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New Book – Another Peak

Published in July 2019, ‘Another Peak’ explores mental health challenges through outdoor adventure. It shares an insight into depression and eating disorders whilst rediscovering purpose following two Everest attempts and an expedition to climb Cho Oyu, before embarking on Climb The UK in 2017. Another Peak goes deeper into the peaks and troughs of mental health than ever before, giving hope and inspiration to help others find their own Everest.

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25. Ultra Runner, Adventurer, Motivational Speaker, Author & co-founder @mind_o_mountains mental health charity. Lake District, UK

Hello March! We made it... In January I posed the

Hello March! We made it...
In January I posed the #LockdownLap challenge: could we virtually run, walk or cycle 11,000 miles around the UK coast before March 1st? Turns out we could. More than 4 times! 249 of you covered over 45,000 miles and it's been great to see so many photos from the dark winter nights through to Spring. Couldn't even fit them all into the collage...
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So inspired to see how creating a community kept people connected through such a isolating time. Thanks to everyone who got stuck in, shared their photos and donated to @mind_o_mountains so we can help others get outside for their mental health too. I've never done anything like this before and learnt a lot - thanks for bearing with me!
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A big shout to @ellis_brigham too for donating prizes each week to keep us motivated with the best outdoor kit.
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So... what's next? Did you pick up any new habits? New routes? New challenges? How about a real lap of the UK coastline?!
Let's hear them...
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P.S. shout-out to my mum who managed 51 days of walking in a row, maybe that's where the competition comes from ;-)
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#lockdownlap #virtualchallenges #virtual #getoutside #lockdown #walking #running #cycling #motivation #mindovermountains #ellisbrigham

Bring on the races in amazing places. . Finally bi

Bring on the races in amazing places.
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Finally bit the bullet and entered my first proper ultra - the 44-mile Grand Tour Skiddaw in August, which includes the summit of Skiddaw just for good measure. I'm an ultra-running amateur but after racing loads from 5km to marathon, I'm curious to see what I can do with some competition and focus. Just need to work all this into the training plan alongside various other daft challenge ideas. Anyone else got any races in the calendar yet?
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📸 Buttermere 10 mile race, 2017. 4th/188
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#running #trailrunning #buttermere #lakedistrict #lakes #ultra #ultrarunning #grandtourskiddaw #racing #running2021 #lockdownrunners #training #endurancelife #enduranceathlete #ultratraining #getoutside #mountainfuel #runningpics #runninginspiration

Take my advice – I don’t use it anyway! . Even

Take my advice – I don’t use it anyway!
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Even for a professional speaker, I think most of us are bad at taking our own advice sometimes. Felt a bit out of place speaking (virtually) about resilience and well-being to senior doctors, ICU consultants and nursing staff at 3 NHS hospitals in Essex today. 12-hour days in full PPE with very sick patients makes my challenges look easy. My closest experience was the Nepal earthquake on Everest in 2015 and the aftermath at Base Camp, and that was only a few days.
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Healthcare staff are always pushing to put their patients first and sometimes we just need to hear from other people that it’s OK to stop and take a break - in fact, it’s essential. I can't imagine what it’s been like working in the NHS this last year. Privileged to give something back, if only the escape of a few uplifting adventure stories.
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Photo: @adam.day.photography when live events were a thing!
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#motivationalspeaker #everest #basecamp #resilience #earthquake #virtual #speaker #mentalhealth #nhsheroes #wellbeing

The simple freedoms. A week before lockdown #1 and

The simple freedoms. A week before lockdown #1 and life as we knew it changed forever, all the bad news and anxiety started to get totally overwhelming. I dropped a message to my mate @cal_james95 who luckily had the same idea.
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With a decent forecast we grabbed the tent, headed up Holme Fell with no WiFi connection, and had an awesome sunrise across Coniston Water with our morning coffee and biscuits (Fox’s too - top shout). For a short while in nature the world seemed OK again and it was hard to believe so much was going wrong. Almost wish I’d stayed up there to wait for this whole thing to blow over, though I'd have probably ran out of biscuits by now...
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Those simple freedoms will be better than ever. Whatever happens on the news tonight, keep looking forward. What are you most looking forward to?
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#lockdown #wildcamping #coniston #holmefell #sunrise #lakedistrict #lakes #wildcamp #simplethings #exploremore #getoutside #ukadventure #throwback #freedom #sunrisepics

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