Rob Wilkinson · Expedition journal
Questionable decisionsin cold places.
I keep signing up for things that sound brilliant at the time and make no sense at all once training starts. Most of them raise money for charity, often for causes close to home in Kent.
By the numbers
9,000+ km
driven to the Arctic and back
150 km
on a fat bike across Arctic Norway
3 days
non-stop at the oars, Barcelona to Ibiza
−40°C
what the Arctic can throw at you
511 km
across the Arctic, pulling a sled
Hello, I’m Rob
Enthusiastic.
Under-qualified.
A moment of enthusiasm, followed by months of questioning my decision-making.
Over the years I’ve rowed across the Mediterranean, ridden a fat bike through an Arctic winter, driven to the northernmost road in the world and pulled a sled across the Arctic. Questionable decisions, same reason: to see how far I can push myself and raise as much money for charity as possible.
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