Following on from the conversation on topless climbing with Soraya and Carlos, we hear a few more thoughts on the subject:

• Frit Tam highlights aspects that may make topless climbers triggering.
• Frakie Dewar asks about trans and non-binary perspectives
• Ani Barber tells us her own experience as a new climber

Tell us what you thought of this episode! You can email ontheoutsidepod@gmail.com you can send a DM on Instagram or Twitter @OnTheOutsidePod, and you can now also send a voicenote or message via Whatsapp that number is 07883905336.  

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CREDITS for the episode:

Produced, hosted and edited by Francesca Turauskis

Artwork by Sophie Nolan

Music is Bassbeat by Alex Norton

In this episode, Francesca is joined by Soraya Abdel-Hadi from All The Elements, and Carlos Casas of Colour Up Bristol, to talk about a London climbing centre banning topless climbing. this conversation was inspired by an Instagram post by Scottish Climber Robbie Phillips. See the post yourself here:

https://www.instagram.com/p/ChWgVDOMiMV/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y%3D 

We share our own thoughts on topless climbing/culture, toxic masculinaty in climbing gyms, whether the top-off ban is justified, and other possible solutions to make climbing centres more welcoming. 

Find Soraya on Instagram @sorayaearth and visit All The Elements.
Find Carlos on Instagram @carloscasash and find our more about Colour Up Bristol.

Links to all articles and a full transcript can be found in the shownotes at ontheoutsidepodcast.co.uk.

Happy Birthday On The Outside! We launched the show a whole year ago, so this short episode asks four questions:

What have you most enjoyed?
Has the outdoor space changed in the past year?
What is the most pressing issue in the outdoor community?
What would you like to see us do on the podcast?

Answers from Oge, Ani and Fran

Co-hosts Oge Ejizu and Fran Turauskis bring you a new type of episode. We ask Omie Dale, Director of Swim Unity, about Drowning Prevention Week, her passion for teaching people to swim, and the video series on beginners swim tips on Instagram. Plus, we talk about levels of proficiency in swimming and hiking. 

After the interview, Oge and Fran address the FINA ruling against trans women taking part in swimming competitions, and Fran rants about the types of questions usually asked in interviews. We hope you enjoy it! 

Follow Omie:

https://www.instagram.com/omiedale/ 

Links to articles and stories we spoke about can be found on our website, ontheoutsidepodcast.co.uk.

READ THE FULL TRANSCRIPT HERE

CALL TO ACTION:

Omie: Follow Diversity in Aquatics https://www.diversityinaquatics.org/about 

Oge: Follow Swim Unity and learn how to swim https://www.instagram.com/swimunity/ 

Fran:  Tell us what you thought of this new type of episode! You can email ontheoutsidepod@gmail.com you can send a DM on Instagram or Twitter @OnTheOutsidePod, and you can now also send a voicenote or message via Whatsapp that number is 07883905336. 

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You can join the crew on Patreon to support the show financially. Current money from Patreon is offered to the panellists for their time and expertise. Sign up to the newsletter to keep up to date with outdoors news between episodes.

CREDITS for the episode:

The hosts were Oge Ejizu and Fran Turauskis.

This episode’s guest was Omie Dale.

Produced and edited by Francesca Turauskis

Artwork by Sophie Nolan

Music is Bassbeat by Alex Norton

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We have a bonus episode for you! This follows on from our last episode on climbing whilst pregnant. If you've listened to Episode 12 you heard some of the conversation I had with Keri Wallace.

Keri is a fell runner, skyrunner, rock climber and writer, and she is also one of the Founders of Girls On Hills, and she talked to Fran about her experience of climbing but wasn't able to join us for the main podcast recording. This is the full conversation Fran had with Keri. Whether you are a pregnancy expert or a pregnancy novice, this conversation really expands on what you heard in the main episode, and it was a really interesting chat.

READ THE FULL TRANSCRIPT HERE

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Roe versus Wade

Listen to Slow Burn ‘Roe Against Wade’ https://pod.link/1315040130/episode/28ae1676a368d76ef98d8ae10dca9d6f

Visit podvoice.help to find out how to help those most in need after the Supreme Court decision.

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This episode takes a close look at the news articles about Olympic climber Shauna Coxsey climbing whilst pregnant. We talk about the different reactions to her journey, how the articles are framed, and we hear first hand experience of climbing whilst pregnant. We go on to talk about the wider perceptions and culture around active and adventurous parents. Plus we highlight some good resources for Mental Health Awareness Week.

Francesca is joined by regular panellist Kirsty Pallas, and Sophie Ruffles and Keri Walalce bring their expertise as active mums.

Find out more about the panel:

• Kirsty Pallas is a mountain leader and climbing instructor and the founder of Our Shared Outdoors.
• Sophie Ruffles is the host of another podcast called What Next Mum? And is a mum, runner, cyclist, paddle boarder & wild swimmer.
• Keri Wallace is a fell runner, skyrunner, rock climber and writer, and she is also one of the Founders of Girls On Hills.
• Guest appearance from Sophie’s new son, Joseph!

READ THE FULL TRANSCRIPT HERE

CALL TO ACTION:

Nominate a young person for the Martin Moran scholarship https://www.martinmoranfoundation.co.uk/application-process 

Check out Blaze Trails, a great resource and meet-up group for active parents https://www.blazetrails.org.uk/ 

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You can join the crew on Patreon.

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CREDITS for the episode:

Links to all the articles and resources mentioned in this episode can be found on our website - https://www.ontheoutsidepodcast.co.uk/post/climbing-pregnant-adventuring-parents-mental-health-awareness-week

The panel was Kirsty Pallas, Sophie Ruffles and Keri Wallace

Produced and hosted by Francesca Turauskis

Editing and transcript by Jack O'Driscoll

Artwork by Sophie Nolan

Music is Bassbeat by Alex Norton

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Welcome back to On The Outside! We're returnig with an in-depth chat about all things Kinder Scout Trespass. Last month was the 90th anniversary of a mass trespass across Kinder Scout in the Peak District, a moment that is credited with helping to create our National Parks, and rights of way access in the UK.

Francesca is joined by Frit Tam, Ani Patas and Vedangi Kulkarni to talk about who took part in the original Kinder Scout Trespass, and why is happened. Plus, what happened at the commemorative Kinder In Colour event this year, our thoughts on events with large numbers of people in the countryside, and what do we mean by "decolonise the countryside"?

Find out more about the panel:

Ani Patas is an outdoor enthusiast who is chronically ill and disabled. She is also the founder of the blog Outside Our Way, hosted by All the Elements. @ani_went_outside

Frit Tam is an adventure film maker. He runs a film studio called Passion Fruit Pictures, whose sole mission is to add colour and diversity to the outdoors and adventure industry through filmmaking. @frit_tam

Vedangi Kulkarni is an adventure traveller, endurance athlete, writer and expedition manager. I run a business called the Adventure Shared through which I helped plan and manage expeditions and adventures. @wheelsandwords

READ THE FULL TRANSCRIPT HERE

CALL TO ACTION:

Learn about the Kinder Scout Trespass (links below) and think about what it means for our rights now

Follow Right To Roam on Instagram and Twitter and find out more on their website, righttoroam.org.uk

Speak to your friends from abroad about what they learned about British colonialism

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CREDITS for the episode:

The panel was Ani Patas, Frit Tam and Vedangi Kulkarni

Produced and hosted by Francesca Turauskis

Edited by Jack O'Driscoll

Artwork by Sophie Nolan

Music is Bassbeat by Alex Norton

Social Media by Frankie Dewar

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In this outdoor news round-up, Francesca Turauskis takes us through some news stories from the outdoors world:

- This month is Ramadan, and several athletes and grassroots organisations have been calling on events to be more inclusive of Muslims who observe the holy month.

- The main sponsor of a major women’s cycling race, the Women’s CiCLE Classic, has withdrawn his funding in reaction to British Cycling’s new rules on transgender participation

- In Ireland, the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications Eamon Ryan has announced a ban on the small-scale commercial selling of turf from September 1st, 2022. It comes as part of the ban on carbon-high fuels.

- The Sporting Pride Conference is taking place in Birmingham on 23rd April

- Right to Roam announce the Kinder in Colour event for the anniversary of the Kinder Tresspass

- Friends of the Earth have announced a grant to support local nature projects

- April 30th is Local Bike Shop Day.

CALL TO ACTION:

Email your MP - https://www.stonewall.org.uk/our-work/campaigns/ban-conversion-therapy

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CREDITS:

Produced, Hosted, Edited by Francesca Turauskis

Artwork by Sophie Nolan

Music is Bassbeat by Alex Norton

Special thanks to our Patreon Support Crew. You can join the crew on Patreon.

FULL TRANSCRIPT on the website ontheoutsidepodcast.co.uk

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This is a special episode looking at one particular news item. The 26th of March is Purple Day, the International Day of Epilepsy Awareness. It's the one day a year dedicated to raising money and awareness to support everyone who is living with the effects of epilepsy. Right now, people around the globe are cycling, walking, swimming, running and more to raise money to support people living with epilepsy. And if you are one of them, thank you so much.

But one of my biggest passions is advocating for the fact that - people with epilepsy can do these things too. Today's episode is a crossover with another podcast in the Tremula Network. Seize Your Adventure is a podcast sharing stories of advneture and outdoor living with epilepsy. This episode flips the microphone, and Fran

talks to three people who work within the adventure field to find out what they know about epilepsy, what they don’t, and how we can get more people with epilepsy in adventure.

We mention:

1. These three adventure professionals’ first aid and epilepsy experience
2. How they handle risk assessments
3. The different types of seizure
4. Basic epilepsy first aid
5. How to encourage people with epilepsy to take part in adventure
6. What adventure means to them
7. Where to go to learn more about epilepsy

THE ADVENTURERS:

Jago Hartland (Outdoor Pursuits Guide)

Find out more about Jago: https://www.instagram.com/my65roses_jagohartland/

David Willis (Bushcraft Instructor)

Find out more about David: http://www.davidwillis.info/

Nicki Bass (Resilience Consultant)

Find out more about Nicki: https://www.resiliencework.co.uk/about

LEARN ABOUT EPILEPSY:

https://seizeyouradventure.com/learn-about-epilepsy/

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In this first outdoor news round-up, Francesca Turauskis takes us through some news stories from the outdoors world:

-The Outdoors Industries Association has put together some resources of the outdoor industry’s response to the Ukraine crisis

-Defra published the #NatureRecovery Green Paper yesterday, which sets out proposals for how to more effectively protect sites and species, and recover nature across England.

-Over 60 organisations - including Natural England, the Ramblers and the BMC - have launched a petition to demand a ‘legal right to nature’ as part of the Government’s 'levelling up' reforms.

-The Countryside Code has been reimagined for a new generation.

-West Midlands’ canal network have announced plans to create the world’s longest community orchard.

-The American climber Alex Hannold is the star of a new virtual reality series

-The National Outdoor Expo takes place in Birmingham this weekend

-Outdoor weddings in England and Wales have been permanently legalised

-Our Shared Outdoors are running a diverse film event

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CREDITS:

Produced, Hosted, Edited by Francesca Turauskis

Artwork by Sophie Nolan

Music is Bassbeat by Alex Norton

Special thanks to our Patreon Support Crew. You can join the crew on Patreon.

The transcript and articles spoken about can be found on our website ontheoutsidepodcast.co.uk.

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On The Outside is taking a rest, but we're excited to share an episode from another podcast that we think you’ll like!

THIIIRD Waves is one of the outputs of THIIIRD magazine, a platform that amplifies marginalised voices through print, events, and on the airwaves with their podcast. The show explores the intersections of culture and activism, and brings their listeners interviews and discussions with guests who have knowledge and lived experiences on the topic they talk about.

This episode was first released in July 2020, and Hosts Daniela, Rhona and Tryb explore things like how communities are affected by tourism and what a more conscious approach to travelling might look like, with stops at Mount Everest, Venice Island and more. Then Daniella speaks to Tom Selwyn who is professorial research associate at the department of anthropology and sociology at the London Middle East Institute. He is widely published in the field of anthropology of tourism and pilgrimage. He also founded the MA in The Anthropolgy of Tourism, Travel and Pilgrimage at SOAS in 2010.

THE THIIRD TEAM:

Rhona Ezuma, Editor in Chief - @roena

Daniela Hornzkov Sun, Producer - @dhsun

Trybe, Music Editor - @trybe_official

CALL TO ACTION:

Follow THIIRD on Instagram @THIIIRDMagazine and listen to the THIIRD Waves podcast

Sign up to the On The Outside newsletter to keep up to date between episodes

You can become a cheerleader of On The Outside on Patreon.

RESOURCES MENTIONED:

Into Thin Air by Jon Krakauer

Cuba and the Cameraman on Netflix

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In the final episode of Season One, On The Outside producer Francesca Turauskis is joined at Kendal Mountain Festival by Kirsty Pallas of Our Shared Outdoors and Soraya Abdel-Hadi from All The Elements. They discuss the 2021 festival, talk about their best bits, diversity at the festival, expectations versus reality and why they've not been to the festival before.

Plus we hear thoughts from listeners, panellists and speakers who were at the festival, including:

@frit_tam

@iona.adventuring

@kellysmith.onthego

@summit.special

@emily.husky

@publicrightsofwayexplorer

@roxannagbaz

@adventuregirl81

@wheelsandwords

READ THE FULL TRANSCRIPT HERE

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VOTE NOW for On The Outside to be a Pod Bible Poll Winner!

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Main story:

Catch up on Kendal Mountain Festival

They/Them Trailer | One Climber's Story

The They/Them panel at Kendal Mountain Festival were Eden Elgeti @thetransgenderswimmer, Cam Procter @camprocter, Kelly Smith (Smith), and Frit Tam.

CREDITS for the episode:

The panel today was Francesca Turauskis, Soraya Abdel-Hadi and Kirsty Pallas

Produced and edited by Francesca Turauskis

Artwork by Sophie Nolan

Music is Bassbeat by Alex Norton

Social Media by Frankie Dewar

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Topics covered include Patagonia's new climbing film, outdoor clothing and an ultra cycling scholarship. Francesca Turauskis is joined by Outside: Our Way creator Ani Patas, Passion Fruit Pictures founder Frit Tam, and endurance cyclist and creator of The Adventure Shed Vedangi Kulkarni. 

READ THE FULL TRANSCRIPT HERE 

CTA:

- Check out Outside: Our Way 

- Donate to Glide For Pride and kindly ask for people's pronouns

- Watch the video from Cycling UK about how to wild camp staring V!

- Share On The Outside in your NEXT social media post @OnTheOutsidePod

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CREDITS:

The panel today was Ani Patas, Frit Tam and Vedangi Kulkarni  

Produced by Francesca Turauskis 

Editing and Transcript by Jack O’Driscoll

Artwork by Sophie Nolan 

Music is Bassbeat by Alex Norton

Social Media by Frankie Dewar 

Special thanks to our Patreon Support Crew - Wild For Scotland and Charlie’s Supply Shop. You can join the crew on Patreon.  

ARTICLE LINKS:

They/Them:

They/Them Trailer | One Climber's Story 

Clothing:

People are climbing Snowdon 'dressed for the supermarket' 

Best UK mountains and peaks to climb for beginners

15 Mountains You Should Climb in the UK   

Cycling scholarship:

Ultra Distance Scholarship

In Other News

Kirsty's Tough Girl on Podcast

Community service cleaning canals

The LGBTQIA+ Challenges In Cycling

First person to run all of Wales' mountains https://www.itv.com/news/wales/2021-10-06/time-for-a-rest-first-person-ever-runs-over-all-of-wales-189-mountains

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Topics covered include being climate conscious as outdoor enthusiasts; using public transport for eco purposes; the new Kernow Way cycling trail in Cornwall; and the #WeTWo polar expedition with Dwayne Fields and Phoebe Smith.

Francesca Turauskis is joined by Outside: Our Way creator Ani Patas, Black Girls Hike regional leader Oge Ejizu and endurance cyclist and creator of The Adventure Shed Vedangi Kulkarni.

READ THE FULL TRANSCRIPT HERE

CTA:

- Think of one new climate conscious action you can do today

- Visit the #WeTwo webpage at teamwetwo.com

- Give a bike hire scheme a try to see if you DO like cycling!

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CREDITS:

The panel today was Ani Patas, Oge Ejizu and Vedangi Kulkarni

Produced and edited by Francesca Turauskis

Editing support and Transcript by Jack O’Driscoll

Artwork by Sophie Nolan

Music is Bassbeat by Alex Norton

Social Media by Frankie Dewar

Special thanks to our Patreon Support Crew - Wild For Scotland and Charlie’s Supply Shop. You can join the crew on Patreon.

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Francesca Turauskis is joined by Outside: Our Way creator Ani Patas, Founder of Our Shared Outdoors Kirsty Pallas and endurance cyclist and creator of The Adventure Shed Vedangi Kulkarni.

Topics covered include Afghanistan’s outdoors connections and how we can support as a community; gender disparity in mountain sports and initiatives to help; reactions to big numbers of people enjoying the outdoors, and path erosion.

READ THE FULL TRANSCRIPT HERE

CTA:

NEWS: Outdoor Organisations in Afghanistan - How You Can Help

AdventureSmartUK | Be Adventure Smart: make your good day better

Untamed Borders Fund

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CREDITS:

The panel today was Ani Patas, Kirsty Pallas, and Vedangi Kulkarni

Produced by Francesca Turauskis

Editing and Transcript by Jack O’Driscoll

Artwork by Sophie Nolan

Music is Bassbeat by Alex Norton

Social Media by Frankie Dewar

Special thanks to our Patreon Support Crew - Wild For Scotland and Charlie’s Supply Shop. You can join the crew on Patreon.

Full shownotes and links to all the articles mentioned are available on our website ontheoutsidpodcast.co.uk

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In this episode, host Francesca Turauskis is joined by All The Elements Founder Soraya Abdel-Hadi, Black Girls Hike London Leader Oge Ejizu and Outside Our Way creator Ani Patas.

Topics covered include the responses from the outdoors community (both individuals and groups) after a racist stunt on Ben Nevis; whether horses should be used in outdoors and competitive sports following controversies at the Olympics; and our opinions on outdoors festivals.

READ THE FULL TRANSCRIPT HERE

INDIVIDUALS MENTIONED:

Haroon Mota

Zahara

Outdoors with Rehna

Amira

Jonathon Acott

THE ALL THE ELEMENTS DIRECTORY:

All of the groups mentioned by Oge, plus many more, can be found on the All The Elements website: alltheelements.co/directory

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CREDITS:

The panel today was Oge Ejizu, Soraya Abdel-Hadi and Ani Patas

Produced by Francesca Turauskis

Editing and Transcript by Jack O’Driscoll

Artwork by Sophie Nolan

Music is Bassbeat by Alex Norton

Social Media by Frankie Dewar

Special thanks to our Patreon Support Crew - Wild For Scotland and Charlie’s Supply Shop. You can join the crew on Patreon.

Read the full shownotes, including links to the articles mentioned, on out website ontheoutsidepodcast.co.uk.

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This pilot episode of On The Outside features Black Girls Hike London Leader Oge Ejizu, handcyclist Neil Russell and LGBQTA swim group leader Eden Elgeti.

We talk about the new adventure sports in the Olympics, Becky Meyers having to withdraw from the Paralympics, and controversies around the length of women’s shorts and the Soul Cap for afro hair. We also talk about water safety following 31 deaths in water in the last month, Southern Water dumping sewage in the seas, and how adaptive wheelchairs can help people access beaches.

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You can read a transcript and the full shownotes, including links to the stories and articles we talk about in the episode, on our website, ontheoutsidepodcast.co.uk.

CREDITS:

The panel today was Eden Elgeti, Neil Russell and Oge Ejizu

Produced by Francesca Turauskis

Editing and Transcript by Jack O’Driscoll Corbett

Artwork is by Sophie Nolan

Music is Bassbeat by Alex Norton

Special thanks to Sarah Myles from Rise ad Shine, Imriel Morgan from Content Is Queen, Laura Blake, Adam Richardson of Pod Bible and our Patreon Support Crew - Wild For Scotland and Charlie’s Supply Shop.

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We need to talk about the outdoors. Not just the epic stories, but the important news, the big events and the social issues that permeate the whole of the outdoors.

On The Outside is for anyone who spends their time outdoors in the UK and wants to engage in the wider outdoor community. Each episode, a diverse panel of enthusiasts and experts from a range of outdoors sports discuss the news stories that matter to them. We'll look at everything from specific sports news, to headline stories about our countryside and environment, and the viral posts that capture outdoors culture - all in a jargon and judgement free way!

If you want to hear about the important news, the big events and the social issues that permeate the whole of the UK outdoors, you're in the right place. 

Sign up to our newsletter at ontheoutsidepodcast.co.uk and join the conversation by sending your news to us at ontheoutsidepod@gmail.com.

A full transcript is available on our website.