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Tag: Everyday Adventures

  • Hiking the Year: Walking 2,019 Miles in 2019

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    When I started going on expeditions, I was a student and had all the time in the world for travelling over the long summers. I disappeared to Central Asia for a month, around the world for two months and the Americas for 10 weeks. Then I got a job (and a wife with a job),…

  • Ultra Light Cycle Touring on a Single Speed

    Ultra Light Cycle Touring on a Single Speed

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    At 9pm I sent Tim a text. Just leaving the office. No rack”. In less than twelve hours, I was supposed to be cycling to Amsterdam. I hadn’t planned a route and hadn’t packed. The beautiful Carradice bag I had bought didn’t fit my bike without an extra bracket, which I couldn’t find in any…

  • 4 Easy Adventure Ideas That Anyone Can Try

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    “Adventurers” are always writing articles/stories and giving talks with the ostensible aim of motivating people to get out and do stuff for themselves. But the problems raised in response are often the same: people don’t where to start and they don’t have the time/money/expertise to get going. These are the real hurdles that any credible…

  • The Most Boring Person in the World

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    Last year I received an email from Jens O. Meiert about the Everyday Adventures campaign I ran a few years ago. Independently, he had written a book called 100 Things I Learned As An Everyday Adventurer. So it seemed like a good idea to get in touch. Today Jens is taking over the blog to write about a new…

  • Berghaus Microadventures

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    Head over to the Berghaus website to check out the start of our series of microadventure ideas for 2014. I’ve written about microadventures before – they are the brainchild of adventurer Alastair Humphreys, tiny little adventures for weekends and after work. They are similar to the Everyday Adventures campaign I ran in 2010 and the Berghaus…

  • Berghaus Everyday Adventurers

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    We have a number of equipment sponsors for this trip (and sponsored insurance), one of whom is Berghaus. They’ve kindly given us waterproofs and other clothing for the trip. They have also featured us as “Everyday Adventurers” – a series in which they promote “ordinary people” doing interesting things. This was particularly fitting since I…

  • In Praise of Microadventures

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    Recently, the adventurer Alastair Humphreys has been running a campaign encouraging people to undertake what he calls “microadventures” – little adventures that typically happen after work or on the weekend, usually involve sleeping under the stars and often involve jumping into some water. Alastair has undertaken many great big expeditions – like spending four years…

  • An Adventure Every Day

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    I ran a campaign throughout 2010 encouraging people to undertake a new “Everyday Adventure” each month. Simple stuff like seeing how far you could get on your lunch break, trying a novel route to work or heading for whatever you could see on the horizon. The aim was to ram home the idea that you…

  • Live on a Dollar a Day – Everyday Adventure #10

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    The major sticking point for most people planning an expedition is money. Right? How they can fund it and who will sponsor them. Yet, I’ve never been on an expedition that had enough money or, for that matter, met anyone else that has. Few are the groups who can afford the latest and greatest bits…

  • Head for the Drawing Board – Everyday Adventure #9

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    The next best thing to the thrill of an expedition is planning one. Poring over a map, tracing the line that you’re going to walk/run/cycle/fly and piercing it with a pin as the idea once did your heart. Punching key words into Google, scouring message boards and gulping down Wikipedia articles to feed greedily with…

  • Everyday Adventure #8 – Reclaim the Night

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    “I’m tired when I get home from work.” “I couldn’t do that sort of thing.” “There aren’t enough hours in the day.” I can’t help with all of the excuses but, with that last one, I can. I happen to agree though. There aren’t enough hours in the day to fit in all of the…

  • Lose Yourself – Everyday Adventure #7

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    “I have never been lost, but I will admit to being confused for several weeks” – Daniel Boone, American pioneer and explorer When was the last time you didn’t know exactly where you were? Or at least that you couldn’t find out instantly from your phone or the robotic voice of that device mounted on…