Author: Tim Moss
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Russia Photos 1 – Mountains
This is the first of 3 albums that I’ll upload with photos from my recent trip to Russia. All photographs are taken by David Tett.
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Technology imitating life
This website is made with free software, on a computer running a free operating system, filled with free programs. I’ve recently switched from using the standard Microsoft packages that we all know and love (Mac users, you no doubt have equivalents), to using entirely free software. This is partly driven by my new approach to…
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Running with my bike
I’ve got a new hobby: I call it “running with my bike”. I jump in the saddle, pedal somewhere green, jump off and start running with my bike. When I get to the other side/bored/tired, I hop back on Bob (my bike, the “Beast Of Burden”) and cycle back. It’s wonderfully simple but it has…
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Long Summer Days
Today we have our first of what I hope will be many guest blogs. And who better to start than Mr Rob Cousins? Rob has run the multi-day Marathon of Britain and the 145-mile Grand Union Canal Race from Birmingham to London amongst other slightly strange endurance events. Rob works as a Personal Trainer in…
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Norway
Next month I am off to Norway on an expedition with the British Schools Exploring Society (BSES). It barely seems as though I have unpacked from Russia and I’m already gearing up for another expedition but I wouldn’t want it any other way. This expedition will comprise some 36 teenagers and a dozen leaders, of…
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Gideon Mack was running
“In Israel young fanatics with explosives strapped to their bodies were wiping themselves and busloads of hated strangers off the planet; insect species were being extinguished every five minutes in the Amazon forest; military coups were being bloodily launched in Africa; dams were being built in China, making tens of thousands homeless; but in Keldo…
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Heroes
Ran Fiennes’ recent summitting of Everest got me thinking about heroes. Even as a 26-year-old male, I think it is entirely acceptable to have a hero. I have one. Several, in fact. The term might sound a little silly but the concept’s a good one: someone to look up to, someone you’d really like…
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Running blind
During my first year at University College London, I was lucky enough to live on Oxford Street. On the evening after my final exam of the year, I felt the urge to go for a big run and get all the stress out of my system. Canary Wharf seemed like a suitably big target so…
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Motivation (you can help)
I recently got back from three weeks in the wilds of the Russian Altai mountains and am immediately faced with a problem: motivation or, rather, a lack of it. It affects everything I do, be it putting my shoes on to go out for a run, opening up a Word document to work on a…
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Scally Rally
As I type, some good friends of mine are driving a clapped-out old banger to Italy as part of a charity race known as the Scally Rally. It’s just one of many charity car rallies that exist. They don’t generally require much time (some are just long weekends), money (many have limits on the cost…
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From Russia with Love
This afternoon I returned from an excellent few weeks in the Russian Altai mountains. I went out there with a group of friends, with the aim of exploring somewhere new and in the hope of climbing some mountains that hadn’t seen a lot of previous footprints. In these, and most other senses, the trip was…
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Siberia
I am currently on expedition in Siberia. You can read more about the trip here and it may be possible to see updates at www.twitter.com/nextchallenge I’m not anticipating much phone coverage in the depths of the Russian mountains but I am still experimenting with Twitter and will endeavour to post updates whenever possible. The most…