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Top 10 memories from my adventures

And I hope when I get old I don’t sit around thinking about it
but I probably will,
Yeah, just sitting back trying to recapture
a little of the glory. Well time slips away
and leaves you with nothing, mister, but
boring stories of glory days…
– Bruce Springsteen

One of the pleasures of adventure is nostalgia. Thinking back, flicking through photo albums, remembering good times. Here are a few photos then from my own glory days…

Winter packrafting in Scotland

A photo that reminds me of hundreds and hundreds of happy nights under canvas
Campfire in Mexico

Skydiving with my brother (he’s solo on the right)
skydive

Daybreak at sea when rowing to France
Rowing to France for Help for Heroes

A sure fire way to reboot your soul – jump into a river
the danger is not to bathe

My magnus opus. I’mm not sure I’mll ever trump the highs and lows of cycling round the world
Cold Miserable Siberia

In the summer after university three of us hitchhiked round Spain and France, sleeping on swimming platforms out at sea…
Camping spot

…and running with the bulls
Running with the Bulls, Pamplona

You don’t have to be on the other side of the world to create your fond memories. England’s Lake District
Training for the Bob Graham Round in the Lake District.

Dawn on the Kaveri during my walk through India
Kaveri sunrise

The first step: after school I headed to Africa for a year of epiphanies. This is where it all began
Cliff Jumping. South Africa

This post originally featured on the Ooh website.

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  1. Super selection Al!
    And if I may say so…what a GREAT life!

    Elina

    Reply
  2. Beautiful. Living the dream, Al!

    Reply

 
 

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