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 ...

THIS ARTICLE: Is written by Sam McConnell. Sam spent many years working as a desert guide in Namibia and once walked solo and unsupported across the Dune Sea of the Namib Desert. In preparing for my own first desert expedition, he was the first person I got in touch with. Here are his pointers for anyone else considering a first foray into the desert.   The best people to teach you about the desert are ...

A cross between trail running and trekking, according to my pal Rob Cousins. Here's a piece he wrote recently for Adventure Travel Magazine about his experiences with a small backpack and a fresh pair of socks somewhere near Annapurna.As you run more and more, your training becomes a little more adventurous.  You’ll go a little further, run up a few bigger hills, maybe go left instead of right to see where ...

This article is written by Helen Turton who has skied across Greenland and been to both Poles on more than one occasion. We've worked together on quite a few trips, most recently the Kaspersky Commonwealth Antarctic Expedition, and she has been a constant source of information for me on all things polar. She thus seemed like the perfect person to write an article with advice for anyone planning their first ...

My friend Rob has taught me a lot about running and life in general over the last few years. It's been a privilege to know him but I am not the only person that benefits from his experience. His latest project has seen him work with some long-distance runners from Nepal and he is about to put them to the test. Here's some news from Rob... Davos is a big marathon through the Swiss Alps that draws a big crowd ...

Having worked for a couple of years in the Royal Geographical Society, steeped as it is with the rich heritage of great British exploration and frequented still by the modern world's most exciting expeditioners; and spending so much of time reading and writing about adventurous people and their achievements, it's easy to become blase about the fantastic things I am exposed to through this lucky position. He ...

There is nothing I enjoy more than "ordinary people" do extraordinary things and thus you can imagine my joy when I came across She Who Dares.They're a group of women of all ages and abilities who meet up midweek and do cool, adventurous stuff. I contacted Julie, their Chair, and she kindly wrote this Guest Blog for me...There’s a signpost along the coastal path at Penally that depicts a falling man among c ...

 I met Dan Martin in the Lake District last month where I commandeered a motorboat and shipped kit to an island that he swam to and where we cooked up a feast on an open fire and camped out like a real old-fashioned adventure.OK, that's not strictly true.I think the first time we met was actually in a cheap Chinese restaurant outside South Ken Tube but that's not a very exciting introduction. Dan's website ...

A month or so back I started a chain of guest blogs with some like-minded friends of mine. The idea is that we take it in turns to write articles and share them on each other's websites.Each of the people involved maintain regular blogs and fit into the broad category of being "adventurers". So, instead of having our heads buried in the sand the whole time, operating in isolation, we're joining forces when ...

I got an email out of the blue the other day from an expedition I'd heard about some time ago: Atlantic Rising. They were awarded the Land Rover 'Go Beyond' Bursary for their very cool idea to travel around the Atlantic Ocean overland along the one metre contour line. This is predicted to be the new coastline of the ocean in 100 years if seas continue to rise. Lynn Morris, one third of the expedition team, ...

This is a version two of a double issue. Rob sent me two variants of a piece on holism and, given the subject, it seemed like the only option was to publish both! I read an article about hammers on Seth Godin's site which sparked an email conversation with Rob on a subject that clearly interested him and he kindly agreed to write another article for me. Here is Version 2 (you can see Version 1 here): I read ...

  This is a version one of a double issue. Rob sent me two variants of a piece on holism and, given the subject, it seemed like the only option was to publish both! I read an article about hammers on Seth Godin's site which sparked an email conversation with Rob on a subject that clearly interested him and he kindly agreed to write another article for me. Here is Version 1 (you can see Version 2 here): I re ...