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What I enjoy in life is setting myself huge unbelievable challenges in life and figuring out a way to conquer them. Generally this is in the fields of Entrepreneurship, traveling, mountain climbing but I also have a passion for all things Engineering and Science.

If your keen on entrepreneurship or exploration or if you’ve just a curious mind keep reading …

bryanclarke

In the Mountains #Armenia #Yerevan

In the Mountains #Armenia #Yerevan

MotoTaxiing around the bumpy roads of #Labe #Guine

MotoTaxiing around the bumpy roads of #Labe #Guinea

Catching up on a little work with company! #Casama

Catching up on a little work with company! #Casamance Southern #Senegal .
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Sadly their mother died in a car accident last week after having just given birth to them.
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They liked to crawl up my tent in the middle of the night! .
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Little Baoboab Campsite, Abeme, Casamance Southern Senegal - Nov 2018

Stayed in my friends $5m apartment last night. Som

Stayed in my friends $5m apartment last night. Some epic views of the #ChryslerBuilding and the #EastRiver .
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I can see how working out of here helps you not only think bigger but also gives you an easy 10x boost in productivity with all that natural sunlight and the skyline in constant view. #NewYork #Manhattan

Exchanging money in #Hargeisha the capital of the

Exchanging money in #Hargeisha the capital of the unrecognised country of #Somaliland
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I travelled up to Somaliland overland from Ethiopia on the way up to Berbera on the coast, stopping along the way to see some of the most untouched Cave paintings in the world.
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Recognised by the UN as being part of Somalia proper (from 2photos ago). But Somaliland which is located in the northern part of Somalia just across the Gulf of Aden from Yemen. Somaliland has its own laws, currency, football team (although not recognised by FIFA) they play other unrecognised countries like Sealand (an old oil rig of the coast of England) which Somaliland getting their very first win at 2-0 🤣

Hiking weekend in Douki in Northern #Guinea Legs a

Hiking weekend in Douki in Northern #Guinea Legs are still burning after two pretty intense hikes called Wet & Wild and Chutes & ladders. The latter of which was a 20km trek down two cliff faces in the 30C+ heat, a walk through the valley on the bottom and a fairly steep climb back up about 1000 m or so over a few hours, with the help of a few wooden ladders made out of branches and vines!

On a mission to solve the Ireland 🇮🇪 - Ivory

On a mission to solve the Ireland 🇮🇪 - Ivory Coast 🇨🇮 emoji confusion 'epidemic' 😂🤣😂 #Abidjan #IvoryCoast #CotedIvoire

Got to Barca #bachelorette time. Giving away this

Got to Barca #bachelorette time. Giving away this Gremlin @stormey16 behind me to @mchoey123 😭🤣🤩 ... Few beers by the beach! #Stag #mullingarboysdontstop #cavanboysontour #USboyslearningIrish #Barcelona

General Sherman ... Biggest tree in the world

General Sherman ... Biggest tree in the world

#Libya ! 🇱🇾 - exploring #Tripoli and #Leptis

#Libya ! 🇱🇾 - exploring #Tripoli and #LeptisMagna for a couple of days.
I was a little nervous about this one, considering Libya is just starting to come out of a civil war, with an Isis presence still in the country (although predominantly in the cresant of the country along the coast between Tripoli and Benghazi) .

The country basically has a number of various armed groups that have been fighting each other. Until now the current government which is recognised by the international community, was basically the strongest militia and they were able to dominate the smaller militias. This is only in the west of the country immediately around the Tripoli area.
Another group rules over the eastern side of the country around the Benghazi area. Which requires a different visa procedure.
The western border with Tunisia remains chaotic at times, the central coastal area has an Isis presence, the eastern side has its own issues and the south in the desert has a lot of tribal feuds that has been going on for centuries.
The Tripoli region remains ‘Lawless’ meaning there is a small ‘police’ (which isn’t actual police but military) that will let most things go but will step in, only in certain cases such as violence or armed groups starting to get violent.
Tripoli itself has no electrical power and is in complete darkness at night, due to a large power station being destroyed due to neglect. However businesses keep lights and air conditioning on with large generators. .

Although, we later witnessed the power station working a little bit when we drove to Leptis Magna (Roman ruins) about 120 km east. It appears the town's outside Tripoli are likely refusing to share this electricity with Tripoli (the capital) and there is not a whole lot the government can do as they don't have the resources to deal with it and they are a law onto themselves. .

All this being said, its interesting how I didn’t witness any violent crimes and I felt very safe walking around, although I did have a driver and translator with me I felt comfortable enough if I wanted to walk around on my own.
To get in you need a business visa as tourism is basically illegal as they don't feel its safe

Great trip to #Mogadishu 🇸🇴 always been curi

Great trip to #Mogadishu 🇸🇴 always been curious about this city and this view of the Ottoman lighthouse just down from the fish market .
Mogadishu is highly likely to be the most dangerous city in the world. Unfortunately every other day there is a suicide bombing with about 12 on the same week I was there. The chances of getting kidnapped are very high for Westerners with large monetary incentives for people with information on foreigners. .
Having said that Mogadishu and #Somalia has the perfect location along the Indian ocean with thousands of miles of perfect beaches! Lido beach where I swam was one of the best beaches I've been to and that's saying something for African city beaches with water temperatures around 30°C #BlackHawkDown

Had an afternoon floating in the world's saltiest

Had an afternoon floating in the world's saltiest lake #LacAssal it felt far more saltier than the Dead Sea! Also the lowest point in Africa at -155 metres. Even got myself a #Djibouti 🇩🇯 footie jersey! .
Djibouti is a small country in the horn of Africa that's on the convergence of 3 tectonic plates... The country is literally been ripped apart. But it makes for some amazing geological features. It's also home to about 5 or 6 foreign military bases including US, China, France, Spain, Italy, Japan...

#IraqiKurdistan this is know as that safe part of

#IraqiKurdistan this is know as that safe part of Iraq it is a semi automomous in the north of the country run by the Kurdish people.
This is Saddams's old palace in the north of the country, right on top of the mountain.
I traveled here with a local guide that I highly recommend- Karwan. Msg for details .
The guys with me are members of the Kurdish Persmerga forces who helped battle against ISIS and prevent them spreading and gaining further ground...they told me some crazy stories...
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After this trip I wanted to travel to Mosul which is ISIS's stronghold in Iraq although they have recently been pushed out. Unfortunately, we were meant to have an Iraqi general Joining us on this trip to Mosul as it required us passing through 4+ check points some operated by Iraqi militia but his wife was very sick...we ended up, traveling towards Kirkurk, located in Iraqi 'proper'

Checking out Flaming Towers #Baku #Azerbijan

Checking out Flaming Towers #Baku #Azerbijan

So this happened ... it wasn't exactly planned but

So this happened ... it wasn't exactly planned but I looked it up the night before to see if it was possible and thankfully/or regretfully (after some bruised hips and other ailements 😂) it was possible!
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The 2019 Red Bull Cliff Diving takes place off this bridge next week (Aug24)so the water line is pretty low giving maximum jump height of about 25 metres (82ft), where you reach a top speed of 80+km/hr (50 miles/hr). If you were to land on your back it would be like falling 13 metres onto concrete. Even with my reasonable jump I came out in a good amount of pain but it cleared away pretty quickly.
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You need to talk to the Mostar Diving club to receive training before the jump. We trained close by on a 10 metre high board, which for me was around the highest I'd jumped before maybe once or twice, that height was probably enough for me, not sure what I was thinking with this jump 😁 but now I'm an official Mostar Diving club member for life after sign up payment of coarse but this is used for upkeep of the bridge etc and feels good to be park of this club. So far more ppl have climbed Everest than jumped.
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#OldBridge #Mostar #Bosnia & #Herzegovina 🇧🇦 #Bosnia&Herzegovina #OldBridgeMostar #MostarDivingClub
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Just spent the weekend in #Baghdad #Iraq #MartyrsM

Just spent the weekend in #Baghdad #Iraq #MartyrsMonument 🇮🇶

#Argentina 🇦🇷 - Country 100!!! . Finally mad

#Argentina 🇦🇷 - Country 100!!!
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Finally made it to this major milestone and what better way to mark the occasion than by summiting the highest mountain in the country.
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#Aconcagua being 6,962 metres also happens to be the highest mountain in South America, the Americas, the Southern and Western Hemispheres ... In short it's the highest mountain in the world outside the Hiymalayas and a few Central Asian mountains.
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Having assumed we'd have a relatively ok ride weather wise, having gone in the peak season ... It was a long 2 weeks on the #mountain (including acclimatisation) waiting for the weather and wind to change for the better.
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Having said that we ended up summiting in -30°C and 80kph winds (15-20kph being perfect, 50kph+ being reserved for the pros!) Then transversing the mountain in these winds with crampons on for the first time made me have second thoughts.
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In the end I got to the #summit, being the highest person in the world at that time ... since it's winter in the Northern Hemisphere.
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It's was a hard slog to the summit but in the end I had to rush it and drop my bag to "sprint" the last 150m or so. Leaving very little energy for the decent which I was mostly on my butt for. 😂
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Only thing left to do the following day was walk from 5600m to 2500m and 35km out of the National Park and bus it back to #Mendoza
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Was great to have this experience with our Russian agency @elbrustours and Micha, Victor and Dimitri as guides. As well as fellow friends and climbers @manvsclock (who is on the mend), @onestep4ward, Paul, Dave, Craig, Nikita, Maurice
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On to Buenos Aires now for a couple of days ...
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#SevenSummits

A Mediterranean island split into two countries. T

A Mediterranean island split into two countries. This selection are generally Southern #Cyprus 🇨🇾 or the Republic of Cyprus. An independent nation part of the EU and the northern part a disputed territory which is only recognized by Turkey
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The capital city of Nicosia is split in two where the border crosses right through the city splitting the very different sides apart. The southern side being very Greek and the northern side very Turkish. Soldiers guard the narrow streets on the way to the barbed wire borders. With two walkable crossing points in the city, visiting both, the one in the very centre being by far the most popular.
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I also got to briefly visit #Paphos in the South West of the island. .
The last two times I was here were on a lads essentially drinking holiday in #AyiaNapa in the South East. So I felt I had to come back #Starskys #CastleClub anyone! 🤣 Then a family holiday in the exact same accomodation 😕 Along with Irish football legend Kevin Hunt!

Amazing lake high up in the Caucasus Mountains in

Amazing lake high up in the Caucasus Mountains in the breakaway unrecognized Republic of Abkhazia .

The two deepest caves discovered in the world are located in this region at well over 2km deep - Veryovkina and Krubera Caves .

Stalin had one of his Dachas (summer homes) on the other side of the lake #LakeRitsa #RitsaNationalPark #Abkhazia

Getting back to visit #Egypt 🇪🇬 after a near

Getting back to visit #Egypt 🇪🇬 after a nearly 10 year absence.
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The Great Pyramids of Giza and the Mosque of Muhammad Ali overlooked Cairo - the second biggest city in Africa and a crazy loud metropolis
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Last time I was here I missed out on Abu Simbel in the deep south next to the Sudanese border. Mostly because at the time I was far too lazy to get up at 3am for a 7-8 hour journey there and back from Aswan! 😂 After already spending weeks crossing Sudan in the 48°C heat in the peak of summer followed by the overnight ferry from Wadi Halfa.
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I also got to explore Luxor and the Valley of the Kings, where I was invited to jump the barrier and enter the tomb! 🙈
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Then on to Alexandria the second biggest city in Egypt and the ancient city named after Alexander the Great right on the beautiful Mediterranean coast. .
#PreCorona #SimplerTimes

Can't seem to stay away from these Rockets #Stalin

Can't seem to stay away from these Rockets #StalinLine #Minsk #Belarus

#RollingStones live in Dublin!

#RollingStones live in Dublin!

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