It was the night before my birthday, a bright full moon, only a few days after the summer solstice and we were in the middle of a heatwave - could there be a better time for a cheeky bikepacking microadventure?
Category: Adventures
Crossing the Pyrenees – How hard could it be?
I was always fond of the saying 'no cuff too tough' however, there are limits to this approach and I think I found them about half way up the wet, cold and misty Col D'Aubisque...
The Dart 10K Swim
So let's start with the legitimate observation that 10km is a long way to swim, hell for many people it is even a long way to run. But, like most things in life, if you just keep making steady progress towards a distant goal then you will slowly but surely get there, even if you are swimming...
The Great Glen Paddle
The Great Glen Paddle is quite a challenge, but if you just keep paddling the horizon slowly comes towards you...
The South Downs Way in a Day!
0720 in Winchester at the start of the South Downs Way, one hundred miles of largely dry, rolling trails lay between me and the finish – what could possibly go wrong?!?!
