Here are some blog entries from other peoples’ websites that I have enjoyed in the last month and think that you might too: How to camp anywhere and not get busted – Ride Earth Get rid of 10 things – Alastair Humphreys Apparent risk... Read more
People keep asking me what I do and how I fill my days. The truth is, I’m never quite sure. But here are a few of the projects I’m working on at the moment (and another great excuse to write “1 more blog post that starts with a... Read more
It would be fair to say that I like doing things that other people often consider weird. Taking cold showers, swimming outdoors and dragging tyres spring to mind, as do most of the things on this page. I PULLED TYRES to train for a planned North... Read more
At the end of each quarter, I will be listing some of the favourite articles as selected by the web master (that’s me). The astute reader will notice that the title says September despite the fact that we’re well into November. That... Read more
The Clayoquot team from UCL have recently returned from Vancouver Island and, by the sounds of things, a few close encounters with its flora and fauna. Here’s another entry they’ve kindly written for me: Since our first blog from the... Read more
I spent last weekend at my favourite event of the year – the RGS Explore Conference – at which I was very lucky to be a speaker and a panellist. I was also privileged to both ask and be asked for advice on a number of occasions. I fi... Read more
Eureka moments don’t happen. There’s no such thing as a split-second moment of inspiration or a lightning strike, flash bulb of an idea. At least, not for me. Instead, there’s a kind of slow creeping realisation. A subtle epiph... Read more
Here are some of my favourite Tweets from the last month (yeah, yeah – I know it says ‘Tweet of the Week‘ but it just sounds better)… – Testing Twitter from our satphone. Hello!? – @KCAE (Kaspersky Commonwealth Antarctic Expedition)... Read more
This afternoon I gave at talk about fundraising at the RGS Explore Conference. If you were there then this post will give you some more information, some of the links and resources I mentioned and a copy of the slides. If you weren’t, well... Read more
The list of links at the bottom right of my website has been slowly growing over the past few months as I’ve met more interesting and like-minded people. I thought I’d take this opportunity to introduce some of them to you more forma... Read more
The bright shades of Autumn awake me from the revelry of driving slumber. Take me out of the car, off the road and into a memory with the taste of sugar on baked grapefruit. It’s cold. Much colder than it is now. Today is unseasonably warm... Read more
