Alastiar McDowell is a mountaineer, endurance racer, ice/rock climber and all round adventure seeker.

We talk about his journey in mountaineering, climbing all 24 of NZ's 3000m peaks in a month and racing in GODZone.

You can find the 3000m peaks video here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wp5pDI68mkA

Timestamps:

00:00:00 Intro to Alastair’s climbing

00:07:06 Climbing in Peru 2016

00:13:46 Climbing in Yosemite

00:20:38 Climbing NZ 300m peaks in a month

00:46:52 God Zone race

00:56:08 Upcoming plans

Joe Hotai qualified for the NZ and Aus SAS. In this episode we speak about the selection process, being deployed and what it's like to be a father and a man.

Joe's Youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/GoAlwaysALittleFurther⁩

Joe's Instagram:

https://www.instagram.com/joehotai

Timestamps:

00:00:00 Intro

00:04:31 What is the SAS

00:09:54 Psychology assessment for SAS

00:15:58 NZ SAS selection

00:46:44 Active deployments

00:59:04 Leaving the SAS

01:05:15 Joe’s main Iraq contact

01:39:20 Do soldiers need to be connected to the mission

01:48:05 Joe meeting his wife and starting a family

01:57:43 What it means to be a father and a man

02:25:43 Advice for Patience to get into the army

Checkout Callan’s work here:

https://www.instagram.com/callankrause

https://www.instagram.com/correctiveculture

https://www.instagram.com/bodyworkersuniversity 

And the corrective culture website:

https://correctiveculture.com/

Timestamps

00:00:00 Intro:

00:00:44 How Callan perceives the body

00:15:04 The Chek system

00:22:35 Medical system and living a healthy life

00:36:47 Self assessing pain 

00:57:56 Learning anatomy + body workers university

01:01:56 Fixing lower back pain

01:09:53 Finding your calling

We're back! First episode of the new 'Layers with Cam' podChlo and I reflect on how much we enjoyed Manchester, stories of Europe travels, getting engaged and how it's been moving back home.

Steve Abbott is a British Cycling coach, a running coach and an accomplished athlete himself.

In this episode Steve provides advice for athletes who are already at the top of their game, as well as common mistakes that beginners make and then we dive into a discussion about getting dopamine through hard effort and the positive emotion that comes from endurance sport.

https://www.instagram.com/steve_abbott_performance_coach/

steveabbottperformancecoach.com

This episode’s format, as you’ll notice, is a bit different to the usual podcast episodes and that’s because this was my first live podcast with an audience.

It was at Rob Palmer’s powerlifting seminar and the theme of the seminar was mindset and adversity. So in this episode I asked Jurins specific questions in relation to those topics, and on top of that Jurins talks about solitude, the cost of winning and setting boundaries in his life.

I hope you enjoy the episode, and remember, you make you.

https://www.instagram.com/jkeng88?igsh=eWl3NW43ejZtcGNl

https://www.instagram.com/949strength?igsh=MTg4bWptejY3ZzdqNg==

Sam's Movember link: ⁠https://movember.com/m/14587018?mc=1⁠

From not running to setting the goal to run 200km in the month of November for Movember. Sam shares his insights on his running progress so far, why Movember is so important to him and some of the biggest mental health challenges he’s overcome.

Any support you can show for Sam’s Movember fundraiser will be hugely appreciated and will help in the support of men’s health.

Timestamps

00:00 Intro

08:00 Why Sam got into sport

11:08 Sam’s 200km running challenge

20:32 What Sam’s learnt about himself

29:19 Sam’s journey with mental health

55:34 Sam’s goals after the 200km

Jeff is a trail runner and film maker from Canada and this episode we dive into a few of the key races he’s done, including the Moab 240, the UTMB and the Bob Graham round, which sits in a category of its own.

Jeff also talks about how and why he is able to push through these massive distances, his journey as a creator and provides a lot of tangible advice if you’re wanting to get into trail running or storytelling.

I appreciate you tuning into the podcast and any support you can show helps me continue getting these awesome guests on.

I hope you enjoy the episode, and remember, you make you

Jeff's Channel

https://www.youtube.com/@JeffPelletier/videos

Jeff's Videos that were mentioned:

Bob Graham Round

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dOTPAayi4nM&t=532s

MOAB 240

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PjXmYmr1xSA&t=3127s

UTMB

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nEwfwiF9Veo

Swiss Peaks 360

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qm8i5hBjpmU&t=481s

Tor Des Geants

https://youtu.be/1Qo10sZKAVQ?si=5PNjpUt5xpo8McgB

Timestamps:

00:00:00 Intro

00:02:29 How Jeff got into trail running

00:06:40 Longest Jeff has run

00:09:43 Pushing through and knowing your why

00:15:20 MOAB 240

00:21:53 Racing the UTMB

00:27:43 Solitude and goal setting

00:39:18 Managing injuries

00:43:02 Bob Graham Round

00:55:31 Staying calm and improving

01:04:57 Jeff’s creator journey

01:12:10 The art of storytelling

01:22:11 Social media and income

01:27:36 Running big challenges

01:33:40 Where Jeff thinks he’d be if he didn’t find running

01:40:34 What’s coming up for Jeff

Aidan’s been travelling the world for over a year, mainly through Asia and Europe. We’ve been mates since we were kids, so when he came to Manchester I had to get him on the pod haha.

This episode is all about his travel stories from the snow in Japan, to free diving in the Philippines and even being up in the mountains in Nepal.

I hope you enjoy the episode!

You Make You.

Timestamps

00:00:00 Intro

00:02:09 Growing up in Whakatane

00:11:05 The idea to travel and who Aidan’s travelling with

00:21:16 Financially planning for such a big trip

00:26:32 How do the outdoor experience compare to NZ

00:30:26 Best swimming experiences

00:36:57 Mountain experiences

00:56:19 Sristi’s village

01:12:06 Snowboarding in Japan

01:20:02 Most sick Aidan’s been while travelling

01:30:32 What Aidan’s learned about himself

Beau Wills competes in the Elite 15 Hyrox Men’s with a PB time of 56:03 in Stockholm. He’s also from NZ, has a background in CrossFit and runs a gym in Basel Switzerland.

This episode focuses on the physical and mental requirements needed to compete at the highest level and also specific training approaches that Beau utilises to continue improve his strength and fitness.

I appreciate you tuning into the podcast and remember:

You Make You.

https://www.instagram.com/beaunz