The 2022 Next Challenge Grant is now open for applications and donations. Click here to apply Click here to donate Covid and adventure After a year on furlough due to the Covid-19 pandemic,... Read more
A summary of (almost) every down and synthetic camping quilt available in the UK What is a down camping quilt and why should I get one? Camping quilts are an alternative to sleeping bags. Qu... Read more
Nine years ago, Laura and I set out to cycle from the Scilly Isles to the Shetland Islands. Next month, we will finally complete the journey. In 2012, as training for our planned round-the-w... Read more
Riding the Pamir Highway, 22,000 miles of father/son cycling, round-the-world tandem record breakers, adapting any bike for touring, touring in a time of Covid, cycling in Israel/Palestine,... Read more
In December 2019 (pre-Covid), Laura and I walked the 80-mile ‘Dales Way’ long-distance footpath, carrying our son along the way. Here’s how it went… Our plan was to s... Read more
Starting this Friday, there are 10 days of free online events being held as part of the 2021 Virtual Cycling Touring Festival. Events include: Timmy Mallett – interview with the TV leg... Read more
Buy ‘How To Get To The North Pole and Other Iconic Adventures’ (paperback + free ebooks) for £6 – SOLD OUT Buy ‘With the Sun on Our Right’ (paperback + free ebo... Read more
The Next Challenge Grant will be skipping a year due to Covid-19. Applications for the 2021 Next Challenge Grant should have opened by now. I kept putting off the launch though. It always ta... Read more
Last summer, Laura and I spent a month cycling up the Baltic coast towards the Aland Islands: Scandinavia’s answer to the Hebrides. Accompanying us for his first long tour was our son,... Read more
So, the lockdown continues. Another three weeks here in the UK and no doubt more to come. On the plus side, we have at least been allowed more freedom for getting outside and staying active.... Read more
This weekend, the Cycle Touring Festival is happening online. It is free and accessible to anyone, anywhere in the world. There should have been another Cycle Touring Festival in Lancashire... Read more
As we lay swaddled in our tent, a loud rumbling noise echoed around us. For several seconds it seemed the world was collapsing beneath us, until a decisive cracking sound ended the show, and... Read more
