Gear Breakdown | Part 2 | Shelter & Sleep

Shelter & Sleep British outdoor adventurer Alastair Humphreys has started a microadventure trend in the UK and it's something I fully intend to jump on the bandwagon with. Travel somewhere, throw down a bivy and a sleeping bag, then journey back. With future adventure in mind I decided to stump up and get some proper kit for sleep and shelter. Shelter Outdoor Research Helium Bivy After...

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Gear Breakdown | Part 1 | Tech Stuff

Gear Breakdown | Part 1 | Tech Stuff I'm going to need some technology with me on this little adventure... Blogging along the way, using GPS for directions, recording my GPS route and geolocating photos. Some music wouldn't go amiss, I need to keep in touch with friends and family and I'd like a lifeline in case of emergency. Throw some social media access and a newsreader into the mix and serve...

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And So It Begins... Reasons & Rules

And So It Begins... Reasons & Rules Reasons My love of the great outdoors has been on the back burner for years but was rekindled by my three year foray into running - from the couch to 5K plan in 2012 to running the 2015 Berlin Marathon - so I'm signing up for a month of head space with a run/walk/crawl along the famed Lycian Way from Fethiye to Antalya in April 2016. I'm looking...

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