I’ve been getting back into running recently so thought I’d share some books on the subject. My outdoor swimming and cycle touring reading lists are much more comprehensive so re... Read more
This afternoon, after running a workshop at the Edinburgh Festival of Cycling, Laura and I are taking our new mountain bikes across the Cairngorms for a week of bikepacking and bothying. Bik... Read more
At last year’s Cycle Touring Festival, we asked people: What is the best thing about cycle touring? Judging by the responses we received, as displayed in the image above, most c... Read more
Tickets for next month’s Cycle Touring Festival are only on sale until Friday evening. Buy them online here ➜ Laura’s been working hard to get a fantastic line up of speakers (se... Read more
The number one thing people ask me about is how to get MONEY for an expedition. And the number one reason for people not completing their expeditions has got to be MONEY. It need not be like... Read more
Anyone can cycle around the world. There are 121 people that have done it here. And 311 who have done it here. Not everyone has a nice bike though. Or panniers. Or fancy clothing. Or a tent,... Read more
This is just a quick post to let you know that tickets are now on sale for the 2016 Cycle Touring Festival. Last year’s event went really well. We received almost universally positive... Read more
Here’s a fantastic ‘infographic’ showing the basic details of over one hundred different round-the-world cyclists. It was made by Mads Phikamphon at Icebike.org. Laura and... Read more
You don’t need to quit your job to do proper expeditions A common message from “adventurers” is that to follow your dream you should quit your job and go on a grand adventu... Read more
Adventurer Sean Conway is offering up to a thousand pounds for anyone with a good adventure idea. You should apply. It’s called the #FindYourBeard Scholarship – a reference to bo... Read more
If you like adventures and you like watching telly then you should definitely get a copy of Karun. It’s the latest film from my friends, the adventurers Tom Allen and Leon McCarron. Le... Read more
When I was at school, the “800 metres” was a long distance race. I coudn’t believe it when my friend told me he’d gone to the county games and witnessed “the fi... Read more
