10 Ways to Inject Adventure into your Autumn:
Thank you Cat’s Eye Photography for cover image
1. Fearless Women written by Louise Michin
17 exhilarating adventures with trailblazing women who are breaking down barriers, smashing records, and challenging stereotypes. Driven to bring more attention to female stories of courage and endeavour, Louise Minchin pushes herself to the extreme and embarks on thrilling endurance adventures with trailblazing women. She free dives under the ice in the dark in Finland with Cath, the first woman to swim a mile in the Antarctic Circle; she cycles across Argentina with Mimi, one of the world’s most famous female endurance runners; and she swims from Alcatraz with Anaya and Mitali, two young sisters who have braved the shark-infested waters over 70 times. You can’t fail to be inspired, laugh and reach for the tissues!
2. Park Run and Park Walk:
Park Walk get yourself up to 5k: print out the 8-week training plan to support your 5K mission.
Park Run: you have over 1224 to choose from – find the one nearest to you and sign up. Or if you are already into your Park Runs become a Park Run tourist and visit other sites!
3. National Campaign: This Girl Can:
Welcome to This Girl Can, the award-winning campaign launched in 2015, funded by the National Lottery. The website seek to tell the real stories of women who get active or play sport in the way that’s right for them, using images that show what activity really looks like in all its sweaty, jiggly glory. Check out the classes, campaigns and community news. They are always looking for new stories!
4. Tough Girl Podcasts
Listen to 100’s of interviews from women across the world. You can hear from travellers, adventurers, Olympians and sports women from every discipline you can imagine. You will be amazed at the stories, the adventurers, and the reasons behind their passions!
5. Seawater Swimming Pools:
Seawater Swimming Pools – The Guardian
Check out the article featured in The Guardian written by Chris Romer-Lee: Set yourself a goal to visit one of the 10 best seawater swimming pools in the UK and Europe.
Read the Book: 66 Saltwater Sanctuaries from Around the World by Chris Romer-Lee
6. Download the Wylder App
The new wellbeing app is designed to help people connect to nature and feel better for it. It offers regular challenges to encourage people to get outside, discover what’s on their doorstep, and capture mindful moments.
7. Watch New Series : Ben Fogle in Endurance: Race to Pole Channel 5, on 2 Oct 9pm
This is a new three-part documentary series with Ben Fogle, who returns to Antarctica to re-experience the Edwardian missions of Scott, Shackleton, and Amundsen. Ben Fogle and Dwayne Fields travel to Antarctica to try to find out what happened and to experience some of the hardships that these polar heroes went through on their way to conquering the unknown. Using only their Edwardian equipment, food supplies, and shelter, Ben re-enacts crucial events from Scott’s, Shackleton’s, and Amundsen’s differing missions in the early 1900s while recounting the story of the race to the South Pole.
8. Mountains on Stage Winter Edition Film Tour:
Check out the tour dates.
Three beautiful films featuring climbers, sailors, hikers, and skiers in the mountains. You can also enjoy more of the winter mountain vibe by listening to the podcasts and watching the back catalogue of films.
They are also looking for volunteers and hosts
9. Book a Ticket for the Adventure Mind Conference
27/28th Nov – Sheffield -Tickets from £175.00
A conference series exploring the importance of adventure to wellbeing and mental health. For outdoor professionals, wellbeing practitioners, researchers, health professionals, and all adventurers. This year’s theme is “Small Adventures, Big Impact”.
I am speaking at this event so please come and find me and introduce yourself.
10. Photography Exhibition Re/Sisters:
Book Tickets: Thu 5 Oct 2023 —Sun 14 Jan 2024 Barbican Centre
The exhibition exploring the relationship between gender and ecology, highlighting the systemic links between the oppression of women and the degradation of the planet. Works by 50 women and non-conforming artists are being brought together for the Barbican’s big exploration of the relationship between ecology and gender. The idea is to look at how women’s understanding of our environment has often resisted the logic of capitalist economies.
Bonus Tip:
National Trust Free Visit this Autumn This single-use pass allows free entry for two adults and up to three children, one adult and up to four children, or two adults. Check the webpage of the place you’d like to visit to see if you need to pre-book. When pre-booking online, select the free member’s ticket option and use the code ESCAPEINTOAUTUMN2023 when asked for your membership number.
Have fun planning your Autumn Adventures and let us know if you have any ideas that we can add to this list. Email nickyc@daisyvw.com
It’s time to get out of bed and find today’s adventure!
Over and Out
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