The Next Challenge

Author: Tim Moss

  • Seven Kilos

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    “I know you”, she says, pointing a finger at me as she opens the front door. Hmmm. Is she a dedicated follower of my top-class website? Seen me give an inspirational talk somewhere? Or perhaps I’m jsuit the only person to have booked in some work on a bright yellow rickshaw that morning. “I’ll get…

  • Rickshaw Britain

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    It’s happening now. I started yesterday and am attempting to cycle 1000 miles from the Highlands to London. I’m in a rickshaw known as ‘The Bug’ (after the company that generously donated it to me – Bug Bugs) and, well, it’s heavy. I’ve got all my camping kit on the back and the laptop on…

  • The Launch – 80 Ways Diary #4

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    I have to admit to being more than a little reluctant to depart. All my friends and family had gathered to see me off, I was at home, and everything was safe. But the reason they had all come to this place was to see me start my journey–my epic expedition to travel the world.…

  • About that World Record attempt…

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    You voted yes. Yes, I should break a World Record. That’s what you said. I was pontificating over the pros and cons of trying to break the World Record for the longest distance cycled in a rickshaw. I thought it was a slightly silly record to aim for and not really what my rickshaw trip…

  • Pavarotti’s fear of biscuits – Six of the Best, March 2010

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    Here are some blog entries from other peoples’ websites that I have enjoyed or got something from over the last month and think that you might too. Have a look and cast your votes. No clear winner in last month’s poll – a three-way tie at last check – so you’ll just have to read…

  • The X-pedition Factor (or “In offence at celebrity expeditions”)

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    What is the toughest expedition in the world? And, more to the point, who cares? Most dangerous this, hardest that, most daring ever such and such. There are times when a bit of hyperbolic showmanship is necessary and more appropriate than false modesty and, for the most part, I don’t have a problem with how…

  • Telegraph Photo Shoot – 80 Ways Diary #3

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    It’s probably fair to say that I was taking the lion’s share of the organisational responsibilities for the trip. Thom was doing a lot, but most things tended to go through me, so when Thom got off the phone and told me that a photographer was heading our way, I was pleasantly surprised. After a…

  • I leave next Monday

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    For a number of reasons, I’ve been putting off “announcing” the start date of my next little adventure – the one with the rickshaw – but now, with D-Day looming, it seems silly not to have put it on my own blog. The Bug, as she is now known, still has no functioning front breaks,…

  • Look at everything [Version 2] – Guest Blog: Rob Cousins

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    This is a version two of a double issue. Rob sent me two variants of a piece on holism and, given the subject, it seemed like the only option was to publish both! I read an article about hammers on Seth Godin’s site which sparked an email conversation with Rob on a subject that clearly…

  • Look at everything [Version 1] – Guest Blog: Rob Cousins

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      This is a version one of a double issue. Rob sent me two variants of a piece on holism and, given the subject, it seemed like the only option was to publish both! I read an article about hammers on Seth Godin’s site which sparked an email conversation with Rob on a subject that…

  • I Write Frequently of Cycling

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    I write frequently of cycling yet know very little about it. I do not and cannot cycle very fast. My longest trip was three weeks and I’ve not really ridden much outside of Europe. My bike draws laughter from enthusiasts and bystanders. It is nicknamed the Beast of Burden because of its “heavy bones” and…

  • The Embassy Run – 80 Ways Diary #2

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    Given that we are travelling the whole way round a world composed of nearly 200 different countries, I suppose I should be grateful that we only required three visas for our trip. But having just spent four and a half hours queuing outside the Russian embassy when there are less than 48 hours before we…