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Category: Living Adventurously

  • Dave Cornthwaite and Friends

    Dave Cornthwaite and Friends

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    Just a quick note to say thanks to everyone who came along to last night’s London Explorers event. Great to see so many fresh faces there and hear about more and more adventurous ideas. It was also a privilege to be graced with the presence of international TV star Dave Cornthwaite. The next event is…

  • Binmen, C**p and Salt – Six of the Best, October 2011

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    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, philosophy and life in general. Binman Fitness – Andy Kirkpatrick Cutting the c**p, danger on polar expeditions – Alex Hibbert Seven Music Festivals…

  • Front Cover Of My New Book

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    My publishers just sent me a copy of the front cover design for the book I’m writing: How To Get To The North Pole. My deadline for writing is Christmas, after which the book is due for release in Spring next year. It should be about £10 to buy with individual chapters available as ebooks.

  • On Tarps

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    ‘Tarp’ is an abbreviation for the word ‘tarpaulin’ and is the preferred term of its advocates in the outdoor world. They are typically rectangular sheets of nylon which you tie above your head to provide shelter as an alternative to a tent. Ray Mears likes them. You might, for example, attach each of the corners…

  • Don’t Cycle Lands End To John O’Groats

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    There are endless possibilities for original adventurous undertakings across the UK and around the world. Don’t just cycle Lands End to John O’Groats by default. Let me start by saying that I have no problem with “LEJOG”, as it’s known. I would love to make the trip – be it by bicycle, on foot or…

  • Talk About Stand-Up Paddle Boarding The Mississipi

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    Having recently returned from navigating the Mississippi River on a stand-up paddle board, Dave Cornthwaite will be speaking at next week’s London Explorers. It’s the same format as always: a short talk followed by an evening of mingling, chatting and planning. It’s open to absolutely anyone with a vague interest in adventure and is a…

  • Khabarovsk – Expeditions in the Russian Far East

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    Just a brief post to recommend an expedition contact in Khabarovsk in the Russian Far East. That’s way out east near the end of the Trans-Siberian railway, close to Khomsomolks-on-Amur, not far from Vladivostok and Sakhalin, and not a million miles from Kamchatka. Vladimir Chebanov, World of Adventures I used Vladimir to help with an…

  • You Are Not Home Yet

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    You may have had a shower, washed your clothes and even had a shave of your expedition beard or leg hair but until you feel the familiar flow of the shower in your bathroom, see your weathered face in its mirror and slip on clothes that have not been worn every day for a month,…

  • These Boots Are Made For Walking

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    The above image depicts my recently retired running shoes. I had been using them regularly since the summer of 2007. They were kindly donated by Decathlon Surrey Quays for my “real world” triathlon from London to the Isle of Wight and, after almost four years of use and abuse, they finally came to an end…

  • Hydration & Happiness – Six of the Best, September 2011

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    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. (Post written rapidly whilst away in Japan…!) 1. Happiness is just a neurochemical spurt – Loretta Breuning, The School of Life…

  • How Can I Do Better? Five Quick Questions

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    I’ve been running this website for over two years now. I update it religiously every Monday and Thursday morning at 7am. Google tells me that more people are reading it than they used to but maybe that’s just an artefact of being online for a while. Beyond that my only measure is how many people ‘Like’…

  • Kayaking from Russia to Japan

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    Rowing across the Pacific Ocean is problem the toughest part of Sarah Outen’s expedition on most measures but there is another section which is far more complicated: kayaking to Japan. I have spent the last year or so working on the logistics for this stretch of the trip and am currently in Russia to assist…