An extra blog post this week to let you know about a great competition aimed at getting more people outside having adventures. And before you switch off, they’re supposed to start and finish at your front door and needn’t last more t... Read more
Here’s a little video that my friend Nick from Your Web Media put together of us swimming down the Thames the other weekend. Originally I hadn’t written anything else here but my website went funny when it tried to include the video... Read more
I lived in Muscat for five months with my girlfriend Laura, an even keener outdoor swimmer than me. Oman has many beautiful places to swim wild and we sought them out whenever we could. Below are a list of swimming destinations that we either vi... Read more
As many of you will know, much of my time is spent organising the logistics for Sarah Outen’s around-the-world expedition. She is approaching the end of a her first leg – cycling across Europe and Asia – so I thought I’d... Read more
The next opportunity to meet like-minded adventurers, hear an exciting tale and discuss expedition plans over a drink is Thursday September 8th. Speaking this month we have Holly Budge who is the first woman to freefall in front of Everest. The... Read more
It was a sunny summer Sunday when we loaded our car with a picnic and headed off to the Cotswolds. We paid a princely pound to the parking attendant and took our space in a field with an ice cream van. Friends and families feasted and frolicked... 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. The most popular post last month wa... Read more
Following in some sort of adventurer cliche, I am writing a book. But, before you yawn too loudly, I should stress that it’s not about me! It’s going to be called ‘How To Get To The North Pole’ or something similar and it... Read more
Did you know that in the UK you are never more than 70 miles from the coast? As a Londoner, I found that hard to get my head around. The sea feels a million miles away amidst this concrete wilderness and yet I know that the capital is by no me... Read more
Most expeditions are primarily selfish. That is no bad thing. It just means that, like many things in life, they tend to be done because someone wants to do them. Watching a DVD, going for a run, taking a holiday or eating a slice of cake would... Read more
I fell off my bike in May and broke my wrist in the process. That meant several weeks in a plaster cast. It was frustratingly restrictive but I was determined that I wouldn’t use it as an excuse. I tried to find out exactly what I was and... Read more
