Below is a list of some of my adventures and expeditions. Clients and people I have helped are at the bottom of the page.
Personal Expeditions
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Cycling Around the World
Cycling across Europe, Asia and America: 16 months, 27 countries and 13,000 miles.
Crossing the Wahiba Desert
Walking across the small Wahiba Sands desert of Oman by moonlight, carrying all our own water.
Rickshaw World Record
Cycling 1,000 miles around the UK on a rickshaw, setting a Guinness World Record.
Around the World in 80 Ways
A circumnavigation of the globe using eighty different methods of transport.
The £100 Adventure
Hitch-hiking around the UK on £100 budget to prove that adventure need not be expensive.
Mountaineering in Siberia
21st Century Altai: First ascents of unclimbed peaks in the Russian Altai.
Mountaineering in Kyrgyzstan
My first expedition. Attempting the first British ascent of Peak Gorky in the Tien Shan mountains.
Mountaineering in the Andes
First British ascents in the Quimsa-Cruz: Bolivia’s smallest, lowest and least climbed cordillera.
London to Isle of Wight Triathlon
A real-world triathlon, cycling from London and swimming across the Solent.
Everyday Adventures
A year of adventure ideas for anyone to squeeze into their daily routines, on a commute or during lunch.
Crossing Ibiza
Walking across the iconic island of Ibiza, hiking its hills and sleeping on the beaches.
Other adventures
Everest Run: Running up 5000 flights of stairs to at the Royal Geographical Society | Svalbard: Ski touring and pulk dragging | The Mile: Trying to run a fast mile | 3 Peaks, 2 Wheels: Cycling between and walking up the UK’s highest peaks | Running to the Coast: 55 miles from my London flat to the sea side | Oman: Five months’ adventures in the Gulf. | Walking in Iceland: hiking the Laugavegur | Cycling England: Plymouth to Edinburgh by bike | Bikepacking the Cairngorms: bothies and mountain bikes in Scotland.
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Past Clients
I used to organise expeditions for a living. Some of my clients are below. Now I just help people for free as a hobby.
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Commonwealth Antarctic Expedition
Eight women from different Commonwealth countries brought together to ski across Antarctica to the South Pole.
Sarah Outen’s Circumnavigation
The first woman to row across the Indian Ocean attempts a loop of the planet, London2London: Via the World.
British Schools Exploring Society
An 80-year old institution, BSES organises remote Arctic, jungle, mountain and desert expeditions for young people.
Grant Winners
I offer an annual expedition grant which anyone can apply to. Here are the past winners:
Year | Winner | Expedition | Award | Other award | Status |
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2020 | Will Baker | Kayaking around Iceland | £400 | TBC | |
2020 | Chloe Peglau | Sailing across the Atlantic | £400 | Ongoing | |
2020 | Fran Pearson | Cycling the Severn Way with three kids | £200 | Ghyllside voucher | TBC |
2020 | Gina Slevinsky | Sailing a self-made boat from Spain to Morocco | £200 | TBC | |
2020 | George Brill | Swimming around Tioman Island, Malaysia | £200 | TBC | |
2020 | Tenny Adamian | Paddle-boarding Lake Sevan, Armenia | £200 | TBC | |
2020 | Steve Le Feuvre | Climbing Scottish sea stacks | £200 | TBC | |
2020 | Alex McDermott | Walking the Cornish coast | £200 | TBC | |
2020 | Alasdair Gorniak | Motorbiking the Great Western Trail | £200 | TBC | |
2020 | Rhonda Muir | Walking all 300+ miles of Orkney trails | £150 | TBC | |
2020 | Chris Burwash | Canoeing the length of Loch Lomond | £100 | TBC | |
2020 | Katie Marston | Paddling across and walking between nine Lake District lakes | £100 | TBC | |
2020 | Erin Nugent | Cycling from Shetland to Cornwall | Stanforth bike | TBC | |
2019 | Mark Holmes | Swimming escapes from the UK's three prison islands | £300 | TBC - Summer 2020 | |
2019 | Mike Creighton | Running across all of the UK's national parks | £200 | Ongoing | |
2019 | Jo Laird | Paddle-boarding the biggest lakes in England, Scotland and Wales | £200 | Completed | |
2019 | Wyatt Stevens | Walking across the Kolyma mountain range, Russia | £200 | Completed | |
2019 | Valerie Rachel | Running the Trans-Labrador Highway | £200 | TBC - August 2020 | |
2019 | Mark Liney | Fatbiking the Hardangervidda, Norway | £200 | Completed | |
2019 | Marjorie Armijos | Walking the Staffordshire Way with a baby | £100 | TBC | |
2019 | David Wilson | Circumnavigating Northumberland in 80 hours | £100 | TBC - April 2020 | |
2019 | Sue Manning | Crossing Scotland with a pony | £100 | Completed | |
2019 | Ruth Thomas | Running the Thames Path | £100 | TBC - September 2020 | |
2019 | Natalie Insall | Teenager walking from the Lakes to the Dales | £50 | Completed | |
2018 | Eilidh Archibald | Three munros with a three year old | £60 | Ongoing | |
2018 | Oli Warlow | Climbing up and cycling between every route in the Classic Rock guide book | £400 | Completed | |
2018 | Anna Blackwell | Kayaking to the Black Sea | £200 | Completed | |
2018 | Emma Holmes | Cycle touring the Netherlands in search of new food technologies | £100 | TBC - Summer 2020 | |
2018 | George Shelton | Running the Isle of Man 'TT' route | £100 | Completed | |
2018 | Noel Regachuelo | Bikepacking across the Philippines | £100 | Completed | |
2018 | Pip Franks | Teenager canoeing the River Spey | £100 | Completed | |
2018 | Sam Hewlings | Hiking Britain's watersheed | £100 | Camping mat | Completed |
2018 | Geraint Hill | Cycling from the Arctic to Baltic, exploring Every Man’s Right | £100 | Bikepacking bags | Completed |
2018 | Val Ismaili | Kayaking the Drin | £100 | Completed | |
2018 | Eric Mbotiji | Walking up Mount Cameroon | £100 | Completed | |
2018 | Matúš Seči | Circumnavigating Gotland | £100 | Completed | |
2018 | Emily Woodhouse | Walking up all of the Dartmor tors | £100 | Completed | |
2018 | William Berg | Teenagers walking the Tour du Mont Blanc | £100 | Completed | |
2018 | Jhenelle Williams | Cycling across Jamaica | £100 | Completed | |
2018 | Hajo Spaethe | An 'IronMan' triathlon in the Canadian Rockies | £50 | Completed | |
2017 | Lisa & Libby | Cycling between and running up all the Munros | £600 | Completed | |
2017 | Robin Lewis | Walking Japan's tsunami-affected coast line | £400 | Completed | |
2017 | Tina Page | Running the Three Peaks | £200 | Completed | |
2017 | Guru and family | Walking in the Western Ghats | £100 | Completed | |
2017 | Emily and Lua Fitzherbert | Paddling boarding every lake in the Lake District | £100 | Ongoing | |
2017 | Joshua Powell | Running a marathon at Marathon in ancient Greek armour | £100 | Completed | |
2017 | Dan Keeley | Running from Rome to home (England) | £100 | Stove, camping mat | Completed |
2017 | Valeriy Darmostuk | Walking the Tendrivska spit | £100 | Completed | |
2017 | Joanne McCallum | Stand-up paddle boarding across Lough Neagh | £60 | Completed | |
2017 | Megan Cumberlidge | Bikepacking the GR247 in Andalusia | £50 | Bikepacking bags | Completed |
2016 | Nick Stanton | Cycling the Berlin Wall | £65 | Completed | |
2016 | Ed March-Shawcross | Isle of Arran triathlon | £100 | Completed | |
2016 | Kerry Anne Mairs | Five bothies with a five year old | £100 | Completed | |
2016 | Kate Symonds-Joy | One woman opera in a lighthouse | £200 | Completed | |
2016 | Chase Lewine | Walking the length of New Zealand | £200 | Completed | |
2016 | Karl Booth | Mountain biking to the north of Europe | £150 | Completed | |
2016 | Thomas Hart | Walking barefoot across South Africa | £200 | Completed | |
2016 | Charlie+Sam King | Teenager and brother cycling across Europe | £200 | Completed | |
2016 | Graham Clarke | Paddling a self-made raft down the Shannon | £100 | Completed | |
2016 | Jenny Tough | Running across the Tien Shan, Kyrgyzstan | £100 | Completed | |
2016 | Dylan Haskin | Cycling a beach cruiser around the coast of Costa Rica | £150 | Stanforth bike | Completed |
2016 | Bex Band | London Loop on a kick scooter | £100 | Completed | |
2016 | Amanda McDonnell | Running across the Channel Islands | £100 | Completed | |
2016 | Heather Jones | Welsh Three Peaks hike, bike and swim | Stanforth bike | Completed | |
2016 | Nate Freeman | Walking 50 miles to work | Keen boots | Completed | |
2015 | Richard Fairbrother | Walking the Great Wall in winter | £125 | Completed | |
2015 | Elise Downing | Running 5,000 miles around the coast of Great Britain | £800 | Completed | |
2015 | Abbie Barnes | Walking all the National Trails | £200 | Completed | |
2015 | Mikey Bartley | Cycling eight times up Alpe d'Huez | £100 | Completed | |
2015 | Ben & Jude | Packrafting the Caledonian canal | £100 | Completed | |
2015 | George Kefford | Teenagers crossing Stradbroke island | £70 | Completed | |
2015 | Carmen Braun | 100 nights camping in a year | Keen boots | Completed |
And more…
Here are a selection of other expeditions, groups and individuals that I have helped in some way:
Charlie Walker Explore, Thumbs Up Africa, Robert Rama Rambini, London-Singapore Overland, The American Rickshaw, Trans-European Cycle, Walking Home from Mongolia, Chimbo-Paxi Expedition, Friendship Highway Cycle, Bouldering on Mount Roraima, Francis Charlesworth, Rob Cousins’ Coast-to-Coast triathlon, James Borrell, Dr Ewan Laurie, Alastair Humphreys, Liam Wilton, Dan Martin, Mikael Strandberg, Lee Hughes, Brandon James New Life Travel, Kevin Shannon Because It Is There, Leon McCarron Cycling Reporter, Sean Newall Commonwealth Cycling Project, The 2012 Inspire South Pole Project, Richard Westover, Clare Pennington Big Wilderness Canoe, Steve Blethyn, Dave Cornthwaite, Nikos Georgiados, Death Railway Walk, Akshay Nanavati, Co-Bi Conference Bike LEJOG, Lynne Edwards, Craig Wiffen, Ben Rees, Tom Evans Exceed Possibility, Thumbs Up Africa, Expedition Clayoquot,Harry Thullier Kite Buggy Adventure, Kasim Rafiq South Pole Expedition, Kaspersky One Transantarctic Expedition, Vicky Unlimited Smileage, Rowena Haigh Long Horse Ride, Benji Rodgers-Wilson Earth Odyssey Expedition, Rian Cope, Brian Perich Arctic2Argentina, UCL Expedition & Travel Committee, The One Show Matt Baker Rickshaw Challenge and Keith Ruffles.