Achievements
Phoebe's Life Outdoors
The first woman to camp at all the extreme points of mainland Britain
- Ambassador for Centrepoint, the young people’s homeless charity.
- Slept the Three Peaks.
- Walked the length of Britain...
while sleeping rough! - Ordnance Survey #GetOutside Champion
Completed a 40-night Antarctic-style expedition across Britain
Walking from true north to true south,wild camping each night and pulling all equipment in specially-made wheeled pulks.
- Official Scouts Adventurer
- Author of 10 books, including Guardian Bestseller Extreme Sleeps: Adventures of a Wild Camper
- Host of travel podcast Wander Woman
- Award-winning travel writer and BBC Radio 4 correspondent
Phoebe Smith isn’t your average adventurer. Growing up in Rhyl, an area which has been voted the UK’s worst seaside resort and menacingly nicknamed the ‘Costa del Dole’, you could forgive Phoebe for blending into a life of obscurity. But fast forward to the present day, and Phoebe is living proof that anyone can live a life filled with adventure.
Read The Blog
“The great thing about wild camping is you get to pick a view and make your own room. Once I did it, I felt that sense of freedom. I got to fall asleep in front of a wild lake with a mountain as my headboard and the grass as my mattress. I was just addicted instantly.”
The Documentary.
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