BEST Swim Fundraiser - Dan Snow helping out

I am actively involved with helping 6 Bristol kids break the World Record for swimming the English Channel - their attempt will be in August this year and they will have all just turned 12 years old by the time they swim.....incredible!

Raising money for adventures and expeditions is most definitely the hardest part of any great adventure, and so we are delighted to have Dan Snow on board to help us raise funds for the Swim Challenge. We are running an event in Bristol on Friday 15th called "An evening with TV Historian Dan Snow"

Its about his life in front of the camera, and his forthcoming series on the Royal Navy. It is in aid of BEST (Bristol English Channel Swim Team) 6 local children planning to become the youngest team ever to swim the English Channel.

Friday January 15th 2010, 7.30 - 9.15pm
QEH Theatre, Jacobs’ Wells Road, Bristol
£8 adults, £6 under 18s/students
For tickets ring: 0117-944-4409
Or email: sj5798@bristol.ac.uk

More on BEST - www.bestswim.co.uk

Howies Brainfood - great sausages

I recently spoke at the new(ish) Howies store in Bristol on my last 2 years of adventuring, messing about with bikes, skis, pulkas and shotguns. Not only do I respect the Howies philosophy to business and like what they are doing with low-carbon manufacturing, but they are one of a few companies today that are integrated into their local community. Bristol is a great city and this tiny store (and relatively small brand) managed to attract 50 people off the streets to hear me wax lyrical about why a full suspension mountain bike with a trailer is a great way to cycle across the central Iceland desert (how naive was I?)

Anyway thanks Howies, for the warm welcome, great beer and sausages on cocktail sticks and of course the merino, can't forget the merino.

http://brainfood.howies.co.uk/2009/09/wee-do-bristol-jon-bradshaw-2/

http://www.howies.co.uk

A timely event at the Ice Bar

I gave my usual schtick at the Ice Bar recently; a fitting venue for teaching a group of stressed out executives at the end of a long day meetings and presentations about what to do if they ever found themselves at the bottom of a 50ft crevasse without a rope. It is not hard to draw parallels between a 60 day expedition to delivering a project on time and to budget at work. Success is often dependent on the very same set of core skills namely good communication, excellent team work, good leadership and meticulous planning.

Time Technology are leaders in Collaborative Technology Solutions and it was great fun trying to get across to their customers how the real challenge in polar expeditions is what to do with your mind for endless days on the ice looking at nothing, not the cold or the hunger or the bears or the blisters or the wind…….

“Jonathon, you were the highlight of our day and put the venue of the Ice Bar into perspective with your stories of survival in extreme conditions. You complemented perfectly the theme of our day and though I don’t believe many of us would want to join you on your next expedition, you made us feel as though we were with you. Thanks again…awesome!”

Pete Skeffington – Director of Time Technology