Shikamoo everyone!

We’re happily marching on together into summer; I’ve jumped out of a tree into a river for the first time in months; the best book I have ever written came out in paperback this week; I’m experimenting with the evil genius tactic of being an author who now publishes books filled with blank pages; I interviewed my Dad for my podcast, and Series 2 begins next week. Good times here in my shed!

Maps Old and New

Compare modern maps with far older versions. See also the nerdy, magnificent Layers of London (requires effort to dive deep). And Where’s The Path is good for scoping out wild camping spots (where -of course- you will not leave litter…)

Amazing Message-In-A-Bottle Stories

Messages have been slipped into bottles and shipped on mysterious voyages for thousands of years. Here’s some nice tales of success. See also this wonderful Tweet.

He Lost His Leg, Then Rediscovered the Bicycle.

Leo Rodgers is a tall black man with long hair and one leg. Someone who sits on a bike like that’s where they belong. Without explicitly trying, Leo makes a powerful statement every time he pedals through his community.

Why We Travel

An article I wrote for National Geographic this month about finding journeys of real significance close to home.

Adventurous Ink

Adventurous Ink is the book club for outdoor folk. Each month you receive a new book or journal featuring writers, photographers and illustrators who really ‘get’ the great outdoors.

50 Newsletters ago – Shouting From The Shed – 7

• An Article you’ll Enjoy: I have often recommended the book Paddling North, so I won’t do that today. But if you don’t know of Audrey Sutherland I hope you will enjoy her adventurous gumption and her list of things that all decent teenagers should be able to accomplish.
• A Film to make you Smile: My friend Tem has just been to the South Pole. Looks like he enjoyed himself. (All Tem’s films are superb. I have made films with him around Scotland for the John Muir Trust when we ate 48 packets of crisps in a week, building a raft in Sweden, and a microadventure in Croatia. He’s as talented as he is tall.)
• A Podcast to Subscribe to: ‘Mountain’ is an unapologetically niche podcast, aimed at those of us who love the outdoors, whether by bike, up in the mountains, or wandering around with a violin.