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Interview with Lucy Adams – UK’s number one female skateboarder

1.How did you first get into the sport? I was 13 and I used to swim for the local swimming club and there was a new skatepark being built just behind the pool. I had previously used roller boots on the old ramps near me but this time I saw some skateboarders riding theContinueContinue reading “Interview with Lucy Adams – UK’s number one female skateboarder”

Interview with Adventurer Katie Spotz – the youngest person to row solo across the Atlantic

1.If you couldn’t raise money for charities when doing these expeditions, would you continue to do them? Basically do you do it for the love of the adventure or is the whole point of it to raise money? Adventure and supporting water charities are both deep passions of mine and I learned that thereContinueContinue reading “Interview with Adventurer Katie Spotz – the youngest person to row solo across the Atlantic”

Interview with Polar Explorer Ann Daniels

Credit: Martin Hartley 1.You are one of the first women in history to ski to the North and South Poles as part of all women teams. Is been ‘the first women’ to do something a main part in the decision making process when you are contemplating an expedition. Or are there other reasons? It would beContinueContinue reading “Interview with Polar Explorer Ann Daniels”

Interview with the first women to skydive Everest; Holly Budge

1.You are like superwoman! Most people have just one or two things that they are good at, but you seem to excel at everything, how so?! That’s very kind of you to say so!! I started life as an adventurer at an early age & have always been hugely competitive to be the bestContinueContinue reading “Interview with the first women to skydive Everest; Holly Budge”

Interview with Pro Mountainbiker Sonya Looney:

1. What is the difference between a pro women mountain biker and a pro man mountain biker? There isn’t a huge difference! The men are usually quite a bit faster, but there are a few pro women who tend to beat up on some of the pro men (not me!) There are less pro women than proContinueContinue reading “Interview with Pro Mountainbiker Sonya Looney:”

Interview with Adventurer Alastair Humphreys

Published on OutDare Adventures, read the full interview here. Q: Did you ever drink and party and live the ‘student life’? A: Ya definitely, I was a completely normal student; I did all of that stuff! Q: You’ve never received sponsorship; you just save up and then do cheap trips. That’s freedom in one senseContinueContinue reading “Interview with Adventurer Alastair Humphreys”

Interview with Mountaineer Ed Farrelly

Ed is a 20-year old mountaineer who has climbed some of the biggest peaks in the world, while still managing to pass his exams at university. What can I say, some of us just walk in the light. 😉 1.You say you are an Adventure traveller, what does that entail? My adventure travelling has been focusedContinueContinue reading “Interview with Mountaineer Ed Farrelly”

A Snowboarder’s World

Clotted blood decorates my nose and mouth. It is beginning to morph into an ugly shade of yellow. The scabs have arrived. My thighs and arms host a pattern of bruises. It will hurt to sit for a while. I look like shite, like I’ve been tossed off a bridge or fought in an unlicensedContinueContinue reading “A Snowboarder’s World”

32 hours on the Greyhound – My great American Adventure.

Trapped in the window seat by a relentless stream of slightly unhinged passengers. Always sitting too close, their heads lolling on my shoulder as they grumble their nightmares aloud in their sleep. Or worse, the ones who stay awake, their stale breath caressing my ear, that same old question jammed on repeat; “Where are youContinueContinue reading “32 hours on the Greyhound – My great American Adventure.”

Surfer’s Against Sewage Protect Our Waves Petition

A little broadcast package for university on Surfer’s Against Sewage Protect Our Waves Petition. Excuse my thick accent, it can’t be helped. Interview 1: Coast 2 Coast Surf School Owner Sam Christophersen Interview 2: Local Surfer Charlotte Workman To sign the petition click here.