The Next Challenge

Author: Tim Moss

  • What Adventures Are Left?

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    An excellent, thoughtful and well-researched article appeared on the BBC News website this week which posed the question: What adventures are left? I would highly recommend you read it. I sent in my comments in response but they’ll probably never see the light of day so thought I’d add them here too… 1. Winter North…

  • Heart Rates – How Low Can You Go?

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    It wasn’t that long ago that I first got my hands on a heart rate monitor. I’ve never been sufficiently into the minutiae of fitness training (or dedicated enough?) to apply any kind of science to it, like using a heart rate monitor, but I do love a good competition. Particularly if it’s with myself.…

  • Feedback (and blog updates once a week from now on)

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    The Next Challenge blog has been running consistently for three and a half years. For the last two years I have posted new articles twice a week, every week, at 7am every Monday and Thursday. The only exceptions to that were whilst away on expedition when updates were more sporadic from the field. Obviously, this…

  • 10 Tips for Your First Sea Kayaking Expedition

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    Today we are very lucky to have sea kayaking legend Justine Curgenven from Cackle TV offering advice for anyone considering an expedition by sea kayak. As well as having kayaked around Kamchatka, Tasmania, Tierra del Fuego and Wales (and across the English Channel with me vomiting from a nearby boat) amongst other places, Justine is the pre-eminent sea kayaking film-maker…

  • One Man’s Journey of a Lifetime – Lloyd Figgins

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    I recently designed a new website for adventurer and safety expert Lloyd Figgins. Lloyd is currently preparing for the rather bold challenge of running 1,200 miles from Lands End to John O’Groats. But today he is sharing his experiences from his 2011 row across the Atlantic Ocean. [divide] Atlantic Calling by Lloyd Figgins The catalyst…

  • Facebook Competition

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    Right, last chance to win a free copy of my book How to Get to the North Pole and Other Iconic Adventures. To enter the draw, all you have to do is ‘Like’ The Next Challenge on Facebook. You can do that by clicking the button below. You can use the ‘Send’ button to pass…

  • That’s All from the Book (and some nice pictures)

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    Over the last five months I’ve been slowly releasing a series of short extracts from my book as blog posts on this site. It was partly to help promote the book and partly because I know that not everyone will buy a copy so I wanted to share some of the more useful sections. Anyway,…

  • The Language of Polar Expeditions

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    Polar expeditions almost have a language of their own. Below are a few key terms that will help put Arctic travel in context: [divide] [box type=”note” bg=”#ebebeb” color=”#111″ font=”arial” fontsize=”13″ border=”#a6a6a6″ head=”How To Get To The North Pole” headbg=”#21417b” headcolor=”#fff”] This is an edited excerpt from the How To Get To The North Pole chapter…

  • Climbing Terminology

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    Climbing is filled with a lot of jargon. Some of the terms in particular define key concepts for mountaineering so getting your head around them can be quite fundamental. Below are a few useful bits of terminology. [divide] [box type=”note” bg=”#ebebeb” color=”#111″ font=”arial” fontsize=”13″ border=”#a6a6a6″ head=”How To Climb An Unclimbed Mountain” headbg=”#21417b” headcolor=”#fff”] This is…

  • Advice for the Oceans and Seas

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    I had a wide range of contributors for the ocean rowing and sailing chapters of my book. See for yourself… Ocean Rowing Contributors Olly Hicks – The first person to row solo from America to England Roz Savage – The only woman to have rowed all three major oceans Jason Lewis – Who completed a thirteen year circumnavigation of the globe…

  • Deserts: Dehydration, Water and Minerals

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    When travelling in a desert, you need to take enough water to replace that which your body loses in the hot, dry environment but you will almost certainly have constraints on the amount you can carry. Working out how much you need is both complicated and critical. Some factors influencing water requirements include: The temperature…

  • Navigation at the North Pole

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    You might think that if you want to get to the North Pole, you could simply follow your compass which always points north. Unfortunately, it’s not that simple. Below are a few navigational aids commonly used on the Arctic Ocean. UPDATE: Download a copy of my new ebook How To Get To The North Pole…