Author: Tim Moss
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Dressing up an expedition as a charitable act is just plain wrong
Last week I posted a Twitter update with a link to an article with the tag line: “Dressing up an expedition as a charitable act is just plain wrong“. It opens with this: The next time some would-be adventurer tells me he’s doing an expedition to raise money for a cause, I’m finally going to…
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The Wonderful Wahiba
One of my favourite ever adventures was conducted over a Bank Holiday weekend whilst living in Oman. I was enraptured by the Wahiba Sands (also called Sharqiya) the first time we visited – a beautiful, archetypal sand sea some 60 miles wide and 100 or so high. On the recommendation of a friend, we decided…
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Book Review: The Long Haul by Alex Hibbert
The Long Haul is Alex Hibbert’s account of the longest unsupported polar journey of all time*. I had known about Hibbert’s expedition for several years. In fact, I was working in the Royal Geographical Society when he found himself in the peculiar position of having a fully funded expedition in place but no team-mate, and…
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1000 Miles Across the Empty Quarter Desert
Today, two friends of mine will be flying to Oman to undertake an almighty expedition. Starting in Salalah and finishing in the UAE, Leon McCarron and Alastair Humphreys will drag a huge cart laden with a couple of hundred litres of water, 1000 miles across the Empty Quarter desert. I remember Al telling me about…
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How To: Row an Ocean
THIS ARTICLE: Will explain how you can row across an ocean. It details different approaches such as entering a race, joining a team or going solo, and explains the different routes available. There is information about the difficulties you will face, the costs of undertaking such a project and the first steps to get you…
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Where do you read yours?
Thanks to Scotty who has just sent in this photo of himself reading my book by the pool in the tropical warmth of North Queensland, Australia. Anyone else read the book anywhere interesting?
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Comparison of Satellite Phones
Satellite phones, or ‘satphones’, are simply phones that send and receive signals to and from satellites rather than through cables or via phone masts. They are useful on expeditions and for remote travel because, with the right satphone, you can make and take calls from anywhere in the world. Below is a brief introduction to satellite…
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Risking the Mountains
Here is a video made by my friend Patrick O’Hara. Filmed in the Haute Marienne region of the French Alps, British Mountain Guide Andy Teasdale talks about risks and decision making in the mountains. (If the above window’s not playing the video then you can try watching it on Vimeo).
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Austerity
My wife thinks I want to be a monk. Or at least that I aspire to a monastic lifestyle. It’s a reference to some of my more austere preferences in life. As evidence, she would cite my obsession with paring down belongings in the name of minimalism (even if it means getting cold, wet and…
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Book Review: Call of the White by Felicity Aston
Call of the White: Taking the World to the South Pole, is Felicity Aston’s account of her project to create a team of women from eight different Commonwealth countries, with no polar experience, and get them all to ski to the South Pole. This included taking women from places like Jamaica, Brunei and Ghana –…
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National Geographic Talk – October 18th
On Thursday 18th October, I have been invited to give a talk at the National Geographic Store London. It is free to attend. As I’m busy elsewhere over the coming months, this is the only public speaking event I have planned this year so do come along if you are interested in: Hearing about some of my…