Richelle Olsen - An Aussie 30-something, plus sized everyday woman whose cycled nearly 5,000 kms from Canada to Mexico, trekked the Inca Trail and hiked to Everest base camp!

Shownotes

• Getting to know a little more about Richelle and why she calls herself a 30-something, normal girls who has an adventurous spirit & why she loves the outdoors
• Deciding at 21 years old to travel around South America solo & what she learnt about herself while travelling
• Her experience of the Inca Trail; the trials, the tribulations, the challenges she faced and what she learnt from the experience and why that advice still holds true for today
• Developing her mental strength  
• Experiencing Machu Picchu and being surrounded by Inca history
• The reasons for signing up for Everest Base Camp and why she’s up for having experiences around the world
• Training for Everest Base Camp and how being plus sized made her anxious being the trip
• Body image and how it can impact on what you do, or don’t do
• The impact on her normal life and why it’s “screwed up her sense of normal”
• Her business - “Escaping your Comfort Zone” - How it came about and why it took her a 5,000 mile trip on a bicycle before she started it
• Why it’s not about weight loss - but rather making friends and having fun!
• Why you’re not broken and you don’t need to be fixed
• Deciding to head off to cycle 5,000 miles from Canada to Mexico!!
• Why she decided to stop comparing herself to others and why she stopped doing it and why you should to
• Getting through the tough days on the road!
• Failure and why it doesn’t exist as long as your still learning
• Future challenges & goals 

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Future Events 2016!

27th - 31st August - Emma & Sarah - Hadrians Wall Adventure

1st - 4th September - Base Camp Festival, Peak District

8th October - Women in Adventure Expo, Bristol

 

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