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An Unsuccessful Winter Ascent of Trolltunga, Norway
Getting to the top of the mountain is optional, getting back down is not. That’s what I told myself on a freezing cold Norwegian afternoon in December as I reached the halfway point on my climb up to...
View ArticleThe “F*** You” Factor – Dealing with Negativity
“I will not let people walk through my mind with their dirty feet” – Mahatma Gandhi – If there is one thing I’ve learnt from over three years and 4000 miles worth of adventures, it’s that people like...
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London to Paris by Bike: A Three Day Microadventure
It’s been four months since my last adventure. It was a year ago – almost to the day – that I was standing at the Mexican border ready to walk the 2650 miles north to Canada. Since then I’ve had a few...
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A Frantic 200-Mile Journey from London to Paris
Just over a week ago I set out to make the most of a long Bank Holiday weekend by cycling 200-miles from London to Paris. I wanted to show that anyone can have an adventure without much cost, fitness...
View ArticleA Spontaneous Adventure in the Alps
Spontaneous adventures are the best adventures. That’s why tomorrow morning I’m flying out to the Swiss Alps to begin a 110-mile trek through the mountains. I am leaving one job today and in ten days...
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Tour du Mont Blanc Day 1: Les Houches to Nant Borrant
I hadn’t even started walking yet and already I was soaking wet and shivering, with blood all over my sleeping bag. I flew into Geneva the day before and caught an airport transfer to the small French...
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Tour du Mont Blanc Day 2: Nant Borrant to Lac Combal
Today was one of the most difficult and exciting days of hiking I’ve ever done. A real change from the straightforward hiking of yesterday. I set off early from the refuge as I knew it would be a long...
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Tour du Mont Blanc Day 3: Lac Combal to Refugio Bonatti
I was shocked when I woke up to see that it was actually sunny outside. It was still freezing cold this early in the morning but I packed up my tent and wolfed down my breakfast (I’ve bought an...
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Tour du Mont Blanc Day 5: La Fouly to Le Peuty
Apart from the the fact that I was burnt to a crisp, today was a fairly uneventful day. Not a single mountain pass to cross and minimal remote country to traverse. It was almost unbearably sunny, and...
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Tour du Mont Blanc Days 6 and 7: Le Peuty to Les Houches
A grey, overcast morning began with another huge climb. The Col de la Balme would be my final border crossing. Here I would step back into France, the first and last country of my journey. I trudged up...
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Gibraltar to London Day 1: Gibraltar to Almargen
This blog post is the first of many documenting my 1200-mile bikepacking trip from Gibraltar to London in August 2017. Throughout my journey I was too exhausted/lazy to document anything so I’m doing...
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Gibraltar to London Day 2: Almargen to Bujalance
Distance: 87 miles Total Distance: 162 miles I slept like a baby. In fact I slept so well I only had to press snooze three or four times before rolling out of my sleeping bag. The best thing about...
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Gibraltar to London Day Four: Puertollano to Laguna de Peñahueca
Distance: 89 miles Total Distance: 326 miles I slept late in my big, comfortable bed and had a leisurely breakfast, drawing it out as long as possible before I had to get back on the bike. I...
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Gibraltar to London Day 7: Sigüenza to Cintruénigo
Distance: 80 miles Total Distance: 464 miles Breakfast didn’t appear until 9am so it was a late start. I spent the morning riding leisurely through a narrow, winding gorge, the cliff faces to either...
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Gibraltar to London Day 8: Cintruénigo to Erro
Distance: 90 miles Total Distance: 574 miles My toughest day so far. I woke up in the trash dump I had fallen asleep in, firmly resolved to change my planned course and escape the busy road. Through...
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Gibraltar to London Day 9: Erro to Urt
Distance: 55 miles Total Distance: 629 miles Today I finally reached France! It was a chilly morning waking up in my field in the heart of the Pyrenees. As I stretched and smelled the air, the...
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Gibraltar to London Day 15: Montfort-le-Gesnois to Elbeuf
Distance: 103 miles Total Distance: 1220 miles Reluctantly I left my warm, cosy hostel room, grabbed my bike from the garage and cycled into the cold, misty morning. Despite the cold and the gloom, I...
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Gibraltar to London Days 16 & 17: Elbeuf to London
Distance: 103 miles Total Distance: 1323 miles I was so exhausted from my 103-mile day I switched off my alarm and slept in until 9am – 3 hours later than I had become accustomed to. I packed up my...
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2017: My Year in Adventures
2016 was always going to be a tough act to follow in terms of adventure – once you’ve walked the length of America, where do you go from there? Without a large-scale expedition to look forward to this...
View ArticleMy Adventure Goals for 2018
I’m not a big fan New Year’s resolutions. Setting oneself vague, non-specific goals like eat better, run more or be less of a dick seems completely unmeasurable and therefore destined to fail. I prefer...
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