Emily Scott: Leaving full-time accountancy for a life in the mountains

Do you feel happiest when in the mountains?

Emily Scott certainly does. Over the last few years she’s made big changes to her life to enjoy them nearly everyday.

(Photo: Emily Scott on the summit of Mont Blanc in the Alps in 2019)

Emily used to be a full-time chartered accountant in London but she’s now a ski instructor in the winter and in the past few summers she’s worked for travel companies hosting treks in the Alps.

In between these seasons she takes on extraordinary endurance adventures and in 2018 she climbed all 282 Munros in Scotland in under 4 months.

(Photo: Emily Scott on top of Ben Lomond, her 282nd Munro in Scotland)

She’s transformed her life in the past few years – and I wanted to hear how she did it, what it’s like working in the outdoors industry, how she manages to take on these big physical adventures, as well as the pluses and minuses of her change in lifestyle.

You’ll find Emily on Instagram at @adventure_scottie She’s also a member of @britishadventurecollective

We had planned to record the interview outside on Hampstead Heath, a huge park in London, but you can’t always rely on the weather and we had to bail on that one – it was chucking it down.

(Photo: Emily, her bike and her trailer on the way to starting her Munro challenge in 2018)

I hope you enjoy the podcast – and and don’t forget to listen out for Emily’s tips for working in the outdoors industry as well as the sounds of nature at the end of the podcast!

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Liv x