This podcast is an interview with Beth Wickes. Someone who has given up her home and possessions to walk around the coast of the UK for the benefit of three very important outdoor based organisations.

Beth wouldn’t describe herself as a mountaineer, more an average rambler and this is the first time she has attempted anything more than a day walk. She has chosen to give up her comfortable life and hit the road carrying all she may need for the 2 winters she expects the trip to take, on her back.

She isn’t camping, she can’t carry the weight, but she is trying to live out of her bag for 12 months. She has no support vehicle, friends to send items ahead to, or emergency opt out. She can’t even return home if things take a turn for the worse.

Everything she is doing and has done, has been by herself. The whole process of plannin ...