My legs are pistons, firing repeatedly in a hypnotic cadence, a relentless machine hell bent on speed. Churning the big cog over and over, I’m flying through London at a dangerous rate... Read more
As we enter the final quarter of the year, have you given any thought to what you want to achieve before its end? Here’s my list: Get an article published Write up my ‘Cycling Ho... Read more
I knew nothing about about Newton Faulkner other than that he was a singer/songwriter. I loaded up his album, Hand Built By Robots, on Spotify and thought it was great so, last night, I aske... Read more
“It was during that performance of Rigoletto that opera imprinted itself on Katsumi Hosokawa, a message written on the pink undersides of his eyelids that he read to himself while he s... Read more
Earlier in the summer, three students from my old university, UCL, set off to Vancouver Island for a spot of sea kayaking. As a member of the UCL Expedition & Travel Committee, I gave th... Read more
This year, I have been incredibly lucky to have been involved with so many adventures – arctic training in Svalbard, exploration in Russia, mountaineering in Norway, cycling through Sc... Read more
The live updates above come from the front seat of a 4×4 I’m driving in support of Rob Cousins on his immense Coast-to-Coast triathlon. Over the coming days we will be driving to... Read more
This morning I am packing my bags once again for another little adventure. Ever since I’ve known Rob he has been preparing for this event: his first triathlon. Here’s what... Read more
Here are some pictures from my recent ride through Scandinavia: Read more
Well, that was certainly the longest expedition I’ve ever been on. Yesterday evening I arrived home after 4 weeks in the Norwegian mountains, 3 weeks pedalling through Scandinavia and... Read more
Over the four weeks that I’ve spent on expedition with BSES in Norway, the activities have been split roughly 50/50 between mountaineering and kayaking. I have been land based througho... Read more
It’s hard to tell in the middle of the night but when I woke up it was clear that something was wrong. My stomach was cramped and sitting up was such an effort that I had to lie back d... Read more
