The 10Adventures Podcast

This week we talk about all things Costa Rica, and why it's such a compelling destination for outdoor, active and adventure travellers!

Guiding us on this chat is Federico Solano from Costa Rica's Horizontes Nature Tours, a boutique Costa Rican tour operator. Check out this incredible tour to see more about what's possible in Costa Rica: https://www.10adventures.com/tour/discovering-costa-rica/

This week we talk everything Chile with Sebastian Höing from Andes Viva, a boutique tour operator in Chile.  Sebastian shares some of the classic Chilean trips, such as the Atacama Desert and Torres del Paine in Patagonia. He also shares some of the other epic destinations to explore. Incredible self-drive trips such as the Fjords of Chilean Patagonia, Atacama Desert, Aysen Patagonia, Chilean Lake District, and Patagonia. 

Other trips include Easter Island, Aymara Cultural Experience Tour, Atacama, Lake District and Paine, Northern Patagonia trekking, 

This week we have Belinda Kirk on the podcast.  Belinda has dedicated her life to adventure, leading incredible expeditions across some of the most remote parts on earth,  founding a non-profit, writing a book on why adventure is so important, and in November hosting a conference called Adventure Mind, all about the importance of adventure to wellbeing and mental health.  Oh yes, along the way she became a fellow of the Royal Geographical Society and the British Exploring Society.

We talk about how Adventure can change your life, improve happiness, and so much more. This is a great podcast, so please listen in.

You can also find out more about Belinda by visiting Belinda's website, checking out her book 'Adventure Revolution', or signing up for the upcoming Adventure Mind conference on November 27 & 28 2023.

This week we have Donivan Berube on the Podcast, as he talks about one of the most epic bike rides, from Alaska to Argentina.  Donivan has finished the US and Canada, and we chatted while he was taking a week off in Los Angeles.

Hear about why Donivan chose this ride, as well as what has made it so special.

Donivan is an international adventure cyclist, touring musician and travel writer. He’s worked as an English teacher in Huaycán, Peru, a librarian in Big Sur, California, a luthier in Arizona, and taken solo long-distance bicycle tours across the United States, France, Iceland, Ireland, and currently from Alaska to Argentina. He is a recipient of the Viola Award for Excellence In Music alongside features in NPR’s Morning Edition, Paste Magazine, American Trails, and Vinyl Me, Please. Learn more at donivanberube.com or by following @donivanberube on social media.

We're back from hiatus and ready to talk about the best places to travel this winter, and Nadine is back to share her suggestions.  Learn how to find great snow-based trips, or ways to escape the snow and find warm weather, all over the world!

We're on hiatus exploring the world, so we're dipping into the vaults for some of our favourite episodes from the past. 

This week we're listening in on Episode 15, where we share the incredible story of Carol VandenEngel and Glenn Green who canoed 8,515km across Canada from Vancouver to Sydney, Nova Scotia. Find out how they navigated white water rapids, set up their dispersed campsites, dehydrated food, and portaged the loaded canoe. This  journey not only inspired personal growth, but also raised funds for a local charity through their organization, Canoe for Change. 

We find out how Carol and Glenn made it over the Canadian Rockies on this epic cross-country paddle journey and what it felt like coming full circle to their starting point 3 years after they began. 

Tune in for expert tips on planning your next paddling adventure and check out a list of canoe adventure  tours at 10Adventures.You can find out more about Carol and Glenn and their initiative to improve the lives of others and make a positive impact on the environment here. 

We are on hiatus, exploring Asia and the Middle East.  So we're reaching into our vaults for some of our most popular episodes.

This week we are listening to our 3rd ever episode, where we find out how thru-hiker Charles Dement changed his life, and went from overweight and depressed to hiking the complete Appalachian Trail on this episode of the 10Adventures Podcast. Charles Dement lost over 100lbs, found love, and underwent a transformative experience thru-hiking the Appalachian Trail. The Appalachian trail is a 2,200 mile foot-traffic only trail that stretches over 14 states from Georgia to Maine.  Learn about losing weight on the Appalachian Trail, how to prepare for a thru-hike and what to expect on this lengthy journey. 

On this episode of 10Adventures, Dement depicts the struggles of hiking the Appalachian Trail as an amateur adventurer and narrates the life-changing experience he underwent on this thru-hiking excursion.

Guest profile

Charles Dement (@feeling_arkansaucey) embarked on his first thru-hike ever, on the legendary Appalachian Trail, going from depressed and overweight to walking an average of 15 miles per day, Completing the AT in five and a half months. After a chance encounter online where Charles came across the AT, he decided to quit his office job and embark on the adventure of a lifetime. Following a life-changing thru-hike experience, Charles developed a true passion for carrying his life on his back and dodging the “rat race” to pursue an alternative lifestyle centred around outdoor adventure. As Charles looks forward to his next big thru-hike, he enjoys reminiscing about his time on the Appalachian Trail and sharing the personal transformation he experienced on the epic trail.

Autumn is here, and we're thinking of winter, and how to find a warm-weather break. This week we learn why Israel is such a wonderful walking destination, combining great food, history, and wonderful and diverse walking. Here to tell us all about walking in Israel is Erez Speiser, owner of Israel by Foot. Erez talks about walking the Golan Trail, Inn to Inn through the Judean Mountains, the Israel Sea to Sea Trek, the Judean Desert trek and the Negev Desert Hiking tour.

This week we learn all about biking tours in Vietnam, and learn all about the diversity of the country, and why it is such a great place for a bike tour.  Helping us learn is Minh Thai, Founder of Mr Biker Saigon, a dedicated bike tour operator.

This week we are learning all about how the body reacts to altitude so you can have a safer journey when venturing to high elevation. 

To help guide us we are joined by James Barber, who is the Lead Performance Specialist at The Altitude Centre, London. James has a Masters in Sport Science and several years experience in preparing climbers for the demands of altitude, from treks to Kilimanjaro and Everest Base Camp, to those heading to the top of the world in quick time!

A Kilimanjaro summiteer himself, James and The Altitude Centre bring science to the art of preparing for high altitude. The Altitude Centre is the UKs leading provider of altitude training services, and a global provider of training, consultancy and expertise for those heading to altitude.

You can find The Altitude Centre across social at TheAltitudeCentre, or their website.