Off Grid

The place for outdoorsy people.

Off Grid is a society podcast hosted by Jake Billsberry-Hawkins, with 59 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

Jake Billsberry-Hawkins hosts Off Grid, a society show with 59 episodes published.

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  Episode #59

  #59 - Preet Chandi: Polar Explorer On Building A Resilient Mind

  Aug 13, 202654 min

  Preet Chandi is a four-time Guinness World Record breaker, British Army veteran and polar explorer. She has skied to the South Pole alone three times, sometimes for as long as 70 days carrying up to 120kg. In this conversation, we talk about: - What 70 days of complete solitude does to your mind - From the British Army to solo polar exploration with no skiing background - How anger can drive momentum without becoming the thing that controls you - Why failure on her second expedition built the resilience that made her third a success - How to take the first step into the expedition world Preet’s website is here: https://polarpreet.com/ Preet is here: Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/polarpreet/ LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/preet-chandi-mbe-5897a3199/ Thank you

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  Episode #58

  #58 - Tom Livingstone: Rock Climber On How To Turn A Hobby Into A Career

  Aug 12, 202652 min

  Tom Livingstone is a professional climber, two-time winner of the Piolet d'Or and Founder of the Young Alpinist Group, a mentorship programme supporting the next generation of alpinists. In this conversation, we talk about: - How he turned climbing into a full-time career over ten years without a plan - Why he disagrees with awards in climbing - What life as a sponsored climber actually looks like - Why failure happens roughly half the time and why that is fine - His advice for young people who want to pursue an uncertain path You can find Tom here: Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/tom__livingstone/ YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@tomlivingstone1154/videos Thank you

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  Episode #58

  #58 - Tom Livingstone: Rock Climber On How To Turn A Hobby Into A Career

  Aug 6, 202652 min

  Tom Livingstone is a professional climber, two-time winner of the Piolet d'Or, which is widely regarded as the Oscars of mountaineering, and founder of the Young Alpinist Group, a mentorship programme supporting the next generation of alpinists. In this conversation, we talk about: - How he turned climbing into a full-time career over ten years without a plan - Why he disagrees with awards in climbing - What life as a sponsored climber actually looks like - Why failure happens roughly half the time and why that is fine - His advice for young people who want to pursue an uncertain path You can find Tom here: Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/tom__livingstone/ YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@tomlivingstone1154/videos Thank you

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  Episode #57

  #57 - Oli Broom: He Quit Corporate Life To Cycle The World

  Jul 30, 202655 min

  Oli Broom left a corporate career at 29 to cycle from England to Australia following the Ashes, ran a charity in Rwanda, and went on to found The Slow Cyclist, a business taking people on journeys through some of the most remote landscapes on earth. In this conversation, we talk about: - Quitting a corporate job at 29 with no guarantee it would work out - Cycling across the world on £5 to £10 a day - Building a business that survived Ebola, COVID and a war in Ukraine - How he dealt with the mental and physical impact of serious injury - Why your twenties are the decade to embrace uncertainty Oli is the Founder of The Slow Cyclist: Website - https://www.theslowcyclist.com You can find Oli here: Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/olibroom/ LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/oli-broom-a970922a/ Thank you

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  Episode #56

  #56 - Waldo Etherington: Professional Tree Climber On Attacking Your Dream With No Money

  Jul 24, 202656 min

  "If I end up in a gutter with absolutely nothing, I don't mind because I'm trying my hardest to do what I want to do." - Waldo Waldo Etherington is the founder of Remote Ropes Limited, a rope safety specialist for remote wilderness expeditions. In this conversation, we talk about: Funding his entire early career on credit cards while living in a car and a hammock Why he runs his business for experience and community over money Using Google Earth to expose illegal logging and protect an indigenous rainforest Rigging for climbers like Alex Honnold and why even he finds it scary Twenty years of expeditions and the isolation nobody warns you about Why you need far less than Western society tells you to be happy Buy tickets to the Lamo Auru showing and Q+A on 28th July here: https://thecastlecinema.com/programme/111075/lamo-auru-old-forest-new-lines-q-a/ Thank you

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