Category Archives: Polls

30
Jul
2011

What is the Most Beautiful Scottish Mountain?

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Posted in Polls
A quick request on Twitter and Facebook came up with some real gems.
23
Feb
2011

What is the Best Expedition Sleeping Bag?

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Posted in Kit, Lists, Polls
A reader poll to gather a range of opinions on the best expedition sleeping bags.
12
Jan
2011

What is the Best Single Person Tent?

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Posted in Expeditions, Polls
I’m looking to get a new one-man tent – the £40 one I lived in for a year as I cycled across Asia is due a graceful retirement. Last year I asked what was the best expedition backpack. The feedback on that piece was so helpful. So I would really appreciate any suggestions you may [...]

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24
Nov
2010

The Greatest Cycling Movies of All Time

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Posted in Cycling, Lists, Polls
A list, voted for on Facebook and Twitter, of some of the best movies of all time.
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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11
Mar
2010

Finish the sentence

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Posted in Lists, Polls, Ramblings
One of my most popular blog posts was when I asked you what books you were reading at the moment. Today I thought I’d canvas your opinion again. All I’m asking you to do is to copy and paste these four sentences in the comments section and finish them off: I am inspired by I [...]

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14
Jan
2010

New Year’s poll

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Posted in Polls
Every year I make New Year’s Resolutions. At the end of the year I look back to see how many of them I have managed to stick to. I rarely manage to keep them up all year (although last year I did successfully take a photo every day). But I still believe that they are [...]

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23
Dec
2009

Character Traits for Expeditions – poll result

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Posted in Best Bits, Expeditions, Lists, Polls
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. [...]

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09
Dec
2009

Poll: vital character traits for expeditions

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Posted in Expeditions, Polls
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 [...]

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25
Nov
2009

Results of my Mark Beaumont dilemma poll

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Posted in Polls, Travel
A few weeks ago I ran a poll on this site in response to Mark Beaumont bypassing Colombia on his ride down the Americas. I loved cycling through Colombia and I thought it a real shame that the Health and Safety Fun Police at the BBC deemed it too dangerous for Mark. So I asked [...]

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03
Nov
2009

Poll: impoverished freedom or a bit of a compromise?

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Posted in Expeditions, Polls, Travel
My friend Mark Beaumont announced yesterday on Twitter that his journey down the Americas will now bypass Colombia. He’s going to take a boat from Panama to Ecuador. (I took a yacht from Colombia to Panama, skipping the Darien Gap which was too scary for me). This is a pity for him as Colombia is [...]

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10
Sep
2009

Who do you fancy: Fogle or Cracknell?

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Posted in Expeditions, Polls, South Pole
What was your thinking on this? Were you surprised at the outcome? Have your say in the comments. DON’T MISS A THING – FREE MONTHLY UPDATE BY EMAIL: Have you read Alastair’s books? Also available for Kindle, iPad and children.
05
Aug
2009

What would you like to see more of on this blog?

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Posted in Polls, Uncategorized
It’s a tricky business, this blogging malarkey. Why do I do it? Partly because I enjoy it, partly as I’m a bit of a geek, partly as I hope it might encourage the odd person, be in some way motivational. But I also do it -frankly- because, as a 21st Century ‘Adventurer’, blogging is one [...]

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13
Jul
2009

Poll: Scott or Amundsen?

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Posted in Polls
DON’T MISS A THING – FREE MONTHLY UPDATE BY EMAIL: Have you read Alastair’s books? Also available for Kindle, iPad and children.