Stories from winners of The Next Challenge Grant and my own adventures…
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We spent nine days cycling the length of Shetland with our two young children last summer as part of a five week tour of Scotland. This is Laura’s account of our time at top of the UK… Famous for ponies,…
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Covid and Adventure: the Next Challenge Grant re-opens
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, the Next Challenge Grant is back for…
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Camping Quilts Review – The best down quilts in the UK
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. Quilts are popular with ultralight enthusiasts…
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Cycling to Shetland
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-world cycle, Laura and I planned to…
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Free Cycle Touring Talks (and a live event tomorrow night)
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, the ethics of cycle touring, and Timmy Mallett cycling the Santiago de Compostela.…
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Walking the Dales Way with a Baby
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 spend a week walking the Dales Way. As luck would have it,…
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This Friday: The Cycle Touring Festival Goes Online
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 legend about his ride to Spain and back Capturing…
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Book Clearance!
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 ebook + free bonus material) for £10 – SOLD…
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The Next Challenge Grant Has Been Furloughed
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 takes a bit of willpower for me…
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Cycling to the Åland Islands with a baby
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, nine months old at the time, towed behind…
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Isolation Adventures: 10 ideas for keeping active under lockdown
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. The challenge, as is often…
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Free talks, films and webinars this weekend – The Cycle Touring Festival goes virtual
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 next month. The venue was booked, speakers were signed up…
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