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My name is David Charles and I’m a writer and outdoor instructor. (Read a longer bio here.)

Since the beginning of 2021, I have tracked my Days of Adventure, aiming for at least 100 per year.

2021: 102 ✔️ 
2022: 127 ✔️ 
2023: 100 ✔️

I am also steadily tracking down all 22 pillar trig points in the New Forest National Park for my Winter Forest Sunset project.

Every Friday I send good people like you my near legendary newsletter. You can read (and even search) past emails from the full archive on Substack.

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