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An Unadventurous Adventure

Posted on: 02/07/2018 /

Categories: Microadventures

Here is something a little different, and perhaps a touch more accessible than my usual posts. On the 30th June 2018, people all across the UK had a wild night out (https://www.wildnightout.org/). This is my story of our unadventurous adventure. With a busy few weeks scheduled between the European Alps and the Scottish Highlands, I

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Flying Bannerdale Crags

Posted on: 24/04/2018 /

Categories: Microadventures, Speed Riding and Paragliding, Training

Waking up early on a crisp April morning, we headed to Mungrisdale. The weather was calm, the wind was good. There were 4 Wainwrights to tick off and a flight of Bannerdale Crags’ easterly ridge, awaiting us through the unusual calm of a crisp spring morning. But would the weather hold for the 4 hour

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My Fiat Doblo Camper Conversion: A Guide

Posted on: 21/08/2016 /

Categories: Equipment, General, Microadventures, Reviews, Scotland

*Caution – this is long read for those looking for a van conversion guide.* For the past year, I have been travelling up and down the country in my campervan. “Campervan” is a broad term for a vehicle used for both travel and rest, and so given that the quality of rest I get in my van

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Ben Alder Speed Climbing Attempt

Posted on: 05/06/2016 /

Categories: Expeditions, Microadventures, Scotland

Recently, I’ve been searching for a challenge which would really test me, force me to push a few limits, and take me back a little way to a particular test I’ve dealt with on some Himalayan mountains, namely, self-reliance. To be able to look after yourself in challenging situations is both satisfying and rewarding, but

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The Microadventures With A Dash Of Science

Posted on: 11/10/2011 /

Categories: Global Angels, Microadventures, Training

Now, with only 3 days to go until I leave for Nepal; and with everything such as packing, acquiring medicine, filling out visa forms and even cleaning my boots still dirty from Lenin, still to do, I used some intuition and decided to utilise some precious time writing another truly outstanding blog. I then scrapped

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