The Call to Adventure Podcast

Sophie Radcliffe (or Challenge Sophie as she's known to many) is an adventurer, endurance athlete, blogger, writer, motivational speaker, and an all-round force for good in the outdoor scene.
She's about championing the everyday adventurer. After quitting her unfulfilling job in Sales in London, she went in search of a life filled with novelty and excitement.
In this episode, we talk about how Sophie transitioned to a new lifestyle, her wold first Alpine Coast to Coast Challenge, cycling London to Paris 9 times, the positives of social media, body confidence, women in adventure, van life, and loads more.
This one is sure to get you fired up for your next adventure however big or small. Get listening.

In this episode, we hear from Plastic Patrol founder Lizzie Carr. Lizzie discovered a love for paddle boarding (SUP) as a way to heal herself and connect with nature. Spending more time on our waterways made Lizzie realise just how much plastic was floating around. And so Plastic Patrol was born. It has since grown into a global movement spanning 82 countries, with over 270,000 bits of trash uploaded to the app and over 400-tonne bags of plastic collected. We dig into environmental activism, the circular economy, greenwashing, and of course a good old bit of adventure. Get listening.

• Life in lockdown
• Lizzie’s journey into paddleboarding after being diagnosed with cancer - survivors guilt
• Lizzies tips on how to get into paddleboarding
• Boris Johnson’s paddle boarding skills
• Lizzie’s adventures paddling unsupported down the Hudson River
• The plastic patrol movement
• Paddling the length of Britain
• The state of plastic waste in Britain seems to be improving
• How to really fix the problem
• The circular economy
• Working with the UK government
• The power of working on something meaningful
• How to change the world
• Citizen science
• Greenwashing
• Brands going above and beyond
• What should businesses be doing?
• Fast fashion and plastic on our plates
• Some practical tips and resources
• EthicalConsumer.org
• Book - Turning the Tide on Plastic - book
• Podcast - Outrage and Optimism
• Podcast - The Food Chain
• Podcast - Costing the US
• A few things you can do to make a difference

IT'S HERE! because what the world needs now is another podcast...
Epic tales of adventure and calls to activism.
(Formerly We Need More Heroes)
Let's get after it!

Wavemaker’ Nick Hounsfield was introduced to surfing by his father in the 1970s and soon developed a passion for it. He started to see surfing as a tool for having conversations around wellbeing, which led to him founding The Wave – an inland surfing destination for people of all abilities and backgrounds. Nick’s idea was to create a space where people could connect with each other, themselves, and with nature. He champions ‘blue health’ – the physical and mental health benefits of being in and around water.

The Wave opened in Bristol in 2019 using ground-breaking technology, and Nick is planning on expanding the concept across the UK.

Nick has been involved with supporting and growing the para-surfing community, and The Wave hosted the English Adaptive Surf Championships in 2020 and 2021. Nick experienced first-hand the role surfing can play in overcoming health issues when he suffered a series of strokes in February 2020. Luckily he has made a good recovery but recognises that things could have been so much worse. The experience has made him more determined than ever to create a safe, sustainable space to promote health in body and mind.

Listen as we get into the details of how Nick was inspired to create The Wave and the lessons he’s learned from his own health challenges.

Alex Staniforth has battled anxiety, disordered eating, depression, bullying and even avalanches to get to where he is, a trailblazer for achieving mental wellbeing through being outdoors.

At just 26, he is already a record-breaking adventurer and ultra-endurance athlete, with a fair few achievements under his belt. Having endured both the 2014 avalanche in Nepal and the earthquake in 2015 whilst attempting an Everest summit, completed the National 3 Peaks by foot in just 9 days and taken on countless other runs, summits and adventures, Alex is a force of nature.

It is the force of actual nature however, that has taken him to where he is now, founder of Mind Over Mountain. Mind Over Mountains is a charity that helps restore people’s mental wellbeing through the outdoors, mindfulness and “walking and talking.” We dig in to Alex’s mental and physical highs and lows over the last few years and how the “Natural Health Service” came to be his knight in shining armour.

If you want to join a Mind Over Mountains event, find out more or learn how you can support them, you can visit their website here - https://mindovermountains.org.uk