The purpose behind this video was to demonstrate that there is a lot to do on your doorstep if you go out and find it! I haven’t included much of the commentary, because I wanted it to be a visual experience.
Balham on a Saturday morning from Tobias Mews on Vimeo.
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The purpose behind this video was to demonstrate that there is a lot to do on your doorstep if you go out and find it! I haven’t included much of the commentary, because I wanted it to be a visual experience.
Balham on a Saturday morning from Tobias Mews on Vimeo.
The video below was shot for Leap Anywhere TV. The presenter is Sara Firth.
Oxfam Bookfest – Literary Quiz in Bloomsbury from Tobias Mews on Vimeo.
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The video below was shot for Leap Anywhere TV. The presenter is Sara Firth.
Oxfam Bookfest – Literary Quiz in Bloomsbury from Tobias Mews on Vimeo.
On the 9th November 2007, Christoph Rehage began a trip that would take him on the journey of a lifetime. Indeed, he had possibly the most amazing adventure any 26 year-old could ever had – he “walked” from Bad Nenndorf, Germany to Beijing, China. Just over 1 year later he arrived home in Germany on 13th [...]
On the 9th November 2007, Christoph Rehage began a trip that would take him on the journey of a lifetime. Indeed, he had possibly the most amazing adventure any 26 year-old could ever had – he “walked” from Bad Nenndorf, Germany to Beijing, China. Just over 1 year later he arrived home in Germany on 13th November having walked 4,636 kms. On March this year he posted a video of his adventure on YouTube. It received a massive 295,000 hits within five weeks - a figure that not only shows what an extraordinary journey this was, but makes many of us feel we’ve hardly lived by comparison with this young man. As he states on his website, www.thelongestway.com,“It is the longest way from a daydream into a dream.” (more…)
The Yukon Arctic Ultra is not a well-known race – partly because it’s only been running since 2004. And partly beacuse only a few people have ever competed in it, let alone finished it. When asked what the most difficult race is, most reply “oh the Marathon des Sables of course”. Now this has all changed because those who have heard of it, would agree with what the Yukon’s organisers describe as “The toughest and coldest race inthe world”. So what is it that’s so tough?
The Yukon Arctic Ultra is not a well-known race – partly because it’s only been running since 2004. And partly beacuse only a few people have ever competed in it, let alone finished it. When asked what the most difficult race is, most reply “oh the Marathon des Sables of course”. Now this has all changed because those who have heard of it, would agree with what the Yukon’s organisers describe as “The toughest and coldest race inthe world”. So what is it that’s so tough?
Often described as the “toughest foot race in the world”, 2009 marked the 24th edition of the infamous Marathon des Sables. It involves running 256kms (154 miles) across the Sahara desert, under the searing heat of the Moroccan sun, which for some will have been the biggest challenge of their lives. However, on the [...]
Often described as the “toughest foot race in the world”, 2009 marked the 24th edition of the infamous Marathon des Sables. It involves running 256kms (154 miles) across the Sahara desert, under the searing heat of the Moroccan sun, which for some will have been the biggest challenge of their lives. However, on the 27th March the 807 runners were faced with a new challenge – rain. And very few could have predicted that the heavens above the Sahara would open to the extent they did, as can be seen in the video below. (more…)
Have you ever dreamt of riding across the world via the ancient trading routes? Well, 25 year old Becky Sampson had and she has finally realised her dream and it’s called Expedition Equus. On 1st April 2009 Becky and her horse Bertie set off from London on a 4 year adventure that will take her [...]
Have you ever dreamt of riding across the world via the ancient trading routes? Well, 25 year old Becky Sampson had and she has finally realised her dream and it’s called Expedition Equus. On 1st April 2009 Becky and her horse Bertie set off from London on a 4 year adventure that will take her along the Silk Road until she reaches Tokyo. Where ‘Bertie the horse’ needs help, she will hire camels and packhorses along the way. By the time that she arrives in Tokyo in the summer of 2012 she will have travelled 15,000kms through 15 countries, in the process hoping to raise £15,000 for the charity SOS Children- £1 for ever kilometre.
The Silk Road
I am tired, I have a cold and the furthest I have run in one session since October last year, was 13.1 miles. These were some of the thoughts that were running through my head as I boarded the Eurostar at an ungodly hour on Saturday morning. I was not feeling the least bit prepared! [...]
I am tired, I have a cold and the furthest I have run in one session since October last year, was 13.1 miles. These were some of the thoughts that were running through my head as I boarded the Eurostar at an ungodly hour on Saturday morning. I was not feeling the least bit prepared! However, as daylight greeted me and my fellow Clapham chasers on the other side of the channel, I decided to not dwell on the negatives, but look forward to seeing Paris as one should – by foot!
Any feelings of apprehension soon disappeared as I made my way to the front of the starter pen. I had managed to upgrade my starting position to the sub 3hr group, as I knew that if I didn’t get a good start, then I would be held up. Annoyingly, as I had not stayed with the other Chasers in their hotel, I only managed to find one Chaser at the start line. However, any thoughts of running with him soon disappeared when the starter gun went off.
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On the 1st of February 2009, history was made. Michel Desjoyeaux of France became the first man ever to win two Vendee Globes. ”It’s indescribable. Even though I won it eight years ago, this is huge,” Desjoyeaux said. “Paradoxically, I don’t feel like I suffered. Either I’m getting old, or I was really at ease.” [...]
Desjoyeaux's boat - "Foncia"
On the 1st of February 2009, history was made. Michel Desjoyeaux of France became the first man ever to win two Vendee Globes. ”It’s indescribable. Even though I won it eight years ago, this is huge,” Desjoyeaux said. “Paradoxically, I don’t feel like I suffered. Either I’m getting old, or I was really at ease.” (more…)
Almost 100 years ago, two polar explorers set off on what would become one the most famous battles in polar exploration. The ill-fated Terra Nova Expedition set off in 1910 under the leadership of British Naval Officer Captain Robert Falcon Scott in order to “to reach the South Pole, and to secure for the British Empire the [...]
Almost 100 years ago, two polar explorers set off on what would become one the most famous battles in polar exploration. The ill-fated Terra Nova Expedition set off in 1910 under the leadership of British Naval Officer Captain Robert Falcon Scott in order to “to reach the South Pole, and to secure for the British Empire the honour of this achievement“. However they were pipped to the post by Norwegian Roald Amundsen. It was on the return journey that Scott and his team perished. Some of his last words were “had we lived, I should have had a tale to tell of the hardihood, endurance, and courage of my companions which would have stirred the heart of every Englishman”. (more…)
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