Disabled Adventurer

Disabled Adventurer Disability Content Creator, Adventurer and Patron of Wheelchair Alliance.
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Creating videos on accessibility and the adventures I go on to get more people having fun outdoors Through my videos I seek to LIVE, Lead by example, Inform society, provide Value and Empower individuals to better manage their mental health and disabilities.

Check out a 360 video of me at Delapré Abbey by using the link in comments 👇People wanted a 360 video of when I'm outdoo...
16/07/2025

Check out a 360 video of me at Delapré Abbey by using the link in comments 👇

People wanted a 360 video of when I'm outdoors, so I'm trying something by Insta360, let me know what you think!?

July is Disability Pride Month. But honestly, I've not felt like celebrating this year!It’s meant to be a time to celebr...
16/07/2025

July is Disability Pride Month. But honestly, I've not felt like celebrating this year!

It’s meant to be a time to celebrate identity, community, and everything we’ve overcome as disabled people. But I find it difficult to celebrate when we’re dealing with:

📢 Benefits for disabled people being slashed pushing thousands into poverty

📢 Wheelchairs being referred to as “invalid carriages ” in official government language.

📢 A health and social care system that are crumbling.

📢 Accessible housing being at an all-time low, with just 13% of homes offering basic accessibility.

So no, it hasn’t felt much like a celebration. But that’s not the full picture, because despite these failings, I see so much to be proud of in our community!

People like; Isaac Harvey MBE / Kat Paylor-Bent / Kris Foster / Kerry Thompson / Bailey Smith / Scott Whitney / Tanya Marwaha / Chamiah Dewey and many more, are pushing boundaries, challenging perceptions, and making change happen.

Their work, their voices, and their visibility continue to inspire me deeply. And yes, I am actually proud of myself too. For over the past year, I've begun turning my idea into a bold vision for Northamptonshire, and maybe the UK too, to improve accessibility and make the outdoors accessible to all through:

✅️ Delivering an Access Outdoors event featuring all-terrain chairs.

✅️ Providing powerchair off-road skills training

✅️ Producing immersive accessibility videos

✅️ Empowering disabled creators to earn, represent, and grow in their own regions.

In just 12 months, I’ve gone from “what if…” to collaborating with; National Trust / Silverstone Museum / National Trails UK / Transreport and Red Bull. Not to mention, becoming a Patron of the Wheelchair Alliance, amassing over 15 million views of my videos so far in 2025 and begun creating opportunities for others.

This isn’t charity. This isn't luck. This isn't telling people to have 'Hope'. This is real change and purposeful action.

And so, this Disability Pride Month. Whilst I'm not proud of the system we're stuck in and I don’t feel proud of how we’re treated.

I’m immensely proud of the people creating change despite it, and even proud of the vision I’m building, one muddy trail, drone flight and gritty reel at a time.

If you're with me, as a leader, decision maker, venue or ally who shares this vision, reach out and lets talk collaboration and change. Accessibility shouldn't be a privilege, it should be a right and include the great outdoors.

So lets build something together worth being proud of and 'Be The Change!'.

15/07/2025

Trailer for my Project RockClimber Documentary showing at Royal & Derngate in Northampton on Thurs 21st Aug from 1830hrs & is FREEEEE 😊 so register your attendance via link in comments 👇

Today I turn 49, which comes with a certain weight, not as I’m older, just didn't think I'd make it!There's been so many...
14/07/2025

Today I turn 49, which comes with a certain weight, not as I’m older, just didn't think I'd make it!

There's been so many times where I didn’t think I’d see another birthday, especially over the past 3yrs, where the pain, both physical and emotional, felt too heavy… where isolation and loneliness overwhelmed any purpose and silence echoed louder than any crowd.

But I am still here.

49 years of life, of battles, of rebuilding myself after I lost the version I once knew.
Soldier.
Veteran.
Father.
Friend.
Survivor.
Advocate.
Disabled Adventurer.

Each identity, worn like layers, some heavy, some empowering and all shaping the man I am today.

I’ve climbed literal and metaphorical mountains in this past year. I’ve felt heartbreak and grief that words cannot convey, but I’ve also felt purpose.

I've seen people inspired by my struggles. I've sat alone, and I’ve stood before crowds. I’ve doubted everything, and I’ve believed in 'what might be!'

If this birthday stands for anything, it’s this:
Resilience isn't always being strong. It’s about refusing to give up, even when everything inside you is screaming out to do so.

So here’s to 49.
Not just a number.
A FRICKING achievement.

And if I’ve learned anything over the years, it’s this:

Keep showing up.
Keep speaking your truth.
Keep fighting for those who feel unseen.
And when life knocks you down (again), get back up battered and bruised, because whilst we have breath in our lungs, there's a chance for change.

Thank you to those who’ve stood by me. And to those struggling right now, you’re not alone.

I see you. I’ve been you.

This really hit me today x
14/07/2025

This really hit me today x

The film is about more than me and a chair going up a mountain, its about potentialOn Thursday 21st August, Project Rock...
13/07/2025

The film is about more than me and a chair going up a mountain, its about potential

On Thursday 21st August, Project RockClimber will have its premiere public screening at the Royal & Derngate Theatre, Northampton — and you're invited to witness something more than just a film.

Yes, it's the story of how a local engineering firm built an extreme all-terrain power mobility chair from scratch.

Yes, it follows my personal challenge to become the first person to solo ascend Yr Wyddfa (Snowdon) in a powerchair.

And yes, it touches on living with disability, pain, and the battles most don’t see. But this film is about more than me, more than a mountain, and more than mobility.

It’s a rallying cry.

✅️ A call for community.

✅️ A challenge to councils, leaders, dignitaries, innovators, and businesses across Northamptonshire and beyond.

✅️ A spotlight on what’s possible when imagination meets lived experience, and when inclusion isn’t a policy box to tick, but the starting point of progress.

This screening isn't the finish line — it’s the launchpad.

We'll share our 'Access Outdoors Vision & Proposal':
A roadmap to making Northamptonshire a national leader in accessible outdoor adventures, innovation, employment, and inclusion — from trails and training to tourism and technology.

Now we need allies.
We need changemakers ready to step forward, be bold, and help bring this vision to life.

So join me, not just for a film — but for a moment.
A moment where stories turn into action.
Where barriers start to fall.
Where we climb not just mountains, but expectations.

Let’s make this more than a screening.
Let’s make it a movement.

📍 Royal & Derngate, Northampton
📅 Thursday 21st August, evening
🎟️ Booking details - Project RockClimber Documentary

12/07/2025

Im still here 💚

Still can't eat solid foods, its 7days now, instead I'm living off these, yoghurt and soup! Still, maybe I'll lose some ...
10/07/2025

Still can't eat solid foods, its 7days now, instead I'm living off these, yoghurt and soup! Still, maybe I'll lose some weight, every cloud has a silver lining and all that 😏

I may be down, but I'm not out! Chronic illness is a full-time, exhaustive fight and becoming unwell can really impact.L...
09/07/2025

I may be down, but I'm not out! Chronic illness is a full-time, exhaustive fight and becoming unwell can really impact.

Living with long-term chronic conditions and disabilities is already a relentless battle—pain management, mobility challenges, and just navigating day-to-day life.

But a couple of weeks ago, I was hit with something completely new, and it’s floored me. Like being tackled by a freight train… mid-mountain climb.

The symptoms of this new illness are brutal—chest and throat pain, fatigue so severe I can barely stand, and the inability to eat solid food. 4days without a proper meal now, or is it 5!? 🤷‍♂️🫣

Either way, I’m now living off liquids, porridge and soup when I can, taking 30 pills a day, and still feeling like I’m losing ground. But what’s hit hardest isn’t just the physical pain—it’s the isolation.

There’s no one here to help me keep on top of the flat, pop to the shop for food/meds, or simply sit and talk. Don't get me wrong, my AMAZABLES carer does loads and I couldn't do any of this without her, but already does more hours than she gets paid for, and that's not fair on her.

Being unwell while already disabled, alone, and self-managing everything is currently really difficult. And it’s made worse by the fact this hit just as I was finally making headway with the business—people were starting to see real value in what I do, and dream of achieving with it.

That part genuinely breaks my heart.

I’d love to wrap this up with some glossy, motivational punchline. But sometimes life doesn’t give you a bow to tie it up neatly. Sometimes, all you’ve got is the next breath. The next hour. The next bloody pill.

Right now, I don’t have answers. But I do have fight. And I’m not out yet.

If you're struggling too—please, keep going, keep keeping on. Second by second, if that’s all you can manage. Because eventually, it does become minute by minute, hour by hour, day by day, and that’s when things start to shift.

Not because life got easier. But because you endured.

Any of you with Chronic Pain conditions, might be interested in taking part in a new research group being set up. If not...
09/07/2025

Any of you with Chronic Pain conditions, might be interested in taking part in a new research group being set up. If not, check out this Dr anyway, he shares alot of information around chronic pain.

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