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I’m looking for someone to join me on an expedition.
If you fancy crossing Iceland by foot and packraft in June/July this year then have a quick look at this summary document.
If you are interested then please email an appropriate biography and some examples of your expedition, photography and/or videography experience.
A while ago I mentioned that I would be upstairs in the Iron Duke Pub, Victoria Station, London from 6.30pm on March 9th. My idea was that I would try to help anyone who was planning their own adventure.
It now seems that there may be quite a lot of people coming! This is great, but [...]
When I was planning to cycle round the world there was so much that I did not know. I was really thankful when a veteran long distance cyclist agreed to meet me in a pub one evening and answer my questions.
I thought that it may be helpful, now that I have done a few trips, [...]
“There’s no sense in going further–it’s the edge of cultivation,”
So they said, and I believed it–broke my land and sowed my crop–
Built my barns and strung my fences in the little border station
Tucked away below the foothills where the trails run out and stop:
Till a voice, as bad as Conscience, rang interminable changes
On one everlasting [...]
I have just returned from walking a lap of the M25.
Photos here.
Full blog post to follow – I don’t have time to write one now as I am off tomorrow to try to cross Scotland by foot and Packraft.
Full reports of both micro-adventures in February: this weather is too fun to waste indoors typing…
Go as a pilgrim and seek out danger
far from the comfort
and the well lit avenues of life.
Pit your every soul against the unknown
and seek stimulation in the comfort of the brave.
Experience cold, hunger, heat and thirst
and survive to see
another challenge
and another dawn.
Only then will you be at peace
with yourself
and be able to know and to [...]
I have spent over five years of my life away from home on expeditions, with most of the time being spent in Africa, Asia and Latin America.
I am currently working towards an expedition to the South Pole and a camel journey into the sands of the Empty Quarter in Yemen and Oman.
Whilst chasing the funding [...]
This month I asked you to choose which character traits you valued most in expedition partners.
The Top 5 traits you valued were:
Sense of Humour – 33%
Honesty -15%
Willingness to Learn – 15%
Humility – 12%
Strong Nature – 7%
If you value a sense of humour you might like these blog posts.
Do you have any suggestions for future poll [...]
‘Tis the season of goodwill.
It is also Ebeneezer Scrooge’s time in the limelight.
So I’m going to play the grumpy old man part for a couple of posts. Too much Christmas cheer becomes a bit galling after a while.
Before I went on my first expedition I had so much to learn. I needed to learn from [...]
On a recent TV interview Sir Ranulph Fiennes continued his outrageous racist discrimination against people from Yorkshire by daring to suggest that they were not good people to take on expeditions.
Clearly he is wrong.
But I would be interested to see what you consider to be the single most vital character trait when choosing an expedition [...]
Alastair spent 4 years cycling 46,000 miles round the world, a journey described as "the first great adventure of the new millennium". He is currently training for SOUTH, the first unsupported return journey to the South Pole. Click here to read more.
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