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5 things to make your expedition happen in 2023
Travel, Sailing, Ocean rowing, MDS, Sahara, Marathon des Sables, endeavour, Expedition, Adventure, Eric Ries, Lean Startup, MVP, minimum viable product, Adobe Audition, webinar, Zoom H4N Chris Shirley MA FRGS Travel, Sailing, Ocean rowing, MDS, Sahara, Marathon des Sables, endeavour, Expedition, Adventure, Eric Ries, Lean Startup, MVP, minimum viable product, Adobe Audition, webinar, Zoom H4N Chris Shirley MA FRGS

5 things to make your expedition happen in 2023

We’ve had some difficult years making expeditions and personal goals happen recently. The pandemic, conflict, a shift in global politics, and cooling economy have conspired to increase the size and number of hurdles, however there are ways to mitigate them that you might not have thought of or be familiar with.

You may well have signed up to an ocean rowing race, to run the Marathon des Sables, or even to take on the mighty Everest – however with the current fiscal uncertainty, it’s hard to see how you can possibly fundraise if the outdoor and charity sector is struggling as we believe it might be.

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10 UK-based expeditions to take on in 2023 and beyond
Ocean rowing, Bikepacking, Bikerafting, Fastpacking, Snowdon, Crib Goch, Snowdon horseshoe, Snowdonia, South west coast path, Corrvreckan, Corryvreckan whirlpool, Alpacka, Alpacka raft, Alpacka packraft, Penine way, Edale, Trail divide, Colorado trail, South downs way, Llyn Padarn, Windermere, South downs, Spine race, South west coastal path, Scafell Pike, Ben Nevis, Ironraft, Ironraft packraft Chris Shirley MA FRGS Ocean rowing, Bikepacking, Bikerafting, Fastpacking, Snowdon, Crib Goch, Snowdon horseshoe, Snowdonia, South west coast path, Corrvreckan, Corryvreckan whirlpool, Alpacka, Alpacka raft, Alpacka packraft, Penine way, Edale, Trail divide, Colorado trail, South downs way, Llyn Padarn, Windermere, South downs, Spine race, South west coastal path, Scafell Pike, Ben Nevis, Ironraft, Ironraft packraft Chris Shirley MA FRGS

10 UK-based expeditions to take on in 2023 and beyond

During the lockdowns, I wanted to start planning endeavours for when they’d completely ended, so I compiled (and in some cases designed) a bunch of UK-based physical challenges that can be completed according to difficulty.

I started off with 5 ideas that soon sprouted and turned into 5 more – so I allocated them a difficulty rating along the lines of medal you’d get for completing them.

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Rowing across a current: A veteran’s thoughts on transitioning into the creative media sector.
Career, Lifestyle, Veterans, Art, Design, Graphic design Chris Shirley MA FRGS Career, Lifestyle, Veterans, Art, Design, Graphic design Chris Shirley MA FRGS

Rowing across a current: A veteran’s thoughts on transitioning into the creative media sector.

In her article, ‘It’s Hard to Be What You Can’t See’, Marian Wright Edelman asserts that kids need to be exposed to a wide range of writing that reflect the true diversity of the way the world really is.

This perspective is useful to help explain why some veterans don’t venture far from employment that they know as a result of their service – and possibly why some organisations that have low numbers of veterans, may come to unfair assumptions of someone who has served in the military.

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