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Tag: Guest Blogs

  • Could You Walk the Length of Every National Trail in the UK?

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    Some of my earliest adventures were on the UK’s long distance trails: the Ridgeway, the South West Coastal Path, the West Highland Way. They’re such a great way to have a real adventure and physical challenge but without the organisational faff and planning involved in making up your own route. They’re often historical, (like the…

  • Chore Hacking: The Adventurer’s Household

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    It’s not uncommon for me to receive offers of guest blogs but they don’t usually come from home improvement experts. George’s pitch on ‘chore hacking’ for adventurers really tickled me so today I’m handing over the blog to man in lifestyle design…   Adventurer’s Household – Chores Hacking Top 10 Tips to Save Time, Money…

  • ‘Wow, it was hard’ – The first grant winner reports back

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    I’m delighted to have the first report from a winner of our expedition grant who has completed their expedition. Teenagers George Kefford and Jaxson Samuels successfully walked the length of North Stradbroke Island, off the coast of Australia. Below, George reports on burns, blood blisters and Bluebottle jellyfish…   Walking Across North Stradbroke Island by…

  • Walking the Great Wall in Winter

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    First: Hi Tim, Happy New Year! I just got back from Australia last night, and I plan to head off tomorrow morning for my trek…” Then: I’ve just taken a closer look at the weather forecast and it’s meant to snow and hit -20C overnight at the nearest weather station (meaning it’ll be closer to…

  • Two Teenagers Cross Stradbroke Island

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    From the hundreds of applications we received for our expedition grant last year, perhaps my favourite came from George Kefford. His idea was wonderfully simple: take a boat to a desert island off the coast of Australia and then walk across it. Apparently it’s the second largest sand island in the world and, apparently, no…

  • From Never Having Run a 5k to Running 5,000 Miles

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    Last month we awarded a series of small grants to some people with great adventure ideas. Over the coming months, we’ll hear more about each of those adventures in the winners’ own words as I host guest blogs from them all. One of the winners was Elise Downing. She started her challenge of running around…

  • Cycling to the Sea – Guest Blog by Anna Hughes

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    A guest blog today from Anna Hughes who was one of the speakers at the Cycle Touring Festival last month and who spent two months cycling around the coast of Britain. [divide] Cycling to the Sea – Guest Blog by Anna Hughes Cycling to the sea is my favourite kind of ‘micro-adventure’; there’s something special…

  • Interview with Film Maker Tom Allen

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    Kickstarter is a very successful new website which helps people fund projects. Adventurers Leon McCarron and Tom Allen recently completed two expeditions and are now using Kickstarter to raise the money for making films from the trips. Click the link to see more about their project – A Tale of Two Rivers – or read…

  • 10 Tips for Filming Your First Expedition

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    This article is part of a series in which experts in their field share their top ten tips. Today’s advice comes from Leon McCarron who’s excellent documentaries have featured on National Geographic and been reviewed on this website. You can see the rest of the 10 Tips series here. [divide] 10 Tips for Filming Your…

  • It F****** Bit Me!

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    A few years back, a young cycle courier rode his bike around the world faster than anyone before him. Lots of cyclists keep blogs of their journey but, for me, his stood head and shoulders above the rest for quality of writing. So I’m pleased to host another article from him today (the first sparked…

  • How to get the best night’s sleep on an air mattress

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    A guest blog today from James Menta who runs the Best Air Mattress Guide. If you’re looking for an inflatable bed then his website is the place to go. You might also like my Comparison of Camping Mats article. Now, I’ll let James put you to sleep… [divide] How to get the best night’s sleep…

  • The First Man to Row the Atlantic, Climb Everest and Cycle the World

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    Today, a guest blog from James Ketchell AKA Captain Ketch, the man who has rowed across the Atlantic Ocean, summited Mount Everest and cycle around the world. James recently joined the database of Long Distance Cycle Journeys (LDCJ) and kindly offered to write a piece for The Next Challenge. Over to the Captain… Over to…