Outdoor clothing brand and endurance accessories expert, SealSkinz, recently launched an awesome campaign called I Am Endurance. It tells the stories of some truly amazing individuals who’ve overcome challenges and obstacles to push themselves both mentally and physically. The first in this series was Sandy Plenty‘s beautiful story of overcoming a severe heart condition through his passion for mountain biking. Certainly worth a […]
A chat with big wave surfer Andrew Cotton
He’s 35 years old, has salty blonde locks, wears cool surf gear and has the two most adorable kids. Any idea who I’m talking about? Goodness knows how I did it, but I got to spend an afternoon with Saltrock ambassador and big wave surfer, Andrew Cotton, finding out what inspires the North Devonian, how […]
From Prague to Berlin by pedalo
When travelling from Prague to Berlin, why take the same old boring modes of transport when you could spice it up by using a pedalo instead? Well that’s just what freelance super adventurers Sarah and Matthes did! In the summer of 2014 Matthes and Sarah bought a yellow pedalo, put it in the back of […]
Interview: Snowboard superstar Aimee Fuller
Aimee Fuller is a bit of a snowboard rockstar. Who didn’t know that? But did you know that she wears lucky socks to compete, was one of the first girls to ever compete in Olympic slopestyle and she finds getting injuries just motivates her to try harder? I had a chat with Aimee as she was […]
Interview: Why handboarding is the new bodysurfing
There’s no arguing that surfing is awesome fun, but if you’re like me and just can’t get the hang of standing on a board for longer than a couple of seconds, then handboarding might be right up your street. If you’re wondering what the heck I’m talking about, I quizzed 31-year-old Angela Ferendo — keen sports […]
Interview: Adventurer Ed Farrelly
I can’t tell you how long I’ve been waiting for this opportunity, but finally I’ve had the awesome privilege of interviewing 21-year-old adventurer and mountaineer Ed Farrelly! Why is he so awesome? Well in 2012 Ed ranked 6th in a list of the 20 most seasoned adventurers, explorers and expedition leaders in Men’s Fitness magazine. And […]
World champion stunt rider turns outdoor instructor
Not many people can claim they could outjump the American daredevil stunt rider Evel Knievel, but Fiona Beale is one of them. A former world champion stunt rider, Fiona has changed tack somewhat and is currently working as a freelance outdoor education instructor in deepest darkest Wales. The 42-year-old’s life journey has been far from […]