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.

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In Episode 7 of Rise To Your Everest, Adam sits down with Andy Long, former England rugby player, high-performance mindset coach, endurance athlete, and founder of Impact2.

Andy’s journey has been shaped by elite sport, rejection, personal loss, and a relentless pursuit of growth. From representing England at just twenty years old to being dropped and rebuilding, Andy shares what pressure really teaches you, and how to turn it into performance instead of fear.

This conversation dives into resilience, rejection, leadership, and the Red2Blue mental skills framework, a practical tool for staying composed and effective when the stakes are high.

Andy also opens up about losing his father at a young age, his connection to the MND community, and how endurance challenges like Marathon des Sables have become an expression of purpose beyond performance.

If you’re navigating pressure, chasing growth, or redefining success in your own life, this episode will challenge and inspire you.

🧭 Topics Covered

• Dealing with rejection in elite sport
• Turning pressure into performance
• The Red2Blue mindset framework
• Leadership through adversity
• Grief, resilience and identity
• Endurance and purpose
• Redefining success

🔗 Connect with Andy

Impact2: www.impact2.co.uk

Instagram: @andy_long_impact2

🎙 About Rise To Your Everest

Rise To Your Everest is a podcast exploring resilience, mindset, and growth through honest conversations with people who push beyond comfort and keep climbing when life gets tough.

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

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In this episode of Rise To Your Everest, Adam sits down with Kyle Banner, former Royal Marine, father, business owner, and founder of Dry Trek, for a raw and honest conversation about resilience, accountability, and rebuilding after life-changing adversity.

Kyle shares his journey through military service, medical discharge, and the difficult transition back into civilian life. He opens up about the traumatic workplace accident that took the life of a close friend and how that experience forced him to confront his mental health, challenge the habit of bottling things up, and rebuild through honesty and support.

Kyle is also a key part of the APEX community, supporting participants shoulder-to-shoulder on the mountain and helping people push through their toughest moments during the event. His story reflects the power of community, preparation, and personal accountability when life becomes overwhelming.

This episode explores male mental health, identity after adversity, the importance of preparation, and why resilience is built through consistency and facing challenges head on.

🧭 Key Topics Covered

• Life in the Royal Marines and identity through service
• Navigating medical discharge and reintegration into civilian life
• Trauma, mental health, and the dangers of bottling emotions
• Using adversity as fuel for growth
• Preparation, discipline, and accountability
• Building business and purpose through DryTrek
• Community, family, and redefining success

🎙️ Connect with our Guest: Kyle Banner & DryTrek

🌐 Website: www.drytrek.co.uk

📲 Social Media: https://www.instagram.com/drytrek/

📬 Get in Touch:

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

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

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📬 Get in Touch:

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

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

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