Ama Dablam, the big decision
0“We don’t want any adventures here, thank you!…nasty disturbing uncomfortable things! Make you late for dinner!” – The Hobbit, JRR Tolkien. I have been wanting to mention the expedition for five days but needed time to gather my thoughts and weigh up the pros and [...]
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Altitude related illnesses
It is really hard to put into words how extreme altitude affects you but I shall try: Imagine waking at 3am inside a refrigerator with the worst hangover of your life. Inside the fridge is a treadmill. Run on this for 12 hours straight…with [...]
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Meet the cast of Living Vicariously
So just the other day I was thinking about all the fun and amazing people I have met on my journies. Many of these people would have been diagnosed and medicated in my past life. In my current life they were among the most colorful [...]
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Melbourne Formula 1
A few weeks ago I was riding my motorbike to work, nothing out of the ordinary there. I had just cut between the lanes to the front of the lights when I heard an unbelievable humming sound. It sounded like an angry hornet and kept [...]
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Claustrophobic me.
I spend a lot of time facing my own fears on this blog. I am often guilty of banging on about scrabbling up mountains with only a few crampon points touching terra firma or launching off tricky new paragliding sites. Facing your fears, being brave, [...]
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Bucket list challenge
I am very excited to announce that Redrucksack has a new section where you the reader can upload, edit and share your very own bucket list. Go on let the world know what your dreams are...
About Ben
