Eight years ago Andy Campbell fell from the cliff face he was scaling. When his body collided with the ground beneath he was immediately paralysed from the waist down and henceforth confined to a wheelchair. Since then, he has relearned to ski, paraglide, kayak, mountain bike, SCUBA dive and rock climb without the use ofContinue reading “Interview with adventurer Andy Campbell”
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The Snow Leopard Award -The Complete Interview
1.Nice Twitter line; “Expedition leader, mountaineer, skier & photographer, usually found on big mountains in cold places, planning expeditions, drinking tea or eating percy pigs!” How did you get to this stage? This statement is surprisingly accurate to my life at the moment!! The photography started as a hobby and then continued on to UniversityContinue reading “The Snow Leopard Award -The Complete Interview”
Nathan Kingerlee of Outdoors Ireland
He is living the dream and driving a big silver Jeep. Nathan Kingerlee, founder of Outdoors Ireland, an outdoor adventure and training company boasts a daily life of leading treks up Carauntoohill, setting up kayaks on the Lakes of Killarney at sunset, teaching snow and ice climbing courses to the eager and washing out wetsuits atContinue reading “Nathan Kingerlee of Outdoors Ireland”
Mark Beaumont’s Lecture:
Mark Beaumont‘s Twitter tagline reads; “Adventurer, author, expedition cameraman, speaker.” I think he should add marketing genius to that one. His latest talk took place Thursday night at the Royal College of Physicians, Edinburgh. The selling point, ‘come to my talk, buy my book at the door for a reduced rate and I will sign itContinue reading “Mark Beaumont’s Lecture:”
The Edinburgh Mountain Film Festival
I took my place amongst the crowd in George Square Lecture Theatre. I was alone, as usual so I automatically tuned into the casual banter taking place around me. Common themes arose, travel, adventure, kayaking, cycling….. I looked around and unsurprisingly the words matched that of their owners. They all, myself included, had that ruggedContinue reading “The Edinburgh Mountain Film Festival”
Golden’s Titanic Dive
Scuba diving is Ireland’s latest sporting obsession and there is no better man to pitch it to the people than Dublin diver Rory Golden. He was the first Irish diver to explore the Titanic’s remains and the first person to touch the steering wheel since its late captain. He has swapped careers from MD ofContinue reading “Golden’s Titanic Dive”
Orla O'Muiri 