60 at 60 with John Edwards
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  • The Original 60 ths
    • 1 Create a Website
    • 2 Stop Being an Employee
    • 3 Climb 60 Summits
    • 4 Climb a 6000m Peak
    • 5 The Great North Swim
    • 6 Raise Money for Charity
    • 7 A Rock Climb
    • 8 My Standard Run in in 60 min
    • 9 60 Beers
    • 10 60 Cakes
    • 11 Cycle the South Downs Way
    • 12 Visit Costa Rica
    • 13 Lyke Wake Walk
    • 14 60at60 Photo Exhibition
    • 15 Build a Firepit
    • 16 Cycle 60 Miles in a Day
    • 17 Kayak the Thames in the Dark
    • 18 Pick up 60 Bags of Litter
    • 19 60 Almond Croissants
    • 20 Climb Y Garn
    • 21 6 Must See Animals
    • 22 A Night at Caer Fran
    • 23 A Night at the Museum
    • 24 Jubilee Greenway walk
    • 25 Sort the Attic
    • 26 Dart River Swim
    • 27 The 60at60 Playlist
    • 28 See 60 Live Acts
    • 29 6 Must See Acts
    • 30 The London Eye
    • 31 Timeout Recommendation
    • 32 Lego Turns 60
    • 33 Messing about on a River
    • 34 Replicate a Photograph
    • 35 Open Uni Free Courses
    • 36 Plant Trees
    • 37 Read 6 Books (Again)
    • 38 The Pier Head
    • 39 The Grim
    • 40 Whittle a Spoon
    • 41 Camp by the Sea
    • 42 Write a Poem
    • 43 Compose a Song
    • 44 Volunteer
    • 45 RGS Young Explorers
    • 46 North Downs Run
    • 47 Swim in the Pacific
    • 48 Whitewater Rafting
    • 49 Make 60 Sandcastles
    • 50 Wellbeing in Nature
    • 51 Photo with A Celebrity
    • 52 Medway's Saxon Shore Way
    • 53 Eridge Park Trail Challenge
    • 54 Grib Goch by Moonlight
    • 55 A Multi Day Canoe Journey
    • 56 Cycle to Work
    • 57 Highest Points in Boroughs I've Worked
    • 58 Paint the Shed
    • 59 One as We Go
    • 60 Something about a New Year
  • Support a Charity
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Of the Original 60ths 
Some ticked in the year, some still live..

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Create a Website

Learning and starting this web site from scratch -Ticked
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Stop Being an Employee
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Giving up being an employee to become a full time adventurer and volunteer -Ticked
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Climb 60 Summits

Get to the top of 60 summits - may involve my own definition of a summit!- still enjoying!
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 Climb a 6000m Peak

The plan was for Stok Kangri (Indian Himalaya) in August 2018 - not everything goes to plan! - close, but a miss
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 Raise Money for Charity

Through the year I hope to raise some funds for the charities I support - never ending!
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My Standard Run in 60 Minutes

I have a run I think of as my hour run, but ageing has turned into the 1hr 7min run.... phew, ticked!
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60 Beers

Because it's about new things too - trying different types, not 60 in one go. Ticked with pleasure
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60 Cakes

Cake has a long connection with outdoor activity, and volunteering - easy tick!
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Cycle the South Downs Way

An off road cycle journey along the national trail from Winchester to Eastbourne in southern England -ticked
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Visit Costa Rica

A trip to encounter wildlife and the pura vida  - ticked
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Kayak the Thames

A twilight journey passing the sights of London from Battersea to Greenwich - ticked
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Pick up 60 bags of litter

​Cleaning up along the way -ticked, but unfortunately ongoing
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60 Almond Croissants

The search for the best almond croissant - a sugary tick
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6 Must See Animals

Animals I'd like to see on the travels during the year - a wild tick
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Sort the Attic

Expecting a bit of challenge and a lot of nostalgia - a dusty tick
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 Dart River Swim

6 miles down the River Dart in September -a tired wet but satisfying tick
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6 Must See Acts

6 artists I'd really like to see this year - a part tick
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 Timeout Recommends

As recommended by Timeout magazine of the week I retire - tick
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 Lego turns 60

A Lego related visit - a connected build tick
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Messing about on a River

A river cruise - tick
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 Read 6 Books

Read 6 books over again - literally a literary tick
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The Grim

An 8 or 16 mile wet and muddy run in December at Aldershot - a muddy good tick
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Volunteer

6 days of volunteering - ticked and ongoing
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Support the RGS Young Explorers

An evening of travel and adventure with the Royal Geographical Society - tick
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North Downs Run

A 30k off road run in North Kent held in June - a tired sweaty tick
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Swim in the Pacific

A swim in the Pacific Ocean - a tumbling surf tick
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Great North Swim

Open water mile in Lake Windermere - tick
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 Photograph with a Celebrity
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A picture taken with a celebrity I admire - tick
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Eridge Park Trail Challenge

10 mile off road run held in September - 2018 is the 20th anniversary run - an up and down dale tick
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  • Blog
  • About
  • The Ticked List
  • The Original 60 ths
    • 1 Create a Website
    • 2 Stop Being an Employee
    • 3 Climb 60 Summits
    • 4 Climb a 6000m Peak
    • 5 The Great North Swim
    • 6 Raise Money for Charity
    • 7 A Rock Climb
    • 8 My Standard Run in in 60 min
    • 9 60 Beers
    • 10 60 Cakes
    • 11 Cycle the South Downs Way
    • 12 Visit Costa Rica
    • 13 Lyke Wake Walk
    • 14 60at60 Photo Exhibition
    • 15 Build a Firepit
    • 16 Cycle 60 Miles in a Day
    • 17 Kayak the Thames in the Dark
    • 18 Pick up 60 Bags of Litter
    • 19 60 Almond Croissants
    • 20 Climb Y Garn
    • 21 6 Must See Animals
    • 22 A Night at Caer Fran
    • 23 A Night at the Museum
    • 24 Jubilee Greenway walk
    • 25 Sort the Attic
    • 26 Dart River Swim
    • 27 The 60at60 Playlist
    • 28 See 60 Live Acts
    • 29 6 Must See Acts
    • 30 The London Eye
    • 31 Timeout Recommendation
    • 32 Lego Turns 60
    • 33 Messing about on a River
    • 34 Replicate a Photograph
    • 35 Open Uni Free Courses
    • 36 Plant Trees
    • 37 Read 6 Books (Again)
    • 38 The Pier Head
    • 39 The Grim
    • 40 Whittle a Spoon
    • 41 Camp by the Sea
    • 42 Write a Poem
    • 43 Compose a Song
    • 44 Volunteer
    • 45 RGS Young Explorers
    • 46 North Downs Run
    • 47 Swim in the Pacific
    • 48 Whitewater Rafting
    • 49 Make 60 Sandcastles
    • 50 Wellbeing in Nature
    • 51 Photo with A Celebrity
    • 52 Medway's Saxon Shore Way
    • 53 Eridge Park Trail Challenge
    • 54 Grib Goch by Moonlight
    • 55 A Multi Day Canoe Journey
    • 56 Cycle to Work
    • 57 Highest Points in Boroughs I've Worked
    • 58 Paint the Shed
    • 59 One as We Go
    • 60 Something about a New Year
  • Support a Charity
  • Contact