Leo Houlding and Ed Jackson: Quadriplegia, Alps and Ambition
Season 2, Episode 1, Oct 27, 2022, 12:00 AM
In this one we sit down with legendary adventure climber Leo Houlding and adaptive adventurer Ed Jackson – both Berghaus ambassadors - to talk wild places and wild people, rebuilding your life after spinal cord injury and the wonderstuff of climbing with new friends.
- The impact of Ed’s spinal cord injuries and how he got into climbing mountains
- Motivation during rehab and the pressure to be a ‘hero’
- Falling over and pushing your comfort zone
- How Leo chooses new people to climb with
- Being a beginner again
- Their adventures together on Scafell Pike, and tackling the Weissmeis, Allalinhorn & Aiguille Dibona in the Alps
- Adapting kit to address Ed’s specific physical needs, and how Berghaus Adapts helps others too
- Leo’s advice on using fear to supercharge your climbing
- Leo’s experiences using new techniques to climb with his family
- Ed’s charity Millimetres to Mountains, supporting people to recover from physical or psychological trauma and get excited about their future again.
- What’s next for Leo and Ed