Always Another Adventure

Single-speed round-the-world cyclist Markus Stitz has written another book Bikepacking Scotland.  He runs the website of the same name and I met Markus in his home in Edinburgh.

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The parallels between solo ocean racing and other ultra endurance sports are not immediately obvious.  But as I listened to Pip Hare talk about her goal to complete the Vendee Globe - solo around the…

If you, a friend or a family member has an accident in the outdoors or elsewhere, would you know what to do?  Many lives have been lost because people wait for trained help to arrive rather than carr…

Better known as a mountain and trail runner, when Donnie Campbell took up gravel cycling he started winning races and smashing FKTs.   Donnie has been on the podcast twice, talking about the wild pla…

He’s one of America’s great hikers and the man who devised and created the Pacific Northwest Trail.  Ron Strickland has lived what he calls a "vagabondish" lifestyle, either on the USA’s trails or in…

As the fastest woman around the world on a bicycle releases the book of her journey and embarks on a UK speaking tour, this is an updated version of an interview we recorded three years ago.

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lAdventures come in all shapes and forms.  The more complicated ones are often the most interesting.  Bella & Steve Molloy quit corporate jobs in their native Australia to set up a travel advisory bu…

The first episode of a new podcast series which you'll find here

https://pctpodcast.buzzsprout.com/

Twenty years ago we hiked this 2,600 mile wilderness trail from Mexico to Canada, across baking deser…

For the last twenty years, an Englishman has been a senior trainer and key family liaison member of Yosemite Search & Rescue, one of the world's busiest organisations of its kind.  Moose Mutlow's cur…

In February 2023 Scotland will mark twenty years of Land Reform legislation that gave a Right of Responsible Access to the countryside.  Yet challenges remain with some confusion about what's allowed…

In the summer of 2022, Cory Jones led a group of six paddlers through the Yukon territory in Canada.  Their group of six covered 1000 miles, through two time zones and six river systems.  However, th…

A phone app that offers cycle coaching using artificial intelligence.  It learns from how your workout performance and adjusts future sessions.  We hear how former professional cyclist Richard Lang m…

This is a strange one, because the host, Simon Willis, becomes the guest.  Sean McFarlane interviews me about my Torino Nice Rally ride.  Here are links to things we talk about; videos of the ride, p…

A world-renowned authority on bike fit, Phil Burt quite literally wrote the book; the link to buy the new edition is below. 

He has optimised the position of many great cyclists with by British Cycli…

Round the world single speed cyclist Markus Stitz has written a new guidebook to the best gravel rides in Great Britain.  Here Markus takes us on an urban gravel ride around Edinburgh.

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Recorded on location with Calum Maclean, one of Scotland's best known open water swimmers.  He takes Simon and Liz Willis on their first Swim Packing adventure.   

There's also video of this adventure…

The Torino-Nice Rally is a 700km journey through the Alps over high cols, mixing road and gravel riding.  Its creator James Olsen answers many of the questions riders might have before undertaking th…

Many people have started wild swimming during the pandemic as a way to de-stress and stay fit.   Lifelong swimmer Dr James Douglas, a General Practitioner in the Scottish Highlands, has advice for ne…

The one and only Adventureman superhero, Jamie McDonald has run across continents to raise money for hospitals which treat sick children.   Here he talks about running 5,500 miles across 22 States of…

Many listeners will be used to training for events of big trips.  Mike Dales calls these 'five course days' and wants you to pay more attention to the 'bread and butter' days. 

His book Find Time for…