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

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In this episode of Rise To Your Everest, Adam sits down with endurance athlete and two-time world record holder Jack Jarvis for a raw and honest conversation about resilience, discipline, and rebuilding after life-changing adversity.

Jack joined the British Army at just sixteen before going on to push himself through extreme endurance challenges. But in 2023, a skydiving accident forced him into one of the toughest battles of his life, recovery, rehabilitation, and rebuilding both physically and mentally.

Jack opens up about the reality of doing the work when no one is watching, why discipline matters more than motivation, and the mindset required to keep showing up when progress feels slow.

Now, Jack is preparing for his toughest challenge yet: running from Beijing to London, a journey that represents endurance, consistency, and refusing to quit.

This episode is a powerful reminder that resilience is built through repetition, accountability, and the decision to keep moving forward when life knocks you down.

🧭 Key Topics Covered

• Recovery after serious injury
• Discipline vs motivation
• Mental resilience and rehabilitation
• The psychology of finishing what you start
• Extreme endurance challenges
• Running Beijing to London

🎙️ Guest: Jack Jarvis

Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/jackjarvisfit/

📬 Get in touch:

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

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

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In this episode of Rise To Your Everest, Adam sits down with Aaron Moon, a former Royal Marines Commando, endurance athlete, speaker, and founder of Reborn — for a powerful conversation about identity, resilience, and rebuilding after life-changing adversity.

Aaron shares his story of being seriously injured in Afghanistan, losing his leg, and facing the far harder battle that followed: losing the identity he had built through the military. He opens up about the uncomfortable reality of starting again, the discipline required to rebuild from the ground up, and why resilience is not a single moment of strength but a daily practice.

The conversation explores fatherhood, purpose, and what it means to take ownership of your mindset when life doesn’t go to plan. From surviving a life-threatening blood clot to committing to his toughest challenge yet, cycling the full length of Route 66. Aaron shows how choosing challenge over comfort can redefine what’s possible.

This episode is for anyone navigating change, rebuilding after setbacks, or looking for a reminder that progress is built through consistency, not confidence.

Key Topics Covered

• Identity loss after injury and military service
• Rebuilding resilience through discipline and daily reps
• Fatherhood, purpose, and leading by example
• Ownership of mindset during adversity
• Choosing challenge over comfort

Connect with Aaron

Instagram: @oneleg87 | @the.rebornmindset
TikTok: @rebornwithaaron

In this episode of Rise To Your Everest, Adam sits down with Simon Hall. Entrepreneur, athlete, and speaker, for an honest conversation about rebuilding when life get's tough.

Simon opens up about life after elite sport, chasing adventure across the world, and the period where everything he had built collapsed. From business failure and personal loss to being forced to start again, Simon shares how journaling, discipline, and focusing on daily progress helped him rebuild his identity and purpose.

This episode explores why progress, not perfection, is the real healer, how setting goals can pull you forward through dark seasons, and why becoming the best version of yourself is a lifelong climb with no final summit.

A powerful conversation for anyone navigating change, rebuilding after setbacks, or searching for clarity and direction.

Key Topics Covered

• Identity after elite sport
• Losing everything and starting again
• Journaling, habits, and daily discipline
• Progress as a tool for healing
• Redefining success and purpose

Connect with Simon

Instagram: @simonhallbc
Website: www.simonhall.global

In this episode of Rise To Your Everest, Adam sits down with Rob Bridgewater, a property developer and performance coach, to explore what it really means to redefine success in a world built for comfort.

Rob shares his journey from building multi-million-pound property projects to realising that material success alone wasn’t enough. He opens up about navigating tough seasons in business, staying disciplined when motivation fades, and why choosing hard challenges on purpose has shaped the way he lives and leads.

The conversation dives into the concept of Misogi, deliberately taking on a challenge so big it forces growth, and the importance of values, consistency, and community in becoming the best version of yourself.

This episode is for anyone feeling comfortable but unfulfilled, questioning their direction, or looking for a reason to push beyond their limits.

Key Topics Covered

• Redefining success beyond money and status
• Discipline vs motivation
• Misogi and choosing hard challenges
• Resilience through consistency
• Designing a life on your terms

To Connect with Rob:

Instagram: robbridgewater_

website: www.robbridgewater.com

In the first ever episode of Rise To Your Everest, Adam sits down with Dan Staves — personal trainer and ultramarathon coach — to explore what endurance really teaches us about life, discipline, and resilience.

Dan shares his journey into ultra-endurance, the mindset required to keep going when your body and mind want to quit, and why learning to do hard things on purpose can shape confidence, identity, and self-belief.

This conversation goes beyond training plans and miles covered. It’s about consistency, self-responsibility, and building the mental toughness to show up — not just in sport, but in everyday life.

A powerful opening episode for anyone looking to push boundaries, reconnect with purpose, and start climbing their own Everest.

To connect with Dan:

Instagram: @daniel_staves_pt

Key Topics

• Ultra-endurance and mental resilience
• Discipline vs motivation
• Identity through challenge
• Doing hard things to build confidence
• Lessons endurance teaches about life

This is the first episode of Rise To Your Everest — a podcast about growth, resilience, and choosing challenge in a world built for comfort.

Rise To Your Everest is a podcast about choosing challenge, finding purpose, and becoming who you’re capable of being.

In each episode, Adam Cayton sit's down with people who’ve pushed limits, faced setbacks, and rebuilt themselves through discipline, resilience, and community.

This isn’t about highlight reels — it’s about the real climb, the lessons learned along the way, and what it truly takes to keep moving forward.

Rise To Your Everest is powered by: APEX Everest - UK's toughest endurance challenge.