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One of the best things about Atlantic Rising is that it allows us to meet (either in real life or via the internet) some really interesting people doing some properly amazing things. One of these people is Tim Moss - there are few places he hasn't cycled, swum or run. He is  currently running every tube line in London and recently, has been cycling around the UK in a rickshaw. His mission is to encourage others to achieve their own challenges and he has kindly written a piece about adventure especially for our website. Here it is.

If you think that climbing mountains takes years of experience, requires a penchant for suffering and is the preserve of the athletic elite then think again.

If a television programme in high definition featuring presenters with mud splattered faces talking in superlatives about the severity of the situation and the extremity of their environment gives you the impression that an expedition is a terrifying experience requiring you to risk life and limb then you have been misinformed.

If your Google research pops up website results requesting payment beyond your reasonable means for you to take part in any kind of adventurous activity then close your browser for adventure has no price on its head.

If you read in the paper that someone has sailed around the world, walked across a desert or swum through turbulent waters and you wonder what makes these people special then I urge you to stop wondering because they are no more or less special than you are.

If your annual holiday allocation, busy work load or hectic family life prohibit you from undertaking anything challenging then please do your calculations again because adventure takes but a moment.

If you think that adventure, challenge or endeavour, require expertise, time or money then you are wrong.

But, if you believe that adventure is relative, not absolute,
If you believe that it comes from within and nowhere else,
And if you believe that it is in plentiful supply and available to all,
If, and only if, you believe these things then your days will be filled with it.

Tim Moss encourages people to live life with a little more adventure in it. He offers free advice and other services to support expeditions and adventures through his website The Next Challenge.