Alastair Humphreys Adventurer | Author | Motivational Speaker

Take the long and winding road

This month’s guest blog comes from Dan Harrison. Dan was a normal bloke with a normal job and normal life. Then he decided to cycle to Africa…
“About this time two years ago I glanced out of the window on the train to work and the idea hit me; cycle to South Africa. Now I’m doing [...]

Guest Blog: Kate Harris – “Wilderness is not a function of distance; you don’t have to go far to find yourself lost”

Kate Harris not only races mountain bikes, not only takes on epic long-distance journeys, but also gets even more excited than I do by Annie Dillard. She seemed like a fine choice to invite to write a guest blog post. But first, the usual set questions:

What expedition or journey or book or person has inspired [...]

Guest Blog – Top Tips On Effective Exercise Nutrition

Luke is a teacher in Ross-on-Wye. I met him recently when he invited me to speak at his school. After my talk he took me on a stunning 10-mile run down the Wye Valley. I wish that happened regularly after my talks!
As well as being a very busy teacher, Luke also combines a lot of [...]

Guest Blog – Mark Kalch. “Going it alone?”

I have never actually met Mark Kalch, which is a shame as I would love to chat with him about the Ashes.
However I feel as though I know him quite well. I loved his talk at the RGS about rafting the length of the Amazon river. I enjoy his blog and his active Twittering. [...]

Guest Blog – Sarah Outen: “let’s raise a glass to not knowing which path to take, to exploring the options”

‘To know how to free oneself is nothing; the arduous thing is to know what to do with one’s freedom’ – Gide

Sarah Outen is the youngest woman to row across any ocean. She is only the eighth woman to have rowed across an ocean solo. Of nine previous solo attempts to cross the Indian Ocean, [...]

Guest Blog: Rosie Swale Pope

Heartbroken when she lost her husband to cancer, Rosie Swale-Pope set off from Wales to run round the world. It was her 57th birthday.
After 5 years, 3 packs of wolves and 53 pairs of shoes she arrived back home again. Wow!
Rosie ticks all the boxes for me: a self-confessed “ordinary person” doing an extraordinary adventure, [...]

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 blog post, an account of the miserable wonderfulness that is the 125-mile Devizes to Westminster canoe [...]

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 first, I asked a few questions to get a quick insight into what makes Fearghal tick.
- [...]

Guest Blog: The Dark Side of Two-Man Expeditions

This month’s guest blog post comes from Ed Stafford. Ed is currently away on a genuinely impressive, significant, hardcore expedition; walking the length of the Amazon from source to sea. He has kindly shared some thoughts on one of the toughest aspects of any expedition: getting along with your partner under duress.
But first, here are [...]

Guest blog from the Hungry Cyclist

June’s guest blogger is Tom Kevill-Davies, aka the Hungry Cyclist. Tom blogs about cycling and food, a combination as satisfying as bangers and bash.
Tom’s book about his two year ride through the Americas in search of the perfect meal is out now. Annoyingly, it’s really good.
I always ask my guest bloggers the same questions, to [...]