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Everday Adventurer Jimmy McSparron: Camping on the Isle of Arran

kstorey — Sun, 01 Jul 2012 10:05:10 +0000

Here’s a video of me camping on the summit of Goat Fell on the isle of Arran:

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Everyday Adventurer Jimmy McSparron – Adventures in Devon and Bolivia

kstorey — Tue, 12 Jun 2012 12:57:14 +0000

Here are some great videos from our current Everyday Adventurer Jimmy McSparron adventuring in the UK and further afield in Bolivia:

Sea cliff abseil in Devon – the climbing route started at the bottom of the cliff in the guide book but the tide was in so we had to abseil in to complete the route.

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A view from the summit of Tarija, Condoriri Massif, Bolivia. That sharp intake of breath is not the cold, its me looking at the drop!

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This climb was the first successful accent of the season. Total white out up until the actual summit moment. Knee deep snow. Frost bite on my nose. I was totally caked in ice the whole time.

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Introducing our fourth Everyday Adventurer……

kstorey — Fri, 08 Jun 2012 12:44:08 +0000

We are pleased to announce we have chosen our fourth Everyday Adventurer – Jimmy McSparron

Here is Jimmy’s submission:

Three things that really sum me up:

-It is impossible to fulfill oneself in comfort, one gets lost in it. One is overfed and becomes disabled – lack of difficulty means boredom. The harder the effort is, the better the reward.

-Character cannot be developed in ease and quiet. Only through experience of trial and suffering can the soul be strengthened, ambition inspired, and success achieved.

-What I call happiness may coincide with what others call the moment of imminent danger.

I am intent on travelling the world, finding new cultures, learning new languages and gaining new experiences. I wish to do it in the most outrageous way possible and experience everything along the way, whether it be eating something strange, getting tattooed with sticks or running around in the forest. I’ll be there.

You’ll see Jimmy’s blogs on the Berghaus website this month, in the meantime you can check out the blogs from previous Everyday Adventurers.