No 487 - Beth Foot Forward

This podcast is an interview with Beth Wickes. Someone who has given up her home and possessions to walk around the coast of the UK for the benefit of three very important outdoor based organisations. Beth wouldn’t describe herself as a mountaineer, more an average rambler and this is the first time she has attempted anything more than a day walk. She has chosen to give up her comfortable life and hit the road carrying all she may need for the 2 winters she expects the trip to take, on her back. She isn’t camping, she can’t carry the weight, but she is trying to live out of her bag for 12 months. She has no support vehicle, friends to send items ahead to, or emergency opt out. She can’t even return home if things take a turn for the worse. Everything she is doing and has done, has been by herself. The whole process of planning the journey and trying to get some PR done in aid of the charities, the social media, and the daily attempts to get accommodation and support from the communities and the RNLI stations she passes through. As we record this interview she is in Lancaster, looking north up past the Lake District to Glasgow, across the Edinburgh before heading down the East coast. She is currently finding the holiday season has made it very difficult to find accommodation so I am hoping supportive listeners in the area and in Scotland, will be able to offer some advise or assistance in some small way to help. Please join our newsletter and follow us on our socials > https://linktr.ee/the_outdoors_station