Ellen Piercy - Leading a double life of adventure and engineering. Trained for an expedition to Svalbard 2022 and walking all 25 long distance trails in Cheshire #CheshireChallenge.

<div>Ellen in her own words:</div> <div> </div> <div>I was a late starter to living more adventurously: in my late-thirties I realised that maybe I hadn’t left it too late and began to push my boundaries.  </div> <div> </div> <div>I gained my Hill and Moorland Leader qualification and after cycling a section of the Camino de Santiago in 2017 I set my sights on a cold adventure.  </div> <div> </div> <div>With 42 being the answer to life, the universe and everything I planned and trained for an expedition on Svalbard in the high arctic in 2020 when I was 42.  </div> <div> </div> <div>But just two weeks before leaving, covid cancelled everything. And cancelled again in 2021.  </div> <div> </div> <div>The only thing to do was set a challenge I could do during lockdown and so the Cheshire Challenge was born.  </div> <div> </div> <div>Searching for long distance walks local to home, I found there are 25 long distance trails that start or finish in Cheshire totalling 1500km and I’m walking them all.  </div> <div> </div> <div>I love the wilder mountains and moors but lockdown has made me appreciate what is on my doorstep, but I still have my sights set on Svalbard. Third time lucky?</div> <div> </div> <div>Listen to Ellen on the Tough Girl Podcast - New episodes go live every Tuesday and Thursday at 7am UK time - </div> <div> </div> <div>Make sure to subscribe so you don’t miss out! </div> <div> </div> <div>The Tough Girl Podcast is sponsorship and ad free thanks to the monthly financial support of patrons. To find out more about supporting The Tough Girl Podcast and becoming a patron please visit -  <a href= "http://www.patreon.com/toughgirlpodcast" target="_blank" rel= "noopener" data-saferedirecturl= "https://www.google.com/url?q=http://www.patreon.com/toughgirlpodcast&source=gmail&ust=1627511514620000&usg=AFQjCNFOH9Mq2i-z9cndyYSxGXxtqMQhpw">www.patreon.com/<wbr />toughgirlpodcast</a>.</div> <div> </div> <div> </div> <div><strong>Show notes</strong></div> <ul> <li>Leading a double life of adventure and engineering</li