Geographer | Adventurer | Circumnavigator Fearghal is busy man, and not a guy to do things by half. For his university thesis he walked across Rwanda, then circumnavigated the globe by bike. For once, let me be bias, this guy is Irish, therefore he has won me over before I asked him the very first question.ContinueContinue reading “Interview with Fearghal O’Nuallain – Irish Adventurer”
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Interview with Stuart Doyle – Everyone is an adventurer
Everyone has a story, this is the story of a man who wants the best of both worlds; a stable job, a family but also the thrill and demand of a life filled with adventures. His name is Stuart Doyle. 1. You left school at 16, did you know then what you wanted to do for the restContinueContinue reading “Interview with Stuart Doyle – Everyone is an adventurer”
Interview with adventurer Dave Cornthwaite
Dave Cornthwaite is somewhat of a legend in the adventure world. On his maiden exhibition in 2006 he longboarded 896miles from John O’ Groats to Land’s end, making him the first person ever to skate the length of Britain. Following that, he burst his limitations bubble and concluded that there was no such thing as limits.ContinueContinue reading “Interview with adventurer Dave Cornthwaite”
Interview with Alan Curr- Adventurer and Wild Frontiers employee
1. You lived in Nepal for three months, why Nepal? Several reasons really. The main one I guess was because although I had good friends living in places like Australia & New Zealand, which were countries I’d visited a couple of times and knew well, I wanted to go somewhere different and try to testContinueContinue reading “Interview with Alan Curr- Adventurer and Wild Frontiers employee”
Interview with Margaret Bowling – Expedition Manager and first Aussie women to row an ocean.
1.For all those who want to follow in your footsteps, how did you become an expedition manager….university degree/extra curricular activities/work experience…the lot? In 2008 I formed Team EPIC, a team of mad, bad and dangerous to know adventurers. An initial failure to find sponsorship for a Greenland Icecap race led to a last-minute scramble toContinueContinue reading “Interview with Margaret Bowling – Expedition Manager and first Aussie women to row an ocean.”
Mark Beaumont’s Lecture:
Mark Beaumont’s Twitter tagline reads; “Adventurer, author, expedition cameraman, speaker.” I think he should add marketing genius to that one. His latest talk took place Thursday night at the Royal College of Physicians, Edinburgh. The selling point, ‘come to my talk, buy my book at the door for a reduced rate and I will sign itContinueContinue reading “Mark Beaumont’s Lecture:”
My Daddy the Cyclist
It is an impressive sight; the cyclist’s peloton, so organized, so smart, pedaling in sync along their preplanned route. The heads are down, the matching uniforms are on, their sleek racing bikes working together like a machine. All its riders are effectively anonymous, disguised in their superhero gear. Then one by one they turn offContinueContinue reading “My Daddy the Cyclist”
Rat Race – Urban Gym, Edinburgh
What a simple yet genius idea. Taking the gym to the streets. Taking the routine of running slumped over a treadmill, IPod taped to your ears, eyes listlessly stalking the mute TV on the wall and introducing you back to the world of outdoors. Edinburgh’s Urban Gym has regrouped and restyled and its going toContinueContinue reading “Rat Race – Urban Gym, Edinburgh”
Interview with Dave Cornthwaite
Dave Cornthwaite is a British adventurer, author and motivational speaker. 1.Does the job of an adventurer/author and motivational speaker go hand in hand? Was this your childhood dream job? It definitely wasn’t something I considered doing when I was younger, I just didn’t know it was possible. I don’t really seeContinueContinue reading “Interview with Dave Cornthwaite”
Raise your Guinness to the best surf spot in Europe
Photographer Gary McCall The clock tolls 6am. A phone rings in the mighty village of Bundoran in the North West of Ireland. The answering machine clicks into place and broadcasts the message to the sleeping household. “Get up quick, a massive swell is coming,” the voice of a local surfer, Ronan Oertzen floods the room. TheContinueContinue reading “Raise your Guinness to the best surf spot in Europe”
Orla O'Muiri 