Walking Home From Mongolia Update 03/09/2012
 Just a reminder that I'm still alive! My walk through China is proving to be everything I hope for and more. We are currently just over half way, and most recently trekked through the ancient city of Xi'An, past the Terracotta Warriors and out of the cold, bitter winter! There are regular blogs, photo and videos at www.walkinghomefrommongolia.com, so do head over there to check out what we're up to. Meanwhile, I've created a page on this site with a small gallery of photos from the expedition so far, hopefully giving a taster of our adventure. Check it out here 1 Comment Sonid Youqi 12/02/2011
Today is day 19 of the Walking Home From Mongolia Expedition, and Rob and I have just reached Sonid Youqi in the Inner Mongolian Gobi. So far we've covered around 375km, which feels like a good start - Hong Kong however still lies over 4,500km to the south, so there's plenty more walking to be done! Check out the full stories, blogs, pictures and follow our progress at www.walkinghomefrommongolia.com Cheers! 
Extra Miles 09/15/2011
 First off, a quick update on our progress. Rob and I have been working hard over the last few weeks to finalise our choice of gear for this expedition. The equipment we use is obviously vitally important, and could be the difference between success and failure on this journey, and we are delighted that some excellent companies are coming on board to supply us with top-rate gear - keep an eye out on this blog for announcements of our major providers very soon.
Over on our Walking Home From Mongolia site, Rob has blogged about our preparation, make a helpful (and frighteningly extensive) list of what we need to do. Below is his blog:
There are many, many things to do to get ready for an expedition of this scale. Here is my shortlist of things we are having to pour time into over the next 2.5 months before we leave (I will blog individually about many of these as time goes on). Leon and I will share these tasks, and my wife Christine is also being amazingly helpful (it was her who built this cool website). Dear friends, readers and casual passers-by,
I am delighted to be able to announce the launch of my new expedition (and undoubtedly the hardest thing I'll have ever attempted!) - Walking Home From Mongolia The new website is http://walkinghomefrommongolia.com Setting off in November, it will be an epic 2,500 mile journey from Mongolia to Hong Kong by foot and portable kayak (packraft), and is being supported by National Geographic who will broadcast a TV show of the journey. I will travel in winter, from the wastelands of the Gobi Desert to the glittering skyline of Hong Kong, via the Great Wall of China, the Yellow River, the ancient city of Xi An and the limestone peaks of Gulin. Walking to Canterbury 05/05/2011
[To view the full post, click here]  Arriving back on U.K soil after 14,000 miles It’s now been 2 months since I finished cycling, and inevitably I have itchy feet. I’m being kept more than busy but I’d be lying if I said I didn’t regularly wake up disappointed to not be out under the stars. So what better time to find the adventures waiting on my doorstep?
Following in the footsteps of some real bona fide adventure bloggers who champion the ‘micro-adventure’ idea such as Al Humphreys and Tim Moss, I’ve come to the conclusion that there’s plenty of scope for something exciting to be done over the course of a few days or a weekend. The much-anticipated Royal Wedding came along last weekend and I can honestly say I was absolutely thrilled. Not about watching the wedding of course, I’d rather eat off my own leg, but rather the fact that it provided a 4 day holiday for most of the nation. The perfect chance for a micro-adventure, but what to do? |      ArchivesMay 2015 CategoriesAll |
