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Lake District fells 'make me feel strong again': Sarah Curran’s Seven Summit Challenge
Why Sarah Curran, a disabled hiker, is walking almost 60 miles in 48 hours
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Niamh Lewis
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Freshta Ibrahimi: I’m summiting Everest and the women of Afghanistan are coming with me
How mountaineering and the outdoors fuel Freshta Ibrahimi’s life in the UK and her campaign to free the oppressed women of Afghanistan
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Katy Roberts: Why I quit my job and cycled the UK coastline
How one woman quit her job and packed her life into panniers to raise awareness of suicide
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Allie Bailey: The outdoors 'is not your therapy'
Allie Bailey on having a purpose, becoming an accidental role model and why the outdoors and running is not therapy. Plus, why aren't women sharing…
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Niamh Lewis
Lucy Gossage: I want to reclaim the Spine Race for myself
Former pro triathlete Lucy Gossage on how a mid-race discovery led her to the startline of her second Spine Race and why she’s keen to revert a common…
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Niamh Lewis
Mitch Hutchcraft's Project Limitless: Chasing dreams to the top of the world
Mitch Hutchcraft is on a 12,000km adventure to fulfill some of his longest-held dreams, including swimming the English Channel and summiting Everest…
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Sarah Kelly’s unrelenting season: ‘Terrible things happened but having a race goal was my way of processing’
How one woman’s mental resilience carried her through the Frog Graham Round after an incredibly difficult year
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Niamh Lewis
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