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"Tales of Adventure" by Hiatus.Design

A podcast from website design studio, Hiatus.Design, to share first-hand accounts of real people balancing challenge, adversity, and purpose, with life, career, and family responsibilities. Find out more at www.thetalesofadventure.com and www.hiatus.design

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00:38:51

Rachel Smith, a medical doctor, aiming to become the...

"Tales of Adventure" by Hiatus.Design ·

2025/05/16

In this episode, we talk to Rachel Smith, a medical doctor, mountaineer, and all-round powerhouse aiming to become the first woman with type 1 diabetes to summit Mount Vinson in Antarctica, later this year. We hear about the realities of managing diabetes at high altitude, what it was like to summit Kilimanjaro, Lobuche East and Aconcagua, her training and preparation to summit Mount Vinson, and how she’s supporting research to help find a cure for type 1 diabetes.w.

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00:42:13

Kate Jamieson, intrepid maritime historian that...

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2025/04/04

In this episode, we talk with Kate Jamieson, an intrepid maritime historian who recently returned from an extraordinary trip to Antarctica, retracing Sir Ernest Shackleton’s legendary journey! In addition to exploring Antarctica, Kate has summited Kilimanjaro, lectured at the US Naval Academy and recorded with the BBC, all while championing the importance of history through her work with The Society for Nautical Research, the 1805 Club, and The Navy Records

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Episode 23 ~ Glyn Sadler, ocean rower, spearfisherman...

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2025/02/15

In this episode, we speak with Glyn Sadler, a former Royal Marine turned ‘adventure rower’ and spearfishing enthusiast, who founded Adventures Per Mare, a one-of-a-kind adventure rowing company based in Norway. He shares his experience rowing across the Atlantic, where he received shoutouts from none other than James Corden and His Royal Highness, the Prince of Bhutan. We also discuss how his team secured over £100,000 in sponsorship, coming back from a life-altering injury, his preparation for the

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Episode 22 ~ Julian Davies, 'The Iceland Divide', a...

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2024/10/02

In episode 22, we talk to Julian Davies, a father and business owner in his fifties, who recently cycled over 550 kilometres across Iceland’s mid-ocean ridge fault line in a self-directed bikepacking project he called the ‘Iceland Divide’.We talk about how his time as an officer in the British Parachute Regiment helped him craft the fundamentals of personal resilience, the concept of ‘Future water’ adapted from kayaking, the unique challenges of mixing katabatic winds with glacial rivers, and

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00:56:02

Episode 21 ~ Christine Dennison, female pioneer in...

"Tales of Adventure" by Hiatus.Design ·

2024/08/08

In episode 21, we talk to Christine Dennison, a female pioneer in extreme ocean exploration. She co-founded Mad dog expeditions in the US and is the first woman to dive and document the remote regions of Canada's Northwest Passage and the Rio Negro in the Brazilian rainforest. She has been championing remote adventure travel for over 20 years, whilst also mentoring young women, advocating for environmental protection, leadership and participating in ground-breaking expeditions like skiing to

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00:42:48

Episode 20 ~ Cat Burford, aka 'The Molar Explorer', a...

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2024/06/30

In episode 20, we talk to to Cat Burford, aka ‘The Molar Explorer’, a Dentist aiming to ski 700 miles solo and unsupported to the South Pole, to fundraise for charity and increase the depth of women’s health data in Polar exploration, later this year.We discuss the role models that inspired her to take up this epic challenge, the difficulties in getting it funded, the scientific studies it’ll be adding to, the expeditions she’s used to prepare herself for it, and the many lessons she’s learned

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00:47:11

Episode 19 ~ Harry Amos, Pacific Ocean rower

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2024/06/21

In episode 18, we talk to Harry Amos, a former Army officer and one quarter of the ‘Brothers N Oars’ ocean rowing team that successfully rowed 4,500km from California to Hawaii in 39 days. We discuss how he had to speak to over four hundred leads to get the expedition funded, how ‘it will pass’ became the team mantra, the unique weather challenges of rowing the Pacific Ocean, breaking the rudder, deploying the para-anchor 3 times and being hit by Storm Calvin! Find out more about the incredible

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00:47:52

Episode 18 ~ Hugh Keir, the power of group expeditions

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2024/02/16

In episode 18, I talk to Hugh Keir, a former Parachute regiment sniper, host of the H-Hour podcast and organiser of cool group expeditions that bring people together.We discuss the importance of community and how group expeditions can widen our personal and professional networks, making the stresses of life more manageable, what ‘Zillennials’ are, and how these things keep us sane when we pass 40.Around a ton of laughs, there is genuine ideas on how to get out of a rut if you’ve found yourself in

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Episode 15 ~ Jo Bradshaw, Everest summiteer, and...

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2023/07/22

In episode 15, I interview Jo Bradshaw, a mountain guide and Everest summiteer who’s one mountain away from completing the Seven Summits challenge to fundraise for ‘Place2Be’, a children’s mental health charity. In the episode, she tells me how she started her adventurous on a bike ride in Peru in 2004, when she cycled over 500km from Lake Titicaca to Machu Picchu in Peru, to having just one climb left to join the Messner group of those that’ve stood atop the seven summits (the highest peak on

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Episode 17 ~ Sam Sidiqi, the first Afghan to summit...

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2023/06/13

In this episode, I talk to Sam Sidiqi, now the first Afghan mountaineer to summit Everest! After interviewing him on Episode 11 of the Tales of Adventure podcast (which you can listen to here), his remarkable determination and achievement serves as an inspiring message to the youth of Afghanistan, encouraging them to believe in their own capabilities and strive for greatness. Motivated by his passion to foster mountain sports in Afghanistan, Sam embarked on his Everest expedition with the aim of

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00:51:50

Episode 16 ~ Hari Budha Magar and Justin Oliver...

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2023/06/07

In episode 16, I interview Hari Budha Magar and Justin Oliver Davies, a pair of adaptive athletes aiming to summit Mount Everest! In the episode recorded in 2021, they tell me about their experience climbing Kilimanjaro, the narrow bosses ridgeline on the way to the Mont Blanc summit, the difficulties of finding prosthetics for mountaineering, and how they plan to tackle the challenge of summiting Mount Everest! Special thanks to Alec Seaman and Darren Coventry at BFBS Creative for helping to

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00:52:37

Episode 14 ~ Wendy Searle, polar expedition leader,...

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2023/03/08

In episode 14, I talk to Wendy Searle, who in January 2020, became the 7th Woman in history to ski solo to the South Pole. Now, she’s a polar expedition leader, speechwriter, an inspirational speaker on adventure and mental resilience, and also a mother of four. In the episode, Wendy highlights she had a relatively ordinary existence until 2015, when she met a team going to Antarctica. Afterwards, she began to wonder if someone with no experience, time, or money, could successfully complete a Polar

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00:49:03

Episode 13 ~ Nick Spicer FRGS, a business founder,...

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2023/02/09

In episode 13, I talk to Nick Spicer FRGS, a father, disaster response volunteer, and founder of renewable energy company, YourEco, about his personal goal of completing the Yukon 1000, a race held in the remote backcountries of the US and Canada that ends inside the Arctic circle, and is completed in pairs using either sea kayaks, canoes, or stand-up paddleboard, in under 10 days. We discuss his experiences on other big endurance events (such as the Marathon des Sables, Brutal iron-distance

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00:42:16

Episode 12 ~ Sam Cox, a Royal Marines Major training...

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2023/01/30

In episode 12, I talk to Sam Cox, a Royal Marines Major who will embark on a unique solo and unsupported crossing across Antarctica to set a world record in November 2023. Starting at the coast of Berkner Island and finishing at the base of the Reedy glacier, via the South Pole, this expedition will see him ski a total distance of 1,950km, in one of the last wildernesses - a pure test of physical and mental endurance. Joining the Royal Marines in 2010, he has tested himself throughout the globe’s

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00:48:49

Episode 11 ~ Sam Sidiqi, mountaineer aiming to be the...

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2023/01/25

In episode 11, I talk to mountaineering charity Founder, Sam Sidiqi, who’s embarking on a hugely inspiring world-first mountaineering endeavour in 2023. After unofficially becoming the first Afghan to summit the highest mountain in the US, Mount Denali (subject to official confirmation) in 2021, Sam will try to become the first Afghan to summit Everest in the spring 2023. The focus of his climb will be to raise awareness and funds for the Afghan Peaks charity to help in its mission of promoting

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00:45:27

Episode 10 ~ Alice Morrison, author, remote...

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2023/01/11

In episode 10, I talk to Alice Morrison, an international author, explorer, and adventurer, known for her writing about her travels to and experiences in remote, challenging, and sandy locations in the Middle East and North Africa (‘MENA’). Often highlighted as the ‘Indiana Jones for girls’, she is the author of "Walking with Nomads", and "Dodging Elephants," which detail her journey through the Sahara Desert (where she stumbled upon dinosaur footprints and discovering a lost city whilst trying to

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00:49:35

Episode 9 ~ Wim Stevenson, marketing manager at Montane

"Tales of Adventure" by Hiatus.Design ·

2022/12/21

Starting his professional career in architecture; Wim shares his story of how he came to end up in marketing for a prestigious British outdoor clothing company, what the future might hold for the outdoor industry, and also practical tips for those aiming to get expeditions funded or supported with equipment or clothing.

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00:49:13

Episode 8 ~ Dr Stephen Fabes, 6 years spent cycling...

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2022/12/13

‘They say that being a good doctor boils down to just four things: shut up, listen, know something, care. The same could be said for life on the road, too.’ In episode 8, we talk to Dr Stephen Fabes - a medical doctor who finally found his way home in 2016 after cycling the length of six continents - a six-year adventure across 75 countries and 53,000 miles. When Stephen left his job as a junior doctor and set out to cycle around the world, frontline medicine quickly faded from his mind. Of more

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00:52:41

Episode 7 ~ Sally Orange, multiple world record...

"Tales of Adventure" by Hiatus.Design ·

2022/12/13

In episode 7, we talk to Sally Orange, a holder of multiple Guinness World Records and world firsts! Sally has run over 50 marathons, completed 7 full Ironman triathlons and has completed 22 years’ exemplary service in the Royal Army Medical Corps as a Physiotherapy Officer. This included an operational tour of dutyin Afghanistan. Sally captained the first British female team to complete the relentless Race Across America, the world’s toughest cycle race and has also ran the toughest footrace on

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00:48:29

Episode 6 ~ Lucy Shepherd, remote explorer,...

"Tales of Adventure" by Hiatus.Design ·

2022/12/13

In episode 6, we talk to remote explorer, mountaineer, arctic pathfinder, and jungle survivor, Lucy Shepherd. Lucy explains the personal importance of her term 'don't lose your botheredness’ using epic tales from past expeditions as the vehicle. She shares her perspective on what she thinks are the fundamentals needed to accomplish seemingly impossible goals and dreams. Made a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society at just 23, Lucy is an adventurer in every sense of the word: She has travelled all

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