Today's guest, Matt Cooper, owns a well-known adventure education business based in North Wales called The Mountaineering Company, but you may be surprised to learn that he and Kenton don't spend much time talking about that at all!

Instead, Matt tells Kenton about the work he has been doing for the charity, Ukrainian Action. The charity raises funds for vehicles and humanitarian aid to support the Ukrainian civilians who are impacted by the ongoing conflict. Matt volunteered to drive one of the donated vehicles to Ukraine recently and he chose to spend some time in the country at the same time. His stories bring the difficulties of living in a conflict zone into reality and are humbling to hear.

Matt also touches on his work with Ogwen Mountain Rescue Team in North Wales and his love of the mountains. Matt is the epitome of giving back and we hope you enjoy the episode.

Ukrainian Action - https://www.ukrainianaction.com/

Ogwen Mountain Rescue - https://ogwen-rescue.org.uk/

The Mountaineering Company - https://www.themountaineeringcompany.co.uk/

This week's guest is the unstoppable Lucy Gossage who is a master in the art of squeezing every minute out of life. She works full time as a senior oncologist in the NHS, she is heavily involved in her Move Against Cancer charity, and she runs ultra-marathons in her spare time.

Lucy tells Kenton how she fell into triathlon after a drunken dare, and then became a pro-triathlete winning multiple races during her career. Since retiring from triathlon, she has entered her 'adventure era' which has seen her find a new love for ultra running. She won the Montane Winter Spine Race last year and set a FKT (Fastest Known Time) on the South West Coast Path in September.

Lucy is hugely passionate about the charity that she helped to set up, Move Against Cancer, and explains to Kenton why it means so much to her.

Lucy admits that some of the things she does are 'a bit bonkers' and we think you're going to love hearing about them.

Our first guest in 2026 is Lee Donald, an award winning PT who summited Everest in 2024 and has found a love for the big mountains.

Becoming a PT in 2011 helped Lee to overcome an eating disorder, alcohol addiction and depression, and she describes the feeling of standing on Everest as 'from rock bottom to the top of the world'. She trained for Everest in both the Alps and Ecuador, although her training was beset by a series of pitfalls and mistakes that she describes to Kenton.

If you have a dream to go to Everest, you are likely to find Lee's story highly relatable, and her enthusiasm will add an extra dose of motivation!