The Outdoors Fix

A short walk to the pub with friends was about the extent of IT programme manager Nic Hardy's adventures two years ago. Today she leads an adventure club of 100 people who go hiking, wild camping, rock climbing in the Lake District most weekends. She also bagged all 214 Wainwrights in a year! But how did she do it? What was the spark to make the change? What effect has it had on her life and finan...

Watching Bear Grylls drink reindeer blood in northern Norway is just part of the day job for Ross Bowyer. He’s been working with and advising Bear on his TV shows for nearly nine years. Ross scouted out the islands off the coast of Panama that contestants try and survive on for The Island with Bear Grylls TV show. He’s also worked with Ray Mears, been on a remote expedition in the Brazilian rainfo...

Back in 2015 Annie Ross was a banker, restless sitting at a desk all day, but still feeling chained to it. So she decided to take on 52 challenges in 52 weeks alongside her job. Ranging from triathlons to swimming in seven lidos in seven days, Annie pushed herself out of her comfort zone and encouraged others to take on the tasks with her. She had a huge year of experiences and it changed her outl...

Five years ago James Michael Forrest had an office job, lived in Birmingham and occasionally went on strolls at the weekend. He admits that he wasn’t a happy man. Today he’s a record-breaking hiker, having walked all the mountains in England, Wales and Ireland in the quickest ever time. For the record, that is 719 mountains! He’s also now a travel writer and lives in the Lake District. But how did...

Hi, I’m Liv Bolton. Do you ever sit at your desk wishing you were outside adventuring? If you’re nodding your head, The Outdoors Fix is for you. It’s a podcast to inspire people who want to make adventures outdoors a bigger part of their life! In this series I speak some incredible people who have lots of tips and advice on how to do it. Interviewees in this series include: - James Michael Forrest...