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Summit to Talk About

Ryan Dodge-Cooke

53 episodes

9 months ago

Is trekking on Kilimanjaro on your bucket list? For Summit to Talk About host, Ryan, it's been a long time coming. Having booked the trip 2 years prior, the day finally arrived in October 2023.Ryan answers your questions about his Kilimanjaro adventure and gives his top tip for anyone thinking of heading out on their own adventure to the roof of Africa.Ryan booked his trek with UK based company Evertrek. They offer excellent customer service and all the staff are very knowledgeable. Highly re...

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Is trekking on Kilimanjaro on your bucket list? For Summit to Talk About host, Ryan, it's been a long time coming. Having booked the trip 2 years prior, the day finally arrived in October 2023.Ryan answers your questions about his Kilimanjaro adventure and gives his top tip for anyone thinking of heading out on their own adventure to the roof of Africa.Ryan booked his trek with UK based company Evertrek. They offer excellent customer service and all the staff are very knowledgeable. Highly re...

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Kilimanjaro Q&A and My Top Tips

Is trekking on Kilimanjaro on your bucket list? For Summit to Talk About host, Ryan, it's been a long time coming. Having booked the trip 2 years prior, the day finally arrived in October 2023.Ryan answers your questions about his Kilimanjaro adventure and gives his top tip for anyone thinking of heading out on their own adventure to the roof of Africa.Ryan booked his trek with UK based company Evertrek. They offer excellent customer service and all the staff are very knowledgeable. Highly re...

1 year ago

1 hour 1 minute

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My Kilimanjaro trek

Is trekking on Kilimanjaro on your bucket list? For Summit to Talk About host, Ryan, it's been a long time coming. Having booked the trip 2 years prior, the day finally arrived in October 2023.Listen as Claire and Ryan chat about his recent trip to Tanzania and the ups and downs of trekking for 8 days on the Lemosho route. Ryan booked his trek with UK based company Evertrek. They offer excellent customer service and all the staff are very knowledgeable. Highly recommended!If you have any ques...

1 year ago

1 hour 36 minutes

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Nature Escapes - Fleur Boxall

After many years of teaching in schools, Fleur found that she had a passion for helping people in a pastoral role and retrained as a therapeutic counsellor. When a room indoors was being used, Fleur took her counseling session with a Young Person ,outside on the field. She instantly saw how powerful counselling without walls was.Fleur went on to start her own business as a Therapeutic Counsellor and attended a nature based therapy course to learn more. She then trained as a Nature and Forest ...

1 year ago

59 minutes

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Fancy a Walk Mate? - James Moon

James was the life and sole of the party. Fancy a drink? Yes, would be the answer, every time. But it didn't stop with just a drink here and there. James' life was soon fueled by alcohol and drugs. It was consuming him and having an affect on his day to day life and relationships.James seeked help and got his life back on track. Now sober, he has reignited the one relationship that was always there in waiting, nature and the great outdoors. James got outside to heal and found that getting in ...

2 years ago

1 hour 28 minutes

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Harrison Ward aka Fell Foodie - Cook Out

In 2016, Harrison decided it was time to change. After years of suffering with ill mental health and suicidal thoughts, he found alcohol whilst working in hospitality. Alcohol soon became the biggest part of his life, drinking up to 20 pints and smoking everyday whilst battling with depression. A relationship breakdown saw Harrison vowing to remove alcohol and smoking from his life and he left York to move home to Cumbria.He was welcomed home with love and support and looked for a way of fill...

2 years ago

1 hour 37 minutes

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Lucy Keyworth - Team GB Paraclimber

Lucy discovered climbing whilst travelling in Australia and was instantly hooked.Back in the UK, she headed to the indoor climbing centre, where she trained hard, til now, the present. Lucy is now a part of Team GB as a paraclimbing athlete, competing in world championships and hoping to compete in the next paralympics.We met with Lucy at Big Depot climbing centre in Leeds. She tells about her training regime, her love for climbing both indoors and outdoors, and the barriers that make being a...

2 years ago

43 minutes

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Alex Staniforth - Ice Fall

Alex Staniforth grew up in Cheshire and had a dream. A dream of climbing the highest mountain in the world, Mount Everest. For many, it is just that, a dream. But for Alex, it was a dream he couldn't shake off and he put his all into making it happen. In 2014, at the age of 17, he went to Nepal, ready to make his dream a reality. Unfortunately, disaster struck in the form of a devastating avalanche which swept down the mountain, killing 16 people. The expedition was cancelled. Alex returned t...

2 years ago

1 hour 1 minute

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Worldwide Walkies with Jackie and Mark

Jackie and Mark gave up the 9 to 5 life early when they were made redundant. This just meant their plans to hit the road were brought forward a couple of years. They set out to buy a caravan and started their adventure just 10 minutes later at a nearby campsite. Things escalated very quickly when they made the decision to sell all of their possessions and their home to live on the road full time. After travelling with their caravan in tow, they embarked on an epic upgrade to a Volvo N10 ex-ar...

2 years ago

1 hour 21 minutes

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National Walking Month - GM Walking, Abigail's Trails & ABCD Nordic Walking

May is national walking month and in this episode, Claire is joined by Imogen from GM Walking, an online platform representing 122 walking clubs across Greater Manchester. Part of GM Walking are Abigail's Trails and ABCD Nordic Walking and they tell us what it means to them to be a part of GM Walking and what they have planned throughout May for the Greater Manchester Walking Festival,You can find out more by visiting - gmwalking.co.ukAbigail's Trails - abigailstrails.co.ukABCD Nordic Walking...

2 years ago

49 minutes

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Walk with Wallace - Robin Wallace

Robin Wallace is a keen hiker, peak bagger and wild camper from Scotland, UK. He documents his outdoor adventures on his YouTube channel - Walk with Wallace. His relaxed yet informative style has seen him nominated twice in The Great Outdoors magazine awards.If peak bagging is your thing, Robin has completed his Munro bagging journey. That's 282 Scottish mountains and he is now well on his way to completing the Corbetts too!Listen as we chat about his peak bagging adventures, wild camping and...

2 years ago

47 minutes

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The National Outdoor Expo 2023

The National Outdoor Expo is held at the NEC Birmingham. It showcases the best brands and well-known faces from the outdoors community . We went armed with the recorder to meet YOU - the listeners of the podcast and to have a mooch about the stalls and chat with lots of different people who all have a passion for our great outdoors. So, if you couldn't make it, or you're already missing the expo, here's our highlights from the weekend.Some of the stalls we visited and mention in this episode ...

2 years ago

59 minutes

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The Bluetits with Sian Richardson

Sian Richardson spent years running, competing in triathlons, cyclosportive events, marathons, ultramarathons and swimming events. In 2014, she decided that cold water swimming would make for a great new challenge.Swimming into the colder months in the Pembrokeshire sea, others began noticing this solo swimmer braving the cold waters and soon started joining in. The Bluetits was born. Fast forward to 2023 and there are now over 100,000 Bluetits across the world, all braving the cold to take a...

2 years ago

1 hour 17 minutes

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Health, Happiness & Healing

Martin Little has swapped 'Aggressive Camping' for the more relaxing wild camping experience. In his army days, camping was a necessity and built his resilience. That resilience helped him bounce back from a serious injury after a suicide bomber detonated a bomb which unfortunately killed three of his friends and put Martin out of action for 18 months of recovery before returning to Afghanistan for a second tour. Army life took its toll on Martin's mental health and he soon realised he needed...

2 years ago

56 minutes

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Julianne Noon, like many of us, was hit hard by the pandemic lockdown. She decided to get out walking in her local area to keep active and lose weight. After posting pictures of her walks on social media, John got in touch and they soon began walking together. A few small walks and big idea led to the birth of Well Mental UK - an opportunity for people in the local area to join others on group walks. The first walk was a success with 30 people showing up. The group quickly gained traction wit...

2 years ago

44 minutes

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Mountain Weather with Garry Nicholson from MWIS

Love it or loathe it, the weather seems to be one of the most talked about subjects in the UK. For those of us who love spending time outdoors, its an important part of planning our adventures. That's where the Mountain Weather Information Service come to the rescue. Focusing on 10 upland areas of Britain, they produce detailed forecasts specific to mountains, hills and moorlands.In this episode, I'm joined by Garry Nicholson. Garry has been working for MWIS since 2013 and is now one of...

2 years ago

43 minutes

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Hebridean Way and The Tour du Mont Blanc with Mullion Vagrant

Mark aka Mullion Vagrant has lived in Cornwall all of his life and the outdoors has always been a big part of it.He is now a teacher and plans his adventures around his free time. Last year, he thru-hiked the Hebridean Way across its islands taking in Scotland's true wilderness. He also set off to Europe to trek the well known but stunning Tour du Mont Blanc and he shares his stories of the hiking community coming together to supply him with gas and keeping him entertained in the mountains. M...

2 years ago

55 minutes

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Wild Camping on Dartmoor - The High Court Judgement

In this special bonus episode, I'm joined by Mark aka Mullion Vagrant on Instagram to discuss the very important and hot topic of wild camping in Dartmoor since the High Court judgement on 13th January 2023 ruled that wild camping is no longer legal on any Dartmoor land without the permission of the land owner. This has sent shock waves across the hiking and wild camping community and we discuss the impacts of this on everyone who uses Dartmoor land for recreational purposes.Please help by si...

2 years ago

37 minutes

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Bookworm Explores - Read the Road

Amy aka Bookworm Explores is a lover of our great outdoors, from hiking to wild camping, skiing to paddle boarding, she has done it all! Amy has explored many parts of the world but up until just a few years ago had never ventured north of Birmingham in the UK. She has certainly changed that since and has thrown herself in to the depths of outdoor adventure. We chat about her love for the outdoors, what it means to be part of the outdoors community and she tells us all about her new pod...

2 years ago

1 hour 1 minute

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Mike Margeson OBE - Mountain Rescue England & Wales

With over 40 years experience in Mountain Rescue, there's not a lot Mike Margeson hasn't seen with over 1000 rescues under his belt. He is a member of the Duddon and Furness Mountain Rescue Team (MRT) in the Lake District and is also the Operations Director for Mountain Rescue England & Wales - the umbrella body who oversee the 49 volunteer MRT's and 8 regional bodies across England and Wales. Mike has worked in the outdoors most of his life and is also a winter mountaineering and climbin...

2 years ago

1 hour 9 minutes

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Lisa Outdoors - Finding the work life balance

Lisa grew up with the Yorkshire Moors on her doorstep. She spent a lot of time in the outdoors and loved visiting family in Cumbria too, She got a taste for camping as she rose through the ranks of Brownies and Guides before heading off to University.A few years later, living in the south and realising that she was surrounded by people living to work she had a change of heart and wanted to travel and have more adventure in her life. Lisa went through a break up with her partner and decided th...

2 years ago

1 hour 4 minutes