The Adventure Trail Podcast
1) Ultramarathon history: the Hong Kong Four Trails and Hyun Chang Chung's journey
The second of a two-part special looking at one of the world's toughest ultramarathons and this year's historic event during the pandemic. SCMP sports reporter Mark Agnew catches up with runner Hyun C...Show More
Ultramarathon history: the Hong Kong Four Trails and Hyun Chang Chung's journey
49:58 | May 28th, 2021
2) Hong Kong Four Trails Ultramarathon: no checkpoints, no support... no mercy
Hong Kong is famous for its urban landscape but locals love its trails: the MacLehose, Wilson, Hong Kong and Lantau trails wind upwards through mountainous jungle terrain and offer breathtaking views ...Show More
Hong Kong Four Trails Ultramarathon: no checkpoints, no support... no mercy
39:00 | Feb 10th, 2021
3) Ronnie Faux, the original adventure sports journalist
A conversation with the journalist who pioneered what became known as ‘adventure sports’, from the peak of Mount Everest to wild ocean sailing
4) Nancy Jiang talks tradition, trail running, juggling her career and comebacks from injury
How a Chinese-born Kiwi trail running champion found a way to combine a busy career in engineering with a love of competitive running, and how initial resistance from her traditional Chinese family ha...Show More
5) Women, social media, cultural pressures with Bobbi Poulton and Samantha Chan
Two of Hong Kong’s top female athletes, ultra runner Samantha Chan and crossfit trainer Bobbi Poulton talk about the pressure and pushback. Hear how Instagram has become a toxic influence upon the pro...Show More
Women, social media, cultural pressures with Bobbi Poulton and Samantha Chan
47:48 | Jun 30th, 2019
6) Adrian Hayes talks big goals, the perils of scaling K2 and information overload
A self-described school dropout who defied the odds to achieve his dream of summiting Everest explains how his journey to climb Pakistan’s K2 helped him put his life priorities back into perspective.
Adrian Hayes talks big goals, the perils of scaling K2 and information overload
37:21 | Jun 13th, 2019
7) Hong Kong’s Leung Ying-suet talks trail running and the World Championships
One of Hong Kong’s most accomplished trail runners talks of her preparations for the 2019 ITSA Trail World Championships, and how the climate and geography of her home have helped her build fitness an...Show More
Hong Kong’s Leung Ying-suet talks trail running and the World Championships
28:35 | May 31st, 2019
8) Simon McCartney discusses ‘The Bond’, and his return to mountain climbing
Once a rockstar of mountain climbing in the 1970s, Simon McCartney discusses the emotional journey that lead him to write the cult classic book ‘The Bond’, and his decision to return to Alaska for a c...Show More
9) Art and athleticism with trail-running muralist Elsa Jean De Dieu
A French mural artist who discovered a passion and spiritual connection on Hong Kong trails talks about her comeback from injury, and her love of trail running.
10) Paul Niel and his Hong Kong coastal clean-up adventure
The adventurer and coasteering enthusiast talks about the upcoming Adventure Clean Up challenge