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Audience Choice 2026
Press & features
Winner 2026 We won the Audience Choice Award at the Outsider Awards 2026! Voted for by the Irish outdoor community at the Sport Ireland Outsider Awards, held at The Helix, Dublin, in February 2026. Thank you to every single one of you who voted — this one belongs to the whole community. See the Audience Choice Award on Outsider.ie.
John — the advocate

Speaking openly about his own journey, John brings lived experience to every stage, studio and summit.

Lived experience Public speaking Community building Mental health advocacy
Cara — the psychotherapist

An accredited psychotherapist since 2011 and founder of Hike Psych, Ireland's first hiking psychotherapy practice.

IACP accredited Autism & ADHD informed Breathwork CBT-E Corporate events TV & podcast guest
As heard & seen on Newstalk Irish Independent Psychology Today Apple Podcasts Spotify
John Boland and Cara Byrne with Clare McKenna at the Newstalk studios Latest Newstalk · Alive and Kicking with Clare McKenna · Aug 2026 Co-founding Get Up Adventures John Boland and Cara Byrne join Clare McKenna to talk about how Get Up Adventures came to be, and why moving together outdoors matters for mental health. Listen to the episode
VideoInstagram · Camino de Santiago 2026
Camino Santiago, here we come

After eight weeks on our hiking programme, John is leading a group of Traveller men on the Camino de Santiago this September — men in recovery, walking together, keeping fit, staying sober and looking out for one another. The journey is being recorded and documented, with support from GreatOutdoors.ie.

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VideoLive talk · WellFest
On stage at WellFest

Cara on the panel at WellFest, Ireland's biggest health and wellness festival — talking hiking, mental health and getting people moving outdoors. Press play to watch.

The WellFest panel in front of the crowd
Cara mid-story on the festival stage
Newstalk · Alive and Kicking · Jun 2025
The dangers of online wellness claims

Cara on separating real, evidence-based mental health support from wellness noise online.

Sober Mess Podcast · E121 · Oct 2023
Hiking is therapy

How Cara came up with the idea for Hike Psych, the benefits of therapy outdoors, and what helps — and hurts — our mental health.

The Endless Spiral Podcast · Mar 2023
Blending hiking and psychotherapy

Cara on how she combined hiking with psychotherapy, client feedback, and how she got into the hills herself.

The HiiKER Podcast · Ep 35 · Mar 2022
Hike Psych Ireland

Cara on harnessing the power of the outdoors to help her clients face mental health challenges.

Psychology Today · Verified profile
Hike Psych — Cara Byrne

Cara's verified professional profile — accredited member of the Irish Association for Counselling & Psychotherapy.

No More Booze Podcast · Mar 2026
Doing a bomber into sobriety

John on what 30 years of drinking really cost him, the moment with his son that changed everything, and what sobriety has given back.

The Parting Glass Podcast · Oct 2024
"Let's just say miracles happen"

John's own story — from rock bottom to healing outdoors, Everest Base Camp, and his work with Suicide Awareness D15.

The Long Way Back Podcast · Oct 2024
Fighting demons

A frank sit-down on addiction, mental health and the long road to recovery — growing up in a family of nine in Dublin.

RTÉ 2FM · Radio clip
John on RTÉ 2FM

John live on RTÉ 2FM talking Get Up Adventures — listen back to the clip on RTÉ Radio.

With Baz Ashmawy
The Good, The Baz and The Ugly

John joins Baz Ashmawy's podcast for the craic and the hard stuff both — find the episode on Apple Podcasts.

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