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In this special reflection episode, Adventure Unfiltered host, Lorna Bray, takes a moment to look back on some of the most powerful conversations from this season

From laughter to deeply reflective moments, this season has explored what adventure really means through the experiences of remarkable guests who have pushed boundaries, embraced challenge, and found connection in the wild.

Throughout this episode Lorna revisits some of her favourite moments from conversations with:

• Stevie Boyle

• Emy McLeod

• Myrtle Simpson

• Emma Norton

• Cameron McNeish

Each of these guests brought their own unique story, perspective and honesty to season 2, reminding us that adventure isn’t just about the places we go — it’s about the people we become along the way.

Thank you to every guest for sharing their time, their experiences and their stories so generously.

And a huge thank you to you — the listeners — for being part of the Adventure Unfiltered community.

So until next time…

Breathe deeply.

Keep adventuring.

And don’t forget —

In the wild, we remember who we are.

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In this Season 2 finale of Adventure Unfiltered, Lorna Bray sits down with legendary mountaineer, writer and broadcaster Cameron McNeish for a reflective conversation about belonging, landscape and a lifetime shaped by the hills.

From the Munros to the wider wild places of Scotland, Cameron shares how mountains become more than destinations - they become companions, teachers and a lifelong home. This episode explores story, song, ageing, gratitude and the enduring connection between people and landscape.

In the wild, we remember who we are.

About Cameron McNeish

Cameron McNeish is one of Scotland’s most respected outdoor voices — a mountaineer, writer, broadcaster and storyteller whose work has inspired generations to explore the hills. Through books, television and decades of walking and climbing, he has helped shape how many people understand Scotland’s wild landscapes and their place within them.

Connect with Cameron:

Cameron on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@CameronMcNeishOutdoors
Cameron on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mcneishcameron

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In this episode of Adventure Unfiltered, Lorna Bray speaks with outdoor guide, former elite skier and entrepreneur Emma Norton about finding grounding through adventure and real life.

Emma’s journey has taken her off-piste, off-road and, at times, fully on fire — from competitive skiing to building a successful outdoor guiding business, while balancing family, responsibility and life beyond sport. But beneath the speed and energy lies something deeper: connection, perspective and staying grounded.

This is a conversation about rediscovering joy after pressure and injury, about knowing when to push and when to pause, and about how the outdoors helps us reconnect with who we really are.

Adventure Keyword: Grounded

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Connect with Emma

Emma Norton on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nortonskipro/
Quad Bike Treks Aviemore: https://www.instagram.com/quadbiketreksaviemore/

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In this episode of Adventure Unfiltered, Lorna Bray speaks with legendary adventurer Myrtle Simpson - pioneering Scottish skier, polar explorer, and one of the first women to ski across Greenland.

Recorded when Myrtle was 95, this conversation is not simply about expeditions, records or milestones. It is about perspective shaped across a lifetime lived fully - a life guided by freedom, curiosity and a deep connection to mountains, snow and wild places.

From Greenland to Peru, and a lifetime of skiing and exploration recognised with the Polar Medal, Myrtle reflects on what adventure really means, why perspective matters more than achievement, and how the outdoors shapes who we become across time.

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In this episode of Adventure Unfiltered, Lorna Bray speaks with award-winning paddler and coach Emy McLeod about confidence, growth and the powerful lessons found in moving water.

From local paddles to the Yukon River, Emy shares how confidence is built through experience, how fear becomes understanding, and why leadership is about helping others discover their own strength. The conversation also explores giving back through coaching and the Polar Academy, and how the outdoors helps us reconnect with who we really are.

Emy McLeod (@empaddlesports) is an paddler, adventurer, storyteller and advocate for exploring the wild with curiosity and courage. She shares her experiences of pushing boundaries - both outdoors and within herself - while celebrating the everyday moments of discovery that connect us to nature and to each other.

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There are moments in conversation that feel like a homecoming - and this opening episode of Season 2, with outdoor guide and ethical adventurer Stevie Boyle, is one of them.

Recorded on the East Lothian coast, a place deeply woven into Lorna’s own story of growing up outdoors, this conversation felt like the right way to begin a new season — not by resetting the conversation, but by deepening it.

Stevie is the founder of Ocean Vertical, a values-led adventure company rooted in paddleboarding, coaststeering and mountain travel. But as this conversation unfolds, it becomes clear that adventure itself is not the point.

What Stevie returns to, again and again, is responsibility.

• Responsibility to the people he works with.
• Responsibility to the environments he moves through.
• Responsibility to speak openly about risk, fear and decision-making - not to diminish adventure, but to make it sustainable.

From rewilding and marine protection to the ethics of guiding, ego, and performance culture in adventure, this episode explores what it means to move through wild places with humility and care.

If Season 2 has a keyword, this one is Responsibility.

Together they explore:

• Why ethics aren’t an add-on in adventure - they’re foundational
• The outdoors as the product, not the backdrop
• How independence, not dependency, should be the goal of guiding
• The role of education, transparency and decision-making in safety
• Why sharing adventure should be a by-product, not the purpose

Key moments in the episode:

• Finding Ocean Vertical and the philosophy behind it
• The pressure, ego and performative culture surrounding modern adventure
• A solo winter journey on the Cairngorm plateau — a snow hole, a broken compass and a whiteout
• The moment Stevie realised no one was coming to help — and what that taught him
• The difference between confidence and entitlement
• What “In the wild we remember who we are” means to him

About Stevie Boyle

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This episode of Adventure Unfiltered feels a little different.

Rather than sitting down with a new guest, Lorna takes time to step back - revisiting the conversations that have shaped Season One and reflecting on what they’ve left behind.

From the very beginning, Adventure Unfiltered set out to explore the human side of adventure - not the headlines or the achievements, but the quieter moments beneath them. Across Season One, those conversations unfolded in deeply personal ways.

With Iona Andean, adventure was gently reimagined as something everyday, inclusive, and rooted in community - a reminder that it doesn’t have to be loud or far away to matter.

Through Sean Green’s journey riding all 282 Munros by mountain bike, adventure became a story of resilience, grief and what it means to keep showing up when life throws you off course.

In conversation with Alice Goodridge, everything slowed down. We talked about cold water, self-trust, and why adventure isn’t about titles - but about creating spaces where people feel safe to begin.

And with Mollie Hughes, across two conversations, we moved from the noise and pressure of Everest to the defining silence of Antarctica - from preparation, fear and exposure to solitude, stillness and one step in front of the other.

What’s stayed constant across all of these interviews is how personal adventure really is. And how different it looks for every single person.

In this season finale, Lorna dips back into each of these conversations - sharing the moments that stayed with her, the ideas that made her pause and her favourite sound bites from Season One.

This episode is a moment to breathe. A moment to reflect. And a moment to say thank you.

Thank you for listening.
Thank you for sharing.
And thank you for being part of this growing community.

Until next time - In the wild, we remember who we are.

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In this quietly powerful episode of Adventure Unfiltered, Lorna sits down once again with adventurer and polar explorer Mollie Hughes - this time to talk about her solo, unassisted journey across Antarctica.

When Mollie joined the podcast previously, the focus was Everest: fear, exposure, altitude and the constant external risk of the world’s most mythologised mountain. Antarctica is different. Flatter. Whiter. Quieter. And - in many ways - harder.

Lorna knew the headline before they recorded: nearly 700 miles skied alone across a frozen continent. What she didn’t fully know was the inner story behind it - the silence, the boredom, the self-doubt, the mental strategies and the slow, deliberate psychological work required just to keep moving when there is no summit, no team and no variation in the landscape.

What unfolds is not a story about endurance for its own sake, but a deeply human conversation about solitude.

Together, they explore:

• What it really means to travel solo and unassisted in Antarctica
• How Antarctica differs psychologically from Everest
• The mental impact of prolonged silence and repetition
• Christmas Day alone on the Antarctic ice
• Boredom, fear and the quiet creep of self-doubt
• Realising she hadn’t laughed or smiled for over two weeks
• Why speaking out loud - even mockingly - helped reset her mindset
• The importance of humour, kindness and self-regulation in isolation
• How resilience isn’t always about pushing harder
• What solitude reveals when distraction is removed

Mollie speaks with striking honesty about the moments when silence became uncomfortable and her inner dialogue turned unhelpful — and how she learned to stay with herself rather than fight the experience.

This conversation isn’t about suffering. It’s about steadiness.

In a world that feels increasingly noisy, busy and digitally crowded, this episode invites us to reflect on what happens when the noise falls away — and how learning to meet silence well might be one of the most important skills we have.

This is exactly why Adventure Unfiltered exists - to move beyond the headline and into the human story.

About Mollie Hughes

Mollie Hughes is a record-breaking adventurer, mountaineer and polar explorer.

Website: molliehughes.co.uk
Instagram: @mollieJhughes
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