Stories from winners of The Next Challenge Grant and my own adventures…
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Sarah Outen spent 4.5 years travelling around the world by human power: cycling the continents and rowing the oceans. It was one of the most remarkable expeditions of recent times. She captured the entire journey on camera, filming herself alone…
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The Cycle Touring Festival returns for 2018
Tickets are now on sale for the Cycle Touring Festival 2018. Buy tickets here. The Cycle Touring Festival is an annual event, celebrating all things cycling and touring. It is organised by my wife, Laura (with help from me) and is…
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Running the Channel Islands
The Channel Islands might not be the first destination that springs to mind when planning an expedition but it is eactly where Next Challenge Grant winner, Amanda McDonnell, chose for her adventure earlier this year. She ran 110 miles across…
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Running the Three Peaks
Next Challenge Grant winner Tina Page has just run the British Three Peaks: Snowden, Scafell Pike and Ben Nevis. She didn’t just run up them, she ran between them too: 500 miles in total. And, to cap it all off,…
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Is it Dangerous to Encourage People to Have Adventures?
An article appeared in The Times on Saturday that mentioned me and The Next Challenge Grant. You can read it here. At first, I was excited. It’s not every day that you get mentioned in a national paper and, even…
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What is the Thinnest Camping Mat?
What is the thinnest camping mat you can get? This is exactly the kind of niche, nerdy question that I love so I was delighted to receive just such a query through my website this week. Quick answer: Get an…
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Cycling a Beach Cruiser Around Costa Rica
On first reading, nothing about ‘cycling a beach cruiser around Costa Rica’ sounds especially tough. It sounds like a fun trip, somewhere warm. The reality, however, is that Next Challenge Grant winner Dylan Haskin had quite an adventure. A month…
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Review of Camping Mats
This article gives a detailed review of all the best sleeping pads and air mattresses. It is based on 17 years’ experience and has been used by tens of thousands of people. There is a detailed buyer’s guide, a series…
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A thousand miles barefoot across South Africa
2016 Next Challenge Grant winner Thommo Hart recently walked and ran one thousand miles across South Africa, with his friend Simphiwe Ngcobo. They dragged carts filled with their supplies across tar so hot you could fry an egg on it…
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Video of Walking Across Lake Baikal
Earlier this year, Laura and I undertook an expedition to walk across the frozen surface of Lake Baikal in Siberia. It was a beautiful place. As well as taking lots of photos, we did some filming. Given that it took…
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Crossing Lake Baikal in Winter
In March, Laura and I travelled to Lake Baikal in Siberia to walk across its frozen surface. This blog post shares our photos. Click here to watch the video. We started out from Olkhon Island, an area famous for…
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My Next Book Will Be Published On…
Starting in the summer of 2013, Laura and I spent 16 months cycling around the world. We travelled 13,000 miles through 27 countries and 4 continents, met dozens of fascinating characters and saw all manner of things. It felt like…
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