The Next Challenge

Author: Tim Moss

  • Tubes in Tweets – Part I

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    One of the best thing’s about mine and Laura’s challenge to run the length of every Tube Line in London is that people “get it”. Sure, most people don’t spend their Sundays running 20, 30, 40 miles through Central London but it’s understandable in a way that, say, climbing mountains or skiing to Poles might…

  • Memory, Mind Games and Machinery – Six of the best April/May 2010

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    Here are some blog entries from other people’s websites that I have enjoyed or got something from over the last two months and think that you might too. Have a look and cast your votes. Last month’s winner was Seth Godin’s Fear of Philanthropy (Avert your eyes). Voting is instant, anonymous and only takes a…

  • No time to turn at Beauty’s glance

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    What is this life if, full of care,We have no time to stand and stare. No time to stand beneath the boughsAnd stare as long as sheep or cows. No time to see, when woods we pass,Where squirrels hide their nuts in grass. No time to see, in broad daylight,Streams full of stars, like skies…

  • Commonwealth Cycling Project

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    Sean Newall is preparing for his first of four grand expeditions which will take him through all 72 Commonwealth countries. Expedition number one will see him cycling 20,000 miles around the world from Glasgow. And what makes this different from the many other people cycling around the world, you say? Well, Sean is hoping for…

  • Swimming: The Next Step in Adventure – Guest Blog: Dan Martin

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     I met Dan Martin in the Lake District last month where I commandeered a motorboat and shipped kit to an island that he swam to and where we cooked up a feast on an open fire and camped out like a real old-fashioned adventure. OK, that’s not strictly true. I think the first time we…

  • The Adventurer’s Blogging Chain

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    A month or so back I started a chain of guest blogs with some like-minded friends of mine. The idea is that we take it in turns to write articles and share them on each other’s websites. Each of the people involved maintain regular blogs and fit into the broad category of being “adventurers”. So,…

  • Why I wish I had more money (but am glad that I don’t)

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    I wish I had more money so that I could… Go to the South Pole without having to get a corporate sponsor Eat more healthily Make purchases based on a provider’s service, ideals, ethics, location and where they source their materials (rather than just its price) Buy the new Vampire Weekend album (and give them…

  • How can they riot?

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    There’s a protestShe saidAnd I asked her what forJustice?Peace?Same as before? Um, noShe repliedA smile turned to frownNot in this placeNot in this town One side wrongOne side rightIt’s ever so easyWhen there’s blackAnd there’s white How can they riot?How can they hate?Why do they shoutInstead of debate? Stupid questionShe saidWhy march the same day?I…

  • 10 tips for anyone planning an expedition – Guest Blog: Lynn Morris

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    I got an email out of the blue the other day from an expedition I’d heard about some time ago: Atlantic Rising. They were awarded the Land Rover ‘Go Beyond’ Bursary for their very cool idea to travel around the Atlantic Ocean overland along the one metre contour line. This is predicted to be the…

  • 9 Tips for the Aspiring Long-Distance Rickshaw Rider

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    When I started planning my trip a year or so back, I struggled to find any information about cycling rickshaws long distance. Almost as if it wasn’t a common thing to do. So, here are some tips if you fancy having a go (which I would highly recommend): –1. Use the Rickshaw Forum –2. Don’t…

  • How to prevent bike theft

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    I watched someone steal a bike last month. Right in front of me they cut the cable lock with a pair of pliers and pushed off with it into traffic on Notting Hill High Street. I was gutted. Seeing the man work frantically with his tool I asked: “Hi. What are you doing?”. Don’t worry,…

  • And we’ll all be lonely tonight

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    Post office clerks put up signs saying position closed And secretaries turn off typewriters and put on their coats Janitors padlock the gates For security guards to patrol And bachelors phone up their friends for a drink While the married ones turn on a chat show Gentlemen time please, you know we can’t serve anymore…