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Born and raised on a farm in the UK Squash Falconer is a record-breaking adventurer, speaker and presenter.

Combining her love of different sports Squash was the first British woman to climb and paraglide from the summit of Mont Blanc having ridden there from the UK on her motorbike.

Squash has climbed many mountains around the world, she has summited Mount Everest and holds claim to be the worlds highest ever bum boarder -a title she gained on Cho Oyu, the 6th highest mountain in the world.

In 2013 Squash completed a 3000mile journey on an ElliptiGO setting a new distance record for travel by Elliptical bicycle.

Squash has self-shot many of her trips and received accolade for the short films she’s produced. In 2014 a project saw her ride thousands of miles through South America on her BMW GS 800 presenting an adventure travel documentary.

Passionate about sharing her adventures, Squash has a unique and quirky outlook on life and firmly believes that with the right attitude every one of us can achieve our goals and dreams, or at least, something extraordinary.

The discussion is about mountains and how she found herself in that milieu, but it’s also about what the combination of her sports gives her. As with many of my “mountain guests” it’s often not what you think. It’s not about being an adrenaline seeking junkie, scaring yourself for kicks with near death experiences. It’s about the freedom you feel, about the empowerment that comes with finding how what it feels like to push your limits and find new depths to yourself.

We talk about the different approaches women and men take to adventure sometimes, about being comfortable in your own skin and how it is important not to just “do, do, do” all the time.

We also discuss her becoming a mum, and how the challenge of being a single mum in the NICU (Neonatal Intensive Care Unit) for 6 weeks was the hardest challenge she has ever faced but how she organised herself like she was on expedition on Everest to keep herself well and healthy so she could look after her tiny little girl better.

Believe in your crazy dreams, don’t let anyone stop you from trying and brand fatigue after telling her story so many times are some other themes we touch on!

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