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Peru Trek

October 18, 2006October 27, 2018 Pete Thomas 0 Comment About the Trek
Peru Trek

[EDIT May 2017] we have continued the fundraising since the trek, via TamingTheSaxophone.com and CafeSaxophone.com, raising money for various charities, mostly for special needs music

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Peru Trek Photos

September 26, 2006February 1, 2019 Pete Thomas Trek!

Here are just a few of the amazing photos we took while in/on the Andes.

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A Few “Post Trek” Thoughts

September 25, 2006August 17, 2015 Pete Thomas 1 Comment About the Trek

It struck me that here was a bunch of people doing something for charity. Something that was potentially (and really was) “tough and miserable” to

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The Trek!!!

September 25, 2006April 19, 2016 Pete Thomas 0 Comment Trek!

No chance to do this from Peru, it was either a case of no internet cafe (4450 meters up in the Andes) or too much

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The Final Days of Training

August 27, 2006April 19, 2016 Pete Thomas 2 Comments Training

Sorry for the delay in posting this, I hope you didn’t all think the training had got the better of us. After last week, I

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Weekday Training

August 20, 2006August 17, 2015 Pete Thomas 3 Comments Training

It’s not all exhausting but somehow enjoyable walks round the countryside that get more and more exhausting, we also have to do weekday walks. Just

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7th Weekend – another 8 hour walk

August 20, 2006April 19, 2016 Pete Thomas 0 Comment Training

Compared with last weekend, this might have been a bit easier. We walked along the Pilgrim’s Way from Winchester to Upham and back, a round

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The “B” Word (Blisters)

August 20, 2006August 17, 2015 Pete Thomas 0 Comment Equipment

So far I haven’t had actual blisters, but some very painful areas on my left foot: the pad just below my big toe and the

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The Wonderful World of Goretex

August 13, 2006August 3, 2017 Pete Thomas 0 Comment Equipment

You’ve read about our experience of being caught in the worst downpour since records began, Goretex is now our best friend. When I first bought

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Fundraising to date

August 13, 2006August 17, 2015 Pete Thomas 0 Comment About the Trek

Apart from one round of begging emails to friends and clients, my fundraising has all been via donations on my website and forum, along with

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6th weekend – The first 8 hour walk

August 12, 2006April 19, 2016 Pete Thomas 0 Comment Training

We started off walking round North Kent (not all of North Kent, just a bit of it). It was raining quite hard so it was

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New boots (and trekking gear in general)

August 10, 2006August 17, 2015 Pete Thomas 0 Comment Equipment

Got some new boots today. These are not as macho looking as my previous leather ones, but they are lighter and ventilate better. Most importantly

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5th weekend – the big one

August 6, 2006August 17, 2015 Pete Thomas 0 Comment Training

The big one. Two six hour walks one day after another. We did it. Not easy. Saturday was an easy morning as Jim and his

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The Pedometer

August 2, 2006October 27, 2018 Pete Thomas 0 Comment Equipment, Training

(Or is it Podometer – I can never remember). Laurie bought me this for Christmas and its great. Here is an example of what it

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4th Weekend

July 31, 2006August 17, 2015 Pete Thomas 0 Comment Training

This weekend we almost reached the extreme limits of human endurance – 6 hours walking the South Downs Way without a cup of tea. At

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3rd weekend

July 24, 2006August 17, 2015 Pete Thomas 0 Comment Training

This was supposed to be one long walk of six hours, but didn’t quite turn out like that. We drove to Exton in the Meon

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2nd Weekend – Sunday

July 16, 2006August 17, 2015 Pete Thomas 0 Comment Training

We went to the Outdoor shop in the morning and they fitted my boots with some special insoles to soften the bottoms and stop the

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2nd Weekend – Saturday

July 15, 2006August 17, 2015 Pete Thomas 0 Comment Training

This weekend we needed to do two 4 hour walks. It’s easy enough to do one, but the real test is to get up the

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1st Weekend

July 9, 2006April 19, 2016 Pete Thomas 0 Comment Training

This is the first weekend of serious training (ie longer than the paltry 5 mile walks we’ve been doing up to now). We needed to

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