Category Archives: ADVENTURES

May 18, 2013

Savage Wilderness Camp: Sagana, Kenya

The idyllic Savage Wilderness Campsite

I was very lucky to enjoy an exciting three days of outdoor adventure activities together with 60 year 10 students from Brookhouse International school, where I have been staying as a guest.  We set out on Friday morning and after driving along very bumpy, pothole ridden roads, we arrived at the Savage Wilderness Camp in time for lunch.  What a beautiful surprise it was!  Right from the moment I arrived and saw the lush green idyllic grounds along the banks of the fast moving Tana River, to the moment I left, completely exhausted, I was super impressed. Continue reading →

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March 28, 2013

Dive!

IMG_8748Unbelievable – I actually went for a dive!  No – I actually went for TWO dives!  If you know me, then you know this is a big deal and I owe it to a very patient dive instructor who managed to instil confidence and not only get me in the water, but also keep me under the water!  A big shout out to Guillermo Schuttke from Coreal Dreams on Contadora Island!  My first dive in 9 years after chickening out of many. Continue reading →

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January 26, 2013

The Lost City: Ciudad Perdida

Arriving in Santa Marta on News Years Eve after an overnight bus from San Gil, I foolishly booked the trek to The Lost City for the next day, resulting in me beginning the trek with a major New Years Day hangover! After the initial pain of walking up very steep inclines in tropical heat, sweating more than I ever thought possible, I grew to appreciate my decision.   Continue reading →

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November 20, 2012

6 day expedition: Huaraz: Cordillero Blanco

IMG_1381A 6 day climbing expedition in the Andes, beginning with 4 teachers, me, 2 guides and a cook and ending up with just me and the cook!  Then a day later I ended up in hospital for 5 days!  So what happened?

The aim was to climb Ishinca, then Urus and finally the big one: Tocllaraju, all from the same base camp.  Possibly a bit ambitious but Rommel, our guide was convinced we could do it.  However the weather was against us.  Every afternoon it poured at base camp and that meant snow on the mountain. SO much snow!!
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September 29, 2012

Great River Amazon Raft Race 2012

No time to write about this right now, as off on another adventure.  Here is  a short video thanking people who so kindly sponsored me.

All donations will go towards helping ACRES establish the first Wildlife Rescue and Education Centre in Lao PDR. The centre will mainly house bears rescued from bear farms.  Continue reading →

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September 19, 2012

Vallanaraju: mi primera montaña en la cordillera blanca

Fue difícil entender que en realidad había llegado hasta la cima. Definitivamente es una de las pruebas físicas más difíciles que he enfrentado. Tomando en cuenta que la temporada para escalar estaba por terminar, y después de haber estado a 4000 m. el fin de semana anterior en Huayhuash. decidí que si iba a escalar una montaña, tenía que ser en ese momento. Inclusive después de haber participado en la caminata (o senderismo) en Huayhuash y haber obtenido un poco de práctica, mis músculos y mi corazón hicieron un ejercicio maratónico.

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September 17, 2012

Vallanaraju………my first “white” mountain

IMG_0187The realization that I actually made it to the summit has still not quite sunk in. It was certainly one of the hardest physical challenges I have faced. With the climbing season nearing its end and with my having been at 4000m the previous weekend trekking in Huayhuash, if I was going to climb a mountain it had to be now.   Even with the preparation of trekking in Huayhuash, my heart and intercostal muscles endured a marathon workout —  my heart racing and my lungs heaving for hours and hours on end at every stage of the trek, ice training and glacier walking. Continue reading →

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