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Hear from our Kilimanjaro Challengers as they get kit together, fundraise, get fit and prepare to ‘learn on the way up’.

November 6, 2019

New Horizons

One of the unexpected benefits of training for Kilimanjaro has been to widen my horizons, trying out new walks with […]
November 5, 2019

Second week in Colombia

Its been a while since this “second week” but i didnt have the time to write these words… but here […]
October 22, 2019

Back on track

Our training weekend in the Lake District was a fantastic opportunity to test out fitness levels and kit, get advice […]
October 16, 2019

Lake District challenge!! UBUNTU TEAM!

Its been one week since we came back from the Lake District Challenge! 🙂 We had a really nice time […]
October 9, 2019

Thank you

In all the excitement of getting to know my Team Ubuntu colleagues, trying out kit and tackling some of the […]
October 2, 2019

Man flu!

So, with a few days before we go to the Lake District for our first challenge together as Team Ubuntu, […]
October 2, 2019

First week in Colombia

Vacation!   It feels like it’s been a while since I was on vacation… but it was just 8 days […]
September 30, 2019

How To Eat An Elephant…

Some years ago, faced with a daunting timed route over some of the lumpier parts of Wales, I was told […]
September 25, 2019

These Boots Aren’t Made For Walking

I’ve been slowly gathering walking kit over the last few months, and have had my new boots for a few […]
September 24, 2019

New Training Kit!

Gym-based training doesn’t really make for interesting updates, but I wanted to share my latest acquisition. It’s from the guys […]
September 20, 2019

Stepping Stones

The late summer sunshine continued over last weekend, ensuring Paul, Robert and I had great weather for our latest training […]
September 17, 2019

Snakes… why did it have to be snakes?!

It was a lovely hot weekend just gone in England, and I made the most of it with yet another […]
September 10, 2019

Office move, change of shoes and…walk!

I’ve been very fortunate to have the Madrid Autovista commercial office near to my place for six years, it was […]
September 9, 2019

Testing new kit

It feels wrong to even mention it in September, but Christmas really has come early this year with the arrival […]
September 4, 2019

Slight setback ..

So recently I’ve started my preseason training for football which is starting up again this September. Coming upto a month […]
September 4, 2019

I went camping

Had my first experience of camping after a number of years in the new forest! I’m sure the hot sun, […]
September 4, 2019

Stelvio aka StHELLvio

Summer holidays have now been and gone, and following a two day drive passing through nine European countries (from now […]
September 1, 2019

Different Views

Walking is a wonderful way to explore different landscapes and this weekend has taken me on a variety of walks, […]
August 29, 2019

Because what really matters is UNICEF

One of my commitments when applying to Autovista Kilimajaro Challenge was to be involved with UNICEF and to know more […]
August 25, 2019

Bank Holiday Heatwave

The August bank holiday weekend seemed an ideal time for my first foray into car boot sales.  With a summer […]
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