Category: Living Adventurously
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Choose Life
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-wakefulness. Resisting life. Those few minutes of life dissipate. You’re not…
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Heaven, Hell and Hills – Six of the Best, April 2011
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 Does It Mean To Finish A Journey?‘ Voting is instant, anonymous and…
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Ankle deep in the Thames – Thames Diary #1
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 stream. Wading through a small river in rural England whilst clad in a wetsuit…
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Frequently Used Excuses #1: I Have No Money
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 people taking control of their lives and enjoying it. Here is an…
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Why Do Things The Hard Way?
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 sea might have been the only way to survive. In that sense, it seems fair…
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London Explorers Launch Event, Thursday 5th May
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 by Belinda Kirk. The format will be very simple: a free drink, a short talk by…
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Training for Life
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 am alone. No one is making me do this…
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Bicycle Love, Preaching and Stuff – Six of the Best, March 2011
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. Voting is instant, anonymous and only takes a click of the mouse. Put a tick next to any that you enjoy.
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Sarah Outen London to London Expedition Launch Tomorrow
At 1pm tomorrow, Friday 1st April, Sarah Outen will begin her two and a half year journey around the world from Tower Bridge, London. Departing by kayak from beneath the bridge, Sarah and Justine Curvengen will be paddling downstream along the Thames. Over the following three days they will make their way towards Dover before crossing…
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If You Aim to Motivate then Stop Exaggerating
Aside from supporting charities, the most common purpose given for undertaking expeditions, like travelling to a pole or climbing a big mountain, are to inspire and motivate other people. These are good and valid aims in most instances. I myself am forever inspired by the endeavours I read about and they provide constant motivation for…
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The 100 Club
What is The 100 Club? A collection of cheap and simple expeditions for people who are low on money, short on time and lacking in expertise. Why? It is my firm belief that adventures are available to everyone and specifically that money is not a prerequisite for having one, nor time, nor expertise. I set…
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Running All the Tube Lines
Just a quick update for those of you that haven’t been following Stephen Wright‘s progress. Steve is currently running between every single Tube station in London. Unlike mine and Laura’s Running The Tube project last year, Steve is breaking the lines into chunks to ensure he visits every station (Laura and I missed about a…