Category: Tim’s Adventures
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From Russia with Love
This afternoon I returned from an excellent few weeks in the Russian Altai mountains. I went out there with a group of friends, with the aim of exploring somewhere new and in the hope of climbing some mountains that hadn’t seen a lot of previous footprints. In these, and most other senses, the trip was…
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Siberia
I am currently on expedition in Siberia. You can read more about the trip here and it may be possible to see updates at www.twitter.com/nextchallenge I’m not anticipating much phone coverage in the depths of the Russian mountains but I am still experimenting with Twitter and will endeavour to post updates whenever possible. The most…
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21st Century Altai
As a young adventurer, it’s easy to become despondent in the belief that “everything has been done” and that there is nowhere left to explore. At least, that is, without doing something so extreme as to require decades of experience or being extremely dangerous. My friend Nancy and I set about planning our expedition with…
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Cycling to Amsterdam
By the time this is posted, I will be in the saddle and on my way to Holland. I’m testing out live updates through Twitter so you can check on my progress at: www.twitter.com/nextchallenge
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Definitely no pole
I’ve made the decision to pull out of the North Pole 2010 expedition. I think it’s the right one. We had a great training trip in Svalbard earlier in the month but something wasn’t quite right. And, with something so monumental as walking to the Geographic North Pole, I think everything would have to be…
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Meeting with Rosie Stancer
I had a very good meeting yesterday with Rosie Stancer under a bright blue sky in Green Park. Rosie had kindly agreed to meet me and my colleague Jamie to talk about our big idea. It was great to meet such a big personality from the polar world and better still to discover that she…
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The first day
Today is the first day of the rest of my life. And there lies the melodramatic start to my blog. It’s 4pm on a Wednesday afternoon and I am typing from the spare room of my parents’ house. That’s significant for three reasons: 1. I’m not at work (I recently left my job) 2. I’m…