Dramas, also known as “epics”, are an integral part of expedition life. Awful to live through, gold dust in the pub afterwards. Here are some favourites, if that’s the right word: A careless glissade turning into dangerous free... Read more
Well, the summer months are drawing to a close and I’ll be out of the country for about six weeks supporting Sarah Outen so this seems like a good point to round up how Laura and I have got on swimming the Thames so far. We have covered ab... Read more
Casually mentioning to my friend Rob that I was a bit peckish 13 hours into a triathlon then watching him sprint ahead of me (not hard at the point), locate a Mars Bar, unwrap it and stand at the roadside holding it out for me. That first car... Read more
I’ve been running this website for over two years now. I update it religiously every Monday and Thursday morning at 7am. Google tells me that more people are reading it than they used to but maybe that’s just an artefact of being onl... Read more
Rowing across the Pacific Ocean is problem the toughest part of Sarah Outen’s expedition on most measures but there is another section which is far more complicated: kayaking to Japan. I have spent the last year or so working on the logist... Read more
Moving back to London after five glorious months in Oman has dealt a few shocks to the systems. Coupled with a heavier workload and injury, this has meant a lot of time sat at home at my desk. This is not something with which I deal well. Here a... Read more
Laura and I are swimming the length of the River Thames And we’d like to take you on a short journey. Come on in! We started at the source of the river. The first 14 miles were too shallow to swim so we ran. Once the water started flowing... Read more
Expeditions have changed the way I view the world. I get excited when I see any two vertical objects spaced about three metres apart as I picture myself sat with absurd, childish pride beneath a perfectly pitched tarp. The attributes of highest... Read more
Sarah Outen’s expedition has been going for about five months now. She’s got another two years ahead of her but, before she gets stuck into the kayaking and rowing, here are a few personal highlights from her trip so far… Video... Read more
Below are some articles from other people’s websites that I have enjoyed reading over the last month and think that you might too. They tend to be from blogs about expeditions, adventures, life and philosophy. I got rid of the voting feature bec... Read more
Expeditions are not and should not be a proving ground for egos. Ego can be a useful tool on expeditions and there can be little doubt in the role that it must have played in some of the world’s greatest conquests. There are times when tha... Read more
THIS ARTICLE: Is written by Steve Dew-Jones, author of ‘The Rule of Thumb’, an account of a hitch-hiking journey from Salisbury to Malaysia with only two rules: Never pay for transport and never refuse an offer. Here is Steve’s... Read more
