The Adventure Podcast

An ongoing series of long-form conversations with individuals at the forefront of exploration and adventure in which filmmaker Matt Pycroft speaks to the most knowledgeable, accomplished and respected voices in the field. From mountaineers to wildlife cinematographers, environmental activists to polar photographers, The Adventure Podcast brings you up close and personal with those who live extraordinary lives.

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Update frequency: every 6 days
Average duration: 60 minutes
Episodes: 230
Years Active: 2018 - 2025

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Episode 049: Finding the Last English Poacher, Emma Crome

Filmmaker and producer Emma Crome specialises in adventure and documentary film production. Following an unexpected insight into the decline of Britain’s wild spaces, Emma embarked on a long-term doc…

01:22:12 | Mon 21 Sep 2020

Episode 048: Ascent of Mount Gongga, Nick Bullock

Nick Bullock describes himself, in a self-deprecating manner that is a refreshing hallmark of his storytelling, as “someone who likes to go climbing”. Preferring off-the-radar mountains to well-trodd…

01:03:17 | Mon 14 Sep 2020

Episode 047: Cycling the World, Vedangi Kulkarni

Five weeks after first arriving in the UK to study, Vedangi Kulkarni set off on her bike with the aim of discovering the country she had chosen to call home. Three weeks later, she stopped pedalling …

01:36:08 | Mon 07 Sep 2020

Episode 046: Presumed Dead in Brazil, George Monbiot

In 1989, George Monbiot travelled to Brazil to explore the troubling stories emerging from the rainforest. He lived in Manaus - in the heart of the Amazon - for two years, learning Portuguese and imm…

01:00:23 | Mon 31 Aug 2020

Episode 045: A Life in the Mountains, Sir Chris Bonington

Still climbing in his ninth decade – and with nearly 30 first ascents under his belt – Sir Chris Bonington’s appetite for adventure has made him both a trailblazer and a mainstay of the mountaineerin…

00:59:16 | Mon 24 Aug 2020

Episode 044: Finding Home, Iain Miller

Iain Miller might just be the only professional sea stack climber on Earth. After twenty years sailing the world with the Merchant Navy, Iain made a home in western Donegal, and he has barely left si…

01:32:32 | Mon 08 Jun 2020

Episode 043: The Solitude Specials, Jenny Tough

The eighth episode in this lockdown series is with Jenny Tough.The Solitude Specials are a new series of shorter conversations with adventurous souls who know a thing or two about managing their phys…

00:27:52 | Wed 03 Jun 2020

Episode 042: The Solitude Specials, Beth Healey

The seventh episode in this series is with Dr Beth Healey. The Solitude Specials are a new series of shorter conversations with adventurous souls who know a thing or two about managing their physical…

00:39:15 | Tue 26 May 2020

Episode 041: The Solitude Specials, Dee Caffari

The sixth episode in "The Solitude Specials" is with Dee Caffari.The Solitude Specials are a new series of shorter conversations with adventurous souls who know a thing or two about managing their ph…

00:20:30 | Fri 17 Apr 2020

Episode 040: The Solitude Specials, Tim Howell

The fifth episode in "The Solitude Specials" is with Tim Howell.The Solitude Specials are a new series of shorter conversations with adventurous souls who know a thing or two about managing their phy…

00:18:52 | Tue 14 Apr 2020

Episode 039: The Solitude Specials, Aldo Kane

The fourth episode in "The Solitude Specials" is with Aldo Kane.The Solitude Specials are a new series of shorter conversations with adventurous souls who know a thing or two about managing their phy…

00:22:31 | Thu 09 Apr 2020

Episode 038: The Solitude Specials, Hazel Findlay

The third episode in "The Solitude Specials" is with Hazel Findlay.The Solitude Specials are a new series of shorter conversations with adventurous souls who know a thing or two about managing their …

00:28:20 | Tue 07 Apr 2020

Episode 037: The Solitude Specials, Ben Saunders

The second episode in "The Solitude Specials" is with Ben Saunders.The Solitude Specials are a new series of shorter conversations with adventurous souls who know a thing or two about managing their …

00:25:23 | Wed 01 Apr 2020

Episode 036: The Solitude Specials, Megan Hine

The first episode in 'The Solitude Specials' is with Megan Hine.The Solitude Specials are a new series of shorter conversations with adventurous souls who know a thing or two about managing their phy…

00:26:13 | Tue 31 Mar 2020

Episode 035: Life in Antarctica - The Not-So-Common Cold, Tash Burley

Having spent years working for the Royal Flying Doctors in Australia, and a season at Everest Basecamp, Tash Burley spent the 2019-2020 Antarctic season as camp medic for Antarctic logistics speciali…

00:30:55 | Sat 28 Mar 2020

Episode 034: Life in Antarctica - Tracks in the Snow, Kobus Stadler

The first episode in our Antarctic mini-series is with fourth-generation South African farmer Kobus Stadler, who spent the end of 2019 in Antarctica, helping maintain the camp and ski-way for Antarct…

00:24:32 | Fri 27 Mar 2020

Episode 033: A High-Latitude Life, Ian 'Spike' Sykes

In the 1960s, Ian (Spike, to his mates, his family, and pretty much everyone else) Sykes spent two years as a dog sled driver for the British Antarctic Survey. With no previous experience, he boarded…

01:18:08 | Fri 20 Mar 2020

Episode 032: Mount Roraima – Anna's Journey

Anna Taylor had never travelled further than Germany when she boarded the plane to Guyana to join Leo Houlding on a world class expedition to Mount Roraima. The day after the helicopter whisked her a…

01:46:22 | Thu 02 Jan 2020

Episode 031: Mount Roraima - The Summit

On the 4th December 2019, Leo and the team stood on top of Mount Roraima in the darkness. With everyone on the summit, all that was left to do was haul the bags to the top and await the helicopter. T…

00:33:45 | Tue 31 Dec 2019

Episode 030: Mount Roraima – The Wall Camp

The team are now living on the wall, and finding their way up it. Waldo talks us through the route so far - right at Tarantula Terrace, right again at Invisible Ledge and round The Anvil - and the ro…

00:37:49 | Sat 30 Nov 2019

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