The Black Diamond Adventures Podcast

Everyone talks about the fight night. No one talks about what it takes to get there. My mate Rob decided to step into the ring, and along the way he learned more about himself than he ever expected. This chat is about discipline, fear, courage, and why sometimes the hardest battles are the ones inside your own head.

Episode Description
In this episode we sit down with Cameron Butcher, one of our former trainees whose journey is nothing short of extraordinary. Last year, Cameron had to step away from Black Diamond to undergo a life-saving heart transplant. What followed was a story of immense courage, resilience, and recovery.

Today, Cameron is not only back on his feet but thriving as a competitive road and mountain bike cyclist — a true testament to his drive and determination. He shares openly about the challenges he faced, the mindset that carried him through, and the perspective he’s gained on life, work, and the outdoors.

Cameron’s journey is a powerful reminder of what it means to push through adversity, lean on your community, and discover new strength on the other side.

Jack Buckley is running 58 half marathons in 58 days in memory of his mum, raising money for the Stroke Foundation. He popped in to the studio on day 27 and opened up about grief, resilience, and the search for purpose through struggle. His journey is raw, inspiring, and a reminder of the strength we can find when we run for something bigger than ourselves.

On this episode of the Black Diamond Trainee Plog series we are joined by trainee Georgia. Coming to the end of her first year as a Black Diamond Trainee, Georgia reviews her year as part of the Black Diamond team and recalls the highs, lows, lessons learned and mistakes made. Join the hosts Rob, Connor and Big T and special guest Gerogia to find out more!  

On this episode of the Black Diamond Trainee Plog series we are joined by trainee Maeve. Coming to the end of her first year as a Black Diamond Trainee, Maeve reviews her year as part of the Black Diamond team and recalls the highs, lows, lessons learned and mistakes made. Join the hosts Rob, Connor and Big T and special guest Maeve to find out more!  

Over the next few weeks the Black Diamond Trainees will be sharing a Plog  (podcast-blog) they have written at Rob's request. This week join us as we chat to Trainee Sara. Coming to the end of a two year traineeship Sara reviews her last two years as part of the Black Diamond team and recalls the highs, lows, lessons learned and mistakes made. Join the hosts Rob, Connor and Big T and special guest Sara to find out more!  

Welcome back to what was once the 'Adventuristic Podcast', now renamed the 'Black Diamond Adventures Podcast'. 

With a new name comes new stories to tell, be sure to tune into this new season as the team talk more about their own experiences and adventures between the last episode to now.  From COVID, El Nina and car breakdowns, will the team ever catch a break? 

Join the returning hosts Rob, Connor and Big T along with podcast trainee Sara to find out!

On the final episode of season one the boys talk to Arjun Bhogal, a man with an incredible story about how he walked across the world from the UK to Australia. Arjun details the extraordinary 5 year journey and goes deep about the ups and downs that occurred along the way as he tried to raise awareness for clean water access. 

On this week's episode the boys chat with local CrossFit athletes Zac Thomas and Luke De Jonge. They discuss the challenges and sacrifices it takes to strive to compete at the CrossFit Games. Tune in to hear the boys discuss all things diet and training, as well as the ups and downs of last years season and how they are planning on attacking next year. 

This week on the Adventuristic Podcast the boys are joined by guitar hero Glen Haworth. Glen discusses his success with Haworth Guitars, including his Guinness world record. He also tells the boys all about his latest passion, business coaching.