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height="450" src="https://cdn.londonsnowshow.com/uploads/2023/10/Neil-Campbell-1.png" class="attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" fetchpriority="high" srcset="https://cdn.londonsnowshow.com/uploads/2023/10/Neil-Campbell-1.png 820w, https://cdn.londonsnowshow.com/uploads/2023/10/Neil-Campbell-1-300x165.png 300w, https://cdn.londonsnowshow.com/uploads/2023/10/Neil-Campbell-1-768x421.png 768w" sizes="(max-width: 820px) 100vw, 820px" /> </figure> </header> <div class="entry-content"> <p>This week on the Outside & Active Podcast we are catching winter fever as Dom welcomes Neil ‘Nine Lives’ Campbell. From growing up in Luton to being on top of European Mountains. Neil owes his gratitude to snowboarding. 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