Stories from winners of The Next Challenge Grant and my own adventures…
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It’s 7pm. It’s dark and I’m performing my 17th hill rep on the steep street of a quiet housing estate. It hurts. My lungs burn, my legs ache and nausea rises from the pit of my stomach each time I reach…
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Bicycle Love, Preaching and Stuff – Six of the Best, March 2011
Below are some articles from other people’s websites that I have enjoyed reading over the last month and think that you might too. Have a look and vote for the ones you like. Voting is instant, anonymous and only takes…
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Sarah Outen London to London Expedition Launch Tomorrow
At 1pm tomorrow, Friday 1st April, Sarah Outen will begin her two and a half year journey around the world from Tower Bridge, London. Departing by kayak from beneath the bridge, Sarah and Justine Curvengen will be paddling downstream along the…
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Expedition Report: UCL Kyrgyz Tien-Shan Expedition (2003)
Abstract A team of three travelled to the Tien-Shan (Tian-Shan) mountains of Kyrgyzstan, hiking up the Inylchek Valley to establish a base camp on the northern side of the Inylchek Glacier close to Khan Tengri (6,995m). Two unsuccessful attempts were…
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If You Aim to Motivate then Stop Exaggerating
Aside from supporting charities, the most common purpose given for undertaking expeditions, like travelling to a pole or climbing a big mountain, are to inspire and motivate other people. These are good and valid aims in most instances. I myself…
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Offbeat Slideshow – Around the World in 80 Ways
I was interviewed for a Offbeat London a few months ago about my Around the World in 80 Ways trip and they put together this wonderful slideshow. Some of the facts are a little fuzzy but that shouldn’t get in…
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The 100 Club
What is The 100 Club? A collection of cheap and simple expeditions for people who are low on money, short on time and lacking in expertise. Why? It is my firm belief that adventures are available to everyone and specifically…
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Walking Across the Wahiba Desert – Part III
Morning broke with a heavy dew. The moon was behind us and illuminating the thick mist in the valleys below. We each had a litre and a half of water left and, we reckoned, some three hours to the edge…
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Running All the Tube Lines
Just a quick update for those of you that haven’t been following Stephen Wright‘s progress. Steve is currently running between every single Tube station in London. Unlike mine and Laura’s Running The Tube project last year, Steve is breaking the…
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Swimming the Thames
Following on from Running the Tube last year and as the second event in our Greater London Triathlon, Laura and I will be swimming the length of the Thames this summer. The source is somewhere near Cirencester and we’ll follow…
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