Night of Adventure Podcast

Mylène Paquette decided to change her life completely following a deeply moving conversation with a gravely ill child. She took up ocean rowing to explore her passion for the seas and fulfill her desire to become a mariner. Ms. Paquette became the first person from the Americas to successfully undertake a solo crossing of the North Atlantic Ocean in a rowboat: a human adventure that goes beyond a...

Nova Scotia by Bike is an independent project that organizes activities for cyclists in Halifax and Halifax Regional Municipality. Since the beginning of 2022, they have been advocating and helping to promote routes and places where people can cycle, regardless of their level of experience or skill level, and they’ve organized monthly social bike rides. Nova Scotia by Bike is fully run by Sara M F...

Northern Scavenger is a social platform that we use to share our stories from our backcountry adventures in Canada’s wilderness areas. With our content we hope to provide practical information, promote sustainable use of our backcountry, and provide entertainment and inspiration through challenging ourselves on adventures that take us outside of our comfort zone. Find out more information here: Yo...

Wilco came to us out of the blue, recommended by a friend, with a story so grand we couldn't turn him down!  In fact it was an honour to listen to this man's experience of training for and running the Moab 240, completing it in just 99 hours! This episode was recorded live at North Brewing, Dartmouth, Nova Scotia. More information on the Moab 240: https://www.destinationtrailrun.com/moab

Brad Farquhar is a goal chaser.  This is one of those people who thinks ahead, comes up with a plan and goes for it!  Brad has accomplished a pile of amazing feats including finishing the Iditarod Dog Sled race, climbing Mt. Denali and running the Marathon Des Sables.  In this episode, Brad goes deep into his experience swimming across the English Channel! Find out more about Brad here: https://ww...

In the winter of 2023, the team of Simon-Pierre Goneau and Samuel Lalande-Markon will attempt to cross the entire province of Quebec from south to north, by bike and ski. A 2725 km journey realized in nearly 100 days that will lead them to cross the Hudson Bay coastal ice pack.  Sam, stops into the Night of Adventure Podcast to tell how he is feeling about his upcoming expedition! Transboreal 2023...

Chalmers Blinkhorn is a legend walking among us in the eyes of those involved with Night of Adventure.  Chalmers doesn't take "can't" for an answer.  Though he would say something quite different, Chalmers is an amazing human whom we look up to around here.  His presentation is both inspiring and honest.  It will resonate with everybody from the average "Joe" to the e...

Kelsey Hogan shares the incredible story of running the Grand Raid Réunion 100 Mile race. Réunion Island is a very remote island located in the Indian Ocean, approximately 950 km (590 mi) east of the island of Madagascar. Kelsey comes into this race with a fair bit of experience and knowledge to draw on and to inform us as she talks! Find out more about Kelsey here: https://www.kelseyhogan.com htt...

Simone comes to us in this episode as a late bloomer to the outdoor enthusiast world.  But that doesn't slow her down from diving in head first. In fact, she takes the power of engaging with the natural world and evolves it into her everyday life for herself and for her family.   Enjoy Simone's inspiring perspective on leading a healthy lifestyle. Follow along Simone's latest advent...

Sam Caldwell shares his experience of cycling 1,200km across Nova Scotia in the one stage bicycle race called "TIP 2 TIP" Find more info here: Tip2Tip: https://tip2tipns.wixsite.com/website https://www.instagram.com/tip2tip_ns/?hl=en Long Alley Bicycles: https://longalleybicycles.com/ https://www.instagram.com/long_alley_bicycles/?hl=en