86: Alex Staniforth @KMF 2025

About this episode

Wayne and Cathy chat with Alex Staniforth, an adventurer who has overcome significant challenges in his life.

Get in touch! Recorded as part of our Kendal Mountain Festival season of "Hope", Wayne and Cathy chat with "Adversity Adventurer" Alex Staniforth. Record-breaking adventurer, inspirational speaker, author and coach, Alex has already overcome more than many will in a lifetime. Before the age of 19, he survived the two most significant disasters in Mount Everest history in two consecutive years, whilst his biggest mountains have been even closer to home: epilepsy, bullying, mental ill health an...

People in this episode

Hosts: Cathy Casey, Wayne Singleton

Guest: Alex Staniforth

Topics covered

• adventure
• overcoming adversity
• inspiration
• mental health
• epilepsy
• bullying

Keywords

• adversity
• adventurer
• inspirational speaker
• Mount Everest
• mental health
• epilepsy

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Kendal Mountain Festival

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