I had a wide range of contributors for the ocean rowing and sailing chapters of my book. See for yourself… Ocean Rowing Contributors Olly Hicks – The first person to row solo fro... Read more
On alternate days over the past two weeks, I have started and ended my day with a bicycle transect of Greater London. A thirty five mile return trip from north west to south east and back ag... Read more
Walking and mountaineering boots can be categorised on a rating between 0 and 3 to signify the purpose for which they are designed and the crampons with which they are compatible. Crampons a... Read more
The actual term ‘Seven Seas’ may stem from Ancient and Medieval Europe and refer to the Mediterranean, Adriatic, Black, Red, Arabian and Caspian Seas, and the Persian Gulf. Howev... Read more
A friend of mine recently joined the army and is soon to be sent to Afghanistan with his regiment. Before he goes, he and some of his colleagues are undertaking a cycling challenge to raise... Read more
My book, How to Get to the North Pole: and Other Iconic Adventures, is now available as an Amazon Kindle ebook. I don’t have any control over the price but it is currently going for £4... Read more
For the How To Cycle Around The World chapter of my book, I contacted some of the world record breakers for their advice to aspiring cyclists. I also had a few other long-term-cyclist contri... Read more
There is some debate in the adventure world about the technical definition of what constitutes a circumnavigation of the globe. However, keeping the finer details to one side for a moment, h... Read more
I have two more copies of my book to give away. After the success of last month’s Twitter draw, I am running another one-click competition. How to Enter All you need to do is “+1... Read more
Jim McNeil is a polar explorer with 26 years’ experience of Arctic travel. Here he shares some information about the elusive Northern Pole of Inaccessibility, also known as the Arctic... Read more
What actually happens when a boat gets caught in a storm? Well, the threat comes from one or more of the following: High winds and/or large waves catch you side-on and knock you over. You su... Read more
The list of experienced polar explorers/adventurers/expeditioners who were kind enough to contribute advice or stories to my book really makes me smile to read through. These people feature... Read more
