Frit Sarita Tam: How a charity hike led to an outdoorsy life and career
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James Michael Forrest, aka ‘Mountain Man’
Frit Sarita Tam: How a charity hike led to an outdoorsy life and career
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My guest in this episode is Frit Sarita Tam – she’s an adventure filmmaker and photographer, rock climber, hiker, paddle boarder and more!
Frit’s introduction to the outdoors was by no means gentle – a 50km, 16 hour charity hike on the South Downs Way with no previous hiking experience. But it sparked a fascination with spending time outside and since then, she’s consciously taken baby-steps (as she calls them) towards a more outdoorsy career and life.
(Photo: Frit Sarita Tam on Birchen Edge in the Peak District)
Those small moves forward have led her to taking up micro adventures after work, new outdoor hobbies, filming a documentary about a paddle boarding record and working for the Bear Grylls Survival Academy.
Frit is a British Chinese lesbian and she says she’s also passionate about trying to help other people in marginalised groups feel that the outdoors is for them too.
Because of coronavirus, we couldn’t meet up as planned, so we recorded from our homes instead. And this conversation took place at the height of the lockdown in April.
I hope you enjoy this episode and Frit’s story. Listen out for her tips for an outdoorsy life and don’t forget that at the end of the podcast there’s the relaxing minute of sounds from nature, recorded by some of you!
(Photo of Frit when she worked for the Bear Grylls Survival Academy)
You’ll find Frit on Instagram @fritstartingat30
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Liv x
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