Ok, so for those of you that know us, I’m not sure you would class us as athletes?! In fact David’s father verified that fact when we first mooted the idea of running the length of South America! But we do do distance. We have specialised in hurling
Got a lovely message from Dean Karnazes today, nice to have support from someone named by TIME magazine as one of the, “Top 100 Most Influential People in the World,” especially as training is beginning to hurt a little! Dear Kath & Dave, Best wishes on your incredible adventure. I am awe inspired and
Thanks to: Lucy Land for her wizardry in creating it, Experiments with Machines and Landscore Primary School for incredible sounds, and the extremely rare Giant River Otters for, well, just showing up at the right time…… If you cannot view the video here please follow this link to our YouTube Channel: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V-phW7f_paA
Ok, so they might not have shiny spoilers or alloy wheels, but our new, just released EL 32 SWAROVISION sponsored binoculars, are the racing car elites in the world of optics. And they’re about to get the test of their lives! Weighing in at a mere 580g, they effortlessly accelerate through our on-going concerns over …
For people interested in what the expedition kit list looks like there here it is, warts and all, and our current status in assembling it as of 1200 today. I had wanted to include a full listing of weights etc for real kit nerds but will do so once everything is finally assembled. Each gram …
“No No No No”! We applied for a National Geographic grant. We got through to the final round of judging, but today we were told, “NO”. It’s a real shame, as the grant would have covered all our expedition costs; allowing us to focus on raising money for wildlife and wilderness charities. In retrospect,
It’s not everyday you get a nod from a personal hero…. today just that happened. The Transglobe Expedition Trust have given us a grant towards running the logistics of the 5000 Mile Project and we are elated! One of the first books I ever read properly was “Living Dangerously” by Ranulph Feinnes,
Fantastic News!!! The John Muir Trust has awarded us a, ‘Bill Wallace Grant’! The John Muir Trust is one of the leading wild land conservation charities in the UK. They protect 115,000 hectares of some of Scotland’s finest rugged heather
0500, Sunday 15 January 2012, Tortel, southern Chile, S 47°48 30, W 73°32. 20. I’ve just crawled out of bed. Can’t sleep. I’m writing emails in my sleep that shoot round and round in my head. Piles of dishes collect, stuff slumps onto the floor. All I can think about is the Berghaus Challenge and …
In an eagerly awaited press release this morning, after their recent blow of failing to land Saucony as their headline sponsor for the 5000mileproject the Lowries proudly unveiled their latest (and only) outdoor apparel sponsor amidst a celebrity-studded gala. Working between the press packs and gliterazzi, a veritable who’s who of popular media and sporting …
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