Being busy seems to be a badge of honour nowadays. It’s the automatic excuse for our daily routine of spinning so many plates, rushing around and
Back to Nepal and a Christmas Closer to Home
So, are you going back to Everest?! I should have known that posting photos of Lukla Airport would send the Twitter sphere into a frenzy. It’s like
Expedition tips: the kit list for a 5,000 mile adventure challenge
Whether it's climbing Everest, rowing the Atlantic, or cycling around the world, we seem to have a fascination about the equipment chosen to get the
I have my challenges, but they don’t have me.
2016 draws to a close and “New Year, New Me” pledges clog my Facebook timeline as we reflect and set new goals: be it to lose weight, start a new job
Lakpa Thundu Sherpa – A legend made and lost in the mountains
This isn't my usual blog post, and certainly not one I wanted to write either. Yesterday my friend Lakpa Thundu Sherpa died in an avalanche on Ama
Cho Oyu Update: 3 steps backward
Today the team arrive at Advanced Base Camp (ABC) at 5,700m. Sadly I haven't joined them. After a six hour walk we got to an intermediate camp at
Cho Oyu: The mountains are calling, and I must Cho…
Okay, so the title was a bit crap. But now I have your attention! This Sunday I leave for a seven-week expedition to Tibet, a part of the Himalayas
A Jolly 24-hour Bike Ride from Chester to Dartmoor
This blog pretty much wrote itself whilst on the saddle. After all – I had 24 hours to think about it! It was one of my few bike challenges wherein
24 hours… on a bike!
Here's my latest wacky charity challenge - a solo/unsupported cycle time trial. This is not an official event... Just me in my usual style, jumping on
Training for Everest or an 8000m peak
With 16 talks in the last 32 days to over 900 people, one of the key questions has been: “What’s next?”. It’s Cho Oyu. The 6th highest peak in the
Cho Oyu 2016 – Down, but not out!
So... what's next? Since Everest last year I've been asked this continually. If you've read my book you probably have a better idea. But in the
What were you doing this last time year?
I was returning from my second attempt to climb Everest. The Nepal earthquake put a stop to that. Three guys on my team didn't come home after an
Icefall – the book tour!
Pleased to announce the first dates of my book signing and speaking tour across the UK over the coming months. More details will follow - but this is
Walk4Nepal – 12 Months On
Last Summer I organised a fundraising 'Walk for Nepal' in my local area. We had six people and raised £70. Every little helps, especially
Dealing with the festive blues
So it's the time of year when I'm as cheerful as a Turkey at Christmas, we're swamped with cheesy inspirational quotes for the year ahead, when health
The University of Life
Climbing Mount Everest is widely known as a pinnacle of achievement and mental tenacity in itself, but the 'Everest' ideology applies everywhere in
Everesting – Summiting in the Saddle
So as you're likely aware my last two attempts to actually climb to the summit of Mount Everest in Nepal have fallen tragically short after being
What really happened
This is my latest and final blog from my Everest 2015 expedition. This season is now officially over, but the carnage for the people of Nepal is far