Pass storming in the Lakes, on a 1930s roadster
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Pass storming in the Lakes, on a 1930s roadster
Nick Crane showing how it's done: http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x2f0lrr
And that he's still got the mad skillz from his days riding to the 'centre of the earth', up Kilimanjaro and across the Atlas Mountains.
And that he's still got the mad skillz from his days riding to the 'centre of the earth', up Kilimanjaro and across the Atlas Mountains.
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Brilliant, off out for a ride in the 'snow' and will watch this with a brew later, thanks Jack.
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Cheers great watch.
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Watch both series if you can get hold of them, they are really interesting programs. Stu told me about them and they are great to watch i think theres 8 episodes in each.
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How very interesting :)
Seems like a chap that'd be quite interesting to sit down and have a chat with.
Seems like a chap that'd be quite interesting to sit down and have a chat with.
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A great episode, well worth watching.
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TYPE 2 "fun" in places, may want to get those brakes looked at though!
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I've recently finished reading Clear Waters Rising, his account of walking alone from Cape Finisterre to Istanbul along the watershed of Europe. It's one of the few books I keep re-reading, written 25 years ago, he visits parts of Europe which haven't changed for centuries, people living a peasant existance in the mountains of Northern Spain, the Balkans and Carpathians. Well worth a read if you can find a copy. It explains his habit of going everywhere with an umbrella.
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Plenty available on Amazon, I've just ordered a copy. Thanks for the recommendation.pistonbroke wrote:I've recently finished reading Clear Waters Rising, his account of walking alone from Cape Finisterre to Istanbul along the watershed of Europe. It's one of the few books I keep re-reading, written 25 years ago, he visits parts of Europe which haven't changed for centuries, people living a peasant existance in the mountains of Northern Spain, the Balkans and Carpathians. Well worth a read if you can find a copy. It explains his habit of going everywhere with an umbrella.
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Cheers, enjoyed that.
Will watch the others when the wife has her poor show on TV
Will watch the others when the wife has her poor show on TV
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Copy ordered, thanks!
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I remember seeing that when it was originally broadcast.
Some creative camera work at the ford
Some creative camera work at the ford
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Perhaps strangely, that's the only one of his books I'm unable to get on with. Seems to be written in a very different style to Atlas Biker, Journey to the centre, etc.I've recently finished reading Clear Waters Rising,
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"unable to get on with.... CWR" - agreed. Although also off the bike, "Two Degrees West" is more offbeat, and its premise sets him up for various interesting encounters. Much closer to my bikepacking 'philosophy' - embrace the absurd and the serendip. I'd like one of those craftsman-made brollies of his. Although this'd probably be better for BP:
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Re: Pass storming in the Lakes, on a 1930s roadster
Same here, but maybe I should go back to it. Didn't finish it first time round but it's as much about what I want to read at the time as the book.Bearbonesnorm wrote:Perhaps strangely, that's the only one of his books I'm unable to get on with. Seems to be written in a very different style to Atlas Biker, Journey to the centre, etc.I've recently finished reading Clear Waters Rising,
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I had the pleasure of doing some filming and an article with him for 'World' Magazine some while ago. It was sea kayaking based and we paddled round Holy Island , Anglesey, his first time sea kayaking. He was absolutely at home just like he had been kayaking for years. He is exactly like you see him on TV, a genuinely interesting character, but with the tinge of being extremely comfortable on his own. I seem to remember him travelling light and the umbrella cam along too. He didn't want to talk about his exploits, always changing the conversation back to our kayaking expeditions.
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The rush of sales has pushed the price of this up from £1 to £12 on Amazon!Pirahna wrote:Plenty available on Amazon, I've just ordered a copy. Thanks for the recommendation.pistonbroke wrote:I've recently finished reading Clear Waters Rising, his account of walking alone from Cape Finisterre to Istanbul along the watershed of Europe. It's one of the few books I keep re-reading, written 25 years ago, he visits parts of Europe which haven't changed for centuries, people living a peasant existance in the mountains of Northern Spain, the Balkans and Carpathians. Well worth a read if you can find a copy. It explains his habit of going everywhere with an umbrella.