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Gareth Hoddinott takes the questionnaire designed to reveal his true mountain character and share his beliefs and aspirations.

Sebastien Jarrot takes the questionnaire designed to reveal his true mountain character and share his beliefs and aspirations.

My guest today is Gareth Hoddinott. And he is a coffee roaster from the French AlpsOn today's show, we sit down and have a cup of coffee together. In fact, we sit down in his little coffee roasting shed in the French Alps and as Gareth says, we have a good old chat.I miss coffee culture and catching up with friends over a cup of coffee. It is one of the things I am looking forward to doing when I go back to Australia in November to see old friends and hang out with my family.On this episode as we get to know Gareth through the chapters of where he lives, what he does for work and how he plays. We talk about the coffee scene in Dunedin NZ where he is from, the differences between French and English cultures, the struggles of being an immigrant, and the simple pleasure of sharing a coffee with a friend.Gareth dives into the roast coffee process and explains the special relationship between coffee and music.This was a good old chat and if you enjoy this conversation, you will enjoy his coffee. As a special off for the listeners of this podcast, Gareth is offering you a 20% discount when you order online. You can use the promo code "BEYONDTHEMOUNTAINS"  all in one word and in UPPER CASE when you buy some tasty coffee. He can ship to most of Europe so go to the website. You'll find some Ethiopian coffee and some coffee from Peru and Guatemala.Website is  : WWW.MRBLANCHOTCOFFEE.COM As a bonus episode, Gareth also agreed to take the Beyond the Mountains questionnaire to reveal his true mountain character. So you can listen to that as a bonus episode later on over a coffee.Hello friends, I am your host Ashley Pettit welcome to another episode of beyond the mountains podcast. Where I talk to people who live, work and play in the mountains.So, Let's start the intro music and get on with the show. Allons-yBuy direct from your websiteInstagram  @MR.BLANCHOTBRULERIEALPINEWebsite : WWW.MRBLANCHOTCOFFEE.COM

My guest today is Sebastien JarrotOn today's show, we talk about the C-word. Yes, folks the C-word - CYCLING. And a whole lot of other words that start with the letter C.Sebastien is a good friend and a good friend of the podcast. He's always been very supportive of this passion project.I've always wanted to have Sebastien on the show because I know how much he loves cycling in the mountains. He could be riding in the shadows of the legends who raced up Col du Galibier and Col Glandon during the Tour de France or he could be exploring the gravel roads over a remote mountain pass into another valley.But I also wanted him on the show to talk about his role as Head of content creation for Assos cycling apparel. A global brand and pioneer is cycling apparel innovation.A sports brand and outdoor brand that helps us to enjoy and express ourselves in the mountains. I hope I can talk to more brands in the future.So when I started to think about what questions I was to ask Sebastien and the themes I wanted to talk about. I started to write down words like curiosity, curated, communication, channels, and creativity. His role is very much about this endeavour.But then other C words kept coming up, like Comebacks, Challenges, Climbing, Coffee and Characters. The C word became a theme for this conversation.So I hope you enjoy this interview with Sebastien,  he is a real genuine character and someone who I admire for the way he has created a life around his passion for cycling.As a bonus episode, Sebastien agrees to take the Beyond the Mountains questionnaire to reveal his true mountain character. So you can listen to that after this intriguing conversation.Hello friends, I am your host Ashley Pettit welcome to another episode of Beyond the Mountains podcast. Where I talk to people who live, work and play in the mountains.Let's start the intro music and get on with the show. Allons-y

Lucy Bartholomew takes the questionnaire designed to reveal her true mountain character and reveal your beliefs and aspirations.

My guest today is Lucy Bartholomew. At the young age of only 28, it feels like Lucy is a veteran of Ultrarunning. She did her first 100km run with her dad's supervision at just 15 years old. Since then she has been a regular protagonist in the ultra-running scene. She is competing in the races all over the world.In 2023 she was 10th in the UTMB (Ultra-Trail du Mont Blanc) the biggest trail running event in the world. This year she is trying to go faster and improve on her time of 27 hours. Shortly after she competed at the Ironman World Championships in Kona. So you can see she loves a challenge.In the same year, she won the Tarawera Ultramarathon and was 2nd in the Ultra-Trail Australia.Her ever-positive attitude and constant smiling face make her a fan favorite and I'm one of those fans. We talk about the power of a smile and how it can change the world, turning a bad day into a great day and her strategy of nibble nibble sip sip to get through an ultra marathon. Her wanderlust for curiosity and new experiences and the power of connection and community.On today's show, we talk about all this and more, so I think you are going to enjoy listening to Lucy's.So when I saw her training and running around the mountains in my village in the remote French Alps I had to try and get her on the show.As a bonus episode, Lucy stuck around to take the Beyond the Mountains Questionaire to reveal her true mountain character.Hello friends, I am your host Ashley Pettit welcome to another episode of Beyond The Mountains Podcast. Where I talk to people who live, work and play in the mountains.Let's start the intro music and get on with the show. Allons-y

The questionnaire is designed to reveal your true mountain character -  and reveal your beliefs and aspirationsYou only have 30 seconds to answer each question.Are you ready to play, are you ready to take the Beyond the Mountains questionnaire?Svein Tuft - let's go.

My guest today is Svein Tuft.He is the  character straight out of the Jack London book "The Call of the Wild"He was professional cyclings unconventional cyclist, but his unconventional approach is what made him so successful. He knew what worked for him, he knew how to extract the best of himself for his success and his team's success. He famously dragged the peloton for 190km in the Italian stage race Tirreno-Adriatico.He won thirteen Canadian National Championships, represented Canada at the Olympic Games, was part of the Orica-GreenEdge team for 8 years, he was the driving force in time trial victory on stage 1 of the 2014 Giro d’Italia, where he spent time in the maglia rosa leaders jersey. He raced in the Tour de France, Giro D'Italia, the Vuelta a Espana, the one-day classics and week-long stage races, and he secured the silver medal in the time trial at the 2008 UCI Road World Championships.When he wasn't clocking up thousands of kilometres on the paved roads as a professional cyclist,  he was escaping to the wilds of Andorra and British Colombia on epic adventures into the unknown. His true calling is to discover and explore trails and single tracks into the mountains and wilderness. He is happiest when he is out on a ski touring adventure into the backcountry or humping his gravel bike over some monstrous mountain pass into the unknown.On today's show,  We talk about all this and more, so I think you are going to enjoy listening to Svein's adventures.Hello friends, I am your host ASHLEY PETTIT welcome to another episode of Beyond the Mountains podcast. Where I talk to people who live, work and play in the mountains.

My guest today is Aurelie Morrison-GoninShe is a multi-talented mountain sports storyteller. She is a producer, director, photographer, camerawoman, writer and editor.  She has worked on the Freeride World Tour, the Summer and Winter Olympic games, and is an independent storyteller for many mountain brands, athletes and magazines.In a world of high drama, high stakes and fast action sports, Aurelie thrives on the pressure to capture the athletes doing what they do best, defying gravity and creating winning lines in the snow.She enjoys showing the human element behind the athletes. Stripping away the race numbers and sponsor logos to reveal the real people behind the mountain sports we love. She is not afraid to get uncomfortable in harsh and dangerous conditions to get the shot, and she is also not afraid to deviate from the plan if a different and more interesting story is unfolding.This was a fun interview and I want to thank Aurelie for making the time to sit down with me before she went out skiing in the mountains of Chamonix before she made her way back to her second home in Crested Butte California or travelling to another event hotel room, or mountain huts.Hello friends, I am your host Ashley Pettit welcome to another episode of the Beyond the Mountains Podcast. Where I talk to people who live, work and play in the mountains.Let's start the intro music and get on with the show. Allons-y

Ok, so this is the first episode of season 3. This is my first interview for 2024. This is also my first remote interview. My first guest for 2024 is Michael Blann a professional photographer based in London. He is also a keen cyclist and he believes in the power of Passion projects. We talk about all this, plus we talk about is love for taking photos of epic mountain landscapes.So if you love any of those subjects you are going to enjoy this conversation with Michael Blann. Michael has published a timeless and beautiful coffee table book called Mountains - Epic Cycling Climbs. It was a 3-year passion project in the making that saw Michael photograph some of the most iconic mountains and cycling climbs of the Tour de France and the Giro. Mountains of the Alpes, the Pyrenees, the Dolomites and many more mythical mountains around Europe and North AmericaMichael is a professional photographer and has a long career working with many brands and clients. He has also been published in many cycling magazines around the world. Hello friends, I am your host ASHLEY PETTIT welcome to another season and a new episode of the Beyond the Mountains podcast. Where I talk to people who live, work and play in the mountains.Let's start the intro music and get on with the show. Allons-y