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Top 3 Camping Stoves UPATE – you might not need any of the info below if you choose to make a stove out of a beer can… Continuing my occasional series of inviting gear geeks to review kit on my site (because I don’t […]...

Guest Blog – Mark Kalch. "Going it alone?" Mark Kalch is currently walking across Iran. He sent me this piece from Iran. But first, his answers to my stock questions: – What expedition or adventure has inspired you the most? In modern times I would say Mike Horn’s […]...

Get rid of 10 things I tend to feel happiest in direct proportion to the simplicity of my life. And the most fulfilled occasions rarely involve many possessions. Cycling with panniers, jumping on a train with a small pack in order to walk back home, […]...

Crossing Iceland A story of a crossing of Iceland, unsupported, by foot and inflatable packraft. You can read the books of my other journeys here. A note before I begin: I deliberately never talk about maps and routes on my website. It’s […]...

Review of the most popular bits on the blog Thank you to everyone who responded to my question about What would you like to see more of on this blog. Books have been dispatched to some of the respondents – apologies that I cannot send everyone a book! The […]...

Audio interview about cycling round the world I am delighted to have been interviewed by Darren at BicycleTouringPro.com about cycling round the world. We chatted for about 30 minutes on motivation, wanderlust, blogging, and how we are perceived by society! You can listen to the interview here […]...

Top 3 Touring Bikes I have had a few requests for some technical blog posts, gear reviews and the like for the gear head geeks out there. I’mm not an expert on kit at all. Most of my equipment choices are based on a) […]...

Guest Blog: Steve Backshall. "Relieved that the evil nastiness was over and would never have to be repeated" Each month I ask my guest blogger who I should invite to write the next one. Ed Stafford suggested I ask Steve Backshall. Steve is is a naturalist, writer, adventurer and television presenter. He has kindly written this month’s guest […]...

8 tiny ways in which I’mm improving my life One of the attractions of heading off somewhere wild now and again is the way in which it helps you to focus on your priorities back in the “real” world, as well as on what is, and is not, important […]...

Stop Press! Round the world cyclist enjoys cycling! I spent 4 years cycling round the world. I am not a cyclist. I don’t shave my legs. I don’t have one of those trendy fixed-wheel bikes with narrow handlebars and a wispy goatee beard. I’mm not one of the […]...

Newsletter “Prat!!! Do you really think people have time to read such crap? God knows who you could motivate, having read that Unsubscribed” – feedback from one reader of my newsletter “unsubscribing. you’re rather a wordy b*stard and all of them dull. cheers.” […]...

Guest Blog: Revolution Cycle. "Keep it simple, sell your telly" This month’s guest blog comes from Fearghal of the Revolution Cycle team, the first Irish circumnavigation of the globe by bicycle. His post provides an interesting juxtaposition to Ed’s post last month about the dark side of two-man expeditions. But […]...

Adventures I have been fortunate over the years to have enjoyed some exciting adventures. There are plenty more to come. Click on the images to navigate to my different journeys. You can also watch adventure videos here, read about expeditions and […]...

Ten Lessons from the Road “Humphreys’ engaging, sometimes brutal, sometimes comic style is above all a call to arms…” – The Guardian Alastair describes the aims of the book: – I had so much time on the road to reflect on why I was doing […]...

Thunder and Sunshine “Distance, strength and determination” – Josie Dew “Incredible global cycle ride” – Geographical Alastair Humphreys’ round the world journey of 46,000 miles was an old-fashioned adventure: long, lonely, low-budget and spontaneous. Cycling across five continents and sailing over the oceans, […]...

For every journey, imagination only is needed I was reading, yesterday evening, a book of eulogies. I came across these words in the eulogy of the magnificent travel writer Freya Stark, given by Colin Thubron. “Some ten years ago I remember Freya Stark wondering what attributes people […]...

Walking home for Christmas You do not need lots of money, time or expertise to have a decent adventure. All you need is curiosity, wanderlust, a willingness to explore new places (physical, mental or cultural) and to push your own boundaries. I really believe […]...

Walking through India There Are Other Rivers, the book about this expedition, is on sale now. The river Kaveri is one of the great holy rivers of India, revered by pilgrims for centuries. From its source amongst the coffee and cardamom plantations in […]...

Rowing to France “A Remarkable Achievement. Congratulations!” – The Prince of Wales Major Phil Packer was injured in February 2008 in Iraq and suffered spinal cord damage. He is now in a wheelchair. Phil then decided to raise £1million for Help […]...

On motivation It’s late and I’mm tired. I’mve set the alarm for 6 and dug out some cleanish gym kit for the morning. I’mm ready to sleep, but I spent this evening speaking to the Sevens unit of the England Rugby Union […]...

The 'rules' of polar travel People often ask me about the so-called ‘rules’ of polar travel. What does the fact that our South Pole expedition will be ‘unsupported’ really mean? With the caveats that I don’t think expeditions and people should be judged ‘better’ or […]...

Photography I am curious and excited by life. It motivates me to try to make the most of all my days. And I love the challenge of capturing life, with words and also with photographs. These are some of the photography […]...

Frequently Asked Questions Some questions I get asked a lot. Here’s my attempt to answer them. I hope many will be answered on the Expedition FAQ or the Microadventure FAQ pages. What on earth is an ‘Adventurer’ anyway? – https://buff.ly/2w2qwDb How does an ‘Adventurer’ earn enough […]...

Marathon des Sables The Marathon des Sables is known as “the toughest race on Earth”, running with all your food and kit for 150 miles through the Sahara desert. I broke my foot on Day 5, which added to the challenge for the […]...

Expedition Planning Advice I receive lots of emails asking for advice about expeditions. The only really useful thing I ever feel able to offer is to say, “Just go!” If you don’t enjoy it you can quit, but you’ll never know unless you […]...

South Pole The most poignant journey of the golden age of Edwardian exploration: the expedition Captain Scott died trying to achieve remains unfinished to this day. ...

An interesting week It’s been an unusually (if reassuringly) busy week for me. I spoke at the TravelPlan awards on Monday, a reassuring reminder that big corporations are beginning to take cycling seriously for financial, health and environmental reasons. On Tuesday I spoke […]...

Ten Random Acts of Kindness 1. Wave at a baby. 2. Leave a pound in the shopping trolley. 3. Wish a telemarketer Good Luck. 4. Buy an energy-efficient light bulb. 5. If someone’s sitting on their own during a pub quiz, invite them to join […]...

SOUTH – an outline SOUTH, the magnificent title of Ben’s brainchild expedition, and the culmination of years of his hard work and learning, is a bold project. It aims to be the first unsupported return journey to the South Pole. We walk to the […]...

59 A busy weekend.A 3 hour run, carrying weight, on Friday night, dodging city boys heading for their All Bar One gatherings, tourists strolling excitedly and on along the Thames to the bright lights of Canary Wharf. It really strikes me […]...

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