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  • Edinburgh Mountain Film Festival: Atlas Ice

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    Scenes from “Atlas Ice” from Andrew Stokes-Rees on Vimeo. My friend Andy has just had a piece accepted by the Edinburgh Mountain Film Festival. His film, “Atlas Ice” shows two climbs on snow and ice in the Atlas Mountains of Morocco. You can see some selected scenes in the window above or on Vimeo. The festival…

  • Fingers crossed for rain

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    Earlier in the summer, three students from my old university, UCL, set off to Vancouver Island for a spot of sea kayaking. As a member of the UCL Expedition & Travel Committee, I gave them a tiny steer in the right direction and, in return, they have  kindly sent us this update from the field:…

  • Rob’s first triathlon

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    This morning I am packing my bags once again for another little adventure. Ever since I’ve known Rob he has been preparing for this event: his first triathlon.  Here’s what’s going to happen in his own words: “The time has come!  Dawn on Monday morning, my great adventure starts, and I have a mixture of…

  • The Land of the Midnight Sun

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    Over the four weeks that I’ve spent on expedition with BSES in Norway, the activities have been split roughly 50/50 between mountaineering and kayaking. I have been land based throughout but my fellow leader and new friend Lucy Bound spent some time on the water and has kindly allowed me to upload a sneak preview…

  • A little adventure

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    I am currently in Norway. You can read about it here and see live updates here and at the bottom of the page. In my absence, we have a guest blog from my good friend Ben Wade about a recent bike trip of ours to Amsterdam: “Ahead of us lay a little adventure, 4 and…

  • Paddling to France

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    I met Chris and George when playing hockey for Hampstead and Westminster ‘Thirsts’ team. It may sound like ‘Firsts’ but that, I assure you, is where the similarity ends. I didn’t know much about them other than what position they played but recently got a message in my inbox asking would I like to sponsor…

  • Long Summer Days

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    Today we have our first of what I hope will be many guest blogs. And who better to start than Mr Rob Cousins? Rob has run the multi-day Marathon of Britain and the 145-mile Grand Union Canal Race from Birmingham to London amongst other slightly strange endurance events. Rob works as a Personal Trainer in…