The Outdoors Station

Cicerone Press have just released the book The Big Rounds by David Lintern.

A guide to Britain’s three most challenging long distance mountain rounds in the Lake District, Snowdonia and Lochaber. Not just for the fell runner, but the day walker and backpacker too.

The Bob Graham Round, the Paddy Buckley Round and the Charlie Ramsay Round.

Designed to inform and inspire, this book is for both runners and walkers to discover these extremely challenging routes.

The history, the technical detail and everything you need to help with planning and preparation.

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In 2016 Sophie Rooney set off with the bold intention of becoming the first woman to run the length of Scandinavia. From Nordkapp (the northernmost point of mainland Europe) to the German border with Denmark (3000 km south) carrying everything she needed on her back. Initially accompanied by a fellow trail runner, Sophie finds herself thrown into a solo adventure running through some of the most rugged scenery Europe has to offer.

This is the audio from a recent video live stream interview with Sophie detailing her adventure, her emergency hospital treatment and subsequent reaching of her goal. A gutsy gal!

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This is the audio only from my recent Live Stream interview with Lisa Cutcliffe from Edulis Wild Foods.

As Spring bursts forth in abundance around us in the countryside we witness new life in the form of fresh shoots, leaves and herbs.

We pass them by often wondering if they are edible, or safe to eat, what they taste like or how to use them to experience natures splendour.

Lisa Cutcliffe from Edulis Wild Foods a wild food specialist and foraging instructor based in Leeds, UK. With 18 years’ experience picking wild fungi, fruits, flowers and foliage from nature’s larder.

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This is part two of my fascinating conversation with Philip Carcia who completed the Single Year Grid last year in New Hampshire.

Do have a listen to part one if you haven’t made the time to put this into perspective.

In this episode we cover lots of topics, including the changes he noticed in himself, attitude of other hikers, his gear choices and why, plus the many sacrifices he had to commit to in order to achieve this goal.

In total though it was an enjoyable 2 hours conversation with someone who has a love and a passion for the mountains and this project in particular. I’m sure whatever he puts his mind to for the next project will be equally rewarding.

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This interviewee was suggested by long term listener Keith Foskett who met Philip on a mountain one day while hiking in the states.

His story and the target he set himself is pretty incredible and shows a massive amount of dedication, sacrifice and commitment to achieve it.

Philip J. Carcia is a hiker, runner, and media creator who has logged over 15,000 miles on some of the most iconic trail networks in North America. Growing up in Massachusetts and cutting my teeth in New Hampshire, he fostered a deep love affair with the mountains of the Northeast at an early age. Almost two-decades later, that love continues to widen, and has become an anchor in both his personal and professional narrative.

This podcast relates to last year when he climbed all 48 4,000-footers in the White Mountains of New Hampshire, start to finish, in every month, for 12 consecutive months, completing one of the most grueling and obscure peak-bagging projects in the United States - the Single Year Grid.

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Before all the Covid-19 hit the news and somewhere after the fire in Australia I had the pleasure to speak with Emily Penn about a topic that was in the news at the time, the impact single use plastics were having in our lives and more importantly how plastic was now in our food chain and no doubt, within us too.

As you’ll hear she was lovely to talk to and her knowledge and the factual evidence she had to hand on the subject matter has certainly made me think in more detail about the consequences and responsibilities we have as consumers.

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I’ve spoken with Dermot and Katie in previous Podcasts about crossing Iceland in the better weather. However Ben James along with Neil Cox Having completed a summer crossing in 2017 unsupported, set themselves the ultimate goal to complete this in winter unsupported. 

Many attempted crossings in Winter have failed due to the extreme conditions, the -20 temperatures mixed with 100 mph winds and driving rain have beaten most peoples kit and resolve! 

Add to that only around 4 hours day light, it's certainly going to be a test of will power and motivation. As you’ll hear it wasn’t easy going with numerous challenges they had to overcome during the month they set themselves. Sickness, weather and a little memory loss all made this an epic adventure.

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Finally the electrician showed up to wire up and connect the new building, the office and more importantly the studio.

Don’t you just love it when ‘yeah tomorrow or day after’ turns into 2 weeks?

But we are in and these last few days have been one of humping and shifting stuff in the pouring rain and wind, in and out of containers, lofts and garages to install into the place and make it look efficient.

One of the reasons for getting it tidy was the impending visit by the Queen! Well not THE Queen exactly, but Russ Hepton from The Trail Hunter who is visiting us before he heads out on the PCT next week. So it felt like we had to get the place looking spick and span and super slick for his arrival.

The first visitor to the new studio!

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It has been a while since we spoke with a guest regarding either starting or finishing the PCT. To delve into their preparation or their conclusions.

So it is good timing that my guest today Camile Mateos willingly discusses her thorough preparation in all aspects related to the PCT which she will be starting this Spring.

The most important being the financial and time challenge most of us would face away from a busy job, plus of course fitness, skill level, confidence and gear.

You may be interested to hear that Cam from Cam-Hikes is approaching the 2600 mile trail as light as possible with a 35lt pack. However she is also going stoveless to save weight and relying on what she can find to eat at the trail heads between the long sections.

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