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CONTENTS
editor’s note
003 fitness in the over 40s
Welcome to
BAMLife
006 BAMbassadors
This is our first edition of our digital lifestyle magazine
which we really hope that you enjoy. We want it to
Inspire, Connect and encourage you to Explore this
remarkable planet we call earth.
Over the years we have met and supported a great many
people who aspire to challenge themselves, set new
boundaries and who are pioneers for something different. For
the first time we have now been able to feature our
BAMbassadors to help share their stories and aspiration. You
can read more online by visiting
bambooclothing.co.uk/bambassadors/
We have also gathered together some of the countless stories
we receive here at BAM HQ from people using our products
who have explored, run, biked and embraced life to the full.
We want to hear more from you about your stories, about
why you love our clothing, what activities you use it for and
places you visit on your travels.
We really hope you share our excitement for this first edition
and the plans to share more stories.
Watch this space.
Richard Harpham
BAMbassador and Editor
Finding gold by Richard Harpham
016 BAMbassadors interview
Sean Rose
018 Off The Wall
Quirky and inspiring stories from around the world
020 Rugby World Cup 2015
Showcasing rugby at its best
024 Project Channel Swim
Swimming the channel, the butterfly effect by
Sam Mould
028 Breaking the mould
So far that's been a bit of a mixed bag, BAM has either done
better than we thought, or we're pretty rubbish at delegation.
Perhaps a mix of the two, and our delegation has improved
as the team has grown - plus lots of mini adventures have
been had along the way, so all is not lost.
BAM is clothing made from bamboo, yes. But was do we
stand for? Our team love… exploring, adventure, health,
fitness, looking after the planet, wanderlust, quirky stuff and
a good dose of humour.
If that resonates, then this magazine is for you, enjoy the
contents and meeting our BAMbassadors. If not, it's not!
WIN
Bamboo Clothing
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By the Meek family
013 Explore the Yukon and Alaska
We just felt that it was too good to fail. The idea was also that
it would allow us the time to go off and get involved in
expeditions and wanderlusty challenges and trips.
Happy reading!
David and Nicole
Our inspirational adventurers
008 Adventure is out there
BAM - bambooclothing.co.uk - performance clothing
made from bamboo - was set up as a massive roll of the
dice 10 years ago. There was no safety net, it was
bankruptcy or succeed. It seemed like the thing to do,
although there weren't many concrete things to back
that view up except a bit of gut feel and that precious
resource, blind optimism.
As always, comments welcome.
By Bamboo Clothing’s founder David Gordon
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