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2021 Blog

Due to that virus “that shall not be named”, apart from a 20km swim and exceeding my target of over 2020km during training, my planned #2020visionsofablindadventurer challenges were postponed.  With continued uncertainty for 2021, we shall just have to see what we can get up to this year!

Prone – Clunie Loch, Scotland

Dec 12, 2021
CRASH, CRUNCH, SCRAPE! Rhona told me that she’d encountered some ice during her swim, and sure enough, as I proned across the loch, I hit the odd thin patch, (no more than a few mm thick). Thinking that this

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Prone – Clunie Loch, Scotland

Dec 5, 2021
A wonderful wintery day at Clunie Loch. Whilst Rhona swam in the chilly water, Molly & I took a walk in the sunshine, crashing through icy puddles. Then once Rho was out of the water, it was my turn.

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Different training

Nov 26, 2021
My usual training – prone-board and biking – has taken a back seat over the last few weeks, for a different sort of training. As many of you know, we lost our wonderful dog Stumpy earlier this year. Since

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Bike (GNT) – Hawick to wee gate

Nov 21, 2021
On arrival at Hawick, the sun was shining. By the time we set off, the clouds had come over and the light was dimpsy. (Not great for me.) For the first 7km, we were on the main road, and

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Prone – Newburgh, Scotland

Oct 12, 2021
Today, Piotr, (Outdoor Explore), took Lindsay and I a few hundred metres across the Perthshire border into the Kingdom of Fife. Although today’s session was going to be short, it was not going to be easy. Piotr described

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2021 Blog ARCHIVE:

  • 04 Oct 2021 - Bike (GNT) - Kielder Reservoir, England
  • 26 Sep 2021 - Bike (GNT) - Fort Augustus to Corrieyairack Pass
  • 21 Sep 2021 - Prone - Clunie Loch, Scotland
  • 20 Sep 2021 - Bike (GNT) - Loch Laggan to Wee Hoose, Scotland
  • 18 Sep 2021 - Bike (GNT) - Duncansby Head to Loch Watten, Scotland
  • 04 Sep 2021 - Prone - Clunie Loch, Scotland
  • 28 Aug 2021 - Prone - Clunie Loch, Scotland
  • 21 Aug 2021 - Bike (GNT) - Innerwick to 4th bridge, Scotland
  • 17 Aug 2021 - Bike (GNT) – Rannoch Station to the 4th bridge (No, not that Forth Bridge!)
  • 14 Aug 2021 - Bike (GNT) – Rannoch Station to Loch Ossian, Scotland
  • 13 Aug 2021 - Prone - Broughty Ferry, Scotland
  • 04 Aug 2021 - Prone - Loch Tay, Scotland
  • 27 Jul 2021 - Bike (GNT) - Loch Laggan to Loch Ossian, Scotland
  • 26 Jul 2021 - Bike (GNT) - Loch Laggan, Scotland
  • 25 Jul 2021 - Prone - Loch Awe, Scotland
  • 15 Jul 2021 - Prone - Loch Tay, Scotland
  • 11 Jul 2021 - Bike - Kilmahog, Scotland
  • 11 Jul 2021 - Prone - Clunie Loch, Scotland
  • 21 Jun 2021 - Bike - Loch Awe, Scotland
  • 06 Jun 2021 - Prone - Clunie Loch, Scotland
  • 05 Jun 2021 - Bike - Loch Benachally, Scotland
  • 30 May 2021 - Prone - Loch Ness
  • 29 May 2021 - Bike - The Scenic Glen, Scotland
  • 27 May 2021 - Bike - Loch More, Scotland
  • 27 May 2021 - Prone - Loch More, Scotland
  • 22 May 2021 - Suilven Adventure - Sutherland, Scotland
  • 19 May 2021 - Prone - Loch Lomond, Scotland
  • 11 May 2021 - Prone - Clunie Loch, Scotland
  • 08 May 2021 - Prone - new kit
  • 24 Apr 2021 - Prone - Clunie Loch, Scotland
  • 18 Apr 2021 - Prone - Clunie Loch, Scotland
  • 13 Apr 2021 - Prone - Clunie Loch, Scotland
  • 11 Apr 2021 - Prone - Clunie Loch, Schotland
  • 27 Mar 2021 - Prone - Clunie Loch, Scotland
  • 23 Mar 2021 - Prone - Clunie Loch, Scotland
  • 20 Mar 2021 - Prone & Bike - Blairgowrie, Scotland
  • 13 Mar 2021 - Prone – Clunie Loch, Scotland
  • 09 Mar 2021 - Prone – Clunie Loch, Scotland
  • 07 Mar 2021 - Prone - Clunie Loch, Scotland
  • 06 Mar 2021 - Prone - Clunie Loch, Scotland
  • 27 Feb 2021 - Prone - Clunie Loch, Scotland
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