramble.
The trail runner, rock climber, hiker and all-round outdoo...

Nic Hardy: The hiking adventure club queen from 2019-03-02T10:38:30

From one post on Instagram, Nic Hardy's adventure club has flourished. You'll often find her hiking or wild camping with 15 or more people in the Lake District.

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Ross Bowyer: Bushcraft to Bear Grylls from 2019-02-23T06:35:08

Watching Bear Grylls drink reindeer blood in northern Norway is now just part of the day job for Ross Bowyer.

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Annie Ross: How 52 challenges can change a life from 2019-02-15T22:51:22

Back in 2015, Annie was a banker, restless at her desk and wanting to be outside. Then the idea of 52 challenges came into her head...

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James Michael Forrest, aka‘Mountain Man’ from 2019-02-09T05:40:20

A lot of James Michael Forrest’s life and career is now is spent hiking in the hills all over the UK. Quite a contrast to five years ago.

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