Mission: “Olly Rowland and Rob Mills will race 1500km across the frozen Siberian wilderness on old school Ural motorbikes to the only town in the world sitting on the Arctic circle.” 1. Did you pick each other as teammates? Rob: Actually Olly picked me. When Mr Tom came up with this adventure we knew fromContinue reading “A very long Interview with Team Numb Nuts: The Adventurists Ice Run”
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Interview with adventurer Andy Campbell
Eight years ago Andy Campbell fell from the cliff face he was scaling. When his body collided with the ground beneath he was immediately paralysed from the waist down and henceforth confined to a wheelchair. Since then, he has relearned to ski, paraglide, kayak, mountain bike, SCUBA dive and rock climb without the use ofContinue reading “Interview with adventurer Andy Campbell”
Arriving in Memphis – Dave Cornthwaite’s Mississippi Paddle
First published in Sidetracked online adventure magazine 19 January 2012 “Board. Paddle. Bag’s on top. That’s it.” What a simple way to travel. 1,600 miles already stashed away under his belt and only the growing muscles in his arms revealed hints of the incredible adventure in process. The expression on his face was not toContinue reading “Arriving in Memphis – Dave Cornthwaite’s Mississippi Paddle”
The Snow Leopard Award -The Complete Interview
1.Nice Twitter line; “Expedition leader, mountaineer, skier & photographer, usually found on big mountains in cold places, planning expeditions, drinking tea or eating percy pigs!” How did you get to this stage? This statement is surprisingly accurate to my life at the moment!! The photography started as a hobby and then continued on to UniversityContinue reading “The Snow Leopard Award -The Complete Interview”
A Record Breaking Attempt at the Snow Leopard Award
Published in Beyond Limits magazine on 10 January 2010 There is a niche of people in this world, albeit a small one, who are rising up against conformity and taking their lives into their own steady hands. Jon Gupta, Nick Valentine and photographer Alexandre Buisse are a trio who have adopted this stance. In July ofContinue reading “A Record Breaking Attempt at the Snow Leopard Award”
Row For Freedom – The Girls who took on the Atlantic
Published in Beyond Limits Magazine 4th January 2012 “THE WORLD RECORD ATTEMPT FOR THE FASTEST FEMALE TRANS-ATLANTIC ROW Five Women 40 Days 3,000 miles Two World Records One Ocean” They were strangers. Now, together they endure seasickness, peeing in a bucket on deck and traversing a boat while being permanently clipped on because at anyContinue reading “Row For Freedom – The Girls who took on the Atlantic”
Nathan Kingerlee of Outdoors Ireland
He is living the dream and driving a big silver Jeep. Nathan Kingerlee, founder of Outdoors Ireland, an outdoor adventure and training company boasts a daily life of leading treks up Carauntoohill, setting up kayaks on the Lakes of Killarney at sunset, teaching snow and ice climbing courses to the eager and washing out wetsuits atContinue reading “Nathan Kingerlee of Outdoors Ireland”
Interview with Sean Conway – Next in line to attempt the G.W.R for the fastest cycle around the world.
1.What expeditions/adventures have you been on to date? Not a lot really. Well not as much as I would have liked to have done. I have done Kilimanjaro (dressed as a penguin), competed in ultra endurance canoeing marathons and spent a fair bit of time in the Himalayas soaking up the mountains. Adventure is notContinue reading “Interview with Sean Conway – Next in line to attempt the G.W.R for the fastest cycle around the world.”
Interview with Tom Allen – Global Cyclist
1.What are your emotional motives behind your adventures? Mostly I go on adventures to satisfy my own curiosity. But what I’m curious about has changed since I started. On my first trip I was naive and idealistic, so everything was interesting and new and it broke my preconceptions. As time went on I became curiousContinue reading “Interview with Tom Allen – Global Cyclist”
Nepal Riverboarding Exhibition
“10 people, 10 boards, one virgin river.” The Sun Kosi and Tamur River roar through Eastern Nepal. Born in the Himalayan mountains its rapids are fierce, its interior littered with rocks and wild surf that set out to crush and devour you. It was a free river, until last week when ten adventurers stepped up andContinue reading “Nepal Riverboarding Exhibition”
Orla O'Muiri 