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Outdoor Gear Chat
Cathy Casey and Wayne Singleton
81 episodes
1 week ago
Get in touch! Cathy and Wayne chat with Scottish Climber, Mountaineer and Dry Tooler Caitlin Connor. Sponsored by Rab, Caitlin describes the gear and training she uses in this niche sport to compete on the World stage. Starting out as an indoor competition climber Caitlin transitioned into the outdoor arena enjoying both summer trad climbing and winter mountaineering. Now, she's a member of the GB climbing team and has her eye firmly set on the 2030 Winter Olympics. If you want to learn what'...
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Get in touch! Cathy and Wayne chat with Scottish Climber, Mountaineer and Dry Tooler Caitlin Connor. Sponsored by Rab, Caitlin describes the gear and training she uses in this niche sport to compete on the World stage. Starting out as an indoor competition climber Caitlin transitioned into the outdoor arena enjoying both summer trad climbing and winter mountaineering. Now, she's a member of the GB climbing team and has her eye firmly set on the 2030 Winter Olympics. If you want to learn what'...
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Outdoor Gear Chat
81: Caitlin Connor @KMF 2025
Get in touch! Cathy and Wayne chat with Scottish Climber, Mountaineer and Dry Tooler Caitlin Connor. Sponsored by Rab, Caitlin describes the gear and training she uses in this niche sport to compete on the World stage. Starting out as an indoor competition climber Caitlin transitioned into the outdoor arena enjoying both summer trad climbing and winter mountaineering. Now, she's a member of the GB climbing team and has her eye firmly set on the 2030 Winter Olympics. If you want to learn what'...
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1 week ago
15 minutes

Outdoor Gear Chat
80: Jesse Dufton @KMF2025
Get in touch! Cathy and Wayne chat with Climber Jesse Dufton who offers a fascinating insight into rock climbing without sight. The first blind person to climb the Old Man of Hoy, Montane sponsored athlete Jesse describes how his wife describes the rock in front of him which he then interprets with his fingers to place gear and build belays. Listen to how their unique relationship has lead to new routes and climbing all over the world. Listen ,learn and if you are able, please consider donati...
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2 weeks ago
13 minutes

Outdoor Gear Chat
79: Hannah Mitchell & Sam Jagger @KMF 2025
Get in touch! Going through a rough time? Find a mate and take yourselves off to climb a 4000m peak in Tajikistan! That's exactly what Hannah Mitchell and Sam Jagger did earlier this year and they tell Cathy & Wayne all about it in this laughter packed episode. Supported by Deuter, Hannah and Sam trekked un-supported before tackling their mountain and share how their rucksacks went with them every step of the way through joy, tears and friendship. Listen ,learn and if you are able, please...
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3 weeks ago
13 minutes

Outdoor Gear Chat
78: Plas Y Brenin @KMF 2025
Get in touch! Cathy and Wayne chat with Climber and Mountaineer Dave Evans about gearing up for Scottish winter mountaineering adventures. Head of Climbing and Mountaineering at Plas Y Brenin, the National Outdoor Centre; Dave knows a thing or two about how to prepare for vertical fun in some of the worlds foulest weather and talks through how the National Centre's long term relationship with one of the countries most established outdoor manufacturer's; Mountain Equipment, creates clothing an...
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1 month ago
16 minutes

Outdoor Gear Chat
77: Sarah Perry @KMF 2025
Get in touch! Cathy and Wayne chat with new Women's World Record holder Sarah Perry about her incredible run at the Backyard Ultra in Tenessee. Listen to the worlds toughest Maths teacher describe how she kept running every hour, on the hour for 4 days non-stop and how she uses her Suunto Vertical 2 to help her compete, train and rest. Listen ,learn and if you are able, please consider donating to our chosen charity: Community Action Nepal The Climbers Shop and Joe Brown Shops | Outdoor Clo...
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1 month ago
13 minutes

Outdoor Gear Chat
76: Ed Jackson & Alice Sainsbury @KMF 2025
Get in touch! Cathy and Wayne catch up with Berghaus Athlete Ed Jackson to chat about his success as the first disabled person to complete a first ascent of a Himalayan mountain. Ed is joined by Alice Sainsbury to share their experience of the Berghaus Adapts program creating bespoke clothing to help everyone of all abilities access the outdoors and how the charity Millimeters 2 Mountains, which Ed runs with his wife Lois, is using the power of community to help individuals re-define their li...
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1 month ago
10 minutes

Outdoor Gear Chat
74: Kendal Mountain Festival 2025 Intro
Get in touch! It's Kendal Mountain Festival time! Cathy and Wayne have been invited back for a second year and have pulled together an incredible guest list to chat about outdoor kit, clothing and the festival theme of "Hope". This intro gives a hint of the climbers, mountaineers, adventurers and runners they will be catching up with at Basecamp, The Brewery and Kendal Climbing Wall. Listen ,learn and if you are able, please consider donating to our chosen charity: Community Action Nepal Th...
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1 month ago
7 minutes

Outdoor Gear Chat
75: Sir Chris Bonington @KMF 2025
Get in touch! Cathy catches up with the legend that is Sir Chris Bonington to chat about his incredible year celebrating the 50th Anniversary of Everest The Hard Way, what it has meant to him and the team members and how the legacy of that 1975 expedition is positively impacting the people of Nepal. Listen ,learn and if you are able, please consider donating to our chosen charity: Community Action Nepal The Climbers Shop and Joe Brown Shops | Outdoor Clothing & Equipment UK The Joe Brow...
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1 month ago
13 minutes

Outdoor Gear Chat
73: Everest 50 - Commercial Expeditions Kit List with Di Gilbert
Get in touch! The fifth of an extra special 5 part series celebrating 50 years since Doug Scott and Dougal Haston became the first Britons to stand on the summit of Everest, Cathy & Wayne are joined by Scarpa sponsored athlete Di Gilbert. The first British woman to lead an expedition to the top of Mount Everest from the North side, Di has climbed all 7 Summits and worked 4 Antarctic seasons, gaining a phenomenal amount of knowledge about climbing and working in extreme, remote and challen...
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4 months ago
47 minutes

Outdoor Gear Chat
72: Everest 50 - Fast & Light with Tom Livingstone
Get in touch! The fourth of an extra special 5 part series celebrating 50 years since Doug Scott and Dougal Haston became the first Britons to stand on the summit of Everest, Cathy & Wayne are joined by Mountain Equipment sponsored athlete Tom Livingstone. Tom is known for his trad, winter and alpine climbing - the bigger and badder, the better! His Fast & Light approach sets him apart with Sir Chris Bonington describing him as: ‘one of the finest climbers in the world, always u...
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4 months ago
48 minutes

Outdoor Gear Chat
71: Everest 50 - Remote Expeditions with Mick Fowler
Get in touch! The third of an extra special 5 part series celebrating 50 years since Doug Scott and Dougal Haston became the first Britons to stand on the summit of Everest, Cathy & Wayne are joined by special guest Mick Fowler. Voted the Mountaineer’s Mountaineer by a poll of his peers in 1989, Mick is a three times Piolet D’or winner who is the master of small, extreme expeditions. From tales of climbing in flares and crampons to brushes with the law, be prepared for your jaw to d...
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5 months ago
41 minutes

Outdoor Gear Chat
70: Everest 50 - Gear Innovation with Mike Parsons
Get in touch! The second of an extra special 5 part series celebrating 50 years since Doug Scott and Dougal Haston became the first Britons to stand on the summit of Everest, Cathy & Wayne are joined by Mike Parsons, the original owner of Karrimor and OMM. Running the family business Karrimor, Mike was one of the key equipment sponsors for the groundbreaking Everest 1975 expedition and describes how working with the team to create bespoke equipment shaped the products demanded by customer...
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5 months ago
45 minutes

Outdoor Gear Chat
69: Everest 50 - 1975 Expedition with Sir Chris Bonington and Paul 'Tut' Braithwaite
Get in touch! The first of an extra special 5 part series, Cathy & Wayne are joined by two members of the 1975 Everest South West Face expedition which saw Doug Scott and Dougal Haston endure the highest bivvy ever survived to become the first two Britons to stand on the summit of the worlds highest mountain. Expedition leader, Sir Chris Bonington and key member of the climbing team Paul ‘Tut’ Braithwaite describe the responsibility, sense of adventure, logistics, equipment, camaraderie a...
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5 months ago
48 minutes

Outdoor Gear Chat
68: Sports Watches - Time For Tech with Suunto
Get in touch! Venture into the world of sports watches and wearable tech with Cathy and Wayne as they chat with Suunto UK Marketing Manager Dan Southam. Wayne is a tech geek, Cathy is most definitely not so this is an ideal listen for anyone who already embraces their wrist computer to anyone thinking about using a back up to their trusted map and compass. Find out how easy they are to use, which training apps are available to pair with, what a "mermaid" function is, the many ways you can sty...
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7 months ago
53 minutes

Outdoor Gear Chat
67: Joe Brown and Kangchenjunga 1955
Get in touch! In this special anniversary podcast Cathy and Wayne celebrate 70 years since Joe Brown and George Band stood just below the summit of the world's third highest peak, making them the highest climbing Britons until Doug Scott and Dougal Haston summited Everest in 1975. Joined by climber, author and film maker John Porter, this is a fascinating insight into an incredible expedition that cemented friendships, promoted respect for the local people and their beliefs, challenged class ...
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8 months ago
53 minutes

Outdoor Gear Chat
66: Kit Lists - Alpine Climbing with BMG Tom Ripley
Get in touch! Cathy is joined by British Mountain Guide Tom Ripley to chat about the kit you need for self sufficient Alpine Climbing. In addition to what to carry in your pack Tom gives some great tips on classic routes, how to use alpine huts on a budget, top snacks for scary routes and describes what happened when he once managed to forget his harness. If you have ever wondered what IFMGA stands for, what's involved in becoming a Guide or what's a Guide's favourite snack on hard routes the...
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8 months ago
45 minutes

Outdoor Gear Chat
65: Kit Lists - Lake District Sky Trails with Charlie Sproson
Get in touch! Cathy and Wayne are joined by Lake District Sky Trails creator and Race Director Charlie Sproson. Listen in to learn about the evolution of Sky Running, what courses and events entail, the kit and skills required and why comfy shoes are a necessity. Charlie gives a fantastic insight into all aspects of the sport as well as drilling down into kit lists and why training is key to coping with those times when things don't always go to plan. Shoes, poles, race vests and bivvy bags -...
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8 months ago
57 minutes

Outdoor Gear Chat
64: Kit Lists - Cape Wrath Trail with Cathy Casey
Get in touch! Wayne chats with Cathy about her wander along the UK's most remote long distance path; The Cape Wrath Trail. After a 15 year search for two friends willing to trek 220 miles through Scotlands wilderness, Cathy chats about their fantastic 12 day trip involving camps, bivvies, bothies, hostels, river crossings and a LOT of bellowing stags. Listen to tips on planning, training, logisitics, spreadsheets, blister management, cooking, packing and clothing as well as middle age, dodgy ...
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9 months ago
31 minutes

Outdoor Gear Chat
62: Community Action Nepal @ KMF 2024
Get in touch! Part 13 of our Kendal Mountain Festival 2024 Season. Recorded live out and about at the festival, Cathy and Wayne are joined by Kerry Page from Community Action Nepal. Founded by mountaineer, the late Doug Scott as a means of giving back to the communities that had given him so much, CAN works with local people and the Government to build, maintain and run health posts, porter shelters and schools in remote regions of Nepal. Their sister company Community Action Treks offers t...
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1 year ago
9 minutes

Outdoor Gear Chat
63: 10k & New 50k Ultra @ KMF 2024
Get in touch! Part 14 and the final podlet of our Kendal Mountain Festival 2024 Season. Recorded live out and about at the festival, Cathy is joined by Ourea Event Director Shane Ohly. Shane is the man leading the team behind the legendary KMF Terrex 10k and the new KMF The North Face 50k Ultra and gives a peek of what goes on behind the scenes at these really popular events that go ahead - whatever the weather! Listen ,learn and if you are able, please consider donating to our chosen char...
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1 year ago
10 minutes

Outdoor Gear Chat
Get in touch! Cathy and Wayne chat with Scottish Climber, Mountaineer and Dry Tooler Caitlin Connor. Sponsored by Rab, Caitlin describes the gear and training she uses in this niche sport to compete on the World stage. Starting out as an indoor competition climber Caitlin transitioned into the outdoor arena enjoying both summer trad climbing and winter mountaineering. Now, she's a member of the GB climbing team and has her eye firmly set on the 2030 Winter Olympics. If you want to learn what'...