The Outdoors Station

The tale of two podcasters Andy Howell and Bob Cartwright, walking across Scotland on the 2007 TGO Challenge begins with interviews with other challengers Micheal Osborne, Mick Guest, James Greig and Dorothy Pearson owner of the Plockton Hotel. In this episode, we arrive at our respective start points and prepare ourselves for the forthcoming trip.

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Steve Perry is once again off on a challenge in aid of charity. 10 of Britain's highest peaks in 10 days, with very little sleep in between. We talk with him about his planning, training and equipment for such a challenge and how he prepares himself for the daunting task ahead.

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Andy Howell takes us through a special review edition on The Book Club. He looks at three new walking guides for the UK. The English Coast to Coast, a revised guide to The Cotswold Way and A Guide to Walks in the North West Highlands. If you are thinking of staying here this year and stretching your legs, sit back and enjoy.

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Simon Willis once again spends time with Duncan Winning to discuss specific boats in his amazing collection and gives us a hint about a forthcoming BBC Radio programme he's making next month.

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Simon Willis interviews legend Duncan Winning (OBE for kayaking!) about his involvement with the history of kayaking. A fascinating and enjoyable listen and a real sense of passion.

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This is a 'must listen to' podcast interview with Bill Speirs of Clyde Coastguard. It contains a wealth of information about radio procedure and how to work with the coastguard when in a Sea Kayak. Vital listening material.

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Following a lot of requests, Andy Howell talks to Chris Townsend about his 1990 walk through Canada and Alaska and his subsequent book “Walking the Yukon: A solo trek through the land of beyond”. “Walking the Yukon” is published by Ragged Mountain Press and, although reasonably rare, both new and second hand copies can be found on Amazon.

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At this year’s Outdoors Show Andy Howell took the opportunity of talking to Paddy Dillon about his life as a walker and guide book writer. Paddy talks about how he developed his passion for long distance walking, gives us an insight into how he prepares his guides and provides a lot of handy tips for anyone thinking about a career as an outdoor writer.

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We nip out for a quick shake-down trip at the weekend a few days prior to the Rab TGO Challenge. We discuss gear (as always) cooking systems and remind ourselves of the routines which makes setting up camp easy. We also hear from Roger Smith for his last minute comments.

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Wayne Edy of Inov-8 purveyors of fine outdoor footwear, takes us through the new range of rucksacks which are about to hit the streets in the UK. As you would expect with Inov-8, they introduce a new way of thinking in the design which once again, all seems so simple. Get your cards ready, you'll want one!

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