Category Archives: Books

15
Jul
2011

Walking the Amazon – book review

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Posted in Books, Expeditions
Ed Stafford’s 860 day expedition to walk the length of the Amazon is an old-school epic. (If you don’t know the story get a 400 second summary of it here). It was infuriating to see his excellent documentary languishing on Channel 5 whilst primetime BBC channels feature endless streams of celebrities whingeing up Kilimanjaro for [...]

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06
Jun
2011

Fools Rush In

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Posted in Books, Motivation
Ignore the wimpish pessimists.
02
Jun
2011

The Book of the Bivvy

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Posted in Books, MicroAdventure
People who don’t drink have sex less often and they prefer the B&B to the bivvybag.
11
May
2011

In Shackleton’s Footsteps

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Posted in Books, South Pole
In Shackleton’s Footsteps is a new book by Henry Worsley. Henry recently led an expedition to the South Pole following in the footsteps of Shackleton’s Nimrod journey. I followed their progress avidly and enviously. The journey took 66 days and covered 920 statute miles. It was 5 years in the making and a resounding success. Henry even [...]

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04
Apr
2011

Lessons from Rework

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Posted in Books
Excellent tips for anyone who is self-employed or running a small business.
16
Mar
2011

The Gentle Art of Tramping

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Posted in Best Bits, Books, Travel
The Gentle Art of Tramping by Stephen Graham is an absolute gem of a book. Dating back to 1927 it is a fabulous How-To guide to becoming a wanderer, a vagrant, a hobo. Chapters covering kit selection blend with others on the philosophy of travelling light, simple and slow, and doing it just for the [...]

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03
Mar
2011

Book Review: A Dip in the Ocean

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Posted in Books, Channel Rowing, Expeditions
Rowing an ocean has been a dream of mine for a while. Reading Sarah Outen’s new book, A Dip in the Ocean, confirmed that I would indeed love the experience. However her book also made me realise that I am too impatient, slapdash and stingy to raise the money, learn all the skills and deal [...]

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04
Oct
2010

Will you recommend a great book for me to read?

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Posted in Books, Polls
I have finally made it to the end of the bookshelf that holds all my unread books. This is great news: it means that I have an excuse to buy more books and begin a new swathe of reading. So I thought I would use this blog today to ask you to recommend in the [...]

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05
Aug
2010

Review of The Treehouse Diaries

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Posted in Books, MicroAdventure
Last year I became friends with Nick Weston when I went to stay with him in his treehouse. Nick did a couple of great talks for me at the charity Nights of Adventure I organised. You can see his 6 minute talk here. I’ve just finished reading his book and it’s great. I asked him [...]

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22
Jul
2010

Books to take backpacking this summer

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If you’re getting ready to head off somewhere exciting this summer you will need a few good books in your pack. Here is a selection to get you going, including: Jack Kerouac. On the Road Peter Mathiessen. Snow Leopard Joseph Heller. Catch 22 Herman Hesse. Siddhartha Yann Martel. Life of Pi Pirsig. Zen and the [...]

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