Alastair Humphreys Adventurer | Author | Motivational Speaker

Move on. Don’t look back

I was at a book reading one evening recently when the author was asked whether he remained in contact with people he had met on his travels.
His answer was that yes, he did remain in contact with some people. But he felt that this was not necessarily always a good thing. Email exchanges, for example, [...]

Book give away: Ten Lessons from the Road – chapter 3

My third book, Ten Lessons from the Road, came out earlier this year. I’m really pleased with it, and I would love people to read it. But I’m realistic about how few people will actually read the book. So I decided to give it away -for free- here on my blog. Hopefully it will reach [...]

Photo Friday – Another one from Patagonia

Each Friday on this blog I feature someone’s inspiring travel, adventure or expedition photo: Photo Friday.
Hopefully it will get you in the mood for making the most of your weekend.
If you have a Flickr photo that you would like to share please let me know, including the photo’s URL, plus a couple of lines to [...]

Great cities…

Dipping into the archives: a few posts I like from this time last year:
- The RGS lecture I gave broadcast as audio
- Advice for the Antarctic
- Great cities attract ambitious people

The UK’s longest ever non-stop running race, the Thames Ring 250

“There is more in us than we know. If we can be made to see it, then perhaps for the rest of our lives we will be unwilling to settle for less” – Kurt Hahn
The UK’s longest ever non-stop running race is the Thames Ring 250. 250 miles, to be completed within 100 hours. [...]

Patrick Leigh Fermor

Vagabond, adventurer, spy, author – Patrick Leigh Fermor ticks all the boxes of cool. His writing sets the benchmark for aspiring travel writers to aspire to. Leigh Fermor’s journey -a walk through a Europe (echoed decades later by Andy Ward) rumbling with anticipation of war- reminds me of how I want the majority of my [...]

This is your Everest

The most popular ever post on my blog was about Living with Lions, possibly the greatest sports movie ever.
With the Lions Test series beginning today I decided to re-post it for anyone who missed it or needs help getting into the mood for the big match.
Living with Lions gives a spine-tingling insight into what happens [...]

Photo Friday – Lago Gray

Each Friday on this blog I feature someone’s inspiring travel, adventure or expedition photo: Photo Friday.
Hopefully it will get you in the mood for making the most of your weekend.
If you have a Flickr photo that you would like to share please let me know, including the photo’s URL, plus a couple of lines to [...]

How much junk in my life do I really need?

Lyrics from Waterfall by James:

Watching too much TV
I’m an actor in a puppet show.
There’s so much stuff in my life, no room for me to grow.
One day I’m going to break from my life – due south down to Mexico,
I’m going to burn down my house
it’s the only way to let it go.
Under the waterfall,
Under [...]

Speaking at the Grassington Festival

I have just been putting together my slides for the talk I am giving at the Grassington Festival in Yorkshire on Sunday June 28th at 8pm. As well as being one of the most beautiful areas in England, Grassington has built a reputation for hosting one of northern England’s best festivals. I’m chuffed to be [...]