Hari is a Bristol-based adventure cyclist with a passion for bringing people together in the outdoors. She has organized the weekly gravel ride series "Trails & Ales" and the event series "Trash Cat," participated in numerous single-day and multi-day gravel races and events, and also runs a commercial interior design business.  Words by Hari Milburn How did you first come across Kickback? I am an ATEAMer for Trash Free Trails and heard about Kickback through them. I was looking for a regular partner for our Trash Cat event series and with Kickback’s outreach to the outdoors it just made sense to...

David, our head of coffee recently got back from Colombia where he was visiting some of our coffee producing partners. It's a chance to check in with how the harvest is going, further develop relationships and explore the vast landscapes coffee farms are situated. We reflect the trip and dive deeper into how David spends this time in the outdoors.     Where did your trip start?  After 28 hours of travel I landed at El Eden airport in Armenia. Here I was greeted by Santiago in his pick up truck, chucked my bags in the back and headed straight...

Journey into the Outdoors: #5 Rob MontandonThis month we chat to Rob, action sports and outdoors photographer and videographer. He's been a trusted partner of Kickback Coffee from the beginning and his work has created the foundations for conversations and stories in all our Kickback spaces. We chat about his photography and the role it plays in his own storytelling. We also discuss Rob’s ‘why’ and how being outside continues to play such a big part in his every day.Also, check out our 5 to 9 Adventures. This short film shows some of the places our team head out to when...

This month we are taking a Journey into the Outdoors with Macclesfield legend Russ Hope. Russ is the founder of Elov, a e-bike delivery service, and involved with Totally Locally Macclesfield, who's mission is to support local businesses to build a stronger, more connected community. It's hard to walk around the town centre of Macc without a beaming Russ whizzing past on his delivery, and we're chuffed that he's a regular on our monthly Roastery Rambles. He joined us at the Roastery mid-delivery for a chat about all things outdoors. We spoke about how Russ first started Elov, his journey with...