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  • Journey to the Coast

    Journey to the Coast

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    We always knew it would take a long time to get there. It was a tiny, remote port wedged between the sea, the Argentinian border and two ice caps. It took us three planes, five buses, four hitch hikes and a few stretches of walking over five days but we made it to Puerto Yungay…

  • 7 Reasons To Visit Bhutan

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    My wife, Laura, recently visited the Kingdom of Bhutan. Here is why she thinks you should too… 1) The yeti lives there.  It is the only country in the world with a dedicated yeti nature reserve and sightings are almost guaranteed.* 2) Television, the internet and mobile phones were only allowed in the country in…

  • Patagonia

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    In three weeks’ time I will be flying to Buenos Aires to walk across South America. Three weeks! Time has flown by. The broad plan is for Laura and I to travel halfway down Patagonia to the narrow bit of the continent. We only have a month for our traverse so needed to find an…

  • Expeditions and Trekking in Hokkaido

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      Japan’s northernmost island, Hokkaido, seems like a fantastic venue for adventurous activities with plenty of cold mountains, vast woodland and smooth tarmac roads for those on wheels. I was there briefly, driving around in support of Sarah Outen as she kayaked to and from the island, and cycled across it. During my time, I…

  • Front Cover Of My New Book

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    My publishers just sent me a copy of the front cover design for the book I’m writing: How To Get To The North Pole. My deadline for writing is Christmas, after which the book is due for release in Spring next year. It should be about £10 to buy with individual chapters available as ebooks.

  • Khabarovsk – Expeditions in the Russian Far East

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    Just a brief post to recommend an expedition contact in Khabarovsk in the Russian Far East. That’s way out east near the end of the Trans-Siberian railway, close to Khomsomolks-on-Amur, not far from Vladivostok and Sakhalin, and not a million miles from Kamchatka. Vladimir Chebanov, World of Adventures I used Vladimir to help with an…

  • Top 10 Expedition Highs

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    Lying beneath the stars in the Inylchek Valley, my first night out on my first big expedition Cresting the final hill after 18 months’ preparation and 14 hours of cycling, swimming and running, to see a huge crowd gathered outside Thom’s house to mark our arrival Reassembling my bike outside Stansted airport Arrivals to finish the…

  • Top 10 Adventurous Things To Do In Oman

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    Oman, I have learned, is a beautiful country. Laura and I lived there for about six months and, acutely aware of our finite stay, we tried to make the most of our time there. If you’re planning a trip to Oman be it for travel, tourism, sightseeing or an expedition, then below are some of…

  • Expedition Report: Dhofar Mountains Oman

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    In November 2010, I spent a week exploring the Dhofar Mountains of Oman with my girlfriend Laura. We were primarily based in the al Qamar region, close to the Yemen border. We travelled by two-wheel-drive and walked carrying all of our food and water. Basics Location: Al Qamar range, Dhofar Mountains, Southern Oman People: Laura Tomlinson…

  • Tourists and Terrorists

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      A masked man appears in my rear mirror. He’s at the wheel of jeep with a large machine gun pointed in my general direction. The plume of dust in his wake comes directly from the Yemen border. Terrorists. We’d joked about them. Teasing each other that we were in Al-Qaeda heartland. Certainly the dusty…

  • Expedition Report: UCL Kyrgyz Tien-Shan Expedition (2003)

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    Abstract A team of three travelled to the Tien-Shan (Tian-Shan) mountains of Kyrgyzstan, hiking up the Inylchek Valley to establish a base camp on the northern side of the Inylchek Glacier close to Khan Tengri (6,995m). Two unsuccessful attempts were made at the first ascent of Peak Gorky (6,050m). You can view the original report…

  • Expedition Report: Quimsa-Cruz Bolivia (2004)

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    Abstract A team of six people completed a climbing expedition in the Quimsa Cruz range of Bolivia – the smallest, lowest and least explored cordillera in Bolivia offering good potential for new alpine-style ascents. We spent three weeks in the mountains during the summer of 2004, establishing a base camp and embarking on a number of…