Episode 128 of The Adventure Podcast features mountaineer, teacher and mountain instructor, Alex Moran. He is the son of the late Martin Moran, who was killed in 2019 whilst climbing the unnamed, unclimbed peak 6477m in the Nanda Devi region in India. The Martin Moran foundation is our full-time charitable partner, and is founded in memory of Martin. This is a deeply honest, personal, and ultimately cathartic conversation for both Alex and Matt.

The Martin Moran Foundation is a charitable foundation with a mission to elevate the lives of young people through purpose, passion and powerful experiences in the mountains. The Foundation works with young people aged 16-18 with a keen interest in the outdoors but due to their circumstances, they may face difficulties accessing them. They may belong to an underrepresented group with limited opportunities to explore the mountains, be facing financial barriers to adventure, or have limited family support to pursue these experiences independently. MMF provide fully funded mountain adventure programmes to young people who want to explore the beauty, freedom and value of our natural world. If you would like to get involved, head to the website www.martinmoranfoundation.com where you can nominate a young person for this opportunity, make a donation or fundraise to support their mission.

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Episode 127 of The Adventure Podcast features The Natural Navigator, Tristan Gooley. Tristan is an award-winning author and has spent decades hunting for clues and signs in nature across the globe. He has been nicknamed 'the Sherlock Holmes of nature' by the BBC. This conversation is an honest, humbling insight into the life of a man who has found his place outdoors, and the path that led him there.

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Episode 126 of The Adventure Podcast features Jamie Leibert and Sandra Zinovyev, a.k.a Captain Manicorn & Ladycorn. After addiction, alcoholism and prison, Jamie and Sandra are now in the midst of attempting a world record to do airsports in every country. This episode is full of wild stories, energetic explorations of adventure and beating the odds, and how to turn an impossible dream into a possible one.

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In this dispatch episode, Matt chats with Jon Moses; a writer with a PHD in geohumanities, and a campaigner for Right to Roam. We discuss the issues regarding access to wild space in the UK and why that needs to change. We also talk about civil trespass, what it is, how to do it, and why you should.

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Episode 124 of The Adventure Podcast features endurance athlete, presenter, public speaker and brand ambassador for Cotswold Outdoor, Jamie Ramsay. Jamie has completed over 43,000km of human-powered adventuring in 31 countries and over 25 different adventures. He is a runner, cyclist, hiker, ski tourer, paddleboarder and mountaineer. In this episode we go pretty deep into Jamie’s past life and what motivated his fairly sudden and drastic exit from the world he knew. We discuss micro-adventures, the importance of protecting the outdoors, and how his journeys have formed the person he is today.

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Episode 123 of The Adventure Podcast features Adventurer, Lucy Shepherd. In this episode of the podcast, Matt and Lucy talk about her life, her early exposure to adventure and her career in the world of exploration and expeditions. Lucy has done some incredible things, and she’s at the stage now where she’s really reflecting on her experiences to date, and the successes and some of the lessons learned. She’s clearly had a lot of time to reflect on what she’s achieved and how she wants to alter how she navigates her projects in the future. There are some rip-roaring tales of adventure in this episode, as well as some more philosophical commentary on the world of adventure and exploration.

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Episode 122 of The Adventure Podcast features glaciologist and science advocate, Dr Heidi Sevestre. Heidi invests a lot of her time in science policy and science outreach, believing that scientists and researchers have the duty to communicate about their work and tell the world about the wonders of the cryosphere and the threats targeting it. Matt met Heidi on an expedition to Greenland this summer for National Geographic. They became close friends quickly, and her passion and enthusiasm for her subject matter was obvious from the first second. She’s an incredibly talented expedition field scientist, and is at the cutting edge of glacier and climate science.

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Episode 121 of The Adventure Podcast features journalist, David Shukman. David has been a journalist for 40 years, and spent twenty of those year leading the BBC's coverage of climate change and other environmental issues. He has broadcasted from the Arctic, the Amazon, and most places in-between. In this episode we talk about how he accessed the industry, and the defining moments that profoundly affected his career and decision making, before looking at some of the issues we now collectively face, and ultimately his decision to become an independent speaker, writer and consultant with a focus on climate action.

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Episode 120 of The Adventure Podcast features teetotal thru-hiker, Person Irresponsible. It’s a very human story about an alcoholic who sought help and went on to thru-hike the Pacific Crest Trail. We think every human will find something in this episode to identify with. Matt and the anonymous PI talk about anonymity, mental health, feminism and so much more.

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Episode 119 of The Adventure Podcast features expedition guide and adventure and outdoor photographer, Ian Finch. Ian cut his teeth in the adventure world as a Royal Marine Commando. His desire to record, capture or lead expeditions in unfamiliar corners of the globe is clearly driven by his passion to learn about heritage and traditions from the native cultures that call it home. In this episode we talk about Ian’s life and his journey into the world of expeditions, as well as talking through the stories of his last major expeditions. 

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