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Weāve dedicated the last ten years to adventure, family, charity, and not following the crowd!
Subscribe (It's free!)Hi. We are Ian, Sarah, and Eve, an adventurous, outdoor-loving, home-educating, cancer-surviving family living in rural Scotland. Eve and I are both autistic and are constantly out on adventures to raise awareness and tackle the stigma of autism in males and females of all ages.
We spend as much time as we can outdoors, travelling and exploring the wild places of Great Britain. We strongly believe in charity and have raised tens of thousands of pounds for various good causes.
We have been featured on the BBC, in Country Walking Magazine, in newspapers, on podcasts and loads of other publications. I am also an outdoor and adventure writer. We have been sponsored by brands such as SealSkinz, Helinox and Rode and supported by people such as Sir Richard Branson! I think that's pretty cool!
I want to show you that anybody (including you) can do amazing things. After all, the more you learn about us, the more you will realise āif they can do it, so can I!' We are proud to be raising awareness of autism and challenging the stigma and perceptions around neurodiversity and mental health.
Ian Alderman
The first time I was on TV, I was on Crimewatchā¦ Weird, I know! I'm the primary writer on the website, but I also have Dyslexia, which makes writing (anything) hard! But I love writing and have zero intention of stopping!
Subscribe (it's free)As a child, I volunteered with the British Red Cross and later on joined the army as a combat medic, which sent me to the Middle East. Iāve also worked as a firefighter for The Scottish Fire & Rescue Service and had my own business.
Due to personal reasons, when Eve was little, the business was sold and life completely changed. I worked in the local village, helping various charities/people, whilst focusing more on adventure and home education. Basically I enjoy life with the people I love and appreciate the time we have here together.
I face challenges every day from autism, the biggest being social interaction and communication. (So I write a blog š¤) I hope through this website and our adventures, we can tackle some of the stigmas and raise awareness of autism in males and females of all ages and give people the confidence and inspiration to go out and do anything they want to do/be whoever they want to be.
My happy place is outside, where I feel truly free and alive! Ironically, I feel safer and more āat homeā outdoors, than I do indoors! What we are doing now, is just the start and there are plans for many more adventures, challenges and charitable projects for the future. I hope you enjoy following along on our journey with us!
Sarah Alderman
At 8 months pregnant, Sarah was flying around in a helicopter as a member of the Scottish Mountain Rescue. Sarah has also survived cancer! "I married one tough lady."
Subscribe (it's free)Sarah (my wife and Eveās mum) is our rock and the backbone of everything we do, our adventures, and Eveās home education. She has been part of Scottish Mountain Rescue, a geography teacher, an expedition leader, a raft guide, a canoe and kayak instructor, and has specialist training as a teacher for statemented children. She basically rocks and provides our support, strength, and resilience.
And oh, how weāve needed that resilience. When Eve was one, Sarah was diagnosed with cancer and had to have several life-saving operations. At the same time, they found a tumour in Eve on her spine, and the doctors formally told us that Eve wouldn't survive more than 48 hours! We lived in the childrenās hospital whilst Eve had treatments and Sarah went for her cancer treatments and operations. Sarah would then discharge herself to come back to the childrenās hospital so we could all be together.
It was a harrowing time but amazingly (and joyfully) both survived. Now sheās also involved in plenty of charity work & helping people, along with cake sales for children in need, the homeless, people on their own at Christmas and many others. Our approach to life has totally and fundamentally changed, and is all about family, people, integrity etc. rather than careers, as we want to enjoy whatever time we have here with our loved ones!
Sarah is the most amazing, kind, caring and patient person you could ever meet. Our lives and this website wouldnāt be possible without her support!
Eve Alderman
Two-time world record holder in UK long-distance hiking, gold Blue Peter badge holder, awarded the Guiding Star Award, Chief Commissioners Thistle Award and survived a tumour as well as being Autistic. Eve is also home-educated.
Subscribe (it's free)Eve is awesome (though I may be biased!) and, at the tender age of 8, already has big ambitions. As if deciding a trip from one end of the country to the other was not enough, she wanted to continue on to hike all of Scotland's Great Trails, all 2000 miles, in one continuous journey! (the walk was Eveās idea), Eve already has plans to climb Mount Everest when sheās older. Thereās a poster of Mount Everest above her bed, which is the first and last thing she sees every day.
Eve also has a formal diagnosis of Autistic Spectrum Disorder, which impacts her life every single day. Being outdoors in nature, whatever the weather, whether hiking in the mountains or wild swimming, makes her feel joyful and free-spirited. Like me, Eve is truly at homeā in the outdoors, so we spend as much time as we can outdoors! She is home educated and we do a lot of it āon the trailā as we hike! Itās amazing the education a child can get in the outdoors!