In Episode 10 of Rise To Your Everest, Adam sits down with adventurer, author, and former Marine Paul Harris, also known as The Warrior Walker.

Paul’s story is one of relentless curiosity, mental resilience, and a refusal to quit. Best known for walking two full laps of the UK, Paul has spent years testing his physical and mental limits, not just in pursuit of adventure, but as a way of understanding himself and finding peace.

In this raw and honest conversation, Paul opens up about the deeper battle behind the miles: mental health, the challenge of simply sticking around, and the role that purpose, discomfort, and the outdoors have played in keeping him moving forward.

From lessons in resilience and teamwork during his early years, to what walking thousands of miles has taught him about the human mind, Paul shares why he believes we are all capable of far more than we think.

This episode is a powerful reminder that resilience isn’t always loud, sometimes it’s simply choosing not to quit.

🧭 Topics Covered

• Walking two laps of the UK
• Mental health and staying in the fight
• Adventure as therapy
• Building resilience through discomfort
• The “one more” mindset
• Identity, courage and stepping into the arena
• Finding peace through challenge

🌐 Connect with Paul

Instagram: @thewarriorwalker

Book: The Warrior Walker

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In Episode 9 of Rise To Your Everest, Adam sits down with Rhys George. Founder of Bearhug, entrepreneur, and long-standing supporter of the APEX community.

For the past three years, Bearhug has supported APEX from the very beginning. But for Rhys, this partnership goes beyond business. Last year, he stepped onto the start line himself, experiencing first-hand the challenge, the community, and what it truly means to stand shoulder to shoulder with others in moments of adversity.

Rhys shares his journey from leaving a secure career to build Bearhug, navigating the highs and lows of entrepreneurship, and the lessons learned through both success and setbacks. He opens up about leadership, the responsibility of family, and how losing his father reshaped his perspective on life, purpose, and what really matters.

This conversation explores the mindset required to build something meaningful, the importance of structure and performance, and why success isn’t fixed, it evolves with each season of life.

If you’re building a business, leading a team, or striving to create something with purpose, this episode will challenge how you think about pressure, resilience, and what it truly means to step into the arena.

🧭 Topics Covered

• Building Bearhug and taking the entrepreneurial leap
• Leadership through adversity and personal loss
• The power of stepping into challenge as a founder
• Performance, structure and high standards
• Family, responsibility and evolving identity
• Redefining success across different seasons of life
• The value of community and shared hardship

🌐 Connect with Rhys & Bearhug

Website: https://www.getabearhug.com

Instagram: @bearhug_ceo | @getabearhug

🎙 About Rise To Your Everest

Rise To Your Everest explores resilience, mindset, and personal growth through honest conversations with people who push beyond comfort and keep climbing through life’s toughest challenges.

📬 Get in Touch:

https://www.instagram.com/adamclayton.apex/

https://www.instagram.com/apex.officialuk/

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In Episode 8 of Rise To Your Everest, Adam sits down with chiropractor, father, and resilience advocate Nathan Chilton.

Nathan’s journey has been defined by adversity and an unwavering mindset to keep moving forward. After multiple major surgeries, including an internal hemipelvectomy where over 75% of his pelvis was replaced with a bespoke titanium implant and the ongoing challenge of living with type 1 diabetes, Nathan has been forced to confront uncertainty, fear, and recovery in ways most people will never experience.

Yet despite everything his body has endured, Nathan continues to choose challenge. He has stood on the APEX start line twice and is now preparing to take on a 75km endurance walk to raise funds for sarcoma research, even while navigating the reality of a tumour recurrence.

In this powerful and reflective conversation, Nathan shares how faith, mindset, movement, and fatherhood have helped him find strength during life’s toughest moments. From learning to stay present when the future feels uncertain, to discovering that progress matters more than perfection, Nathan’s story is a reminder that resilience is built one step at a time.

If you’ve ever faced adversity, questioned your strength, or needed a reminder that we are capable of far more than we believe, this episode will leave you inspired to keep climbing.

🧭 Topics Covered

• Living with type 1 diabetes
• Major surgery and recovery
• Navigating uncertainty and recurrence
• The role of mindset and faith in resilience
• Fatherhood and leading by example
• Endurance challenges and mental strength
• The power of presence and daily progress

🌐 Connect with Nathan

Instagram: @njchilton

🎙 About Rise To Your Everest

Rise To Your Everest explores resilience, mindset, and personal growth through honest conversations with people who push beyond comfort and keep climbing through life’s toughest challenges.

📬 Get in Touch:

https://www.instagram.com/adamclayton.apex/

https://www.instagram.com/apex.officialuk/

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