It’s hard to tell in the middle of the night but when I woke up it was clear that something was wrong. My stomach was cramped and sitting up was such an effort that I had to lie back d... Read more
After 4 weeks in the mountains of the Loppa Peninsula I am now in the saddle of my trusty bike, known variously as “The Beast of Burden”, “The Machine” or simply... Read more
There was a tangible buzz at base camp and this time we couldn’t attribute it to the mosquitoes. A rumour had started amongst the leader team and it was spreading like wild fire. Actually, w... Read more
Sitting in hut at 1am on a Saturday night, I got picked up from the Finnmark Plateau this morning with a team of young explorers and some colleagues, and now sit at a laptop, reunited once a... Read more
On the morning of July 20th, I departed for Norway on an expedition with the British Schools Exploring Society (BSES). I will be away until mid-September but you can see live updates below.... Read more
Having produced my first newsletter earlier this week, it occured to me that an update on what’s going on might be on order. Here goes: It is five days until I head to Norway with BSES... Read more
This is the third and final album that I’ll upload with photos from my recent trip to Russia. All photographs are taken by David Tett. – Other albums: Russia Photos 1 – Mou... Read more
This is the second of 3 albums that I’ll upload with photos from my recent trip to Russia. All photographs are taken by David Tett. – Other albums: Russia Photos 1 – Mounta... Read more
This is the first of 3 albums that I’ll upload with photos from my recent trip to Russia. All photographs are taken by David Tett. Read more
I’ve got a new hobby: I call it “running with my bike”. I jump in the saddle, pedal somewhere green, jump off and start running with my bike. When I get to the other side/b... Read more
I recently got back from three weeks in the wilds of the Russian Altai mountains and am immediately faced with a problem: motivation or, rather, a lack of it. It affects everything I do, be... Read more
