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  • Mike Thornewill on Gloves for Antarctica

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    Mike Thornewill has completed coastal expeditions to both the South and North Poles. Here he shares some recommendations on glove combinations for use on South Pole expeditions. [divide] [box type=”note” bg=”#ebebeb” color=”#111″ font=”arial” fontsize=”13″ border=”#a6a6a6″ head=”How To Get To The South Pole” headbg=”#21417b” headcolor=”#fff”] This is an edited excerpt from the How To Get To…

  • Has anyone been to the Northern Pole of Inaccessibility?

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    Jim McNeil is a polar explorer with 26 years’ experience of Arctic travel. Here he shares some information about the elusive Northern Pole of Inaccessibility, also known as the Arctic Pole. UPDATE: Download a copy of my new ebook How To Get To The North Pole now >>   [divide] Where is the Northern Pole…

  • How To Buy A Camel

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    Jeremy Curl is a record-breaking explorer and photographer who has crossed the Kaisuit and Koroli deserts. In 2008 he traversed 2000km across the Sahara using camels with the Touareg tribes. Here he shares his advice on purchasing camels for a desert expedition. [divide] How To Cross A Desert eBook This article is an edited extract…

  • Science and Expeditions

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    A key motivation for expeditions over the ages, and into the present day, has been scientific research. I never write about it on this website though because I’ve never really got into it. I think it’s a great reason to go travelling on an adventure – probably more worthy than just for fun and self-fulfilment…

  • 10 Tips for a North Pole Expedition

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    While researching my book, I contacted lots of different explorers and adventurers and asked them to contribute a top tip in their given field. It was impossible to include all of them in the book however so I will publish some of the extra ones on this website. These ten tips come from Charlie Paton…

  • 10 Tips For Your First Running Expedition

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    THIS ARTICLE: Is written by Mark Cooper who has spent 24 hours on a treadmill, set a record for running the length of Hadrian’s Wall and run from Amsterdam to Barcelona. That last trip saw Mark run 1,300 miles in eight weeks. Here he shares some advice for anyone considering a long run… 1. Destination…

  • 10 Tips For Your First Hitch-Hiking Expedition

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    THIS ARTICLE: Is written by Steve Dew-Jones, author of ‘The Rule of Thumb’, an account of a hitch-hiking journey from Salisbury to Malaysia with only two rules: Never pay for transport and never refuse an offer. Here is Steve’s advice for anyone planning their first hitch-hiking trip… [divide] 10 Tips for your First Hitch Hiking…

  • Planning a River Expedition by Mark Kalch

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    Humans have always been drawn to rivers writes Mark Kalch. Journeying by river, in my mind, is the pre-eminent way to explore our amazing planet. It allows us a glimpse into regions impossible to access practicably by any other means. Because rivers begin their journey high among the mountains and flow through continents all the way…

  • 10 Tips For Your First Walking Expedition

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    THIS ARTICLE: Is written by Andy Ward who walked 3,300 miles from London to Asia in 2004 with only two days’ planning. Andy is an adventurer, photographer and professional expedition manager currently working on the Scott2012 Antarctic expedition. Today he shares with us his top tips for anyone planning a long walk… 1.  Don’t over plan…

  • 10 Tips For Your First Skateboarding Expedition

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    In 2006 Dave Cornthwaite became the first person to skateboard the length of Britain. His 900-mile journey from John O’Groats to Lands End was a warm-up for a much more ambitious skate, a 3618 mile crossing of Australia from Perth to Brisbane, which at the time was the longest journey ever travelled by skateboard. Here…

  • 10 Tips For Your First Paddling Expedition

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    Open canoes, kayaks, rafts, stand-up paddle boards… if you fancy a go at an expedition on any of these then below is some advice from fellow Adventurer’s Blogging Chain member Mark Kalch. I normally write intros for the guests providing 10 Tips but Mark’s done a pretty good one for me… “Mark Kalch’s 7 rivers,…

  • 10 Tips For Your First Ocean Rowing Expedition

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    THIS ARTICLE: Was written in 2011 by Sarah Outen after becoming the first woman to row across the Indian Ocean. At the time she was preparing to travel human-powered around the world, a trip that would include rowing across both the Pacific and the Atlantic Oceans. This was her advice for anyone considering attempting an…