I’d just returned to Auckland after being forced to push pause on my #WalkNZ adventure after injuring my knee at the 2,000km mark. I was catching up with friends and family and one friend asked me: “So how’s the self-doubt? Do you think you’ve conquered it now that you’ve walked 2,000km down the length of … Continue reading 10 things I learnt about self-doubt walking the Te Araroa Trail
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From the Experts: Tips on how to deal with the desire to give up
Ahead of #WalkNZ, when the reality was starting to sink in that I was about to start solo walking 3,000km down the length of New Zealand, I went on Twitter and asked the adventures and experts who had already been there, done that for their advice for when the going got tough and how to … Continue reading From the Experts: Tips on how to deal with the desire to give up
FAQs about #WalkNZ
You’re doing what? Yip, here's everything you need to know about #WalkNZ - the answers to the most frequently asked questions about my epic walk down the length of New Zealand. What are you doing? I’m solo walking the 3,000km Te Araroa trail down the length of New Zealand, starting at Cape Reinga at the … Continue reading FAQs about #WalkNZ
5 reasons to join an outdoor adventure club
For the past two years I’ve been a member of the Croydon Mountaineering Club (yeah, yeah, I know there are no mountains in Croydon). What a great two years of adventures it’s been – climbing Scafell Pike, watching the sun set from the summit of Mt Snowdon, climbing sea cliffs, and even organising the after-dinner … Continue reading 5 reasons to join an outdoor adventure club
My top 10 most read blog posts for 2017
As 2018 gets underway, here’s a quick look back at the 10 most read blog posts during the past 12 months from my blog. It’s a snapshot of what went on in my life in 2017. Interview with adventurer Laura Bingham The British adventurer talks about the call of adventure and her resolute belief that … Continue reading My top 10 most read blog posts for 2017
5 things I learnt in 2017
2017 – one blink and it was gone. Or so it seemed. In reflection, it was a manic year of epic highs (awesome month-long trip home to New Zealand, gaining my British citizenship and starting a new journey of self-discovery through my mind). But it was also a year of epic lows (not one but … Continue reading 5 things I learnt in 2017
4 reasons I love Snowdonia
There is nothing like getting out of the big city and into the countryside – goodbye car exhausts and concrete jungle, hello fresh air, mountains and adventure. Getting away from the noise and bright lights and reconnecting with nature is one of my favourite ways to de-stress and reboot. And what better place to do … Continue reading 4 reasons I love Snowdonia
5 signs you need to get outside
Look outside and winter is knocking on the door – it’s dark by 4:30pm, the trees look skeletal and lifeless, and that chilly wind turns your nose and ears to ice. Brrrrr! I admit, I’m never good at this time of year. I really don’t like the cold. My hands and feet feel like they … Continue reading 5 signs you need to get outside
5 steps to an epic volcano-climbing adventure (without making my mistakes)
Just over two years ago I came up with a crafty idea. I thought, why not set myself the ambitious quest to climb 40 volcanoes by the age of 40 – a feat that needed to be achieved in a five-and-a-half-year time frame? It was a bold, daring plan, borne out of a fascination of … Continue reading 5 steps to an epic volcano-climbing adventure (without making my mistakes)
5 things I learnt from SAS survival legend Lofty Wiseman
“If you ever get lost you need to stand out like a turd on a snooker table.” Those were the words that came out of the mouth of the enthusiastic and wickedly witty septuagenarian who held the audience in rapture. He sat in a camp chair, a wooden walking stick at his side and a … Continue reading 5 things I learnt from SAS survival legend Lofty Wiseman