The Outjoyment Report
The Outjoyment Report was commissioned by The Camping and Caravanning Club. It analyses the results of a comprehensive literature review and a survey of nearly 11,000 campers and non-campers. The results of The Outjoyment Report show how beneficial camping can be, with the potential to improve well-being, mental health, a sense of community, and more.
This report was referred to as an ‘insightful report’ during the Member’s Business Debate in the Scottish Parliament and based on a motion to promote the benefits of camping for health and Scotland’s local economy.
Extensive print coverage (including Daily Mail, the Express, The Sun, and The Mirror), online coverage (including industry media such as the Outdoor Industries Association, the Sport and Recreation Alliance, Vango, and Camping Trade World), and broadcast hits (including being referenced on BBC Breakfast, This Morning, Good Morning Britain, and the Jeremy Vine Show).
In October 2022 I conducted 15 radio interviews with a listenership of more than 1.6 million people and in March 2023 I conducted a further 17 radio interviews with TV personality Julia Bradbury with a listenership of 2.4 million people.
Researching Women in Mountaineering, UK
The Women in Mountaineering, UK report combines some of the findings from two PhD studies that explored the experiences of women who climb and mountaineer. My research concentrates on recreational participants (rock, ice, mixed, high-altitude climbers) and Dr Jenny Hall’s research explores the experiences of professional female mountain leaders and guides in the UK.
The report provides findings that are pertinent to organisations such as Mountain Training, the British Mountaineering Council, providers of climbing and mountaineering experiences and training, and the wider public and private climbing and mountaineering community.
The report offers insights concerning inequalities in mountain leadership and wider participation. Specifically, it presents the constraints on women’s participation and leadership in climbing and mountaineering, the strategies women use to negotiate these constraints and the benefits they gain from participation. It concludes with a series of recommendations for development and research.