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Podcast Micro-Sponsorship Series 2 of my Living Adventurously podcast is coming soon! I’m going to experiment with having different sponsors for each episode. If you’re a small brand / charity / newsletter / event that lives adventurously, let’s chat! alastair.humphreys+podcastsponsorship@gmail.com...
15 Tips towards finding Expedition Sponsorship Here are a few lessons I have picked up whilst chasing the wonga along the yellow brick road to the South Pole. ...
Shouting from the Shed 106 Shouting from the Shed Hi again, I’ve got the usual selection of links for you to enjoy today. But first, here’s why I love sending email newsletters… Kamil in Poland signed up for my Living Adventurously newsletter ages ago. On September 4, 2019 […]...
Do I Feel an Obligation to Keep ‘Adventuring’? The Adventurer Identity When did you know that this is what you currently want to devote your life to? – Sirena When you go off on an adventure, macro/micro, do you feel that you are running towards something or away from […]...
How to Choose Your Next Adventure How Do I ‘come up with’ Adventure Ideas? I’m interested in how far ahead you are planning the next 1, 2, 3 adventures. Are you always planning multiple things? – Fraser Where do you get your adventure ideas from? I know […]...
Was Adventure better before Social Media? How do you feel your ride around the world would be different if you did it today in the free WiFi, social media and smart phone era?  I descended from a ferocious day of whiteouts, crampons, ice axes, bitter wind […]...
Who I envy in the Adventure world This is an extract from my book Ask An Adventurer… Who do you Envy? “Just because you’re better than me Doesn’t mean I’m lazy. Just because you’re going forwards Doesn’t mean I’m going backwards.” — Billy Bragg “We got everything […]...
The Dilemma of Flying and Adventure This is an extract from my book Ask An Adventurer… “As the world focuses more on our carbon footprint, how do you get round the ‘travel’ issue? We’re a global family and I’m increasingly concerned about all the long haul […]...
How does an ‘Adventurer’ earn enough money to make it their full-time job? How Do I Earn Money?   This has been the most common question so far, asked by many different people. I walked through my local woods in the pouring rain to mull over my answer and find a cafe* to write it down. I hope […]...
How do you choose your next adventure when there are so many options available? How do you choose your next adventure when there are so many options available? Wizarding up ideas for adventures is one of my favourite things to do. I find it enjoyable, exciting, but also easy. If I was a specialist […]...
500 Years Ago, Adventure was the Manifestation of Privilege. Living Adventurously 65 Jack Thurston is a cyclist, a food lover, a photographer, a guide-book writer and an early podcast pioneer. We talked about adventures close to home and what the world of 'Adventure' looks like in the 21st Century....
Don’t Live in the Prism of Other People’s Opinions. Living Adventurously 64 Rhiane Fatinikun was a self-confessed fan of Netflix and raving when she spotted hikers getting off a train in the Peak District and, on the spur of the moment, decided to take up hiking! A week later she set up the Black Girls Hike Instagram page and beg...
Our Freedoms are all Different. Our Prisons are all Different. Living Adventurously 63 Karen Darke is an adventurer and Paralympian handcyclist. It is fortunate that Karen has what she describes as “an adventurous gene”, as life in a wheelchair is full of the unexpected... ...
We Live in one of the Most Nature-Depleted Countries on the Planet. Living Adventurously 62 David Elliott is Chief Executive at Trees for Cities, having previously cleared landmines around the world. Trees for Cities is the only UK charity working at a national and international scale to improve lives by planting trees in cities....
The Countryside is a very White Place. Living Adventurously 61 Sabrina Pace-Humphreys is an ultra-runner, a businesswoman, a mother of four and a grandmother of two. She is very clear which is the toughest of these challenges...!...
Have a Meaningful Specific – Don’t Try to Please Everyone. Living Adventurously 53 David Hanney is the Co-founder and CEO at Alpkit, an outdoor and bike brand for enthusiasts and adventurers. ...
Volunteering is Not Only Giving Something Back, it’s Doing Something for Yourself. Living Adventurously 59 Paul Sinton-Hewitt is the founder of Parkrun, the worldwide phenomenon that sees thousands rock up to local parks around the world every Saturday morning to run a timed 5k. Paul began ParkRun at a time when his own life was not going very well. He wanted ...
Nature TV has too much Emphasis on Jaws, Claws and Fangs. Living Adventurously 58 David Lindo, also known as The Urban Birder, is a broadcaster, writer, naturalist, photographer and passionate birder - in particular in urban environments: it is possible to see 200 bird species in a year in London. David has been a keen birder 'since th...
Before You Buy, Ask “Do I Really Need This?” Living Adventurously 57 Dan Lawson is a Team GB 24hr Ultra runner. Dan and his wife Charlotte founded ReRun, a company aimed at prolonging the life of running clothes and equipment. ...
If You Ride a Bike You Are a Cyclist. Living Adventurously 54 Brian Cookson is the former president of British Cycling, helping to oversee the miraculous transformation of the sport to become Team GB's most successful Olympic sport. Brian also loves trees and posts a daily Tree of the Day photograph on Twitter. ...
The Hillwalking Hijabi. Living Adventurously 60 Zahrah Mahmood lives in Scotland and loves the mountains. She says, "you can find me in the hills with some sort of head covering." For Zahrah is known on Instagram as 'the Hillwalking Hijabi', sharing her cheerful, joyful experiences with a fast-growing ...
Making Better Places for People to Live, Work, Play and Learn. Living Adventurously 52 Daisy Narayanan is the director of Urbanism at Sustrans and is working on the central Edinburgh transformation project. Daisy is an architect, an urban designer, a cyclist, and a fan of books, food and music....
Adventure is a Vaccine of Resilience for Real Life. Living Adventurously 51 Mark Davey is the Chief Executive of the Youth Adventure Trust, a charity that uses outdoor adventure to empower young people to fulfil their potential and lead positive lives in the future. ...
Some of the Best Things have come from Ridiculous Ideas. Living Adventurously 49 Dan Raven-Ellison is a Guerrilla Geographer & Creative Explorer. He led the campaign to make London the world’s first National Park City and is working on a new project called “Slow Ways” to collaboratively create a network of 4,000+ walking routes that c...
Not Flying doesn’t mean Not Travelling. Living Adventurously 48. Anna Hughes is an author, environmental campaigner, cyclist and Director of Flight Free UK, a campaign set up to encourage people to fly less. ...
Push to the edge of the comfort zone and emotional things happen. Living Adventurously 47. Steve Denby is the founder of Primal Roots, a social enterprise that believes in the restorative power of fitness and nature as a tool to achieve more than just improvements in health and wellbeing....
Why do you need to travel round the world when you can walk around Lewisham? Living Adventurously 46. Jack Cornish is a walker, an artist, and a Londoner. He works for the Ramblers charity, working to protect and expand the places people love to walk and promote walking for health and pleasure. ...
Don’t submit Zombie films to Adventure film festivals! Living Adventurously 45. Rosie Riley is the founder of Adventure Uncovered and a dedicated North Sea surfer who settles for cycling, running and outdoor swimming when in London. She is an advocate and promoter of sustainability and clean technology, and working towards a PhD in t...
Shouting from the Shed 56 I’m doing a Zoom event Please join me on the 16th of this month for an online chat about my travels and adventures. We’re raising money for a good cause too. Elsewhere ‘Elsewhere’ is one of my favourite doses of monthly escapism, with long […]...
Change is always good; attempting things out of your comfort zone is important. Living Adventurously 44. Danny Bent was voted one of the 100 happiest people in the UK, and one of the 50 most inspirational people in London. He is an award winning author and journalist, Guinness World Record holder, and celebrated adventurer and community leader....

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