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S2 Ep1: Leo Houlding and Ed Jackson: Quadriplegia, Alps and Ambition

S2 Ep1: Leo Houlding and Ed Jackson: Quadriplegia, Alps and Ambition

Update: 2022-10-27
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In this one we sit down with legendary adventure climber Leo Houlding and adaptive adventurer Ed Jackson – both Berghaus ambassadors - to talk wild places and wild people, rebuilding your life after spinal cord injury and the wonderstuff of climbing with new friends.






  • The impact of Ed’s spinal cord injuries and how he got into climbing mountains

  • Motivation during rehab and the pressure to be a ‘hero’

  • Falling over and pushing your comfort zone

  • How Leo chooses new people to climb with

  • Being a beginner again

  • Their adventures together on Scafell Pike, and tackling the Weissmeis, Allalinhorn & Aiguille Dibona in the Alps

  • Adapting kit to address Ed’s specific physical needs, and how Berghaus Adapts helps others too

  • Leo’s advice on using fear to supercharge your climbing

  • Leo’s experiences using new techniques to climb with his family

  • Ed’s charity Millimetres to Mountains, supporting people to recover from physical or psychological trauma and get excited about their future again.

  • What’s next for Leo and Ed






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S2 Ep1: Leo Houlding and Ed Jackson: Quadriplegia, Alps and Ambition

S2 Ep1: Leo Houlding and Ed Jackson: Quadriplegia, Alps and Ambition

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