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
Episode 009: Poisoned Arrows, George Monbiot
In 1988, investigative journalist George Monbiot bluffed his way into West Papua with forged travel documents. What follows is a tale of rebels, of incredulous adventure through magical wilderness, a…
01:08:15 |
Fri 01 Feb 2019
Episode 008: Climbing The Pyramids
What is urban exploration? The tabloids would have you believe that it’s teenagers dangling from cranes on building sites, but the reality is very different. Over decades, a group of larger-than-life…
00:22:41 |
Sat 26 Jan 2019
Episode 007: Unseen Enemy, Aldo Kane
In this dispatch, Aldo dives deep into his experience in West Africa helping document the 2014 outbreak of the Ebola virus, and talks about his appetite for risk, and how the reality on the ground di…
00:13:34 |
Thu 24 Jan 2019
Episode 006: Cheerfulness In The Face Of Adversity, Aldo Kane
How do you deal with fear? For former commando sniper Aldo Kane, it's about understanding that that feeling is normal, a physiological reaction to get you ready for what you need to do next. From nav…
01:13:31 |
Fri 18 Jan 2019
Episode 005: A Climber's Voyage, Nick Bullock
The first in our ongoing series of book recitals, climber Nick Bullock reads from his 2018 book Tides; a treasury of his antics with some of the world's leading climbers, pushing the limits on seriou…
00:23:28 |
Thu 17 Jan 2019
Episode 004: Exploring The Canopy, Waldo Etherington
In our first dispatch, self-proclaimed extreme recreational tree-climber Waldo Etherington reveals the secrets of the rainforest canopy, and its mysterious inhabitants.
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00:08:43 |
Thu 10 Jan 2019
Episode 003: Quest Into The Unknown, Tony Howard
A series of chance encounters, and a whaling ship, led Tony Howard from the rocky outcrops of Yorkshire to a first ascent of Troll Wall, the tallest vertical rock face in Europe. Howard then turned h…
00:46:44 |
Sun 23 Dec 2018
Episode 002: A Life In The Trees, Waldo Etherington
If you’ve ever wondered how to become a professional tree climber, then this conversation with Waldo Etherington covers the basic necessities for getting started; a love of nature, a passion for “que…
00:51:11 |
Tue 18 Dec 2018
Episode 001: Why We Need Adventure, Al Humphreys
If you’re looking for ways to live more adventurously, step away from your screen and spend more time in nature, then this conversation with Al Humphreys – around-the-world cyclist, ocean rower, dese…
00:47:56 |
Sat 15 Dec 2018
Episode 000: Introduction, Matt Pycroft
A few words from Matt on the origins of this podcast, and his hopes for its future.@theadventurepodcast
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00:07:47 |
Fri 14 Dec 2018
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