Tag Archives: Adventure

Camino de Santiago – Porto to Santiago 230km

Two pairs of socks pulled on over my iodine soaked and plastered feet. Runners stepped into swiftly – the faster I do it means the less pain I must endure. Laces looped and knotted up. Backpack thrown over my sunburnt back and clipped into place. Poncho and jumper hanging over the straps. Cap pulled downContinue reading “Camino de Santiago – Porto to Santiago 230km”

Polarbears and Paddleboards

First published on Sidetracked online. Ideas for unique adventures to embark on are becoming increasingly difficult to unearth. However, we think we’ve come across such a one. A team of ten will attempt to Stand Up Paddleboard up the Sermilik Fjord in Greenland to reach the towering Helheim Glacier. A 100km journey that has neverContinue reading “Polarbears and Paddleboards”

An interview with Simon Reeve

Check out my interview with adventurer and TV presenter Simon Reeve on Sidetracked online. Over the last ten years, author, adventurer and TV presenter Simon Reeve has travelled the world with a camera in tow to record his extraordinary experiences for shows such as Equator, Tropic of Cancer, Tropic of Capricorn and Indian Ocean and nowContinue reading “An interview with Simon Reeve”

Interview with Cycle Africa’s Loretta White

  Loretta White along with three others completed an unsupported journey by bike from London, England to Cape Town, South Africa in 2012 to raise awareness of the reality of  children who are surviving on the streets of Africa. 1.Did your sponsors provide all the kit? We were lucky enough to be provided with someContinue reading “Interview with Cycle Africa’s Loretta White”

#microadventure in Scotland

I write this on the train as I speed away from  the freedom and the magic of the countryside, hurtling back to Edinburgh, back to the comfort zone. I’m acutely aware that my eyes might be glazed over as I think back on the weekend but I reckon for the moment I still remain farContinue reading “#microadventure in Scotland”

Interview with BASE jumper Clair Marie

1.Do you still hold the record for the youngest female jumper? I still hold the record of being the youngest female BASE jumper, although now its fun to meet people who are younger than I am who are active jumpers. 2.Do you know what the age of the youngest male is? I believe the youngestContinue reading “Interview with BASE jumper Clair Marie”

Interview with Lucy Adams – UK’s number one female skateboarder

  1.How did you first get into the sport? I was 13 and I used to swim for the local swimming club and there was a new skatepark being built just behind the pool. I had previously used roller boots on the old ramps near me but this time I saw some skateboarders riding theContinue reading “Interview with Lucy Adams – UK’s number one female skateboarder”

Interview with Adventurer Alastair Humphreys

Published on OutDare Adventures, read the full interview here. Q: Did you ever drink and party and live the ‘student life’? A: Ya definitely, I was a completely normal student; I did all of that stuff! Q: You’ve never received sponsorship; you just save up and then do cheap trips. That’s freedom in one senseContinue reading “Interview with Adventurer Alastair Humphreys”

Interview with Mountaineer Ed Farrelly

Ed is a 20-year old mountaineer who has climbed some of the biggest peaks in the world, while still managing to pass his exams at university. What can I say, some of us just walk in the light. 😉 1.You say you are an Adventure traveller, what does that entail? My adventure travelling has been focusedContinue reading “Interview with Mountaineer Ed Farrelly”