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Inspiration: Graeme Walker
This week we catch up with FINDRA Brand Ambassador Graeme Walker, to discuss his love of the cold, winter sports and regular trips to Chamonix and other high places. Hi Graeme, thanks for taking the time to chat. To start, can you introduce yourself and tell us where you live and what you do?…

Inspiration: Jane and Graham Clarke
Based on the south coast of England, Jane and Graham Clarke discuss retirement, keeping healthy and their love of the sea and cycling on the Isle of Wight and northern France. Hi Jane and Graham, thanks for taking the time to chat. To start, can you introduce yourself and tell us where you live…

6 years old – A birthday message from Alex
Alex reflects on 6 years of FINDRA, including the highs, lows and the challenges we all face today and in the future. In December 2014 I started out on a big adventure, my mission was to banish the ‘shrink it and pink it’ approach to women’s outdoor clothing, and my inspiration, the amazing women…

Inspiration: Nicki Tommlinson
Based in the Tweed Valley with her husband and daughter, Friend of FINDRA Nicki Tommlinson is an accomplished MTB champion and has recently launched a range of organic skincare products. Hi Nicki, thanks for taking the time to chat. To start, can you introduce yourself and tell us where you live and what you…

Inspiration: Everyday Adventures
Alex takes to the FINDRA Journal this week to reflect on a life more restrictive than before and the opportunities it presents for doorstep discoveries, everyday adventures and a new perspective about the world around us. As we head towards the end of the year, it’s hard to believe the way 2020 has unfolded and…

Inspiration: Rebecca Cartledge
This week we’re off to Lincolnshire to meet with Friend of FINDRA Rebecca Cartledge, a Personal Trainer with a passion for movement and running. Hi Rebecca, thanks for taking the time to chat. To start, can you introduce yourself and tell us where you live and what you do? Hello… I’m Rebecca Cartledge and…

Inspiration: Stewart Wilson
This week we meet with Friend of FINDRA Stewart Wilson, an Innerleithen local who loves to explore the hills of Southern Scotland and the Scottish Borders. Hi Stewart, thanks for taking the time to chat and to start, can you introduce yourself and tell us where you live and what you do? I’m Stewart…

Keep Calm and Courie In
Hello Dear Friends of FINDRA. I hope you and your family and friend’s are all doing ok and finding ways to deal with the craziness of the world we find ourselves living in right now. As we head into winter I thought it would be a good time to say hello and provide…

Inspiration: Kate O’callaghan
This week we meet with Kate O’Callaghan, ambassador of Wonderful Wild Women, a collective of everyday people making decisions to live more adventurously, actively and mindfully in all areas of daily life. Hi Kate, we’ve met your husband before (FINDRA Ambassador Danny O’Callaghan), but can you introduce yourself and tell us where you live…

Inspiration: Penny Zannikos
Friend of FINDRA Penny Zannikos talks about the outdoors and a recent trip from her home in York to the Highlands of Scotland to bag some Munros and traverse the legendary Aonach Eagach ridge in Glencoe. Hi Penny, for any FINDRA followers who’ve not heard from you before, can you tell where you live…

Inspiration: Motivation to beat hibernation
With shorter days and leaves on the ground, it signals we’re heading back into winter, sometimes with the urge to shut ourselves away during the colder months. This week, FINDRA Ambassador Owain Williams provides some motivational tips to help you keep active outdoors through winter. The nights are “fair drawing in” as the…

Inspiration: Suzy Devey
Last year Suzy Devey called into FINDRA HQ and we chatted about her adventures. We’ve since caught up to discover what she gets up to on the trails and mountains around Lochaber. Hi Suzy, can we start by asking you where you live and what you do? I’m based in Fort William in the…