1. You can make a living doing what you love Ranulph Fiennes is probably the most famous British explorer/adventurer out there but even he had to start somewhere. One of the turning points for me entering the adventure world was reading his auto... Read more
My friend Andy Ruck has just had his first book – Así Es La Vida – published and has very kindly offered me an extract for this website. The first instalment went up last week and the second is below. Moments later a police truck scr... Read more
A generous relative gave me a £100 cheque for Christmas. If you follow this site much then you’ll know that money is not my greatest asset at the moment and thus I didn’t feel I could blow the cash on a frivolity. Equally, I hate wat... Read more
One of the things I enjoy most about my latest challenge – to run the length of every Tube line in London – is its simplicity. And part of that is the low running cost (note the pun). Thus I present to you today the expedition budget... Read more
If you had to assign one attribute to the kind of people who jump into ice-encrusted lakes for fun, it would probably be: weird. But, if pushed for a second, I bet it would be: healthy. Overweight, lethargic, bad skin, thin hair. These are not a... Read more
My friend Andy Ruck has just had his first book – Así Es La Vida – published and has very kindly offered me an extract for this website. To set the tone, I could tell you that Andy has spent the last six years in Scotland with brief... Read more
Did you ever build a fort in your living room and sleep in it when you were a kid? Camp in your back garden and get scared by the sound of the local cat outside / noise of the wind / shadow of your dad coming out to check on you? How about a sle... Read more
At the end of each quarter, I list some favourite articles as selected by the web master (that’s me). If you vote for the ones you like then it’ll help me improve content for the future. I’ll post the results at the start of the next... Read more
I’m lying on my back, awake in bed with my mind wide open. Whatever it is, it courses my body invigorating the very nerve fibres of my being. And with it a thousand tiny ants dance across the skin’s surface, their minute legs ticklin... Read more
The end of 2010’s first month is almost upon us and it is time to reflect… on your lunch breaks. At the start of the month I set you the challenge of breaking free from your workplace and making the most of your lunch hour. On Monday... Read more
This is a message for those that know meAnd it is a signal to those that don’tIt goes out to those that are reading thisAnd it’s written for those that won’t Your words are fuelYour gestures the catalystYour thoughts provide an... Read more
