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In December 2023 Jay Stevens walked to Everest Base Camp via the traditional route from the town of Lukla. In doing so he became the first paraplegic to walk to Mount Everest base camp without a wheelchair.  It was a journey full of belly aching laughs, incredible determination and a dream driven by the overpowering need to keep getting after it. Jay showed unwavering energy and enthusiasm during the EBC trek, he blew us away with his positivity and desire to keep moving long after the sun had set each day.  Our chat with Jay will let you into his world, uncovering the reasons why his motivation burns so bright and how he could achieve such an incredible feat.    Prepare to meet Jay Stevens!   Links to further connect with JayInstagram - https://www.instagram.com/jds85mana/ Channel 9 News Exclusive: https://www.9news.com.au/national/sydney-jay-stevens-paralysed-mount-everest/291375d0-c11d-4c96-9a2b-034012720473    STOKELY - A creative endeavour to ensure we maintain the art of conversation. iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/stokely/id1501022663Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6xqQAWjp8y1Mk8y3WxfkDt Podbean: https://www.podbean.com/ea/pb-9csay-d50ff2

We have the pleasure of speaking with Sarah Beard, CEO of Take 3 for the Sea, who for over 30 years has celebrated our oceans through her work in film and television making remarkable contribution to global ocean conservation and the critical issue of plastic pollution as a Producer and Impact Producer of the award-winning documentary, Blue.   Take 3 for the Sea is an incredible global movement currently contributing to the removal of 10 million pieces of rubbish annually, it has Participation in 129 countries and has educated More than 500,000 people.   Links for Take 3 for the Sea Website- take3.org Instagram- https://www.instagram.com/take3forthesea/ Facebook- https://www.facebook.com/take3forthesea    We invite you to join us in acknowledging the traditional custodians upon the lands where this podcast is created and listened to. And pay respect to their Elders, past, present, and emerging.

Linguist, author and film-maker, Helena Norberg-Hodge. Helena is the founder and director of the international non-profit organisation, Local Futures, a pioneer of the new economy movement, and the creator of World Localization Day. Her work, spanning almost half a century, has received the support of a wide range of international figures, including Jane Goodall and HH the Dalai Lama.   To provide greater context to this conversation and the work of Helena and Local Futures, we'd highly recommend watching two of Helena's films; Ancient Futures: Learning from Ladakh and ‘The Economics of Happiness’. Both are incredible award-winning documentaries. And a lot of conversation during this conversation was predicated on these two pieces of film.   And finally, her most recent book, Local is Our Future: Steps to an Economics of Happiness, outlines how a systemic economic shift from global to local can address the world’s social, economic, ecological and spiritual crises.    Links for Helena Norberg-Hodge Website- https://www.localfutures.org/ Instagram- https://www.instagram.com/localfutures_/ Facebook- https://www.facebook.com/LocalFutures.TheEconomicsofHappiness YouTube- https://www.youtube.com/user/ISECeconofhappiness We invite you to join us in acknowledging the traditional custodians upon the lands where this podcast is created and listened to. And pay respect to their Elders, past, present, and emerging.

Alice Forrest who is a conservationist & marine biologist, she drops facts like a penguin poops and her passion for the natural world and the creatures who inhabit it has led to a range of incredible adventures, from studying blue whales in the Indian Ocean to seabirds and plastic on remote Islands. She holds degrees in biodiversity and conservation as well as marine and Antarctic science.   Alice is pushing the message that plastic is not ok, and her downloadable book - Micro plastics - MASSIVE problem is just one example of her putting her passion and love for the natural world into action. It's available on her website aliceforrest.com   This episode requires a notebook it is fact full and fun.   Micro plastics - massive problem: The free book that answers everything you ever wanted to know about microplastics and, most importantly, what you can do to be part of the solution. - https://www.aliceforrest.com/micro-plastic-massive-problem   Links for Alice Forrest Website- aliceforrest.com/ Free Digital Book-/micro-plastic-massive-problem Instagram -@aliceforrest Facebook/ofamoana/ Vimeo/aliceforrest   We invite you to join us in acknowledging the traditional custodians upon the lands where this podcast is created and listened to. And pay respect to their Elders, past, present, and emerging.

Beau Miles believes wholeheartedly that we’re all weird. Through documenting a 4-day paddle to work, 24hrs in a tree, eating his weight in canned beans and drinking wine found on the side of the road, he helps exemplify a curious view of the human condition.   He holds a PhD in Outdoor Education,  he's a father and he's funny, authentic and insightful. His book The Backyard Adventurer-meaningful and pointless expeditions, self-experiments and the value of other people's junk. Is a perfect foundation for your curiosity and experiments with adventure.   Links for Beau Miles beaumiles.com YouTube - /BeauMiles Facebook - /beaumilesfilm Instagram - beauisms Beau's New book - The Backyard Adventurer    We invite you to join us in acknowledging the traditional custodians upon the lands where this podcast is created and listened to. And pay respect to their Elders, past, present, and emerging.  

Hannah Moloney works towards restoring social, cultural and environmental balance. She teaches and designs permaculture - advocating for change from the ground. She has over 15 years of hands-on experience in urban agriculture, small-scale farming, permaculture and community development – all towards building climate resilience. Her new book The Good Life: How To Grow A Better World is releasing on August 31st! And it will bring a positive heartbeat to any home.   In 2015 Hannah was awarded the Tasmanian ‘Young Landcare Leader Award’ for her work with Good Life Permaculture and co-establishing Hobart City Farm. In 2018, she took part in the Tasmanian Leader’s Program and in 2019 started appearing as a guest presenter with Gardening Australia on ABC TV and was featured in the Women Of The Island project. And to top it off she designs Organic, educational tea towels – supporting you to learn useful stuff while you dry the dishes. And these include lessons on goats, compost, sauerkraut, homebrew and flowers for bees, truly awesome stuff.    Links for Hannah Moloney and Good Life Permaculture  Goodlifepermaculture.com.au The Good Life: How To Grow A Better World facebook.com/Good-Life-Permaculture instagram.com/goodlife_permaculture     We invite you to join us in acknowledging the traditional custodians upon the lands where this podcast is created and listened to. And pay respect to their Elders, past, present, and emerging.  

Bob Brown the former leader of the Australian Greens, and co-founder of the world's first Greens political party.   Bob has been forever courageous in the political world and public opinion, standing up for issues of social, cultural, and environmental injustice. After more than a quarter-century in parliament, Bob retired to establish the Bob Brown Foundation who leads action for earth, protecting ecosystems, species, and wild and scenic heritage.   Links for Bob Brown Foundation Website - bobbrown.org.au/ instagram/bobbrownfoundation facebook/Bob.Brown.Foundation twitter/BobBrownFndn   We invite you to join us in acknowledging the traditional custodians upon the lands where this podcast is created and listened to. And pay respect to their Elders, past, present, and emerging.  

This week we delve into the world of Triathlon with two of the worlds best. Melissa Hauschildt & Craig Alexander. Melissa Hauschildt is an Aussie 3-time World Champion, winning Gold at the 2011 and 2013 70.3 Ironman as well as the 2013 ITU Long Distance Triathlon World Championships. Craig Alexander is an Aussie triathlete legend who is the 2008, 2009 & 2011 Ironman Triathlon World Champion. He is also a dual  winner of the Ironman 70.3 World Championship in 2006 and 2011.   This conversation was part of the Compressport’s Facebook live series in Sept 2020. You can view the complete series via their Facebook page.  https://www.facebook.com/Compressport.International   Useful links for Mel and Craig  Find out more about Mel   www.melissahauschildt.com And Craig http://www.craigalexander.net   And let us know what you thought of the episode. We would love to hear if it inspired you to dream big!  https://www.instagram.com/stokelypodcast   We acknowledge and pay our respects to the traditional and rightful custodians of all the places where this podcast is created and listened to. And we pay our respects to their Elders, past, present and emerging.

Mountain athlete, Mountain protector and Mountain Lover - Kilian Jornet is a true steward of our mountain landscapes and our relationships with them. And no less than the most dominant and prolific mountain runner of all time and amongst the world’s greatest athletes.\r\n\n\nHe conceives sport as a way to discover landscapes both inside and outside you.\r\n\n\nLinks for Kilian Jornet\r\n\n\n kilianjornetfoundation.org\r\n\n\nWebsite - kilianjornet\r\n\n\ninstagram/kilianjornet/\r\n\n\nfacebook/kilianjornet\r\n\n\nyoutube/kilianjornet\r\n\n\n \r\n\n\nWe acknowledge and pay our respects to the traditional and rightful custodians of all the places where this podcast is created and listened to. And we pay our respects to their Elders, past, present and emerging.\r\n

Please meet Caroline Treadway. The director, writer and producer of LIGHT - the documentary film.   LIGHT reveals the hidden world of eating disorders in professional rock climbing as Caroline follows two best friends on their harrowing journey in a courageous narrative that breaks the silence about the sport’s darkest secret.   LIGHT - the documentary film available on YouTube: https://youtu.be/thtDQJGrO5s   Angie Payne, Emily Harrington, Andrea Szekely and Kai Lightner share their struggles and insights in this powerful film about the quest for lightness and its dangerous legacy.   This film was directed, written, edited and produced by women.   #StokelyPodcast Links for Caroline Treadway www.carolinetreadway.com instagram/carolinelovesphotos   We acknowledge and pay our respects to the traditional and rightful custodians of all the places where this podcast is created and listened to. And we pay our respects to their Elders, past, present and emerging.  

Bill Kerr is the heart behind Athyna - A company that believes in grabbing life by the reins and caring deeply for our planet. Sharing his journey so far, from successful ventures in Adventure Fit Travel and the rollercoaster it was to now and his vision for Athyna. He also hosts Brolosophy, the podcast which takes listeners on a wild romp through philosophy, science, health, travel, mindfulness, Game Of Thrones, NBA and other relatively unconnected topics. #StokelyPodcast   Links for Athyna website: http://athyna.co Facebook: facebook.com/athyna.co/ Instagram: instagram.com/athyna.co YouTube: YouTube/Athyna   We acknowledge and pay our respects to the traditional and rightful custodians of all the places where this podcast is created and listened to. And we pay our respects to their Elders, past, present and emerging.

Kerry Suter is the instigator behind SQUADRUN, now a worldwide running community which equally focuses on inclusivity and SENDING IT towards dream goals! In our Part 2 chat with the creators of SQUADRUN, we now welcome Kerry and all his insight into a Stokely conversation. SQUADRUN is more than just coaching and training programmes. It's a Community and I dare say, Family. Kerry and Majell have worked alongside one another in numerous capacities in the Trail & Ultrarunning world which makes for a tangent fill conversation about all things great and small. 🌲 Link in Bio🌲🐻 🌲Please check it out here! https://linktr.ee/stokelypodcast 🌲🐻 #StokelyPodcast Links for SQUADRUN Facebook: squadruncoaching Email: thecoaches@squad.run Strava: clubs/SQUADRUN Instagram: @squadrun   We acknowledge and pay our respects to the traditional and rightful custodians of all the places where this podcast is created and listened to. And we pay our respects to their Elders, past, present and emerging.

Ali Pottinger is certainly the heart and most of the brains behind the infamous community that is SQUADRUN. It's is really incredible to see the community of SQUADRUN grow from strength to strength as the formula for success and the ability for Ali and Kerry to help their people 'Get There' continues to evolve and create lasting memories. SQUADRUN is more than just coaching and training programmes. It's a Community and I dare say, Family. We are stoked to have Ali on Stokely as she is a long time friend and someone who brings a tonne of light and positivity to the Trail & Ultrarunning world.  #StokelyPodcast Links for SQUADRUN Facebook: squadruncoaching Email: TheCoaches@squad.run Strava: clubs/SQUADRUN Instagram: squadrun We acknowledge and pay our respects to the traditional and rightful custodians of all the places where this podcast is created and listened to. And we pay our respects to their Elders, past, present and emerging.

Zach Miller's all-or-nothing approach in racing has made him somewhat of a cult figure in the trail and ultrarunning scene. However, it is his patience with documenting his thoughts that instigated our conversation. A prolific writer for iRunFar.com with articles tackling varied topics which all centre back to his own relationship with running and the life it affords. Zach is a runner for The North Face, GU Energy Lab and RunPA.org   #StokelyPodcast Links for Zach Twitter: https://twitter.com/Zach_Miller_38 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/zachmiller38 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/zachmiller38/ iRunFar Articles: https://www.irunfar.com/author/zmiller   We acknowledge and pay our respects to the traditional and rightful custodians of all the places where this podcast is created and listened to. And we pay our respects to their Elders, past, present and emerging.

Halfcut.org in 2020 raised just shy of $400,000 and protected 139,117 m2 of the Daintree Rainforest. Which is the world oldest rainforest and soon to be given back to the Traditional Owners the Kuku Yalanji as a Ranger Station to be managed for the long term.   Jimmy Halfcut is a leader for this organisation and more so a leader in our community, speaking to the need and necessity to put ourselves out there for the greater benefits of our environments, society and future.   #StokelyPodcast Links for Halfcut Website: halfcut.org PSS Challenge: psschallenge.org Facebook: facebook.com/halfcutorg Instagram: instagram.com/halfcutorg   We acknowledge and pay our respects to the traditional and rightful custodians of all the places where this podcast is created and listened to. And we pay our respects to their Elders, past, present and emerging.

Donnie Campbell tells us the tales of his recent journey travelling between and summiting all the 282 Munro's of Scotland, in a new record of 31 days, 23hrs and 2min.  What makes this even more Jedi like is that Donnie did this all under his own power, kayaking, running, hiking and cycling. Munro's are the mountains of Scotland that are over 3000ft in height and how Donnie managed to go nonstop over this terrain for over 31 days is what we get into in our conversation. #StokelyPodcast Links for Donnie CampbellWebsite: https://www.getactiverunning.com/about Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/getactiverunning/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/GetActiveRunnin Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/donnie_campbell84/  We acknowledge and pay our respects to the traditional and rightful custodians of all the places where this podcast is created and listened to. And we pay our respects to their Elders, past, present and emerging.

Dean Leslie of Wandering Fever.We get to know what drives Dean as a creative and a person. Dean is driven to create work that is humane and expansive, addressing the struggles athletes face with empathy but without drama, and exploring far-flung locales with curiosity but without blindly exoticizing foreign place and peoples. And remember: 'Storytelling has been a part of who we are for thousands of years'#StokelyPodcast Links for Dean LeslieWebsitehttp://www.wanderingfever.com/Vimeohttps://vimeo.com/wanderingfeverInstagramhttps://www.instagram.com/thewanderingfever/ Twitterhttps://twitter.com/wanderingfever Facebookhttps://www.facebook.com/wanderingfever/We acknowledge and pay our respects to the traditional and rightful custodians of all the places where this podcast is created and listened to. And we pay our respects to their Elders, past, present and emerging.

Matt Taylor is the Founder and CEO of Tracksmith.  Tracksmith is a thread in the running world which honours the Amateur Spirit upon which the sport was founded and champion the Running Class – the non-professional yet competitive runners dedicated to the pursuit of personal excellence. And remember to ask:  What keeps us going? #StokelyPodcast   Links for Tracksmith Website https://www.tracksmith.com/ Instagram http://www.instagram.com/tracksmithrunning Twitter http://twitter.com/tracksmith Facebook http://www.facebook.com/tracksmithrunning   We acknowledge and pay our respects to the traditional and rightful custodians of all the places where this podcast is created and listened to. And we pay our respects to their Elders, past, present and emerging.

Outdoors People for Climate Action with Vicki AdamsAfter connecting deeply with the Australian Outdoors through expeditions on the Larapinta Trail and Australian Alpine Walking Track, Vicki has been spurred to dedicate her time in creating greater protection for the Outdoors through the Outdoors Community. And Remember: It is for the love of the Outdoors.#StokelyPodcast #OutdoorsPeopleForClimateActionLinks for Outdoors People for Climate ActionWebsitehttps://www.outdoorspeople.org/Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/outdoorspeopleforclimateaction/Twitterhttps://twitter.com/OutdoorsClimateFacebookhttps://www.facebook.com/outdoorspeopleforclimateactionWe invite you to join us in paying respect to the people and other beings everywhere who keep the law of the land. We acknowledge and pay our respects to the traditional and rightful custodians of all the places where this podcast is created and listened to. And we pay our respects to their Elders, past, present and emerging.

Running the length of the UK in second-hand kit with Dan Lawson of ReRun Clothing  We have the pleasure of speaking to Dan after he completed LEJOG, Land's End to John O'Groats an 822-mile journey in 9 days 21 hours 14 minutes and 2 seconds, beating the previous peer acknowledged and authenticated record by Richard Brown which had stood for 25 years. Dan Lawson LeJog 2020 Teaser - https://vimeo.com/449432349 by David MacFarlane And Remember:  You could try run the length of your home country too. #StokelyPodcast Links for ReRun Website https://rerunclothing.org/ Instagram https://www.instagram.com/rerun.clothing/?hl=en Twitter https://twitter.com/rerunclothing?lang=en Facebook https://www.facebook.com/rerunclothing/ We acknowledge and pay our respects to the traditional and rightful custodians of all the places where this podcast is created and listened to. And we pay our respects to their Elders, past, present and emerging.