Outdoor Lives by Mike Raine

Tim Cain MBE - Mountain Rescue Search Dog Handler, Outdoor First Aid trainer and former British Army infantry officer.

Tim Cain MBE is a veteran Mountain Rescue Search DogHandler and former British Army infantry officer. After a 29-year military career, Tim dedicated himself to mountain rescue, serving with Swaledale MRT for over two decades. A qualified Mountain Rescue Search Dog Handler since 2014,Tim works with Mountain Rescue Search Dogs England alongside his team of border collies - one retired, one active, and one enthusiastic but “strictly a pet.” He’s also an outdoor first aid trainer, leadership mentor,and highly experienced responder with qualifications in remote and wilderness medicine, swift-water rescue, and mountain leadership. When he’s not trainingsearch dogs, you’ll find him outdoors - or occasionally in a canoe or a cinema. Tim lives with his wife, Helen, and their grown sons in thecompany of their three collies. Tim's webiste is https://www.medicrec.com/

Dan Raven-Ellison – Founder and CEO of Slow Ways

Dan Raven-Ellison describes himself as a guerrilla geographer and creative explorer. He is the Founder and CEO of Slow Ways, a groundbreaking initiative to create a national walking network that connects all of Britain’s towns, cities, and National Parks. Check out Slow Ways and see how you can contribute: https://beta.slowways.org/ [https://beta.slowways.org/]. The movement needs support in reviewing mountain routes. Could you incorporate Slow Ways into the routes you plan? Sign up for emails and follow them on social media to stay updated. In this conversation, we also talk about walking with a mind-reading device on your head, City National Parks, and safe roadside walking. It was a fascinating discussion that could have gone on much longer!

Tim Jepson – Climber, walker, paddler, BMC Cymru Gogledd/North Wales Chair.

Tim Jepson is best known for working the Bangor University Outdoor Education PGCE. In that role he trained over 600 teachers of Outdoor Education and as such he holds a special affection in the outdoor world. He also worked at Plas y Brenin and more recently has been very involved with the BMC. We talk about how Tim got into the outdoors, the career he’s had and what he’s up to now. We finish with a conversation around sound advice for the developing outdoor leaders and some environmental considerations. This was a lovely, relaxed conversation with a master of the outdoors.

Mehmet Karatay - Mountaineering Instructor and MWIS weather forecaster

Mehemet Karatay is a Mountaineering and Climbing Instructor, Winter Mountain Leader and Orienteering coach based in the Cairngorms. He is part of the Mountain Weather Information Service (MWIS) team and has a doctorate in Glaciology. Mehmet reveals the origins of his name, how he came to be a walker, climber and instructor in Scotland. We also talk about glaciology and forecasting for MWIS.

New Year Special - Celyn Kehoe Welsh Upland Farmer

What do you really know about upland farming? Given the farming protests going on currently I think it's really important to talk to real farmers about the issues affecting them. Listen to this podcast with Celyn from 2021 then come and meet her in person on the farm in June to find out more... ⁠https://www.mikeraine.co.uk/event-details/up-on-the-farm⁠ [https://www.mikeraine.co.uk/event-details/up-on-the-farm]