Outdoor Philosophy

Harnessing the power of adventure to inspire environmental action

Kate and Woody are back on the road giving the talks. 

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The Life Cycle: 8000 Miles in the Andes by Bamboo Bike (Edinburgh Festival of Cycling)

Pedalling hard for thirteen months, eco adventurer Kate Rawles cycled the length of the Andes on an eccentric bicycle she built herself. The Life Cycle charts her mission to find out why biodiversity is so important, what’s happening to it, and what can be done to protect it. From the Pacific Ocean to rainforests and salt flats, Kate learns...

Adventure in the Andes: The Life Cycle Biodiversity Bike Ride (RGS Southampton)

Turner Sims, Southampton University Building 52, Salisbury Rd, Southampton

Kate Rawles cycled the length of South America following the spine of the Andes – the longest mountain chain in the world – on Woody, a bamboo bike she built herself with bamboo from the Eden Project in Cornwall. The aim of her largely solo ‘adventure plus’ ride was to explore and champion biodiversity – what it is, why it matters, what’s happening to it and above all, what can be done to protect it.

Adventure in the Andes: The Life Cycle Biodiversity Bike Ride (RGS Exeter)

Exeter Phoenix Gandy St,, Exeter

Kate Rawles cycled the length of South America following the spine of the Andes – the longest mountain chain in the world – on Woody, a bamboo bike she built herself with bamboo from the Eden Project in Cornwall. The aim of her largely solo ‘adventure plus’ ride was to explore and champion biodiversity – what it is, why it matters, what’s happening to it and above all, what can be done to protect it.

The Life Cycle at Resurgence Summer Camp

Green & Away, The Fold, Bransford, Worcester, WR6 5JB The Fold, Bransford, Worcester

Resurgence Camp is a beautiful weekend of re-connection to oneself, other people and the more-than-human world. Food for the mind, body and spirit. It was everything I'd hoped it would...

Thames Ditton Nature and Climate Festival

Kate Rawles in conversation with Sangeeta Waldron about The Life Cycle book as part of the Thames Ditton Nature and Climate Festival.

‘Engaging, accessible, informative, hard-hitting and ultimately up-beat talks about tackling our most urgent environmental challenges. At the end of the day, the adventure of sustainability is one we’re all on. Kate inspires and calls us to rise to it.’