Mitch Hutchcraft on Redefining Adventure and Giving Back

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In this RECAP EPISODE, I sit down with former Royal Marine and adventurer Mitch Hutchcraft before he completed what's been dubbed the "world's longest triathlon." Over 240 days, Mitch swam the English Channel, cycled nearly 12,000 km across 19 countries, ran 900 km to Kathmandu, and trekked 365 km to Everest Base Camp before summiting Mount Everest.   

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But beyond the physical feats, Mitch's journey—Project Limitless—was about challenging perceptions of adventure and making a tangible impact. He undertook this expedition to raise funds for SAVSIM, a charity supporting veterans' mental health and wildlife conservation.

In our conversation, Mitch shares his Call to Adventure: encouraging listeners to find challenges that push them slightly out of their comfort zones. Whether it's wild camping in a nearby national park or taking a cold plunge in a local lake, adventure is a state of mind.

For his Pay It Forward, Mitch emphasizes the importance of aligning with causes close to one's heart. He advocates for dedicating time and resources to organizations that resonate personally, highlighting the profound impact of collective effort.

📍 Topics Covered:

• The conception and execution of Project Limitless
• Redefining adventure as a personal and accessible pursuit
• The intersection of physical challenges and mental health
• The mission and work of SAVSIM
• Encouraging community involvement and support for meaningful causes

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Transcript

 Two closing traditions on the show, one of which is a pay it forward, and the other is a call to adventure. So the pay it forward. A suggestion for you to raise awareness for any worthy charities, causes, or organizations. I can probably suggest or expect what this would be, but what would you say is a pay forward?

As I said, that's the va. It completely depend on each person, which I would just say to anyone, whatever you're passionate about, find someone, find an organization, find like-minded people and within that time, and no matter what it is, you'll find something close to your heart that you can really make a difference with.

Excellent. And then the last thing is finally, is that a Call to adventure? So a recommendation for someone to go and do something adventurous or exciting outdoors or something doesn't need to be. Yeah. Project Limitless. 'cause I don't think anybody else will ever do that. No. Over and above Mitch Hutchcraft.

But what would you say is a cult adventure for listeners and. Viewers match. Adventure is just perspective. As long as you take anything that takes you slightly out of your comfort zone that you love doing, so as people have probably said, just go out, find any national park near you. Go and have a lovely walk.

If you can do, take a tent and do some wild camping, that's a great place to start. If you like the water, get on a kayak. Do some work. If you've never swam in cold water before, just get out to a lake, get out somewhere. Take somebody, get in for 10 seconds and get out. Before long, you'll spend longer and it'll become something that just changes your life positively.

So yeah, any of them things? Excellent, wonderful. Wholeheartedly agree. Brilliant. So where can people find out all about limitless and niche Hutchcraft? So best place, just all centralized now really is just on the social. So on Instagram Mitch Limitless, easy to remember. Now I'll change it from my name, which is a long old surname.

So just Mitch Limitless. On there is the link to AV Sims, the link to the GoFundMe page, all the details and I'll to follow along. There is a website. It says www do 12,000 km to everest.com, which will explains it in more detail better. So just 12,000 km to everest.com. But just Mitch underscore limitless on Instagram and especially now moving forward will be the best way to keep track.

Yeah. And I encourage everyone listening and watching to go and have a look at that. It's a wonderful reading. It really brings the scale and the enormity of this adventure to life. So I would encourage I'll get that listed and encourage everyone to go and check it out. Mitch, this has been wonderful.

Thank you very much for giving us your time today. It's been a we will in the making, but thanks. Thanks for having me, Chris. I appreciate it.