Summit to Talk About

Laura enjoyed running and synchronised swimming. But when she started a family, getting 'that' buzz became difficult. Like many of us, she adapted her lifestyle in order to continue getting outside and to involve all the family. During lockdown, we were all restricted to local walks and this sparked the birth of The Hiking Household and Tikes Hikes - a walking group for parents and their children in Cumbria. Since then, it has grown into a fantastic online resource for family friendly walks in the Lake District.
We chat about how having little ones at home doesn't mean you can't get out to enjoy our great outdoors and Laura shares some great ideas for getting the kids outside and ways to make it fun for them.
Check out The Hiking Household website HERE
And follow them on instagram - @thehikinghousehold
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Series 2 is brought to you in association with Hiiker. Hiiker is the best app for planning your long distance hiking adventures with thousands of trails mapped out and packed with information for your hike. The app is free to download! To unlock all of the extra cool features, treat yourself to Hiiker PRO and use the code 'STTA' at checkout.
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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 this was it. She went to Cornwall in pursuit of becoming an outdoors instructor. But, Lisa missed the mountains and moved back up north where she is today - intentionally unemployed as she takes stock of her options and enjoys the freedom of being in the outdoors as much as she can through hiking and wild swimming.
You can follow Lisa here -
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lisa.outdoors/

Blog: https://lisaoutdoors.co.uk/

If you would like to support the podcast, please follow the link where you can choose from 3 supporters tiers and get your hands on cool Summit to Talk About stickers, badges or 'Summit Else' stickers and bonus content as well as access to the supporters only Facebook group. Every penny from supporters goes towards producing the podcast and enables me to continue to bring great content.
You can also follow the podcast and associated pages such as the Summit to Talk About community and all my social media links HERE
Summit to Talk About is brought to you in association with Hiiker. Hiiker is the best app for planning your hiking adventures with thousands of trails mapped out and packed with information for your hike. The app is free to download! To unlock all of the extra cool features, treat yourself to Hiiker PRO! Click HERE
Click HERE for all Summit to Talk About pages and the HERE for the Hiiker app.
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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 help. This help didn't come as quickly as we'd like to expect and Martin was lucky enough to find healing in the great outdoors.
Getting outside and wild camping soon became more than an escape and he began to share this passion with others and started his own venture in guiding people on wild camping retreats. He has now founded Health, Happiness & Healing, offering wellbeing wilderness retreats including wild camping, breath work and cold water therapy.
You can learn more about it by following on Instagram - @_health_happiness_healing or search Health, Happiness and Healing on Facebook.
If you would like to support the podcast, please follow the link where you can choose from 2 supporters tiers and get your hands on cool Summit to Talk About stickers, badges and bonus content as well as access to the supporters only Facebook group. Every penny from supporters goes towards producing the podcast and enables me to continue to bring great content.
You can also follow the podcast and associated pages such as the Summit to Talk About community and all my social media links HERE
Summit to Talk About is brought to you in association with Hiiker. HiiKER is the best app for planning your hiking adventures with over 25000 trails mapped out and packed with information for your hike. The app is free to download and you can now get HiiKER PRO features for FREE - Download maps for offline use - HiiKER believe that safety shouldn't need a subscription! To unlock all of the extra cool features, treat yourself to HiiKER PRO+ Click HERE
Challenge yourself this year and feel awesome by joining us on our very first Summit Else Events challenge hike - The Anglezarke Loop challenge - a 40km / 24.8 mile walk around the picturesque moors of Lancashire with a 12 hour target. When? 29th April. This is a great challenge for those wanting to test their grit and have a great day day out. Finishers will get pizza and a medal too! CLICK HERE to find out more and book your place now.
Click HERE for all Summit to Talk About pages and the HERE for the Hiiker app.
Remember to leave 5 STAR review and share the podcast with your friends and family. If you have Summit to Talk About or know someone who does and would be a great guest, please get in touch - podcast@summittotalkabout
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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 signing THIS PETITION to get our government to bring forward new legislation around wild camping in national parks in England.
More information can be found by following @right.2roam on Instagram or visiting their website HERE or @thestarsareours.uk on Instagram
You can follow mark on Instagram - @mullionvagrant
Also see @muddy_bootlaces and @weekend_hiker
If you would like to support the podcast, please follow the link where you can choose from 3 supporters tiers and get your hands on cool Summit to Talk About stickers, badges and bonus content as well as access to the supporters only Facebook group. Every penny from supporters goes towards producing the podcast and enables me to continue to bring great content.
You can also follow the podcast and associated pages such as the Summit to Talk About community and all my social media links HERE
Summit to Talk About is brought to you in association with Hiiker. Hiiker is the best app for planning your hiking adventures with thousands of trails mapped out and packed with information for your hike. The app is free to download! To unlock all of the extra cool features, treat yourself to Hiiker PRO or PRO+ Click HERE
Challenge yourself this year and feel awesome by joining us on our very first Summit Else Events challenge hike - The Anglezarke Loop challenge - a 40km / 24.8 mile walk around the picturesque moors of Lancashire with a 12 hour target. This is a great challenge for those wanted to test their grit and have a great day day out. Finishers will get a medal too! CLICK HERE to find out more and book your place now.
Click HERE for all Summit to Talk About pages and the HERE for the Hiiker app.
Remember to leave 5 STAR review and share the podcast with your friends and family. If you have Summit to Talk About or know someone who does and would be a great guest, please get in touch - [email protected]

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 questions about Ryan's experience, please see the contact details below.
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You can also follow the podcast and associated pages such as the Summit to Talk About community and all our social media links HERE
Summit to Talk About is supported by HiiKER. HiiKER is the best app for planning your hiking adventures with thousands of trails mapped out and packed with information for your hike. The app is free to download and you can now get HiiKER PRO features for FREE - Download maps for offline use - HiiKER believe that safety shouldn't need a subscription! To unlock all of the extra cool features, treat yourself to HiiKER PRO+ with 20% off by CLICKING HERE
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Remember to leave 5 STAR review and share the podcast with your friends and family. If you have Summit to Talk About or know someone who does and would be a great guest, please get in touch - [email protected]
Summit to Talk About on WhatsApp - Please drop me a message or a voicenote on (+44) 07414820265 and it may even be featured