Last week I posted a Twitter update with a link to an article with the tag line: “Dressing up an expedition as a charitable act is just plain wrong“. It opens with this: The next time some would-be adventurer tells me he’s doing an e... Read more
One of my favourite ever adventures was conducted over a Bank Holiday weekend whilst living in Oman. I was enraptured by the Wahiba Sands (also called Sharqiya) the first time we visited – a beautiful, archetypal sand sea some 60 miles wid... Read more
The Long Haul is Alex Hibbert’s account of the longest unsupported polar journey of all time*. I had known about Hibbert’s expedition for several years. In fact, I was working in the Royal Geographical Society when he found himself i... Read more
Today, two friends of mine will be flying to Oman to undertake an almighty expedition. Starting in Salalah and finishing in the UAE, Leon McCarron and Alastair Humphreys will drag a huge cart laden with a couple of hundred litres of water, 1000... Read more
THIS ARTICLE: Will explain how you can row across an ocean. It details different approaches such as entering a race, joining a team or going solo, and explains the different routes available. There is information about the difficulties you will... Read more
Thanks to Scotty who has just sent in this photo of himself reading my book by the pool in the tropical warmth of North Queensland, Australia. Anyone else read the book anywhere interesting? Read more
Satellite phones, or ‘satphones’, are simply phones that send and receive signals to and from satellites rather than through cables or via phone masts. They are useful on expeditions and for remote travel because, with the right satp... Read more
Here is a video made by my friend Patrick O’Hara. Filmed in the Haute Marienne region of the French Alps, British Mountain Guide Andy Teasdale talks about risks and decision making in the mountains. (If the above window’s not playing... Read more
Call of the White: Taking the World to the South Pole, is Felicity Aston’s account of her project to create a team of women from eight different Commonwealth countries, with no polar experience, and get them all to ski to the South Pole. T... Read more
On Thursday 18th October, I have been invited to give a talk at the National Geographic Store London. It is free to attend. As I’m busy elsewhere over the coming months, this is the only public speaking event I have planned this year so do... Read more
The Kingdom of Bhutan is a prized destination for many travellers. My wife, Laura, was lucky enough to visit there two years ago and I’ve only just dug out her photos to share… The Tiger’s Nest Monastery The view to Kachenjunga... Read more
