This week Colin and Jamie discuss the topic of assessments, inside and outside the world of kayaking. Speaking from the perspective of both examiner and student they get into the positive and negative aspects of assessments in the outdoors.

Colin and Jamie discuss how they keep it fresh and interesting when it comes to kayaking, coaching and their business. From the banks of the White Nile to the office in Kenmare, they work hard to make sure that it never gets boring.

This week Colin and Jamie take on the subject of fear and how they deal with it both inside and outside the world of kayaking.

This week we talk to Rowan, one of the guides at Emerald Outdoors, about his learning experience at the Kinsale college. Join us as we discuss what it takes to become an outdoors instructor in Kinsale and the doors that open up as a result.

This week Colin and Jamie are joined by a special guest, 15 year old Stanko, who has just completed his kayak instructor training. They discuss the process of learning to teach and touch on a recent rescue involving multiple people over in the UK...

Wind is coming to the Wild Atlantic Way this week. Colin and Jamie take the opportunity to discuss the weather in this weeks episode... How it affects daily life and kayaking, how they use the weather forecast and the approaches that they take to deal with it.

This week Jamie and Colin discuss the positives and negatives of a career in the Outdoors. The highs and lows of making your passion your job and how to make it work, or not!

This week Jamie and Colin welcome a special guest, Danko, who is training to be a kayak instructor. Together they explore the journey of learning to kayak, navigate and teach on the Wild Atlantic Way.

This week Jamie and Colin continue the discussion. How and why they run their award winning kayak tours of Kenmare Bay and the thinking that goes on behind the scenes...

This week Jamie and Colin take us through the setting up of a kayak experience on Kenmare Bay. The safety, training and logistics that happen behind the scenes of Emerald Outdoors. They find themselves down the rabbit hole and speak for far too long, so this is only part 1.

This week Colin and Jamie discuss what 'adventure' means to them and how that meaning has changed for each of them over the years. With plenty of laughter, insights and 'slow' adventures from the Wild Atlantic Way and further afield...

Colin and Jamie are back with the official 1st episode the Wild Atlantic Podcast, talking about Jamie and having fun discussing our shared experiences and adventures on the Wild Atlantic Way and around the world.

Jamie and Colin take their first dive into the world of podcasting. With no idea what they're doing, but with plenty of enthusiasm, they explore the origins of Emerald Outdoors (their kayaking company in Kerry, Ireland) and have the craic discussing life, the universe and everything.