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Rachael Healy

Dance, sport and the unspoken trauma of retirement

Exit stage right — Dancers and athletes can dedicate their entire life to their career, for it then to be cut short by the time they turn 30. This point of retirement – or ‘transition’ – can present a variety of issues spanning the physical, financial and psychological.

  • Outdoors
  • Rachael Healy

The women kayaking 4,000km from London to the Black Sea

Across the continent — Kate Culverwell and Anna Blackwell are more than a month into a mammoth, continental expedition that will see them paddle a tandem kayak named Benji across Europe. As they set up temporary camp in Belgium, we speak to the adventurers about the trials and tribulations of their journey so far.

  • Outdoors
  • Rachael Healy

Meet the wild climbers of the North York Moors

A dangerous game — For over a decade, Franco Cookson has been roving the treacherous crags and cliffs of the UK national park – pushing himself, and trad climbing, into dangerous new realms.

  • Outdoors
  • Rachael Healy

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