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Alex Staniforth

Alex Staniforth

Adversity Adventurer, Inspirational Resilience Speaker, Author of Icefall and Mental Health Activist

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November 28, 2015

The University of Life

Climbing Mount Everest is widely known as a pinnacle of achievement and mental tenacity in itself, but the 'Everest' ideology applies everywhere in

Category iconInspiration Tag iconalex staniforth,  cheshire,  depression,  epic7,  everest,  leadership,  mental health,  resilience,  speaking,  university

April 23, 2015

Settling in at Everest Base Camp

My first blog from Everest base camp and this time I'm glad to be able to report the positive progress and anticipation of our expedition, which last

Category iconEverest 2015 Tag icon2015,  active cheshire,  alex staniforth,  basecamp,  epic7,  everest,  himalayas,  puja blessing,  westgrove

April 13, 2015

Living the dream

Yet another dispatch from the Khumbu valley on my way to Everest. We're having our cake AND eating it at the Hermann Bakery in Pangboche.   The

Category iconEverest 2015 Tag icon2015,  active cheshire,  alex staniforth,  epic7,  everest,  himalayas,  westgrove

April 4, 2015

Hitting the trail

Bistārai bistārai ākarṣaka bām̐dara. Most climbers on Everest this season will be starting their blogs with 'Namaste' which means 'Hello' in

Category iconEverest 2015 Tag icon2015,  active cheshire,  alex staniforth,  epic7,  himalayas,  nepal,  westgrove

March 28, 2015

Found a way and made one.

Thankyou. Seriously, thankyou. The aim of this blog in particular is to try and show my appreciation for the selfless generosity, time, support,

Category iconEverest 2015 Tag icon2015,  alex staniforth,  cheshire,  epic7,  everest

January 24, 2015

Ice ice baby…

To begin with... a very happy new year to you. 2015 is another exciting year for opportunity and change. Instead of watching the London Eye erupt into

Category iconEverest 2015 Tag icon2015,  active cheshire,  alex staniforth,  aviemore,  dayinsure,  epic7,  everest,  ideal365,  marmot,  Scotland climbing,  shortlist,  training,  westgrove group,  Winter

December 23, 2014

No snow? Never mind – there’s plenty on Everest…

So here's a post before everyone breaks up for the Christmas period. Unless you're working part-time in a restaurant like me, in which case it only

Category iconEverest 2015 Tag iconactive cheshire,  alex staniforth,  cheshire,  climb,  epic7,  everest,  everest 2014,  nepal,  south ridge,  teenager,  westgrove

December 3, 2014

The Everest dream remains afloat!

Had an interesting couple of weeks. Both successes and troughs. So I'll focus on the successes. Glad to confirm Dayinsure.com as the most recent

Category iconEverest 2015 Tag iconalex staniforth,  cammell laird,  cheshire,  dayinsure,  epic7,  everest,  insurance,  tarporley

November 9, 2014

Solo National Three Peaks Cycle Challenge

It's that time after a challenge where I can take the time to recover in my comfort zone and enjoy reflecting on what I've just endured, whilst

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October 21, 2014

The long and winding road to Everest 2015 is getting shorter!

Been looking forward to posting this blog for a while!! Epic news folks and I'm absolutely buzzing to be sharing it with you. Especially to be in this

Category iconUncategorized Tag icon2015,  active cheshire,  adversity,  alex staniforth,  cheshire,  climb,  epic7,  everest,  inspire,  mount everest,  sponsors,  teenager,  warrington,  westgrove

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

Alex Staniforth
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. It's been great to see so many photos and I couldn't even fit them all into the collage...
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Inspiring 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 @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 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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Final 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 #spring #traiming #lockdownlap
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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