When Henry was 25 years old, he cycled from London to Sydney over 2 years. He is the founder of We Are Explorers and Outside Kids, on a mission to put real adventure back into children’s lives and rewild how families spend time together.

In this conversation we talk about:

• Quarter-life crisis and choosing the long road

• How he ended up in an Iraqi prison

• Australia vs UK culture 

• Raising outdoor-loving kids in a tech-dominated world

• Why England is great

  
  

You can find Outside Kids here: https://www.outsidekids.co.uk/

You can find We Are Explorers here: https://weareexplorers.co/

You can find Henry Brydon here:

Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/henry_brydon/

LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/henry-brydon-774a796/

Thank you

This week's episode is a bit of a different one. It's the first time I've ever had a guest come back onto the podcast, and it is my dear friend, Lord Cuthbert.

In this conversation, we talk about:

- The adventures we want to do this year.

- Shaking hands at the bottom of Ben Nevis with a promise for the future.

- Overcoming fear.

- Growing up in the same village as the adventurer Ranulph Fiennes.

- Scuba diving training in Indonesia.

- Patriotism in the UK.

- World camping protocol.

- Respect in the UK.

You can find Lord Cuthbert here:

LinkedIn - https://shorturl.at/PzExc

Hope you love this episode.

It was fun.

Thank you

This episode is on video. First take, 1 take. Bosh. This is my first episode where I talk to the camera on my own - quite an unusual experience. I thought I’d kick off the New Year by reflecting on this podcast and my plans for the future. I talk about 5 lessons that I have learned from my guests and 5 lessons I have learned in building the podcast.

In this conversation, I talk about:

- Being in the driving seat of your own career

- Why 90% of work is useless

- The power of youth and naivety

- The people revealed behind the achievements

- Why you should back yourself

- Learning from consistency

- Playing the long game

- How I get amazing guests

- The start-up learning curve

- Why now is the time to fulfill your dream

Thanks for listening and supporting my journey along the way. It gives me a big smile to see people enjoying this pod in the comments.

On to the next year.

Thank you

George Bullard is a record breaking explorer. When he was 19 years old, he and his teammate Alex Hibbert set the world record for the longest unsupported polar ski expedition, covering 1,374 miles in 113 days. He has also kayaked from Greenland to Scotland with his teammate Ollie Hicks, covering 1,200 miles in 66 days.In this conversation, we talk about:

- Kayaking along the Thames to George's job in finance.

- Swimming the channel when he was 14 years old.

- What being completely isolated with teammates on expeditions can teach us about friendship.

- Choosing not to conform to society's prescriptions of life.

- How to live to our full potential with a real energy for life.

Find George Bullards website here:

https://www.georgebullard.co.uk/

Find George here:

Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/georgebullardexplorer/

LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/george-b-7b315610/

Thank you

This week, I’m joined by Chaz Powell. Chaz is an adventurer, bushcrafter, ranger and expedition leader, best known for ‘The Wildest Journey’ of walking Africa’s wildest rivers from source to sea.

In this conversation, we talk about:

- Feeling trapped as a child and ending up in a young offenders institution

- Taking out a loan at 24 and flying to Bangkok with no real plan

- The value of travel, uncertainty and not following a conventional path

- Walking the length of the Zambezi over 137 days and more than 3,000 km

- Facing death through near-fatal dehydration

- Views on fame and feeling different to other adventurers

Find The Wildest Journey website here:

https://www.thewildestjourney.com/

You can find Chaz here:

Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/thewildestjourney/

LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/chaz-powell-757985111/

Thank you

Alex Staniforth is an ultra-endurance runner and the fastest person to run every mountain in England and Wales. He is also the founder of the charity Mind Over Mountains.

In this conversation, we talk about:

• Alex's childhood of being bullied, having epilepsy and a stammer.

• Being hit by the Nepal earthquake in 2015 at age 19.

• Whether we are driven by ambition or dragged by insecurity.

• The quiet decline in people's mental health in today’s social media age.

• Summiting 446 mountains in England and Wales in under 45 days.

You can find Alex Staniforth’s website here:

https://www.alexstaniforth.com/

Alex is the Founder of the charity, Mind Over Mountains:

https://mindovermountains.org.uk/?srsltid=AfmBOopN96X3vGOnJ09_0IsTCIKdUcxDArwhhUJrDA6j8FYvoEPX5o3L

You can find Alex here:

Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/alexstaniforth_/

LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/alexstaniforth/

Thank you

Tristan Gooley, otherwise known as the Natural Navigator, writes all about outdoor clues and signs. The BBC has coined him the Sherlock Holmes of nature. He is also the best selling author of multiple books worldwide on natural navigation and the only living person to fly solo and sail single handed across the Atlantic.

In this conversation, we talk about:

- What a crow can tell us about where we are.

- The world of natural navigation in bringing the natural world alive.

- Living with tribes in Borneo and the Libyan Sahara.

- The impact of modern society on our ancestral minds.

- Pursuing your own path in life against all odds.

- The future of careers in the outdoors.

You can find Tristan Gooley’s website here:

https://www.naturalnavigator.com/tristan-gooley/

You can find Tristan here:

Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/thenaturalnavigator/

Threads - https://www.threads.com/@thenaturalnavigator?xmt=AQF0upapReEGbWA4SOQLn9QnXb4PoPoYQR5Sp1T8UHj1ulQ

Youtube - https://www.youtube.com/@naturalnavigator

Thank you

Mark Beaumont is the fastest person to cycle around the world, which he did in 78 days, 14 hours and 40 minutes. He has cycled around the world twice, cycled the length of Africa, rowed oceans and cycled down the highest active volcano in the world.

In this conversation, we talk about:

- The importance of being alone.

- What it means to suffer well.

- Agency and how to lead our own lives.

- The need for recognition from others.

- A near fatal capsize on the Atlantic ocean.

The website for Mark Beaumont is here:

https://markbeaumontonline.com/

You can find Mark here:

Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/mrmarkbeaumont/

LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/mark-beaumont-47906728/

Youtube - https://shorturl.at/q4yIw

Thank you

Holly Budge is the Founder of Female Ranger Week and NGO, How Many Elephants, where she supports female rangers globally and the anti-poaching of elephants. She is the first woman to skydive Everest and an Everest Summiter. 

In this conversation, we talk about:

- Growing up around entrepreneurs and adventure.

- What makes a female ranger so effective at their job.

- Holly’s experience of the frontline of anti-poaching with armed female rangers.

- The need for us to set ‘big, audacious goals’.

- Struggles with normality when living such an adventurous life.

Holly is the Founder of:

How Many Elephants - https://howmanyelephants.org/

World Female Ranger Week - https://www.worldfemalerangerweek.org/

You can find Holly here:

Website - https://www.hollybudge.com/

Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/hollybudge/

Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/in/hollybudge/

Thank you

My mate Lord Cuthbert and I sit on a hill and recall our adventures together. What a laugh.

In this conversation, we talk about:

- Finding ourselves lost in the military danger zone of Dartmoor at night.

- Getting defeated by a wet, muddy and midge infested Scotland.

- Receiving unwanted romantic attention by a strange man in a quiet Scottish pub.

- How Cuthbert managed to find himself ice-picking in a snow blizzard on his first mountain.

You can find Lord Cuthbert here:

LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/joe-cuthbert-974940136/

Thank you