Catch up on my previous daily installments: Travel day, Day 1 and Day 2. I woke up feeling really sore. Mostly the muscles in my leg and back but also my skin from the heat rash. It hurt a lot and had kept me up most of the night. I was now super tired from 2...
Catch up on my previous daily installments: Travel day and Day 1. All 3 of us had a terrible nights sleep. It was so unbearably hot. I was drinking loads and then I was needing to pee loads. I also didn’t like that we were sleeping so close to Bedouin villages and...
This is going to be my biggest adventure yet! It's never been done before, we have no idea the daily distances we can cover, where we will sleep each night or what to expect along the way....but what I do know is I am really, really excited!! Kicking the States So...
The alarm went off at 7.30am and just like the night before I didn’t hear it. I’m not a morning person when woken mid sleep so packed my bag in silence and headed out for a traditional Jordanian breakfast of salad, hummus and pitta. By the time we set off at 9 am I...
I was the first to check in to our room at the Hostel and Stables in London. I dropped my heavy pack on the floor (already fed up of carrying it!) and laid on the bed enjoying the sun on my face, trying to take in the moment. What a mad day! I’d just had my first ever...
There is a lot to think about when preparing to survive in extremely cold weather. Without a doubt, the part I found most challenging was getting the Arctic expedition clothing and gear list right. This was a completely new environment, and I was nervous. Trying to...
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It all began because I wanted to go on an urban adventure in London. As some of my most loved views come from the bridges that cross the Thames, that gave me an idea........would it be possible to walk them all in a day? With that, I came up with the concept for the...
"You don't sleep in a snow hole. You just wait for morning." An experienced guide told me this once. I thought about these reassuring words as I dug away at my snow hole, wondering if I could actually be bothered to spend a night in the thing. Hardly reassuring words....
I have always declared that winter mountaineering isn’t for me. I like to be warm. Plus I feel way too clumsy for technical-sounding gear like crampon and ice axes. So I stumbled onto the winter skills course by accident really. I was using it as a preparation course...
As I was reaching the end of my hike in Israel I could see the Jordanian mountains in the distance across the dead sea. They looked spectacular and I felt a real urge to be there. I haven't been able to get Jordan off my mind ever since so....it was time to make...
The Norway Expedition was my hardest yet. I’ve never been challenged in such a brutal way as I was during those 9 days learning new skills and surviving in extreme temperatures. The Arctic was relentless. I had the challenge of learning how to ski pulling a pulk...
I’m currently sat on a bus heading to the airport after 17 days on the Norway Arctic Expedition. Jo is sat next to me looking glassy-eyed with a huge grin on her face. Seanna sits behind me inspecting her frostbitten hands. Aimee and Trish are looking through photos...
