Well, it’s that time again – time for a bit of pain, hardship, frustration, fear, excitement, learning, exploration and adventure! I have made live my expedition mini-site (which is just a cool way to say I tacked on a few more pages to my website!). You can access these pages by clicking on the banner above or simply by clicking here.

I have purposely tried to keep things simple and this is a theme I am trying to extend across the whole journey. I will be posting on an expedition journal throughout my adventure, but I am putting a ban on Twitter! It can be a fantastic tool and I really enjoy following those that do use it while on expedition (Ed and Mark) but I want to keep alive some of the feeling (illusion?) of isolation and real adventure. Is this possible? I am unsure but I will give it a crack. It is not a stand on using modern tech on expeditions, just a personal feeling and choice. Please don’t read too much into it.

You can follow my progress via the Location Map powered by Suunto X10. It will also display my post locations.

The Expedition Iran Gallery powered by Sony is where you will be able to view images and clips that I upload throughout my journey.

Please take a look at the companies who have partnered with me not just for my latest undertaking but have been gracious enough to provide ongoing support to my day to day activities. Easy to say, but I choose to partner these guys not because they said yes, but because they are industry leaders – their kit just works! Most importantly they provide an amazing degree of support to my endeavours that transcends product or money. They believe in me. Again I have kept things simple by limiting my relationships. This way I can improve my return to those that I have and concentrate on the task at hand – Expedition Iran!

I am still tweeking a few things, so any glaring errors please let me know or if you have any ideas on improvements please drop me a line, keeping in mind the keeping it simple ethos.