Stories from winners of The Next Challenge Grant and my own adventures…
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A review of every liquid multi fuel camping stove on the market. 28 different multi-fuel stoves compared. Also, a guide to all the different types of fuel available and their various names. Updated February 2020 Contents Introduction Ultimate Comparison Table…
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Run a mile a day in 2015
***UPDATE: You can now join our Strava group to log your miles here*** Have you resolved to get fit this year? Have you started January determined to lose weight, tone up and feel healthier? Or are you just looking…
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Watch the Video of My Expedition Beard Growing While Cycling Around the World
Every week or so, whilst cycling around the world, I took a photograph of myself (a “selfie”) to document the growth of my expedition beard. Presented below are all of the photographs compiled into a 10-second video. Happy New Year!…
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Home, Sweet Home
Last Sunday Laura and I rolled back into Hampton Court where we had left from 16 months earlier. We were greeted by a wonderful crowd of friends and family waving us in. It has been a long and wonderful journey…
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Home Today: Come wave us in!
We are home today: Sunday, December 14th. Our trip will finish at Hampton Court Palace and this is an open invitation for you to come down and help us celebrate the end of our journey (and all the smug Facebook…
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It’s All About the Bike (because it’s all about the people)
The kid leaned over, gave me a hug and told me he liked me. ‘You should never leave’. Before you suspect a scandal at Next Challenge HQ, my new friend was ten. His ardour was no doubt inspired by the…
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Last 20 copies of my book available before Christmas
I have about 20 copies of my book – How To Get To The North Pole (and other iconic adventures) – still available. I think they could make a good Christmas present… If you want to order one, I’ll sign…
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15 Gift Ideas for the Adventurer in Your Life
Christmas is coming and it’s time to drain the bank account in pursuit of the annual present binge. If you have an adventurer type in your life, we have compiled a list of niche kit that we love – or…
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Comparison of Mid Layers (insulating jackets)
Review of the best and warmest insulating jackets This article explains the various different types of insulating mid-layer jackets (like down, primaloft and Buffalo), compares the advantages and disadvantages of each, and offers some recommendations. First written in 2012. Updated…
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Perhaps in a Year
When I wake in two months’ time, it will be in a room, not a tent. It will not take me a minute to work out what country I am in. I know the answer even now. It will be…
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Why we love the desert
We both have a deep and abiding love of desert regions. There’s something about the harshness, the solitude, the quiet and the feeling of being in an endless, timeless land. They seem empty, until you realise the life scurrying about…
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The things we’ll miss about our cycling adventure
We recently wrote about some things we’ve missed about home since we’ve been away. The first comment we received was from Dorothee Fleck, veteran long distance cyclist, who warned us not to be too anxious to get home. She pointed…
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