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In 1990 John set up a world record
for the first ever recorded crew to row from London
to Paris in a whaler rowing boat. The picture of the
team of police officers training in their rowing
boat outside the Houses of Parliament during the day
the hurricane hit London became a legendary classic
picture for Life Magazine.
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In 2001 a John led a
group of 17 year old students on a jungle expedition
exploring deep into the heart of the Malaysian rain
forest where Europeans had not entered for over 50
years. It was a life changing experience for the
students and one they will never forget. In the
words of one of them:
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John is no stranger to
the desert. In 2001, he joined a team of rock
climbers to explore some isolated rocky cliffs in
‘Wadi Rum’ in Jordanian desert – the famous lands of
Lawrence of Arabia.
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John has been a climber
since a young school boy. Having gravitated through
ice climbing on the notorious North face of Ben
Nevis, he graduated to the Alps. In 1983 , he
achieve his ultimate ambition as a young man – to
climb the Matterhorn.
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