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Category: Tim’s Adventures

  • Eggs and Spoons and Choices

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    In leaving my job and going solo I feel I’ve taken a big step but am aware that the journey has only just begun. I still have no income and the funds will be running out very, very soon. I’ve thought about my options long and hard and not really reached a firm conclusion. I’ve…

  • Kaspersky Commonwealth Antarctic Expedition

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    I am very excited to announce that I have joined the UK Support Team for the Kaspersky Commonwealth Antarctic Expedition. For those of you not familiar with the project, here’s a synposis: About eighteen months ago, Felicity Aston came up with the idea of putting together a team comprised of women from different Commonwealth countries…

  • 7 things that I like about working home alone and 7 that I don’t

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    Things I like: I can work my own hours; be at my desk 5 minutes after getting up, take an early lunch, work late at night, or time it around a squash match I can sing, dance, drum the desk, talk to myself and fart as much as I want There are far fewer distractions…

  • I Feel at Home in Traffic

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    I get nervous in big crowds. Never quite sure how to stand or where to put my hands. I enjoy company and small groups – even the focus of their attention – but more than that and I am a wreck. Presented to strangers I am uneasy but anonymous amongst them I am at peace.…

  • He’s Dropped His Axe

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    He’s dropped his axe. Of all the things we tried to impress onto them, keeping hold of your ice axe was probably number one. But now he’s left standing against a vast white backdrop, the solo violinist on centre stage without a bow. I’m on the snout of a glacier attached to three teenagers by…

  • Coast-to-Coast photos

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    Here are some snaps from the triathlon I supported last month: If the window above doesn’t work then have a look here instead.

  • Mountains and Mole Hills

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    My legs are pistons, firing repeatedly in a hypnotic cadence, a relentless machine hell bent on speed. Churning the big cog over and over, I’m flying through London at a dangerous rate of knots. The low sunlight reflects off a tower block in the distance, each of its windows flashing bursts of light like the…

  • Things to do before Christmas

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    As we enter the final quarter of the year, have you given any thought to what you want to achieve before its end? Here’s my list: Get an article published Write up my ‘Cycling Home from Norway‘ trip Upload all of my expedition photos to Flickr Produce my first video (from clips of the BSES…

  • End of an adventure?

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    This year, I have been incredibly lucky to have been involved with so many adventures – arctic training in Svalbard, exploration in Russia, mountaineering in Norway, cycling through Scandinavia and, most recently, supporting a rather unique triathlon – but now, in mid-September, I have no more big adventures planned this year. Or do I? I…

  • Coast to Coast Triathlon

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    The live updates above come from the front seat of a 4×4 I’m driving in support of Rob Cousins on his immense Coast-to-Coast triathlon. Over the coming days we will be driving to the north so that Rob can run, swim and bike his way across the country in a quite unique little event. You…

  • Cycling home photos

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    Here are some pictures from my recent ride through Scandinavia:

  • 50 days and 50 nights

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    Well, that was certainly the longest expedition I’ve ever been on. Yesterday evening I arrived home after 4 weeks in the Norwegian mountains, 3 weeks pedalling through Scandinavia and a final day’s ride from Stansted airport. Couple that with the fact that it was my birthday and you’ll get an idea of just how wide…