While in America working at summer camp, on a day off we went to a theme park: Darien Lake. It cost some extra money to go on the slingshot, so I was undecided whether to go on it, or stick to the other attractions, but on a trip to the toilets, me and Ross saw […]
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Douggs
Yesterday I was mid-way through revision, taking a lunch break, watching a documentary on base jumping, when halfway through a voice came on that I recognised. A face came up that I recognised. A name came up which matched that face and voice, and showed this individual to be a ‘world base-jumping champion’. This flash-back […]
2014
Hello there! I hope you enjoyed the festive period and are settling into 2014 nicely. Please let me know any plans you have for this year? I had a great week skiing in Lauterbrunnen, Switzerland just before Christmas. The sun was shining and the skies were blue which made the alps glorious, and the skiing […]
Geocaching: Get outdoors!
Remember when you were young, and a great big game of hide and seek, or a treasure hunt was one of the most exciting things in the world? How would you have reacted at that age if you knew there was the opportunity to get involved in a massive international game of hide and seek? […]
Go… RUN!
Around a month ago, I started to run with some degree of frequency. I have run sporadically and for short phases for a long time, but, for the first time, I have started to enjoy running. Previously it was just something I did, because I should. I was told of the health benefits. BUT, […]
Guy Fawkes Night
It was the 5th November yesterday. For all those who live outside the United Kingdom, there is a good chance you may not know the importance of this. This day, marks the celebration of Guy Fawkes; an individual who, in 1605 sought to overthrow the regime of King James I by blowing up the House […]
Firebreathing!
During my time in the US of A, I had the chance to try firebreathing, something I had never even remotely considered doing before, and something that, had I thought about it, it would probably have made me a little nervous. In fact, the first time, the opportunity arose to try it, I decided not […]
Sea Swimming
I have spoken in another post about how I climbed Everest in a year, which discussed one particular mini-challenge I set myself last year. I am fortunate enough to live extremely close to the sea. I can see the sea from my window, I can smell it, I can hear it. Yet, I still find […]
Everest in a year
Hey guys, If you came to this post expecting to read about how I climbed Everest in a year and all the accompanying heroic tales of camping in base camp, of crossing the Khumbu Ice Fall, of entering the death zone and reaching the summit to a wonderful Himalayan panorama, you should probably close this […]