Just a quick post to say a big thank you to everyone who came along to London Explorers last night. We had a great crowd for the first event. It was really good to finally put names to faces and see how well Twitter works in spreading news. It w... Read more
Sometimes it is easy to forget that you are alive. In fact, it’s often easier to act otherwise. Take the moment your alarm goes off and you react by hitting the ‘Snooze’ button on reflex. Choosing to stay dormant for another few minutes of pre-w... 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. Have a look and vote for the ones you like. The most popular article last month was Tom Allen’s ‘What... Read more
In November 2010, I spent a week exploring the Dhofar Mountains of Oman with my girlfriend Laura. We were primarily based in the al Qamar region, close to the Yemen border. We travelled by two-wheel-drive and walked carrying all of our food and... Read more
Starting in ankle deep water was never going to be ceremonious. We waved up to my parents who stood above us on the bridge at Cricklade which bore the sign ‘River Thames’ and marked our starting point, then began splashing down strea... Read more
One of my favourite soapbox topics is the idea that you don’t need money to live adventurously. As such, it was nice to receive an article from Lee Hughes on that very theme. Lee runs the Ephemeral Project, a website which aims to get peop... Read more
I frequently receive emails asking for advice on fundraising and finding sponsorship for expeditions and I often find myself writing down the same things. To save us both time, here are a few general pieces of advice for pitching an idea to spon... Read more
Expeditions in the twenty first century are rarely necessary. In fact, the vast majority of those conducted last century weren’t born of an actual need to accomplish anything either. Not like the old days where crossing a mountain range or... Read more
On Thursday 5th May I will be hosting an event to bring together like-minded people who are interested in expeditions. It will be the first event of a group called the London Explorers, organised through the Explorers Connect community started b... Read more
Ever wondered if you could make a career out of expeditions, using adventure to generate money to pay the bills and fund the next trip? It’s an aspiration held by many but I think there’s still a slight air of mystery about how you c... Read more
A masked man appears in my rear mirror. He’s at the wheel of jeep with a large machine gun pointed in my general direction. The plume of dust in his wake comes directly from the Yemen border. Terrorists. We’d joked about them. Teasing each oth... Read more
It’s 7pm. It’s dark and I’m performing my 17th hill rep on the steep street of a quiet housing estate. It hurts. My lungs burn, my legs ache and nausea rises from the pit of my stomach each time I reach the top of the hill. I a... Read more
