Stories from winners of The Next Challenge Grant and my own adventures…
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My friend Dave, who recently gave us some advice on skateboarding expeditions, is about to set off on an expedition to stand-up paddle board the length of the Mississippi river. In his own words… Dave Cornthwaite is attempting to raise…
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Expeditions Are No Better Than Offices
It is so easy to set up a website, call yourself an adventurer and then proceed to tell everyone that they are wasting their lives sat in offices when they could be out on expeditions all the time instead. Such…
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What are the best expedition/adventure/life blogs?
At the end of each month I publish on this website a list of six blog posts that I’ve enjoyed reading in the preceding weeks. You can see last month’s list here (congratulations to Al Humphreys whose great video about sleeping…
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Like Martin Strel – Thames Diary #3
Swimming downstream with the flow of a river is about as close as I’ve ever felt to flying. When your arms glide effortlessly through the cold, clear water, and each time you glance to the side, the bank is moving…
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Expedition Fundraising and Sponsorship Advice #2 – Alternatives
I often receive emails asking for advice on fundraising and finding sponsorship for expeditions and I often find myself thinking the same things: Why do you want a sponsor? Wouldn’t you rather be on a cheap expedition than begging someone to…
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London Explorers, 7th July, with John Wilton-Davies
The next London Explorers event will be Thursday 7th July 2011. I think the first event a few weeks ago went really well. We had a good crowd and there was a nice buzz going around the room as people…
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Sleep in a field, swim in a river – Thames Diary #2
I feel a little bad writing this. No matter how amazing an expedition, a daily account is rarely the most riveting way for it to be documented. And with a project like swimming the Thames, you’d be forgiven for thinking…
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