Category: Tim’s Adventures
-
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 we had enough experiences in that year and a half to fill a life time.…
-
Bikepacking in Northumberland
Laura and I spent the bank holiday weekend bikepacking across Northumberland National Park. That means we cycled off-road carrying all our camping kit in small bags strapped to our bikes: I’d never been to Northumberland National Park before but it was beautiful: We were testing out the latest bikepacking bags from Alpkit (which…
-
On the Ice
As of 9am this morning, we are on our way to Russia and the shores of Lake Baikal. We will spend two weeks in Siberia, crossing the frozen surface of Lake Baikal on foot, camping on the ice. You can read the full details of what we are planning here. Our itinerary is below along…
-
Walking Across Ibiza
Ibiza is best known as the clubbing capital of the world. But it’s also a beautiful island in its own right. We reckoned it would be a great place for an adventure so booked some budget flights, packed our bags EasyJet Alpine style (expedition kit that’s hand luggage only) and set off to cross the…
-
Bikepacking Across the Cairngorms (Photo Blog)
‘Don’t!’, Laura shouted as the river raged against her waist, ‘it’s dragging me down!’ I let go of the handlebars and waded in deeper. Laura freed the leg which had been pinned by the force of the river turning her front wheel into it and stepped back. She lunged for the bank as I grabbed…
-
Bikepacking and Bothies
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. Bikepacking is cycle touring without panniers. Instead we’re using tiny, lightweight bags strapped to the frames of our bikes that mean we can cycle off-road…
-
What Happened When We Went Walking In Iceland…
Last summer, Laura and I followed a series of long distance trails in Iceland. Here’s my account… [divide] The bus pulled away leaving us stranded in the middle of nowhere. Concerned passages stared at us from the windows, exchanging looks of bewilderment. ‘Here?’, I’d asked the driver. ‘Yes…’ he’d replied uncertainly, ‘we think’. And that…
-
Favourite Photos from Cycling Around the World
Al Humphreys recently asked Laura and I for some favourite photos from our cycling trip for a new book he’s working on. Here’s what we sent him… P.S. I’m not sure why they’re displaying at such a small size but you can see bigger versions by clicking on them…
-
Hiking in Iceland
At 0640 hours this morning, we boarded an EasyJet flight bound for Iceland. Our hand luggage is camping kit and in the baggage hold lie 16 home-made ration daily ration packs. After a day in Reykjavik gathering supplies and catching up on sleep after a 2am start, we’ll take a bus out into the mountains…
-
Ultra Light Cycle Touring on a Single Speed
At 9pm I sent Tim a text. Just leaving the office. No rack”. In less than twelve hours, I was supposed to be cycling to Amsterdam. I hadn’t planned a route and hadn’t packed. The beautiful Carradice bag I had bought didn’t fit my bike without an extra bracket, which I couldn’t find in any…
-
Could You?
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 fifteen hundred”. Could you really run that far? At university seven years later, I ran my first proper race. 16 miles. It was the…
-
How I Fund My Expeditions
The heartbreaking hunt for sponsorship By far the most common query and perceived stumbling block for those planning an expedition is how to fund it. This normally manifests in a heartbreaking hunt for sponsors and a search for the golden ticket that will make it happen. Sometimes people get lucky but 99 times out of…