Category Archives: MicroAdventure

20
Dec
2011

A Year of Microadventure in Review

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Posted in MicroAdventure
In my talks I always try to emphasise the importance of adventure and endeavour in our placid, padded, 21st Century lives. Adventure is a loose word, encapsulating a spirit of trying something new, trying something difficult. Going somewhere different, leaving your comfort zone. Above all it is about energy, enthusiasm, ambition, open-mindedness and curiosity. If [...]

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19
Dec
2011

My Year Reviewed in 400 Seconds

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Posted in MicroAdventure, Pecha Kucha
2011 was my year of microadventure. DON’T MISS A THING – FREE MONTHLY UPDATE BY EMAIL: Have you read Alastair’s books? Also available for Kindle, iPad and children.
10
Dec
2011

Britain’s most brutal race

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Posted in Marathons, MicroAdventure
I’m fond of adventures close to home. I also enjoy gruelling challenges. There is generally a perception that the two are not compatible. Many people, myself included, have done ultramarathons around the world. But you shouldn’t need to travel far to have a miserable time! So I was pleased to receive an email from Scott [...]

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01
Dec
2011

Mountain Microadventure Video

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Posted in MicroAdventure, Video
So here is the video for the 10th microadventure of the year. I hope you like it.
30
Nov
2011

Mountain Microadventure

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Posted in MicroAdventure, Writing
A knife-edge ridge with an overhanging and infinite drop on one side, and a drop on the other side even steeper and longer...
26
Nov
2011

Top Trumps by Firelight

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Posted in MicroAdventure
Receiving emails like this make my whole Year of Microadventure experiment feel massively worthwhile. So every year when me and the family drive from home to the in-laws, we hit 140 miles I churn out, “Hey we’ve just covered an Ironman, I could have run, swam then cycled to here.” “Yes, dear, we know….” OK, [...]

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18
Nov
2011

Microadventure Reading List

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Posted in Books, MicroAdventure
For anyone who is seeking out the extra-ordinary in the ordinary, here are a few books that may appeal.
15
Nov
2011

Microadventure #9: Close Your Eyes, Point, Go

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Posted in MicroAdventure, Video
I wanted to explode some excuses with my year of microadventure. Here’s a few of them: You need a lot of time for adventures You need a lot of skill to be able to do them You need a lot of money You need sunshine You need to have great ideas for your quests to [...]

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09
Nov
2011

Roman Road Roaming

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Posted in Best Bits, MicroAdventure, Video, Writing
A microadventure along a Roman Road.
06
Nov
2011

Microadventure Competition Winners

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Posted in MicroAdventure
Congratulations to everyone who took part.
24
Oct
2011

Microadventure #8: Wild Swim Video

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Posted in Health and Fitness, MicroAdventure, Video
I've become a bit obsessed with wild swimming so it made sense to include a swimming journey in my year of microadventure.
10
Oct
2011

Microadventure #8: River Swim

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Posted in MicroAdventure, Motivation
A poor life this if, full of care, we have no time to swim and stare and be surprised.
07
Oct
2011

Bivvy Adventures on the Mountains of Britain

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Posted in MicroAdventure, Pecha Kucha
Ronald Turnbull (author of one of my favourite books this year) encourages us all to get up onto the wild, beautiful hilltops of Britain and enjoy the world of the bivvy bag. Ronald’s book encouraged me to do this microadventure: Maybe you should try one for yourself… Let me know if you do! DON’T MISS [...]

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29
Sep
2011

Information about Inflatable Boats for River Microadventures

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Posted in MicroAdventure, Packraft
I can't over-state how much fun it is to paddle down a river. So here are a few suggestions.
26
Sep
2011

Microadventure 7: River – Source to Sea

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Posted in MicroAdventure, Video
I love the sources of rivers. I grew up near one in Yorkshire. I’ve visited a few in the last couple of years (Thames, Markafjlot, Kaveri, Pjorsa), and I reckon there’s few simpler ways of finding yourself a fascinating journey than to follow your river down to the sea. There’s more than 8000 to choose [...]

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22
Sep
2011

An Experiment in Simple Living

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Posted in MicroAdventure, Ramblings, Video
The video from my microadventure living as hunter-gatherers for a few days in a Sussex Wood. What do you think? A waste of time or a good time to think and reassess? DON’T MISS A THING – FREE MONTHLY UPDATE BY EMAIL: Have you read Alastair’s books? Also available for Kindle, iPad and children.
16
Sep
2011

Building and Sailing your own Boat

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Posted in MicroAdventure, Pecha Kucha
Osbert Lancaster built his own sailboat and set out to gently explore the lochs and bays around his native Edinburgh. You do not need to head round the world to seek out adventure. Here he explains his adventures using just 20 slides which each scrolled on automatically after 20 seconds: a 400 second adventure. DON’T [...]

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12
Sep
2011

Microadventure #5: Back to Basics

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Posted in MicroAdventure
After a few hours of hating this stupid experiment, I noticed that my mind was slowing down. I was coping.
05
Sep
2011

Paddling and Spider Crabs – a Welsh Microadventure

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Posted in Best Bits, MicroAdventure, Video, Writing
Not for the first time I am struck by how easy it is to find somewhere remote and surprising in Britain, if only you make a little effort to think originally and seek adventure.
22
Aug
2011

microadventure competition – howies

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Posted in MicroAdventure
You’ve been reading about them all year. Now it’s time to take the plunge yourself into a world of cheap Credit Crunch adventures. Microadventures that are close to home, which are fun, affordable, easy to organise and designed to get you doing and experiencing things that would normally pass you by. Adventure is all around [...]

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