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Dare to Do: taking on the planet by bike and boat [Audio]

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Speaker(s): Sarah Outen | Rowing solo across oceans, cycling through deserts and kayaking treacherous islands, British adventurer Sarah Outen has done it all. From the moment she started her first major expedition, which saw her row solo across the Indian Ocean when she was just 24 years old, Sarah was hooked and wanted more. Her latest challenge was an epic undertaking and saw her take 4.5 years to row, kayak and cycle around the Northern Hemisphere from London to London – a journey of some 25,000 miles. Dare to Do is more than an adventure story. It is a story of the kindness of strangers and the spirit of travel; a story of the raw power of nature, of finding love in unexpected places, and of discovering your inner strength. It is about trying and failing, and trying again, and about how, even when all seems lost, you can find yourself. Sarah Outen MBE (@SarahOuten) is an adventurer, motivational speaker and author. In November 2015 Sarah completed her London2London: Via the World expedition. Tina Fahm is the director of a leadership development consultancy. She is also a Governor of the London School of Economics and Political Science, Governor of the Westminster Foundation for Democracy and Chair of Womankind Worldwide. In previous non-executive roles, Tina has served as Legal Services Commissioner, Member of the Parole Board for England and Wales as the Home Secretary’s Representative on the Hertfordshire Police Authority and on various boards in the UK’s National Health Service, housing and the voluntary sectors. She remains a Justice of the Peace (magistrate) on the Supplemental List. Just economics and politics? Think again. While LSE does not teach arts or music, there is a vibrant cultural side to the School - from weekly free music concerts in the Shaw Library, and an LSE orchestra and choir with their own professional conductors, various film, art and photographic student societies, the annual LSE photo prize competition, the LSE Literary Festival and artist-in-residence projects. For more information please view the LSE Arts website.

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