Kat Young - Hiker & Blogger at Attitude over Ability - Hiking the Coast to Coast UK, Alpine Pass Route, Switzerland and the South Island of New Zealand.

<div>Kat is a climate change consultant based in Oxfordshire. Striving for a healthy work-life balance Kat spends as much time as possible outdoors, mostly walking and cycling, with a splash of paddle boarding. </div> <div> </div> <div>Kat also spends a lot of the time with grease on her face as a volunteer mechanic for Broken Spoke, a community bike project in Oxford.</div> <div> </div> <div>Listen to Kat on the Tough Girl Podcast!! </div> <div> </div> <div>New episodes of the Tough Girl Podcast go live every Tuesday and Thursday at 7am UK time - Make sure you hit the subscribe button 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 your favourite podcast and becoming a patron please check out <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=1606696195190000&usg=AFQjCNFyRgez4QXeS4HJd0Or7W_E3ibJ1A">www.patreon.com/<wbr />toughgirlpodcast</a>.</div> <div> </div> <div><strong>Show notes</strong></div> <ul> <li>Early childhood and being an active family</li> <li>Having a passion for the environment </li> <li>Having a work life balance </li> <li>Starting her blog ‘Attitude over Ability’</li> <li>Writing about her experiences </li> <li>What does Adventure mean to Kat?</li> <li>Why you don’t need to suffer to have adventure </li> <li>Why it’s ok to have a nice time and to have fun</li> <li>Deciding to walk across Switzerland solo</li> <li>The Alpine Pass Route, Switzerland</li> <li>Training and fitness for the challenge</li> <li>Doing a 2 day Mountain Training course </li> <li>Having an infinity for crossing countries on foot</li> <li>Deciding to hike the South Island of New Zealand </li> <li>Planning for a 3month trip on the other side of the world</li> <li>Money and budgets</li> <li>Concerns before the challenge</li> <li>The challenging weather i