What kit do you need to cycle around the world? It’s a daunting task working out what you will and won’t need for months, maybe years, on the road. I got ideas from other people before departing so thought I…

Being on the side of a mountain always makes me happy. Okay, sometimes it's in a reflective "Type 2" fun kind of way, but it's still worth it. But how do you get there, to the start of an expedition…

He died in Tucson, Arizona on 31 March 1980 with his wife and other family members at his bedside. Many of us might wish for a similar image as we move from life to death. There is an unpretentiousness to…

This long-read article featured in The Independent in November 2019.

This article featured in The Times in November 2019.