Benedict Allen
@benedictallen.bsky.social
Motivational Speaker, "Extreme Explorer", Environmental Scientist, broadcaster, author. Brought non film-crew expeditions to the telly - inadvertently pioneering the Video Selfie.
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Benedict Allen
@benedictallen.bsky.social
· Nov 14
So much to do, so little time in which to do it...
Exploration is not something of the past, a long-gone Golden Age, as we're often taught, it's something of the present - and of the future. In fact, we need to get to understand our precious planet now more than ever, and fast.✌️
Exploration is not something of the past, a long-gone Golden Age, as we're often taught, it's something of the present - and of the future. In fact, we need to get to understand our precious planet now more than ever, and fast.✌️
THE MAKING OF A RENOWNED EXPLORER: Mr. Croc recalls his early years:
"Imagine my joy when, in the company of my new friends, I saw my young bird companion at last somehow able to take to his wings and fly..."
(Cheery sandwich wrapper of the day, to help you on your way.👍🏼😃)
"Imagine my joy when, in the company of my new friends, I saw my young bird companion at last somehow able to take to his wings and fly..."
(Cheery sandwich wrapper of the day, to help you on your way.👍🏼😃)
January 6, 2026 at 7:33 AM
THE MAKING OF A RENOWNED EXPLORER: Mr. Croc recalls his early years:
"Imagine my joy when, in the company of my new friends, I saw my young bird companion at last somehow able to take to his wings and fly..."
(Cheery sandwich wrapper of the day, to help you on your way.👍🏼😃)
"Imagine my joy when, in the company of my new friends, I saw my young bird companion at last somehow able to take to his wings and fly..."
(Cheery sandwich wrapper of the day, to help you on your way.👍🏼😃)
Frosty weather this morning in Prague - a great start to the year.
Wishing you all the best in 2026, wherever you are on our much abused but still beautiful planet. 👍🏼🌏
Wishing you all the best in 2026, wherever you are on our much abused but still beautiful planet. 👍🏼🌏
January 5, 2026 at 7:47 AM
Frosty weather this morning in Prague - a great start to the year.
Wishing you all the best in 2026, wherever you are on our much abused but still beautiful planet. 👍🏼🌏
Wishing you all the best in 2026, wherever you are on our much abused but still beautiful planet. 👍🏼🌏
THE MAKING OF A RENOWNED EXPLORER: Mr. Croc recalls his early years:
"A brand new year - and brand new dreams. Above all, perhaps, I saw it as a time to embrace the future - and make a few new friends."
(Cheery sandwich wrapper of the day, to help you on your way.👍🏼😃)
"A brand new year - and brand new dreams. Above all, perhaps, I saw it as a time to embrace the future - and make a few new friends."
(Cheery sandwich wrapper of the day, to help you on your way.👍🏼😃)
January 5, 2026 at 7:38 AM
THE MAKING OF A RENOWNED EXPLORER: Mr. Croc recalls his early years:
"A brand new year - and brand new dreams. Above all, perhaps, I saw it as a time to embrace the future - and make a few new friends."
(Cheery sandwich wrapper of the day, to help you on your way.👍🏼😃)
"A brand new year - and brand new dreams. Above all, perhaps, I saw it as a time to embrace the future - and make a few new friends."
(Cheery sandwich wrapper of the day, to help you on your way.👍🏼😃)
Wishing you a joyful NewYear, full of adventure and exploration - wherever you are on our precious planet. 👍🏼🌏
(From near a lichenous cliff, Czech Republic)
(From near a lichenous cliff, Czech Republic)
December 31, 2025 at 9:35 AM
Wishing you a joyful NewYear, full of adventure and exploration - wherever you are on our precious planet. 👍🏼🌏
(From near a lichenous cliff, Czech Republic)
(From near a lichenous cliff, Czech Republic)
Reposted by Benedict Allen
"Many of our... leaders are scientifically illiterate... Problems arise when they choose not to seek the counsel of those who understand the science...
And some seek to rubbish the science...
Making policy based on prejudice rather than facts does every one of us a disservice..".
And some seek to rubbish the science...
Making policy based on prejudice rather than facts does every one of us a disservice..".
Our leaders must listen to scientists on climate change – or face catastrophe
Almost 20 years ago, An Inconvenient Truth highlighted the risks of climate change. Two decades on, these truths are even more inconvenient.
www.bigissue.com
December 29, 2025 at 4:09 PM
"Many of our... leaders are scientifically illiterate... Problems arise when they choose not to seek the counsel of those who understand the science...
And some seek to rubbish the science...
Making policy based on prejudice rather than facts does every one of us a disservice..".
And some seek to rubbish the science...
Making policy based on prejudice rather than facts does every one of us a disservice..".
Merry Christmas, one and all! 🎄
And remember: a brand new year of adventure and exploration beckons... 🌏👍🏼
And remember: a brand new year of adventure and exploration beckons... 🌏👍🏼
December 25, 2025 at 9:39 AM
Merry Christmas, one and all! 🎄
And remember: a brand new year of adventure and exploration beckons... 🌏👍🏼
And remember: a brand new year of adventure and exploration beckons... 🌏👍🏼
THE MAKING OF A RENOWNED EXPLORER: Mr. Croc recalls his early years:
"The magical sound of jingle bells in the night... and then we woke to see that - at least for one of us - all our dreams had come true."
(Your cheery sandwich wrapper for Christmas. Have a joyous time 👍🏼🎄)
"The magical sound of jingle bells in the night... and then we woke to see that - at least for one of us - all our dreams had come true."
(Your cheery sandwich wrapper for Christmas. Have a joyous time 👍🏼🎄)
December 23, 2025 at 9:01 AM
THE MAKING OF A RENOWNED EXPLORER: Mr. Croc recalls his early years:
"The magical sound of jingle bells in the night... and then we woke to see that - at least for one of us - all our dreams had come true."
(Your cheery sandwich wrapper for Christmas. Have a joyous time 👍🏼🎄)
"The magical sound of jingle bells in the night... and then we woke to see that - at least for one of us - all our dreams had come true."
(Your cheery sandwich wrapper for Christmas. Have a joyous time 👍🏼🎄)
THE MAKING OF A RENOWNED EXPLORER: Mr. Croc recalls his early years:
"The first test of our friendship came after sunset, when it was time for one of my customary feasts - AND he wouldn't stop snoring."
(Your cheery sandwich wrapper of the day to help you on your way.👍🏼😃)
"The first test of our friendship came after sunset, when it was time for one of my customary feasts - AND he wouldn't stop snoring."
(Your cheery sandwich wrapper of the day to help you on your way.👍🏼😃)
December 22, 2025 at 8:58 AM
THE MAKING OF A RENOWNED EXPLORER: Mr. Croc recalls his early years:
"The first test of our friendship came after sunset, when it was time for one of my customary feasts - AND he wouldn't stop snoring."
(Your cheery sandwich wrapper of the day to help you on your way.👍🏼😃)
"The first test of our friendship came after sunset, when it was time for one of my customary feasts - AND he wouldn't stop snoring."
(Your cheery sandwich wrapper of the day to help you on your way.👍🏼😃)
THE MAKING OF A RENOWNED EXPLORER: Mr. Croc recalls his early years:
"I have to admit, I was so lonely in those first days on the road that I was happy even to forgo my usual hearty breakfast..."
(Your cheery sandwich wrapper of the day to help you on your way.👍🏼😃)
"I have to admit, I was so lonely in those first days on the road that I was happy even to forgo my usual hearty breakfast..."
(Your cheery sandwich wrapper of the day to help you on your way.👍🏼😃)
December 19, 2025 at 7:39 AM
THE MAKING OF A RENOWNED EXPLORER: Mr. Croc recalls his early years:
"I have to admit, I was so lonely in those first days on the road that I was happy even to forgo my usual hearty breakfast..."
(Your cheery sandwich wrapper of the day to help you on your way.👍🏼😃)
"I have to admit, I was so lonely in those first days on the road that I was happy even to forgo my usual hearty breakfast..."
(Your cheery sandwich wrapper of the day to help you on your way.👍🏼😃)
Reposted by Benedict Allen
December 18, 2025 at 10:54 AM
Reposted by Benedict Allen
Ladies & Gentlemen, we present to you the largest single trunk live oak in the whole universe 😮
The tree lives in Iron City, Georgia which of course didn’t exist when the tree germinated, & nor did the US
The tree lives in Iron City, Georgia which of course didn’t exist when the tree germinated, & nor did the US
December 18, 2025 at 8:13 AM
Ladies & Gentlemen, we present to you the largest single trunk live oak in the whole universe 😮
The tree lives in Iron City, Georgia which of course didn’t exist when the tree germinated, & nor did the US
The tree lives in Iron City, Georgia which of course didn’t exist when the tree germinated, & nor did the US
THE MAKING OF A RENOWNED EXPLORER: Mr. Croc recalls his early years...
"After days of solitary walking, I discovered that life is about choices: for example, here was a chance to make a friend... or snack."
(Your cheery sandwich wrapper of the day to help you on your way.👍🏼😃)
"After days of solitary walking, I discovered that life is about choices: for example, here was a chance to make a friend... or snack."
(Your cheery sandwich wrapper of the day to help you on your way.👍🏼😃)
December 18, 2025 at 8:19 AM
THE MAKING OF A RENOWNED EXPLORER: Mr. Croc recalls his early years...
"After days of solitary walking, I discovered that life is about choices: for example, here was a chance to make a friend... or snack."
(Your cheery sandwich wrapper of the day to help you on your way.👍🏼😃)
"After days of solitary walking, I discovered that life is about choices: for example, here was a chance to make a friend... or snack."
(Your cheery sandwich wrapper of the day to help you on your way.👍🏼😃)
Running free...👍🏼🌏
Rough terrain on yesterday's fell race recce. Not many paths where we went!
December 17, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Running free...👍🏼🌏
Reposted by Benedict Allen
This is going to be a catastrophic loss, and all because a handful of people refuse to accept reality.
Exclusive: The Trump administration is moving to dismantle the National Center for Atmospheric Research in Colorado, according to a senior White House official, taking aim at one of the world's leading climate research labs.
Trump moves to dismantle major US climate research center in Colorado
The Trump administration is breaking up the National Center for Atmospheric Research, taking aim at one of the world's leading climate research labs.
bit.ly
December 17, 2025 at 2:20 AM
This is going to be a catastrophic loss, and all because a handful of people refuse to accept reality.
THE MAKING OF A RENOWNED EXPLORER: Mr. Croc recalls his early years...
"And so the day came at last for me to leave home with a tear in my eye - and yet spring in my stride - for my FIRST GREAT ADVENTURE."
(Your cheery sandwich wrapper of the day to help you on your way.👍🏼😃)
"And so the day came at last for me to leave home with a tear in my eye - and yet spring in my stride - for my FIRST GREAT ADVENTURE."
(Your cheery sandwich wrapper of the day to help you on your way.👍🏼😃)
December 17, 2025 at 9:18 AM
THE MAKING OF A RENOWNED EXPLORER: Mr. Croc recalls his early years...
"And so the day came at last for me to leave home with a tear in my eye - and yet spring in my stride - for my FIRST GREAT ADVENTURE."
(Your cheery sandwich wrapper of the day to help you on your way.👍🏼😃)
"And so the day came at last for me to leave home with a tear in my eye - and yet spring in my stride - for my FIRST GREAT ADVENTURE."
(Your cheery sandwich wrapper of the day to help you on your way.👍🏼😃)
THE MAKING OF A RENOWNED EXPLORER: Mr. Croc recalls his early years...
"Yet in truth, there was always something a little different about me. I seemed to need a little more... well, ADVENTURE."
(Your cheery sandwich wrapper of the day to help you on your way.👍🏼😃)
"Yet in truth, there was always something a little different about me. I seemed to need a little more... well, ADVENTURE."
(Your cheery sandwich wrapper of the day to help you on your way.👍🏼😃)
December 16, 2025 at 7:57 AM
THE MAKING OF A RENOWNED EXPLORER: Mr. Croc recalls his early years...
"Yet in truth, there was always something a little different about me. I seemed to need a little more... well, ADVENTURE."
(Your cheery sandwich wrapper of the day to help you on your way.👍🏼😃)
"Yet in truth, there was always something a little different about me. I seemed to need a little more... well, ADVENTURE."
(Your cheery sandwich wrapper of the day to help you on your way.👍🏼😃)
"Spot of lunch?"
Upbeat sandwich wrapper of the day to help you on your way.👍🏼😃
(This one from a year or so ago, just to keep you going! Presently, am travelling. Back tomorrow.)
Upbeat sandwich wrapper of the day to help you on your way.👍🏼😃
(This one from a year or so ago, just to keep you going! Presently, am travelling. Back tomorrow.)
December 15, 2025 at 12:07 PM
"Spot of lunch?"
Upbeat sandwich wrapper of the day to help you on your way.👍🏼😃
(This one from a year or so ago, just to keep you going! Presently, am travelling. Back tomorrow.)
Upbeat sandwich wrapper of the day to help you on your way.👍🏼😃
(This one from a year or so ago, just to keep you going! Presently, am travelling. Back tomorrow.)
Reposted by Benedict Allen
A wonderfully purposeful conversation, a short read with so much potential - thank you 🙏
I enjoyed this chat with the Finding Purpose website: Why the adventurer came home www.findingpurpose.co/p/why-the-ad...
Why the adventurer came home
Alastair Humphreys: adventurer, author and speaker - Kent, England
www.findingpurpose.co
October 19, 2025 at 10:09 AM
A wonderfully purposeful conversation, a short read with so much potential - thank you 🙏
Reposted by Benedict Allen
Make Life Memorable - it's lovely to be back in the woods, it's good for the mind and soul; warmth of the fire, a brew, leaves dancing in the sunshine, the sounds of birds seeking out a meal, and the fresh breeze blows the worries away. Yes it's good to be in the woods. Wishing you well 💚
December 10, 2025 at 1:34 PM
Make Life Memorable - it's lovely to be back in the woods, it's good for the mind and soul; warmth of the fire, a brew, leaves dancing in the sunshine, the sounds of birds seeking out a meal, and the fresh breeze blows the worries away. Yes it's good to be in the woods. Wishing you well 💚
Reposted by Benedict Allen
'Green Fields at Sunset.' Joan Eardley rarely strikes a false note. Although a flair for pictorial construction is evident even in the freest of her sketches, these are deeply felt personal responses, momentary sensations, and what she called 'the notion of landscape inside me.'
December 8, 2025 at 10:29 PM
'Green Fields at Sunset.' Joan Eardley rarely strikes a false note. Although a flair for pictorial construction is evident even in the freest of her sketches, these are deeply felt personal responses, momentary sensations, and what she called 'the notion of landscape inside me.'
"We'll get there in the end, just you see!"
(One of my favourite morale-boosting sandwich wrapper sketches from a year or more ago.
Am off travelling to darkest Herefordshire, back Tues with any luck.)
(One of my favourite morale-boosting sandwich wrapper sketches from a year or more ago.
Am off travelling to darkest Herefordshire, back Tues with any luck.)
December 12, 2025 at 7:09 AM
"We'll get there in the end, just you see!"
(One of my favourite morale-boosting sandwich wrapper sketches from a year or more ago.
Am off travelling to darkest Herefordshire, back Tues with any luck.)
(One of my favourite morale-boosting sandwich wrapper sketches from a year or more ago.
Am off travelling to darkest Herefordshire, back Tues with any luck.)
THE MAKING OF A RENOWNED EXPLORER: Mr. Croc recalls his early years...
"Ah, the innocent pleasure to be had in those carefree childhood days, of just flying a few balloons in the fresh breeze."
(Your cheery sandwich wrapper of the day to help you on your way.👍🏼😃)
"Ah, the innocent pleasure to be had in those carefree childhood days, of just flying a few balloons in the fresh breeze."
(Your cheery sandwich wrapper of the day to help you on your way.👍🏼😃)
December 11, 2025 at 7:14 AM
THE MAKING OF A RENOWNED EXPLORER: Mr. Croc recalls his early years...
"Ah, the innocent pleasure to be had in those carefree childhood days, of just flying a few balloons in the fresh breeze."
(Your cheery sandwich wrapper of the day to help you on your way.👍🏼😃)
"Ah, the innocent pleasure to be had in those carefree childhood days, of just flying a few balloons in the fresh breeze."
(Your cheery sandwich wrapper of the day to help you on your way.👍🏼😃)
THE MAKING OF A RENOWNED EXPLORER: Mr. Croc recalls his early years:
"Gradually, I learned survival skills that would prove invaluable on testing expeditions, in the times ahead..."
(Your cheery sandwich wrapper of the day to help you on your way.👍🏼😃)
"Gradually, I learned survival skills that would prove invaluable on testing expeditions, in the times ahead..."
(Your cheery sandwich wrapper of the day to help you on your way.👍🏼😃)
December 10, 2025 at 7:34 AM
THE MAKING OF A RENOWNED EXPLORER: Mr. Croc recalls his early years:
"Gradually, I learned survival skills that would prove invaluable on testing expeditions, in the times ahead..."
(Your cheery sandwich wrapper of the day to help you on your way.👍🏼😃)
"Gradually, I learned survival skills that would prove invaluable on testing expeditions, in the times ahead..."
(Your cheery sandwich wrapper of the day to help you on your way.👍🏼😃)
Reposted by Benedict Allen
BLOODY AI,a thread:so, I saw a picture online of the Towers of Perugia by a Renaissance artist, Benedetto Bonfigli whose other work I know a little bit. Here is the image 1/n:
December 8, 2025 at 2:08 PM
BLOODY AI,a thread:so, I saw a picture online of the Towers of Perugia by a Renaissance artist, Benedetto Bonfigli whose other work I know a little bit. Here is the image 1/n: