Blog
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A Crossing of Lake Inari
In March 2025 Dan Jones and I plan to ski 200km across a frozen Lake Inari in the far north east of Finland.
Stop Stacking Rocks in the Mountains
Small rock stacks now litter many of our mountain sides and wilderness areas globally. Here’s why hill goers should stop building them.
A Crossing of Finnmark
In February 2024 Daniel Jones and I will head to Norway to ski around 110km from Alta on the west coast of Norway, to Karasjok on the border with Finland.
Should the adventure community continue to create get-famous-quick adventurers?
A growing number of the well publicised protagonists in the adventure world seem to have followed this path. Relative beginner takes on a record, get’s a lot of guided help, breaks the record, and leverages the publicity for commercial gain. Should the adventure community continue to facilitate this trend?
From Ice Sheet to Ocean
In July 2023 my regular teammate Phil Sturgeon and I will head to Greenland to hike around 200km from the foot of the second largest ice sheet in the world, to the waters of the Davis Strait.
Will Rerouting Camp Barneo via Russia Damage the Reputation of the Adventure Community?
Rerouting Camp Barneo flights via Russia would be putting adventure before ethics
Should Camp Barneo be Consigned to History?
The floating ice camp near the North Pole seems increasingly out of step with modern geopolitics and climate consciousness
5 Years at ExWeb
Highlights from 5 years of writing for ExplorersWeb, the original climbing, exploration and adventure community. Reporting on polar, high-altitude and extreme-environment adventure news.