Scott Butler is a firefighter who pedalled a go-kart 921 miles from the bottom of Finland to the Arctic Circle. He rowed the Black Sea alone for 29 days, and he does most of his adventures on his own. This is a conversation about solitude, fear, failure and the mark you leave.

What's inside: the go-kart trip that grew from 700 to 921 miles; how he copes when seventy per cent of his adventures are solo; the moose on the track; going from overweight and shy to the fire service; the speedway crash, a plastic femoral artery and feeling basically bionic; "I'll show you"; seven days going backwards on a para anchor, and the moment he felt so vulnerable on the Black Sea; the wheelbarrow run that stopped at 300 miles and why he doesn't see it as a complete failure; living like you might not make it to work tonight; the blue plaque he'd love one day; Devon Island and a pedal-powered ocean boat.

CHAPTERS
00:00 Cold open and welcome
00:57 Pedalling a go-kart across Finland
02:53 Coping alone on the road
16:58 The moose moment
22:18 Identity shifts
24:14 The speedway crash
32:48 Going backwards on the Black Sea
39:28 Failure, reframed
48:27 Scott's why and his mark
50:59 What's next: Devon Island

Find Scott: Website https://www.splitlipadventures.com | Instagram https://www.instagram.com/splitlipadventures/ | YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@splitlipadventures | LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/scott-butler-699889110

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