In this episode of The Life Outside Podcast, Cam chats with Alexander Campbell. Alexander is currently 2 and a half years and almost 20,000km into a walk around the entire world. He’s crossed 15 countries so far, starting in Sydney, Australia and isn’t even halfway through his trek. It’s been a wild and epic journey up until this point, and Alex joins the podcast from a small town in the country of Georgia between resupplies. He shares his motivations, struggles, and stories from the trail, i...
In this episode of The Life Outside Podcast, Cam chats with Hursh Dodhia-Shah. Hursh is a seasoned adventurer and entrepreneur, passionate about both climbing big mountains and building impactful companies. Alongside Cam, he’s co-founder of Optiventure, the first supplementation and nutrition company specifically dedicated to outdoor adventurers. Hursh shares experiences from life-changing mountaineering expeditions to Kilimanjaro and the Himalaya and tells the story of how Optiventure was bo...
In this episode of The Life Outside Podcast, Cam chats with Crosby Melendi, a full-time travel content creator and now officially a thru-hiker. Crosby has just returned home from the Colorado Trail, a challenging and spectacular 500 mile long thru-hike in the US. The CT was Crosby’s first thru-hiking experience, and she experienced it all during her 40 days in the mountains. Pain, triumph, uncertainty, fulfilment, and just about everything in between. We discuss how Crosby prepared for her fi...
In this episode of The Life Outside Podcast, Cam chats with Andy Donaldson. Andy is an elite long distance swimmer, specialising in open water events and challenges. He holds multiple world records, including the fastest time to swim the Oceans Seven, the toughest open water swimming challenge on Earth. Andy is also a mental health advocate, raising money for various charities during his swimming endeavors. Andy shares inspiring and almost unbelievable stories from his time in the water, incl...
In this episode of The Life Outside Podcast, Cam sits down solo to chat all things Tour des Écrins aka GR54. He recently hiked the trail in the European Alps with a group of 10 friends over a 10-day period. Cam shares key information about the trail, recaps each day, and answers frequently asked questions about the trail. We hope you enjoy! Check out my company Optiventure - the future of adventure health! https://optiventure.co/ https://www.instagram.com/optiventure.co/ Follow Cam https://w...
In this episode of The Life Outside Podcast, Cam sits down solo to chat all things Tour du Mont Blanc. He recently hiked the TMB in the European Alps with good mates Dan and Emma over a 6 day period. Cam shares key information about the trail, recaps each day and answers questions from the listeners. We hope you enjoy! Check out my company Optiventure - the future of adventure health! https://optiventure.co/ https://www.instagram.com/optiventure.co/ Follow Cam https://www.instagram.com/cambo...
In this episode of The Life Outside Podcast, Cam chats with Emma Lawson and Daniel Mckinnon about their recent pilgrimage on the Camino de Santiago Frances. Dan and Em share their experience on the trail, and the trio answers questions from the listeners. We hope you enjoy! Check out my company Optiventure - the future of adventure health! https://optiventure.co/ https://www.instagram.com/optiventure.co/ Follow Dan https://www.instagram.com/danielmck17/ Follow Emma https://www.instagram.com/...
In this episode of The Life Outside Podcast, Cam chats with his wife, Karis Bostock. The pair just finished their pilgrimage across Spain on the Camino de Santiago Frances; 800km from Saint Jean Pied de Port to Santiago de Compostela. Cam and Karis chat about the experience and recap the journey, sharing stories and answering questions from the viewers! We hope you enjoy. Check out my company Optiventure - the future of adventure health! https://optiventure.co/ https://www.instagram.com...
In this episode of The Life Outside Podcast, Cam chats with Kiera Blaney. Kiera is a seasoned traveller and long-distance hiker. We’ve chatted on the podcast before, but since then Kiera has hiked the Jordan Trail, a long-distance route across the country it’s named after, passing by historic locations such as Petra. We chat about pilgrimages, the kindness of strangers, and dive deep into Kiera's experience in Jordan. We hope you enjoy! Check out my company Optiventure - the future of adventu...
In this episode of The Life Outside Podcast, Cam chats with Alexa Carpenter. Alexa, or Lexatreks online, is a passionate thru-hiker and outdoor adventurer. With continuous footpath completions of the Appalachian Trail and Pacific Crest Trail, plus countless other treks and challenges, Alexa has spent plenty of time outside. She has literal mountains of knowledge and wisdom to share, and we dive deep into the highs and lows of life on some of the longest trails on Earth. We hope you enjoy! Che...
In this episode of The Life Outside Podcast, Cam answers questions from the listeners. Thru-hiking gear, content creation, trail nutrition, snake bites, hitchhiking + more. We hope you enjoy! Check out my company, Optiventure - the future of adventure health! https://optiventure.co/ https://www.instagram.com/optiventure.co/ Follow The Life Outside Podcast + rate the show wherever you are listening https://www.instagram.com/lifeoutsidepod https://www.youtube.com/@lifeoutsidepodcast
In this episode of The Life Outside Podcast, Cam chats with Crosby Melendi, known as Crosby Grace Travels online. Crosby is a full-time content creator and adventure traveller, having documented her journeys across almost every continent on Earth. From trekking in Patagonia to motorbiking 3,000km across Vietnam and everything in between. Crosby is currently working towards her next big adventure - thru-hiking the Colorado Trail and we chat about it all on this episode. We hope you enjoy. Chec...
In this episode of The Life Outside Podcast, Cam catches up with his PCT trail family, Dan and Emma. 1 year ago, the trio was in the midst of walking from Mexico to Canada on the Pacific Crest Trail, and plenty has happened since finishing the trek. The crew chats about life after the trail, their bucket list hikes, and their upcoming European reunion! We hope you enjoy. Check out my company, Optiventure - the future of adventure health! https://optiventure.co/ https://www.instagram.com/optiv...
In this episode of The Life Outside Podcast, Cam chats with Ben Plunkett. Ben is an avid outdoor explorer and adventurer, with a passion for conservation, unique expeditions and pushing his limits out in nature. Ben shares stories from hitch hiking 15,000km around Australia, his wild month long off-track expedition along the Sydney Basin and the importance of encouraging more people to head outdoors. We hope you enjoy. Check out my company Optiventure - the future of adventure health! https:/...
In this episode of The Life Outside Podcast, Cam chats with Pepper Steps. Pepper is a full-time outdoorsy content creator, solo backpacker, and self-proclaimed ‘Neurodivergent Nature Nerd’. She has an infectious passion and enthusiasm for the outdoors and shares content daily on her social media platforms to encourage those watching to get out into nature as well. Pepper shares insights and stories from her journey, from overcoming fears on her first solo backpacking trip to her autism diagno...
In this episode of The Life Outside Podcast, Cam and Karis Bostock chat about their recent walk on the Kumano Kodo in Japan. The Kumano Kodo is one of only 2 UNESCO heritage-listed pilgrimages, alongside the Camino De Santiago. We spent 5 days walking the Nakahechi route through the spectacular mountains of the Kii Peninsula in the Wakayama prefecture. It was an incredible journey, and we recap it all in this episode. We hope you enjoy. Check out my company, Optiventure - the future of ...
In this episode of The Life Outside Podcast, Cam chats with Phil Gore. Phil is an accomplished ultramarathon runner, specialising in Backyard Ultras, a race style where runners complete 6.7km loops on the hour, every hour, until one person remains. He is the current Australian record holder and previous world record holder with a 102-lap personal best - that’s 102 hours in a row, covering 684 kilometres. Phil shares incredible stories from his biggest races, and also some great advice for asp...
In this episode of The Life Outside Podcast, Cam chats with his wife, Karis Bostock! Karis and Cam chat about their upcoming travels to Japan and Europe, including walking the Kumano Kodo and Camino De Santiago pilgrimages. Karis answers questions from the listeners to cap off the episode. We hope you enjoy! Check out my company Optiventure - the future of adventure health! https://optiventure.co/ https://www.instagram.com/optiventure.co/ Follow Karis https://www.instagram.com/karisbostock/ ...
In this episode of The Life Outside Podcast, Cam chats with Billy Meredith. Billy is one of the most experienced thru-hikers on planet Earth, with FKTs on New Zealand’s Te Araroa and the United States Triple Crown of thru-hiking: the Pacific Crest, Continental Divide, and Appalachian trails. He’s also hiked countless other long trails at a more leisurely pace. Billy shares the ups and downs, the raw and real, from battling trench foot on Te Araroa to carrying a photography setup no matter whe...
In this episode of The Life Outside Podcast, Cam chats with Lauren Billings and Scott Dougan. This adventurous couple has spent the better part of the last 5 years exploring the globe and embarking on multi-month-long expeditions, both on bike and foot. From a 10,000km long bike-packing trip across the continent of Europe to becoming some of the first Australians to thru-hike France’s incredible 3,000km Hexatrek. Lauren and Scott share stories and advice from epic adventures on this week's ep...