The Adventure Habits Podcast
The Adventure Habits Podcast
Podcast Description
Welcome to the Splash Maps Adventure Habit Pods for those improving lives through adventure. I'm your host David Overton and co-founder of Splash Maps where we're privileged to equip some of the finest adventurers for the most diverse, often extreme and always inspiring adventures in the world. I've grown so much in the regular interactions I've had with adventurers, each with their own different aims, their own take on adventure.
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The podcast focuses on themes of personal growth, mental health, and adventure, with episodes exploring topics like the impact of PTSD on life adventures, as seen in Episode 011 with Steve Dredge, who discusses using adventure as a means to advocate for mental health awareness, and key adventure habits that promote resilience and perseverance.
Welcome to the Splash Maps Adventure Habit Pods for those improving lives through adventure. I’m your host David Overton and co-founder of Splash Maps where we’re privileged to equip some of the finest adventurers for the most diverse, often extreme and always inspiring adventures in the world. I’ve grown so much in the regular interactions I’ve had with adventurers, each with their own different aims, their own take on adventure.
This episode of Adventure Habits features Ken Fowler, an ordinary person who has taken on extraordinary sailing challenges in a tiny dinghy. Ken shares how he sailed around the Isle of Wight, circumnavigated the islands of England and Wales, and navigated the mental and physical demands of solo adventure. He also opens up about his prostate cancer diagnosis, the importance of early testing, and why his adventures are driven by raising money for cancer research and Oak Haven Hospice.
0:01 — Introduction to Ken Fowler and the nautical/Cowes Week theme
0:28 — Ken’s background and early inspiration for adventure
1:24 — Sailing around the Isle of Wight in a tiny dinghy for charity
2:39 — The boat’s bigger journeys: Land’s End to John O’Groats and around England and Wales
3:09 — What it’s like sailing so close to the water
4:03 — Discovering there were 262 islands to sail around
5:29 — Why adventure doesn’t require travelling far from home
7:01 — Childhood inspiration and the magic of the Lake District islands
8:57 — Solo adventure: the mental challenge and emotional side
10:12 — Why involving others makes solo adventure stronger
13:00 — Ken’s prostate cancer diagnosis and the importance of PSA testing
15:29 — The importance of Oak Haven Hospice and cancer support
17:49 — Habit 1: Motivation
21:02 — Habit 2: Risk
27:21 — Habit 3: Preparation
29:21 — Habit 4: Involve others
32:45 — Habit 5: Choose the right adventure
37:41 — Final message: cancer doesn’t change who you are
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