Ollie Treviso - Endurance Walker and Modern Explorer
From Let's Take This Outside by Mary Anne Ivison
January 20, 2026 · 45 min · Episode 89
About this episode
Ollie Treviso shares his journey as an endurance walker and modern explorer, discussing the impact of long-distance walking on mental health and personal purpose.
From Swansea to the peaks of Patagonia, Ollie Treviso is redefining what it means to live adventurously. An endurance walker and modern explorer, Ollie became the first person to walk the entire length of the Andes, a 14,000-kilometre journey across seven countries that took nearly 20 months to complete. In this episode of Let’s Take This Outside, Ollie opens up about losing direction in his twenties, leaving behind a conventional career, and finding purpose through long-distance walking. He shares powerful stories from the road, altitude sickness, moments of isolation, and the unexpected kindness of strangers who carried him through some of South America’s most remote landscapes, including Venezuela. More than an adventure story, this conversation explores the connection between movement, simplicity, and mental health. Ollie reflects on how walking became a form of therapy, what modern life has lost in the pursuit of comfort, and why the outdoors can be a gateway to healing, gratitude, and resilience. This is an episode about endurance without ego, adventure without spectacle, and the quiet power of putting one foot in front of the other. Ollie's Instagram Article from BBC Learn…
People in this episode
Host: Mary Anne Ivison
Guest: Ollie Treviso
Topics covered
- endurance walking
- mental health
- adventure
- exploration
- simplicity
- outdoors
Keywords
- endurance walking
- mental health
- adventure
- exploration
- Andes
- Patagonia
- simplicity
- outdoors
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: BBC
Places: Swansea, Patagonia, Andes, Venezuela
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