To throw it all to the wind sounds exciting but possibly not very wise. How about a good ol fashioned dash thru the middle
? Meaning: what can you do with the outdoor skills you posess? There's many things you can do with that to set up a business. A friend of mine runs a site that works well, but it's still a bit in its toddler fase. Basically it means that working with outdoor companies (rafting, kayaking, surfing, hiking, climbing, skiing, etc etc) income can be generated. In the meantime of setting up a site for yourself, do some work that is at least most to your liking as a meantime thing. Do research on how to set up what you really want to do etc before making wild dashes. It might look impressive and boldy daring but the rent and the groceries need to be paid and all that average joe stuff. So no, I wouldn't recommend giant leaps just now, unless you're into bungy jumping
Doing your homework seems to be most sensible. Good luck!