The Outdoors Station

A rich and varied podcast for you this time, as I catch up with the Ramblers Association to hear how there's a new influx of members in these credit crunched times, Andy continues his love affair with everything French by finding out how inexpensive it is to travel on the canals of mainland Europe, plus I discover how, if you can't get to the Desert, you can bring the Desert home to you with Harem Nights! Recorded at the Caravan Show and the Destination Show at the NEC early 2009.

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Shirley Worrall continues her interview in this the second part of her GR20 review podcast. Her trip was undertaken during the Summer of 2008, and she tells of great weather, fabulous views and a warm welcoming invitation from local fellow hikers.

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Shirley Worrall has undertaken many long distance walks around the UK and the Pyrenees in recent years. In this initial podcast she discusses all the practical aspects involved in planning the trip in the summer of 2008, and describes how a trip like this unfolds.

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In this show we hear about some of the affordable traveling options within the Czech Republic once you actually leave Prague, find out why Andy is so concerned about size, and slow down camping to a paddle with the Canoe Camping Club. Enjoy!

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With one eye on the financial situation and the other on wanting to have a break away from all this depression, we look to the Isle of Wight and Brittany for cheap break suggestions. Once we are there of course, we can mix in the hobby of photography, so award winning landscape photographer Steve Walton, gives us some tips.

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Last year we supported the Aquagear Water filter as being a brilliant new product of benefit to all outdoors users. The same filter has now been put inside The Travel Tap and we catch up with designer and importer Giles Butler for the full details. Jane Smith has just returned from the Gambia and the filter proved to be worth it's weight in gold!

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It's no mean feet planning a walk across Scotland for the RAB TGO Challenge. But how difficult it is to plan a route when you're based two or three thousand miles away on the other side of the world? Andy Howell talks to US backpacker Rob Hausam about crossing Scotland and about a planned Packrafting, hiking, adventure in Alaska. Is Andy tempted to a life on the fast watery wave?

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Join me for my end of year frosty wander into the hills, when I stop for a while and roast some chestnuts on my Honey Stove. Looking for inexpensive ideas for next years break? Then imagine kayaking down the Nile, paddling your own wood Canadian canoe or having a custom made adventure with Jed Yarnold! Its all in this one!!

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A bit late, but still inspiring, here's a few interviews from this year's Wilderness Gathering. A real 'back to nature' event full of knowledge, enthusiasm and ideas. We learn more about the art of manufacturing Saxon jewelery, how to tell a story, hear about life on Islay and talk to the authors of some new books to encourage youngsters to 'get out more'!

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Extended Podcast. Where did it all go so wrong? We look at the facts behind the media storm from the weekend and talk to competitor Jeremy Webb maker of the video used by the BBC, Mark Weir at Honister Slate Mine, competitor Lucy Harris who spent the afternoon at the mine, Mark Hodgson of Keswick Mountain Rescue and finally Mike Parsons organiser of the OMM. Its a long one but make your own conclusions as to how big the tea cup really needed to be!

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