I try to keep an up to date list of every expedition grant, adventure scholarship and challenge bursary available in the UK. My latest list is published in brief below and full details can b... Read more
I get emails from people asking for help with something adventure related all the time. It’s one of the best things about running this website. I’m often struck by the breadth of... Read more
Some people have a very clear idea of the adventure they want to have and a specific plan for achieving it. Many others just have an urge to do something but are not clear what. This article... Read more
At last weekend’s Cycle Touring Festival, Laura led an impromptu discussion about people’s favourite shorter cycling routes: the best places for a week or so’s pedalling, m... Read more
We’ve now been away for well over a year. Life on the road is generally pretty sweet and we love the freedom from responsibility it affords. However, there are one or two things we... Read more
“Adventurers” are always writing articles/stories and giving talks with the ostensible aim of motivating people to get out and do stuff for themselves. But the problems raised in... Read more
There is widespread consensus amongst the wisest and most informed members of the adventure community about the one website that stands head and shoulders above all others and I remain grate... Read more
I just watched a documentary about Steve Redmond completing the Ocean’s Seven and thought it was about time I talked about them on my blog… The Seven Summits are the highest moun... Read more
The last time I shaved was this time last year, shortly before setting off on my bike to cycle around the world. I now have a large, surprisingly ginger beard on my face. Frankly, I would no... Read more
There are adventurers (think: Fiennes, Ousland, Grylls). And there are bloggers (think: well, think of someone who blogs a lot). And then are: Adventurer-Bloggers. This is a term I just made... Read more
We live in the twenty first century, and yet chauvinism, misogyny and paternalistic attitudes towards women are still alive and kicking. Travelling throws these into sharp relief, as it mean... Read more
1) It’s not that difficult, and gets easier Before we left the UK, many people asked what training we were doing. Although we cycled most days in and around London, during the final fe... Read more