Expeditions
Every challenge.
No regrets. Mostly.
From a student road trip in a 1978 MG to dragging a sled across the Arctic. The ideas have not become more sensible.
2026
The Long Way to the Pub
2 days on foot
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2026
Lapland Arctic Ultra
511 km (advertised 500km)
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2024
Fort William to Inverness
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2024
Fat Viking
150 km across Arctic Norway
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2023
Arctic Rally
9,000+ km driven
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2019
NOMAN: Race to End HPV
3 days and nights non-stop
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2019
White Collar Boxing
8 fights
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2019
Enduro Bulgaria
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2015
Tough Mudder
3 Tough Mudders
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2002
Europa Challenge
10 countries
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The early warning signs
- November 2022300,000 steps in a monthThree hundred thousand steps, all in November. My shoes have not forgiven me.for RNLI
- March 2020Everest in the AlpsClimbing the height of Everest on skis in the Swiss Alps. The height, not the mountain. Still plenty of up.for The Brain Tumour Charity
- January 2019New Year’s Day Polar Bear Swim, Broadstairsfor Children’s Liver Disease Foundation
- September 2018Muddy DogAn obstacle run you do with your dog. Lola, our very special professional athlete, cleared every obstacle and found every muddy puddle. My wife Marta and I mostly tried to keep up.for Battersea Dogs & Cats Home
- September 2018Property ProKart Challengefor Various charities
- June 2018LandAid 10KA 10K on Clapham Common. I got back to the finish area suspiciously quickly, then saw the 5KM sign and realised I had to go round again.for LandAid
- March 2018LandAid Sleep Out, LondonA night sleeping rough on the streets of London for LandAid, the property industry’s charity tackling youth homelessness. A sleeping bag, some flattened cardboard and a very long night. Humbling, and an eye-opener.for LandAid
- July 2016Freefall skydiveJumped out of a plane on my 34th birthday. There are calmer ways to celebrate.
- May 2015It’s a Knockoutfor Pilgrims Hospices
- January 2013New Year’s Day Polar Bear Swim, Broadstairsfor A cancer charity
- September 2010Summit of Mont Blanc