This interview with Sky News took place in November 2019.

I was asked by a friend why I decided to publish a book and not just write a diary. There are a few obvious differences between a diary and a book; the most obvious being one is shared, the other…

Sponsorship is everywhere around us from TV advertising and newspapers to professional sport and posters on the London Underground. The world of adventures and expeditions is no different. If you can offer front-page news stories, primetime TV and millions of…

Over the past decade or so, I have been fortunate to go on a variety of expeditions. One of the most common questions is how I pay for it. It’s fair enough; I asked the same thing when I was…

I cycled across Xinjiang in winter 2018. This article first featured on www.unherd.com in June 2019.

If you’re anything like me, there’s a fascination with rewinding the clock when it comes to expeditions. That means there is both envy at the pioneering element of their achievements and bewilderment how they managed to do it. Their technology…

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.