Ep. 1199: Why Adventure is Essential Revisited with Belinda Kirk
Adventure Sports Podcast
Curt Linville
4.6 • 579 Ratings
🗓️ 3 April 2026
⏱️ 46 minutes
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Summary
Adventure for wellbeing: Belinda Kirk's 25+ years leading international expeditions – walking Nicaragua, sailing the Atlantic, searching for camels in China's Desert of Death, discovering rock paintings in Lesotho, setting a Guinness World Record rowing unsupported around Britain, pioneering inclusive trips for people with disabilities, and founding Explorers Connect to connect 30,000 people to adventure while promoting the Adventure Effect on wellbeing.
Belinda Kirk is an explorer and the leading campaigner promoting the benefits of adventure on wellbeing. For the past twenty-five years, she has led dozens of international expeditions and remote filming trips. Belinda has walked through Nicaragua, sailed across the Atlantic, searched for camels in China’s Desert of Death, discovered ancient rock paintings in Lesotho, and gained a Guinness World Record for rowing unsupported around Britain. She has led numerous youth development challenges, pioneered inclusive expeditions for people with disabilities, and managed scientific research missions in the Amazon, Sinai, and Alaska. In 2009, Belinda established Explorers Connect, a non-profit organization connecting people to adventure, and has encouraged 30,000 ordinary people to engage in outdoor challenges. In 2020 she launched the first conference to explore the Adventure Effect, the positive impact that adventurous activity has on wellbeing.
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“A powerful reminder that adventure truly is a state of mind” -- Bear Grylls
“A landmark book with a groundbreaking and powerful message. It's also a fantastic read packed with thrilling, moving and inspiring stories. I certainly recommend it” -- Chris Ryan
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| 0:00.0 | You're listening to the Adventure Sports podcast. We talk with adventurers from around the |
| 0:12.0 | globe to bring you the inspiration and motivation you need to get started in the outdoors |
| 0:16.2 | or to keep you moving if you're already there. Hello and welcome to the Adventure Sports podcast. This is Caleb. |
| 0:24.1 | In today's revisited episode, we've got a classic, which originally aired in 2021. |
| 0:31.5 | This episode is Mason interviewing Belinda Kirk on the importance of adventure for your well-being and about |
| 0:41.8 | her experiences, leading expeditions and adventures across the world for nearly 30 years now. |
| 0:52.2 | She's done such adventures as walk through Nicaragua, sail across the Atlantic. |
| 0:58.1 | She has searched for camels in China's Desert of Death, among many others. It's a really great |
| 1:04.8 | interview. I hope you enjoy it. Here's Mason. Belinda Kirk, welcome to this show. How are you doing? |
| 1:10.4 | Hello. I'm great to be here. How are you doing? Hello. |
| 1:12.9 | I'm great to be here. |
| 1:14.1 | Thanks so much for having me on. |
| 1:19.4 | Yeah, I know you mentioned it already, but for the listeners, can you tell us where you're coming from today and where's home for you? |
| 1:22.7 | Yeah, we're really lucky. |
| 1:24.4 | We live in a remote corner of Exmoor National Park, which is one of Britain's |
| 1:30.4 | national parks down in the south, down the south of England. And it's nice in, for England, |
| 1:36.8 | it's nice and remote anyway, not as remote as some of the parts of America. You've got a bit more |
| 1:41.7 | space there. But it's, it's pretty lovely and remote so um we're we're |
| 1:47.3 | pretty bad for internet often but hopefully just enough to talk to you today oh yeah that's all you |
| 1:52.9 | need you know being bad on internet ain't a bad thing most of the time um i wish i could i wish i had |
| 1:57.8 | that excuse a little bit more honestly it's like oh can't do anything we don't have internet but uh well describe it a little bit that excuse a little bit more, honestly. It's like, oh, can't do anything. We don't have internet, but, uh, well, describe it a little bit. What is it like? Because I know, I know the picture of the UK. I've been in the UK a few times, but what is, what is it like near that national park? I've never been. Okay. Well, the other, just while we're on connectednessness the great thing about our house is there's |
| 2:19.6 | no mobile signals that's already a good thing um it's um it's very green um i know people i know |
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