Here’s your monthly half dozen dose of articles that I’ve read and enjoyed. It includes a history of female mountaineering, a debate about the foods people eat whilst running, and a ba... Read more
It’s London Explorers tonight and the talk sounds like a real winner. Huw Miles recently made a swim/float descent of the Sun-Kosi river in Nepal. His team used riverboards to navigate... Read more
The first record of someone pedalling around the world is Englishman Thomas Stevens’ 13,000 mile journey by Penny Farthing in 1884 carrying little more than a spare shirt, a change of... Read more
Shortly before heading out to South America at the end of last year, Laura made contact with Swoop Patagonia, a travel company based in Bristol. We met with Luke Errington, who runs Swoop wi... Read more
The most popular article on my website is about the health benefits of swimming in cold water. Outdoor swimming is a joy in itself and can bring about a lot of positive health outcomes too.... Read more
Back after a brief hiatus whilst in Patagonia, here are half a dozen articles that I’ve read in the last month or so and thought that you might enjoy. I do a similar post each month and have... Read more
I didn’t write the entire contents of my book all on my own. I had help. Here are the great people who assisted me with the chapter on How To Cross A Desert: Charles Foster Charles Fos... Read more
Every month last year I picked one song I liked that was new to me and added it to a list. At the end of the year, I downloaded all the tracks from Fair Share Music and created a playlist. I... Read more
It’s London Explorers again next Thursday and I’m pretty excited to hear what Andy Torbet has to say about his adventures with a snorkel and mask in the UK: Last summer Andy Torb... Read more
I suspect that many of you will already be aware of the website CouchSurfing.org or can at least guess at the principle. It’s a network of people all over the world who are willing to... Read more
Just because someone has achieved great expedition feats it does not automatically make them a great person. It is quite common to describe someone who has completed a great expedition as... Read more
‘My friend does that’, shouted down the lady from the side of her boat as my now wife and I swam past in the river below. ‘It’s that “Wild Swimming” thing... Read more
