Ed Jackson, from tragedy to triumph, one step at a time - Epic Adventures
The Travel Diaries
Holly Rubenstein
4.6 • 758 Ratings
🗓️ 6 August 2024
⏱️ 49 minutes
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Summary
Today is the first of a new kind of episode. Just like my destination specials are a slightly different format, today is the first in a series of "Epic Adventures" where my guest may not necessarily be a household name, but has achieved remarkable feats in the world of travel and adventure. Ed Jackson is the perfect guest to kick this off, as someone whose story is bound to leave you inspired and in awe.
Once a professional rugby player, Ed's life took a dramatic turn in 2017. He’s here in part to talk about his new documentary film, "The Mountain Within Me," which chronicles his journey from the rugby field to the mountaintops. The film isn't just about physical challenges; it's about the mental and emotional mountains we all face and how we can overcome them. In this episode, we'll dive deep into Ed's story, exploring the highs and lows of his recovery, his newfound passion for mountaineering, and the profound lessons he's learned along the way, as well as touching on some of his travel diaries chapters in the latter half of the episode, too.
From tragedy to triumph, one step at a time, here are the epic adventures of Ed Jackson.
Holly’s Destination Recap:
- Papaioannou. Mykonos, Greece
- Cali Mykonos, Greece
Ed’s Destination Recap:
- Fiji
- Mt Snowdon, Wales
- Nepal
- Matterhorn, Switzerland
- Primošten, Croatia
- Montepulciano, Italy
- Patagonia, Argentina
The Mountain within me is in UK cinemas from 23 August, with Preview Q&A Screenings from 19 August
You can find out more about Ed’s charity, at https://www.millimetres2mountains.org/
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| 0:00.0 | Hello and welcome to the Travel Diaries podcast. |
| 0:10.1 | I'm your host Holly Rubenstein and here each week I'll be speaking to a very special guest |
| 0:15.9 | about the seven chapters in their life's travel diaries. |
| 0:19.5 | From their earliest childhood travel memory and the first |
| 0:22.6 | place they fell in love with to their hidden gem and what's at the top of their travel bucket list. |
| 0:28.2 | We'll be uncovering their adventures around the world and the travel experiences and destinations |
| 0:33.7 | that have shaped their lives. Oh hi everyone. I hope that you're having a great week. Maybe you've been on some exciting |
| 0:41.0 | new adventures or maybe like me you've been mainly watching the Olympics. And so today is the first |
| 0:48.8 | of a new kind of episode, just like my destination specials are a slightly different format. This is the first |
| 0:55.4 | in a series called Epic Adventures, where my guest may not necessarily be a household name, |
| 1:01.1 | but has achieved remarkable feats in the world of travel and adventure. And my guest today, |
| 1:07.2 | Ed Jackson, is the perfect person to kick this off as someone whose story is just |
| 1:12.0 | bound to leave you inspired and in awe. But before we get started, let me fill you in quickly |
| 1:17.8 | on my own travel diaries of late, as I must finish telling you about my trip to Micanos. Because |
| 1:24.4 | I got so many messages from you saying that you were maybe heading there this |
| 1:28.8 | summer or later in the year or next year and I have a couple of new openings that you should also |
| 1:33.5 | add to your list if you're heading there. First a restaurant that had only just opened when we were |
| 1:39.3 | there. It was on a beach called Ios Stefanos in the northwest of the island. And the restaurant is called Papayano. |
| 1:46.1 | I hope I'm pronouncing that right. |
| 1:47.2 | And this is one to definitely save if the island is having a windy day, which it seems to |
| 1:54.0 | quite a lot, as it's totally calm and sheltered where the restaurant is positioned, and it has |
| 1:59.4 | these gorgeous, sweeping views of this |
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