Next up in the Adventure series, Emma is joined by underwater filmmaker and photographer Ell Guihard.

In this episode Ell shares her journey from being afraid to dip her toe in the ocean to a passion for ocean conservation and capturing the stories within it.

She talks about what inspired her to create her most recent film The Call of the Deep, which explores the profound connection between divers and the underwater world.

She also shares the challenges of creating underwater, the nature of tech diving vs recreational and how storytelling can help give the ocean a voice.

Expect to hear:

• How Ell overcame her fear of the ocean
• Her journey to becoming an underwater photographer and filmmaker
• Her best advice for people thinking about scuba diving
• The role of storytelling in ocean conservation
• Challenges for women divers

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Ell is inspiring, funny and frank and she is going to make you want to go scuba diving. I’m off to get my mask.

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For the next guest in our adventure series, Emma is joined by Adele Benson who has just swum 16 miles across the Bristol Channel, spending 14 hours and 20 minutes in the water, from day into night.

Adele is ultra-distance open water swimmer, content creator, and podcast host who has also swum the English Channel, the length of Lake Annecy, Ullswater, Windermere and the Thames Marathon. She loves an adventure in the water.

In this episode, Adele shares all about ultra swimming, what goes through her head 12 hours into a swim, how she trains for these huge challenges, dealing with fear and setbacks, and the swim she’ll never do again.

She also talks about body image, comparison, social media, mental wellbeing and why she always says ‘do it scared’.

Plus, we get the story behind Don’t Forget Your Pants Pod, the podcast she co-hosts with Becca Harvey.

Expect to hear:

• Adele’s ultra swimming journey
• Her training and plans pre Bristol Channel
• Which swim she’ll never do again
• Body image pressures in swimming
• Her best advice for new swimmers

Funny, honest and completely unfiltered, Adele is a brilliant guest full of inspiration for a water based adventure. Whatever challenge or adventure is on your bucket list, prepare to do it, and ‘do it scared’.

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To kick off the Adventure series, Emma is joined by Kenton Cool, world-renowned mountaineer, expedition leader, author and speaker.

Kenton has just summitted Everest for the twentieth time, becoming the first person to do so and surpassing his own record.

He has also climbed many other mountains, guided notable figures up the world’s highest mountain including Sir Ranulph Fiennes and Ben Fogle, and was the first person to climb Everest, Lhotse and Nuptse in one continuous push in 2013.

In this episode Kenton shares his mountaineering journey, his love for the mountain people, the awe of his very first Everest summit, and why he keeps going back today.

He talks about the role and extraordinary skill of the Sherpas, the brutal conditions of the death zone, and what he worries most about on Everest.

He also touches on how he manages (or doesn’t manage) the emotional toll of witnessing tragedy and the very real risks posed by the mountains.

Expect to hear:

• What it’s like summiting Everest for the 20th time
• The conditions in the death zone
• How much it costs for him to be your guide (start saving!)
• His thoughts on the Broad Peak tragedy
• The best advice he has ever received

This is an absolutely fascinating conversation with one ofthe world’s most experienced mountaineers and whose passion for the mountains is infectious.

Prepare to be inspired and start looking for your nearest mountain.

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