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What to Pack for a Microadventure A list of kit, plus some common FAQ's for first-time microadventurers....
Shift This is a talk I gave at a corporate event on the theme of ‘Shift’. It was a pecha kucha format so each speaker had just 20 slides which scrolled automatically every 20 seconds. Apologies for the audio quality....
Microadventure Film Festival "Wow! My life is too boring - I want to try this for myself..."...
Video from Rowing the Atlantic Ocean: Sea Fever 45 sleep-deprived, food-deprived, vomit-filled days at sea. Distilled down into a three minute video. ...
Back to Work Back home, back to the day job. Time to switch ocean rowing fitness to South Pole fitness....
The View From Here It should be a beautiful view for typing a blog, except that in front of me Steve is rowing in just shoes, t-shirt and sunhat. And I’mm finding it hard to know what to write about, where to begin. For […]...
Experiments in print publishing a video interview I did with The Creative Penn. It's all about kindle, mappazines, freedom and caffeinated late nights....
My Year Reviewed in 400 Seconds 2011 was my year of microadventure....
Mappazine explanation My walk across India, documented on a double-sided map. 9000+ words. 100+ pics. Lovely paper. Two different front covers Signed. £5. Worldwide delivery. Bulk discounts (Dare you to get 100 for £100…) Try something new. Explore a story. SOLD OUT […]...
A Mountain Microadventure A knife-edge ridge with an overhanging and infinite drop on one side, and a drop on the other side even steeper and longer......
The Boy Who Biked The World “Aimed primarily at children, this is an exciting adventure story about a boy cycling around the world (this book focuses on Africa), drawing heavily on the author’s experiences of his own round-the-world cycling odyssey. It’s entertaining but it also educates […]...
Microadventure Competition Winners Congratulations to everyone who took part....
Microadventure #8: Wild Swim Video I'mve become a bit obsessed with wild swimming so it made sense to include a swimming journey in my year of microadventure....
Night of Adventure Bristol Thank you to everyone who came and supported Night of Adventure Bristol which was proudly sponsored by the Bristol office of national law firm Beachcroft LLP. A fantastic £12,000 was raised on the night for Hope and Homes for Children! […]...
Packrafting Information An in-depth look at the equipment choices for a packraft expedition....
Paddling and Spider Crabs – a Welsh Microadventure 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....
Guest Blog: Musings Before a Big Journey What I hadn't expected was that I'md feel quite so bored with the whole thing... Right now I'mm just a person sitting in the pub talking about cycling round the world....
microadventure competition – howies 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 […]...
Ten Things I Didn’t See in the Arctic Continuing my trip down Arctic memory lane, I thought this list might be quite interesting to help you realise just how empty and unreal the Arctic feels. 10 things I haven’t seen in ages Trees, grass or flowers Birds or […]...
Walking the Amazon – book review 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 […]...
In Brief A list of interesting nuggets worth sharing....
A Journey to the End of my Country By bike and packraft to the most remote outpost of the UK. Microadventure Number 6 for the year....
Midsummer – Do Something Adventurous It's the longest day of the year. Here's how to not waste it....
Mississippi River by Stand Up Paddleboard Guest blog on a project of 25 journeys, each of a thousand miles...
Adventure is out there A quick reminder about setting off for a microadventure...
The Book of the Bivvy People who don’t drink have sex less often and they prefer the B&B to the bivvybag....
Thoughts on Running Across the Sahara Is running a race across a desert just a physical challenge, or is it also a worthwhile "travel experience"?...
My Top Tips on Travelling Light 1. Ask whether you actually need to travel super-light at all. If shedding a few pounds is going to cost a lot of pounds I usually prefer just to have a slightly heavier pack and regard it as extra-training! 2. […]...
Your Year of Microadventure Would you like to live more adventurously for a year? To experience the wild and escape from the rushed, mundane real world. To do something new, fun and different. To spend memorable time with your friends, family or by yourself. […]...

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