Category: Tim’s Adventures
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An Idea is Born – 80 Ways Diary #1
University College London gives out grants to people who can come up with expedition ideas crazy enough to get their attention. In my first year, I teamed up with my new friend Thom and hatched a plan to go to Kyrgyzstan and climb some mountains. We failed dismally in reaching the tops of any peaks…
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Who is Bob?
Bob is evidence that the Good Samaritan is more than a fable Bob is the reason I get up in the morning Bob is my personal trainer Bob is what Nietzsche never had Bob is the cause of ants in my pants, the mountain from the mole hill, my moment of epiphany Bob was my…
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How to have an adventure for £100 – Part 4
“Which way is it to the town centre?” “Sadly it’s a full 4 miles to the city, sir” “Nothing to be sad about!”, I thought, and set off into the cold darkness of morning on my way to Dublin. After ninety minutes of walking, I still hadn’t warmed up and most shops were still closed.…
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Wild Swims and Mild Whims
I’ve been meaning to write something about outdoor swimming for some time now. I am a terrible swimmer. I can only “do” two strokes – front crawl and breast stroke – neither of them are executed with any grace or efficiency and you’ll notice that this short list excludes back stroke. Whilst I’m able to…
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How to have an adventure for £100 – Part 3
“Ready?” “Yes”, she replied, “No! Wait. What’s the plan? Are we actually swimming?” “Full submersion. Anything else is a bonus”, I replied and ran excitedly into the sea. I’m glad there was no one else around because I suspect our screaming would have caused no small amount of alarm. It was cold by any measure…
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Olympian Wanted for South Pole Expedition
Owing to a recent change of circumstance, a British Olympic Athlete is sought to join an expedition to the South Pole to coincide with the London 2012 Olympics. The successful candidate will join a Paralympian and a Special Olympics Athlete in a project which aims to reinforce some key messages of London 2012 – Participation,…
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How to have an adventure for £100 – Part 2
I knew I shouldn’t have gone to M&S. As wonderful as the instant hit of savoury food had been yesterday in contrast to morning of biscuit bingeing, I had now discovered a food stuff that was worse for transporting in a rucksack than bananas: houmous. ‘Mushy Chickpea Rucksack Surprise’ aside, I was feeling good. I…
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Running the Victoria Line – A Video
As you may know, I’m trying to run the length of every London Underground train line with my friend Laura this year. Shortly after we decided to go ahead with the idea, I decided to ring Transport For London because I thought it might be of interest to them. I’m quite used to the hard…
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How to have an adventure for £100 – Part 1
This is a low point. I’m entering the third hour (or is it fourth now?) of standing at the side of the road with a thumb out and a sign saying ‘Cardiff?’ – as optimistic as the expression on my face each time I car turns the corner. This isn’t even an adventure, let alone…