Kendal Mountain Festival

Ben Saunders

Explorer, endurance athlete and renowned speaker, Ben holds the record for the longest polar journey on foot, and has skied more than 7,000km in the polar regions. In this episode...

Matt Sharman

There are many reasons to venture into the mountains. Matt Sharman is the antithesis of the ‘conqueror’. A gentle but accomplished mountaineer, this episode of the podcast details Matt’s life...

Gilly McArthur

In this episode, cold water swimmer, rock climber, and deep thinker, Gilly shares her unique, heart-warming and enlightening perspective on the world. Her story takes us through a diverse career...

Hunter Workman

Hunter describes himself as a ‘fencing contractor, deerstalker, turner of stones and walker of paths’. Brought up in the woodlands of Gloucestershire, Hunter lives with his hands in the earth....

Kendal Mountain Festival

TELLing STORIES OF ADVENTURE AND EXPLORATION An ongoing series of long-form conversations with pioneers of exploration and discovery, filmmaker Matt Pycroft speaks to the most knowledgeable, accomplished and respected voices...