The Outdoors Fix throwback: Vicky Balfour’s ‘pockets of adventure’

The Outdoors Fix is a podcast to inspire you to make the outdoors a bigger part of your life. It’s hosted by Liv Bolton.

The Outdoors Fix throwback: Vicky Balfour’s ‘pockets of adventure’

The Outdoors Fix is a podcast to inspire you to make the outdoors a bigger part of your life. It’s hosted by Liv Bolton.

Emma Holland sitting in a glade near Birchen Edge in the Peak District

As there are now more than 60 episodes of The Outdoors Fix, and while I’m working on a new series, I thought I’d help you pick out some of my favourite conversations from over the years with these throwback episodes.

In this episode, I’m revisiting my conversation with Vicky Balfour. Vicky’s an avid mountain biker, bike mechanic, writer, special needs parent and founder of Vicky Bikes, her business offering bike mechanic and cycling sessions.

Her mission is “to enable people of all ages and backgrounds to find pockets of adventure within the boundaries of everyday life.” So packing adventures outdoors around your everyday life.

Vicky took me mountain biking in the Kent countryside for this episode and we recorded it in the middle of a wood! It turned out to be one of the most powerful and extraordinary stories I’ve ever heard during my years recording The Outdoors Fix.

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Thank you and enjoy this throwback episode of The Outdoors Fix.

Emma Holland teaching navigation in the Peak District

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Emma Holland teaching navigation in the Peak District
One of Emma Holland's navigation groups
Juls Stodel's episode image for The Outdoors Fix podcast. Shows Juls walking in Scotland with a bothy visible in the distance
A bothy at sunset in Scotland

This episode of The Outdoors Fix was kindly supported by outdoor footwear brand Merrell.

This episode of The Outdoors Fix was kindly supported by outdoor footwear brand Merrell.

This episode of The Outdoors Fix was kindly supported by outdoor footwear brand Merrell.