Swimming Race
Chris Brown's Adventures
An adventure, as opposed to an expedition, is focussed on the thrill of the experience. It may still have a goal or objective, but that is often secondary to the excitement of the process. For example, I'd classify swimming across the Bosporus as an adventure. While the objective was to swim from Asia to Europe, it was the swim itself that provided the thrill.
Adventures usually don't require the same level of planning as an expedition. Instead, they tend to be a bit more spontaneous, with less emphasis on risk mitigation (which can have the result of making adventures more risky than expeditions). You could view an adventure as an activity in which one deliberately seeks out a challenge or risky activity for the fun of it.
In truth, adventures are more recreational than anything else. With that in mind, here's some of the recent adventures I've been on.
Swimming Race
In August 2023, I emulated Lord Byron by swimming 4 miles/6.5 km from Asia to Europe across the Bosphorus Straight in Istanbul
Easter Island is one of the world's remotest inhabited islands. I couldn't resist going out to see Moai heads and locate the POI.
An adventure to the regular South Pole in November 2016 with lunar module pilot and second man on the moon, Buzz Aldrin.
An attempt to climb nine nunataks in under nine hours near Wolf's Fang Blue Ice Runway in Queen Maud Land, Antarctica
A trip with Max Woosey encouraging everyone, particularly young people, to take risks and to venture outdoors on their own expeditions.
A road trip taking in the beautiful mountains of Slovenia, a Hypercar factory in Croatia and the elegant Serbian countryside.
A Michelin starred dinner party at Everest base camp complete with dinner suits and ball gowns.
A trip into the deserts of the UAE, starting in Dubai, to reach the Point of Inaccessibility of the Emirates.