Scales of tragedy
How tragic is a ‘natural’ disaster? Does it depend on what is lost? Or when it happened? Is sadness about natural disasters another tilt at preventing inevitable change?
Tag: outdoor activities
The Japanese Rubbish Mystery
When in Japan, where do you put your rubbish, given the complete lack of public bins?
Depths of Dankai Part 4
Depths of Dankai – fighting the wind and each other on the way back to the Pamir Highway.
Depths of Dankai Part 3
Depths of Dankai – we cycle over Karachym Pass to find out how deep Dankai really is
Depths of Dankai Part 1
Depths of Dankai – scouting deep rivers on an off-track cycling route in Tajikstan. Why were we there?
Planting Time
Autumn is right time to extend pa harakeke’s plantings – “Why are you doing this?” a visiting cycle tourist asked. “As reciprocity for being part of the biosphere,” could be my answer.
Enumeration
I’m on top of Mt Alta. Do I need to know how many minutes it took me to get there? Or how high I have climbed? Has technology addicted us to counting things that don’t matter?
Prepping for Mongolia
We’re getting ready for a bikepacking trip in Mongolia. How might this be this similar to preparing for a doomsday event?