THIS ARTICLE: Is written by Andy Ward who walked 3,300 miles from London to Asia in 2004 with only two days' planning. Andy is an adventurer, photographer and professional expedition manager currently working on the Scott2012 Antarctic expedition. Today he shares with us his top tips for anyone planning a long walk... 1.  Don’t over plan your route. I love studying maps more than is probably healthy but it’ ...

In 2006 Dave Cornthwaite became the first person to skateboard the length of Britain. His 900-mile journey from John O’Groats to Lands End was a warm-up for a much more ambitious skate, a 3618 mile crossing of Australia from Perth to Brisbane, which at the time was the longest journey ever travelled by skateboard. Here are Dave’s Top Ten tips for anyone thinking of embarking on their own skateboard journey. ...

I often receive emails asking for advice on fundraising and finding sponsorship for expeditions and I often find myself thinking the same things: Why do you want a sponsor? Wouldn't you rather be on a cheap expedition than begging someone to fund an expensive one? Have you consider the alternatives? To save me writing a fresh email every time, and so that you can skip to the bottom without feeling rude, I'v ...

I frequently receive emails asking for advice on fundraising and finding sponsorship for expeditions and I often find myself writing down the same things. To save us both time, here are a few general pieces of advice for pitching an idea to sponsors. If you read them and would still like some help then please feel free to email me. There is no easy solution. At least, not that I know about otherwise I'd hav ...

Ever wondered if you could make a career out of expeditions, using adventure to generate money to pay the bills and fund the next trip? It's an aspiration held by many but I think there's still a slight air of mystery about how you could actually go about it. Thankfully we have some advice from Felicity Aston who has worked her way into just this sort of position. Felicity last year led a group of eight wom ...

Open canoes, kayaks, rafts, stand-up paddle boards... if you fancy a go at an expedition on any of these then below is some advice from fellow Adventurer's Blogging Chain member Mark Kalch. I normally write intros for the guests providing 10 Tips but Mark's done a pretty good one for me... "Mark Kalch's 7 rivers, 7 continents project aims to complete source to sea paddling descents of the longest river on e ...

THIS ARTICLE: Is written by Sarah Outen, the first woman to row across the Indian Ocean, a journey which she undertook solo and lasted four months. She is currently preparing (with my help!) to travel human-powered around the world and that includes rowing both the Pacific and the Indian Oceans. Here is her advice... Like most things, ocean rowing is not a science and there are all sorts of different opinio ...

THIS ARTICLE: Is written by Tom Allen who has recently returned to the UK with his mountain bike having spent the last few years travelling on it through 30-odd countries. His old teammate Andy Welch recently gave us some tips for anyone planning a big cycling expedition and now it's Tom's turn to give some pointers to anyone thinking about doing such a trip off-road. 1. Choose The Right Tool For The Job Of ...

THIS ARTICLE: Offers a basic overview of how you might go about climbing Mount Everest. It introduces some key terms, highlights the likely difficulties and explains the two main routes to the summit as well as touching on the alternatives. It also covers the basic costs. [divide] [box type="note" bg="#ebebeb" color="#111" font="arial" fontsize="13" border="#a6a6a6" head="Get the Book" headbg="#21417b" head ...

THIS ARTICLE: Is written by Dan Martin; the guy I like to call Big Ocean Man who is training to swim across the Atlantic as the first stage of his Global Triathlon. If you really need find out more about his credentials for writing this article then visit his website. Otherwise, here is some advice if you're thinking about trying a first swimming trip: Never swim alone. NEVER swim alone. Don't over do it. A ...

THIS ARTICLE: Will explain the different ways of reaching the North Pole and how you go about them. It clarifies the differences between the four different "North Poles", explains the typical difficulties you can expect to face when trying to reach them and details several route choices from the very easy (flying) to the very hard (skiing unassisted). [divide] [box type="note" bg="#ebebeb" color="#111" font ...

THIS ARTICLE: Is written by Andy Welch who set off in 2007 on an attempt to cycle around the world on a mountain bike with his friend Tom Allen. It would be unjust and impossible for me to try and summarise everything that Andy's adventures have led to since then (for that you can visit the Ride Earth website) but suffice to say, he is a good man to advise anyone preparing for their first big bicycle expedi ...