Tag Archives: extreme sports

Video: Eleutheromania

So this is it. Four years of university. Four years in Edinburgh. Done. Years of being broke, of trying to fit in, then trying to stand out. Years of craving to escape Ireland, then crying from homesickness and calling up Mammy on the phone to let me come home. Four years of crappy jobs, ofContinueContinue reading “Video: Eleutheromania”

Interview with David of the 5000 mile Project

David and Katharine are 13months into running the length of South America. 5000miles through rainforest and mountains to raise both money and awareness for the environment. I got in contact with Dave when he emerged from the rainforest for a brief spell to hear about their amazing story so far. 1.You ran to raise awarenessContinueContinue reading “Interview with David of the 5000 mile Project”

First warm water surf holiday

Slotted into a Ryanair window seat like a piece of tetris, burnt back against cheap leather, sunburnt thighs chaffing against my denim jeans, particles of skin peeling off my nose and a cracked collarbone tucked awkwardly beneath my skin. Salt and sand fall from everywhere as I squirm and toss to get comfortable. All areContinueContinue reading “First warm water surf holiday”

Interview with BASE jumper Clair Marie

1.Do you still hold the record for the youngest female jumper? I still hold the record of being the youngest female BASE jumper, although now its fun to meet people who are younger than I am who are active jumpers. 2.Do you know what the age of the youngest male is? I believe the youngestContinueContinue reading “Interview with BASE jumper Clair Marie”

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”

The Winter Racer – Lee Peyton

I sat in Starbucks waiting for Lee Peyton to arrive. I was nervous, who was I but a little girl carrying a Dictaphone that I didn’t know how to use, and pages of questions to ask the endurance racer. What gave me the right to probe him for information, what did he get out ofContinueContinue reading “The Winter Racer – Lee Peyton”

Longboarding in Ireland

Published in OutDare Adventures on 1 Oct 2012. A stretch of tarmac, a summers breeze, and a longboard – that is all you need for an evening of bliss. You yearn for an adrenaline rush, but you are restrained by a tight leash;  the dreaded word that consumes your thoughts and haunts your dreams; money.ContinueContinue reading “Longboarding in Ireland”

Interview with Mountain Guide and Mountaineering Instructor James Thacker:

1.What age were you when you started climbing mountains? I first started walking with my parents when we moved to Derbyshire in my early teens.  We spent most weekends exploring the moors of the Peak District and later climbing on the grit-stone edges.  My parents despite being active weren’t walkers so we started together really, learning toContinueContinue reading “Interview with Mountain Guide and Mountaineering Instructor James Thacker:”

Interview with American kayaker Ryan Dolan

Claim to fame: National Kayak Team Member from Hawaii. 2011 Pan American Games Bronze Medalist.   1.What is it that first attracted you to kayaking? I was in highschool and had already been doing lots of outrigger canoe paddling in 6 mans and 1 person boats and my older brother Pat was a US NationalContinueContinue reading “Interview with American kayaker Ryan Dolan”