The Outdoors Fix

By Liv BoltonSports Health & Fitness Mental Health Leisure Wilderness Hobbies

The Outdoors Fix episodes

February 15, 2020 Kenny Block: Landscape photography in the Lake District
Kenny Block can often be found in the Lake District hiking to get to dramatic view points and capture the stunning scenery with his camera or drone.
He has a full-time job as a railway signaller in Cumbria but in his spare time he’s also a landscape photographer.
Kenny hasn’t alway been outdoorsy - and for a large portion of his teenage years and twenties he says he was caught up with drugs. Why does he credit hiking in the outdoors with helping him quit that lifestyle? And what photography tips does he have for capturing landscapes?
You’ll find Kenny on Instagram at @kenny.d.block
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The Outdoors Fix is a podcast produced and hosted by Liv Bolton @liv_outsideuk
53 min
February 01, 2020 Emily Scott: Leaving full-time accountancy for a life in the mountains
Emily Scott feels her happiest in the mountains. So over the last few years she’s made big changes to her life to enjoy them nearly everyday.
Emily used to be a full-time chartered accountant in London but she’s now a ski instructor in the winter and in the past few summers she’s worked for travel companies hosting treks in the Alps.
In between these seasons she takes on extraordinary endurance adventures and in 2018 she climbed all 282 Munros in Scotland in under 4 months.
She’s transformed her life in the past few years - and I wanted to hear how she did it, what it’s like working in the outdoors industry, how she manages to take on these big physical adventures, as well as the pluses and minuses of her change in lifestyle.
You’ll find Emily on Instagram at @adventure_scottie. She’s also part of @thebritishadventurecollective
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The Outdoors Fix is a podcast produced and hosted by Liv Bolton @liv_outsideuk
51 min
January 17, 2020 Alex Staniforth: How tragedy on Everest lead to a huge UK adventure
Alex Staniforth is an adventurer, author of two books and speaker who talks so well about how the outdoors has helped him throughout his life.
Alex has been on some serious adventures since he was a teenager, including making two attempts at Everest. Sadly both trips to Everest ended in tragedy.
In 2017, Alex completed his challenge Climb The UK, where he journeyed to the highest point of all 100 UK counties.
How has the outdoors shaped his life and adventures?
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The Outdoors Fix is a podcast produced and hosted by Liv Bolton @liv_outsideuk
52 min
January 04, 2020 Vici Fairhurst: How a trip to Snowdon with 30 teens and staff changed her life
Vici Fairhurst is a hiker who lives in Manchester and works with 16-19 year olds in care.
She discovered a love of hiking in a rather daunting and unusual way.
Last year Vici’s colleague set her a huge challenge: to get 30 teens in care and staff, with little or no hiking experience, to the top of Snowdon.
That trip sparked an ‘addiction to hiking’, as she puts it, and it’s had a huge impact on her life.
Vici is also a member of the Black Girls Hike walking group based in the Greater Manchester area.
I hope you enjoy the podcast - don’t forget to listen out for Vici’s fantastic tips for getting outdoors more, as well as the peaceful sounds of nature at the end of the podcast!
And if you want to be an absolute star, please rate, review and subscribe to the podcast - feel free to spread the word to your family and friends!
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The Outdoors Fix is a podcast produced and hosted by Liv Bolton @liv_outsideuk
49 min
December 21, 2019 Josh Day: Cycling from the UK to China
Josh Day has recently come back to the UK after an epic outdoors adventure. He cycled 26,000km all the way from the UK to Beijing in China!
Travelling through 28 countries, the route took him two years to complete.
Josh used to work in London as a data scientist but a few years ago he decided he needed a change of direction. He certainly got that!
Along his journey, Josh cycled in temperatures as high as 42C and as low as -27C. He also learnt Russian!
I went to Somerset to see Josh for the podcast. He kindly got back on his bike for me and we cycled to a reservoir to record it.
I wanted to hear more about his extraordinary journey, why he feels most comfortable outdoors and how the adventure has impacted his life now! You’ll find Josh Day on Instagram @cyclingfordays
I hope you enjoy the podcast - and don’t forget to listen out for the tips from Josh about how to plan a big outdoors adventure as well as the sounds of nature at the end of the podcast - I absolutely love this week’s sound.
Please rate, review and subscribe to the podcast if you like listening - and feel free to spread the word to your family and friends!
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The Outdoors Fix is a podcast produced and hosted by Liv Bolton @liv_outsideuk
44 min
December 07, 2019 Iona Rendall: The ‘ordinary adventurer’ motivating thousands to get hiking outdoors
Iona Rendall, also known as @iona.adventuring on Instagram, is a nurse who lives in Edinburgh. In 2018, she set up a walking group on Facebook and it's already grown to over 2,000 members!
I wanted to find out why Iona began hiking and started her walking group, how its impacted her life and why she thinks she’s been able to motivate so many others to get outdoors!
I hope you enjoy the podcast! Head to @theoutdoorsfix on Instagram or www.theoutdoorsfix.com to see photos of Iona and her adventures.
Please rate, review and subscribe to the podcast if you like listening - and feel free to spread the word to your family and friends!
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The Outdoors Fix is a podcast hosted and produced by Liv Bolton @liv_outsideuk
50 min
September 19, 2019 Suzanna swims: Becoming a wild swimming guide in the Lake District
Suzanna Cruickshank is an open water and wild swimming guide in the Lake District.
Suzanna hasn’t always lived in the Lake District or been a wild swimmer - but she’s now managed to turn it into her career.
I went to visit Suzanna in the Lake District and we had a lovely swim in Crummock Water - you can hear a bit of our dip right at the beginning of the episode and towards the end.
She also has lots of tips in the podcast for those who want to try wild swimming as well as some important safety advice.
I hope you enjoy the podcast! Head to @theoutdoorsfix on Instagram to see photos of Suzanna and our wild swim.
Please rate, review and subscribe to the podcast if you like listening - and feel free to spread the word to your family and friends!
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The Outdoors Fix is a podcast hosted and produced by Liv Bolton @liv_outsideuk
48 min
September 07, 2019 Stuart Watts: Rowing the Atlantic and breaking a world record
My guest today is Stuart Watts - he and three friends hold the world record for the fastest rowing crossing of the Atlantic!
Along with George Biggar, Dicky Taylor and Peter Robinson, Stuart rowed for almost a month from the Canary Islands to the Caribbean, finishing in January 2018. And they raised a HUGE amount for charity - I’ll reveal the figure later on in the podcast!
Stuart had never really rowed before agreeing to the challenge but he believes that if you put your mind to something, you CAN achieve it.
He has some pretty terrifying stories from the row and answers lots of burning questions: How big were the waves? What wildlife did he come across? What did they eat? How did they know where they were going? How hard was it?
Stuart also has lots of tips for anyone contemplating a big physical challenge in the outdoors.
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The Outdoors Fix is a podcast hosted and produced by Liv Bolton @liv_outsideuk
49 min
August 22, 2019 An Outdoors Family: Stacey and Keith’s Scottish adventures with their kids
Having a young family certainly hasn’t stopped Stacey and Keith Wilcox exploring and having big adventures in the outdoors.
They now take their sons hiking, canoeing and wild camping all around Scotland and have also just come back from an epic 8 week adventure in New Zealand as part of their shared parental leave!
How do they manage to have such an adventurous family life (often on little sleep) and what advice they have for other families keen to get outdoors more?
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The Outdoors Fix is a podcast hosted and produced by Liv Bolton @liv_outsideuk
33 min
August 09, 2019 Jess Mather: From the Himalayas to the Lake District
Jess Mather, known as @jessicamather91 on Instagram, is a physical and well being coach in a psychiatric hospital but she spends nearly every spare moment outside of work in the outdoors.
She’s a hiker and trail runner, has bagged over one hundred Wainwrights in the Lake District, and has summited several high altitude mountains around the world, including Kilimanjaro in Tanzania (5,895m) and Stok Kangri in the Indian Himalayas (6,153m).
In the podcast, Jess takes us through stories from her adventures, and gives tips for others who would like to get outdoors more or do high altitude treks.
She also speaks about a devastating event that has shaped her relationship with the outdoors.
30 min

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