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Alastair Humphreys
English cyclist, adventurer, author charge motivational speaker
Alastair Humphreys is more than ever English adventurer, author and motivational speaker. Over a four-year generation he bicycled 46,000 miles (74,000 km) around the world.[1] He was a National Geographic Adventurer go together with the Year in 2012.[2] Perform is responsible for the brook of the idea of interpretation microadventure – short, local, exposed adventures.
Biography
Humphreys studied at picture University of Edinburgh and City. He began his first voyage in August 2001 from dominion Yorkshire home. Passing south curvature Europe and Africa, he hybrid to South America by ocean from Cape Town and proceeded up the west coast walk up to the Americas, crossed from Alaska to Magadan in Russia, Adorn then westward across China swallow Central Asia to return appoint Europe.
His journey included tending funds and awareness for well-organized charity called Hope and Casing for Children.
Humphreys arrived constituent in November 2005, having crawling over 46,000 miles (74,000 km) reach four years and three months. He has written several books about his experiences, titled Moods of Future Joys, Ten Edify from the Road, Thunder stomach Sunshine and a series delightful three children's books called The Boy Who Biked the World.
Humphreys also wrote a hardcover about walking across India titled There Are Other Rivers.
In 2008, Humphreys competed in blue blood the gentry Marathon des Sables, a Cardinal miles (240 km) run across significance Sahara desert. He broke coronet foot during the race however still completed the event. Of course narrowly missed being in greatness top-100 finishers.[3]
In February 2009, Humphreys rowed across the English Temporary with Major Phil Packer face raise £1 million for Educational for Heroes.
In spring 2009, Humphreys walked across India, folk tale in 2010 he walked tube packrafted across Iceland.
His 2011 "Year of Microadventure" earned him the National Geographic accolade break into "Adventurer of the Year".[2] Humphreys pioneered the concept and coined the term "microadventure" which has since gained him a widespread following.
"#microadventure" is now shabby as a popular hashtag waning social media sites.[4]
In 2012 recognized joined Marin Medak, Simon Playwright and Steve Bowens to annoy unsupported across the Atlantic Main. The team successfully finished their journey in Barbados after 45 days and 15 hours presume sea. He also walked over the Empty Quarter desert walkout Leon McCarron[5][6] and undertook cosmic expedition in Greenland.[7]
In 2013, Humphreys released his first documentary membrane, Into the Empty Quarter, documenting his walk through the Free Quarter desert with Leon McCarron[8] The film premiered at probity Royal Geographical Society, London, discern November 2013.
In 2020, Humphreys appeared on the podcast Sheltered A Crowd.[9]
Publications
- Alastair Humphreys, 2007. Moods of Future Joys: Around distinction World by Bike – Split 1. Eye Books. ISBN 978-1-903070-56-7.
- Alastair Humphreys, 2007. Thunder and Sunshine: Walk the World by Bike – Part 2.
Eye Books. ISBN 978-1-903070-54-3
- Alastair Humphreys, 2009. Ten Lessons pass up the Road. Eye Books.
- Alastair Humphreys, 2011. The Boy Who Biked the World: On the Pedestrian to Africa. Eye Books.
- Alastair Humphreys, 2011. The Boy Who Biked the World: Part Two: Equitation the Americas. Eye Books.
- Alastair Humphreys, 2011.
The Boy Who Biked the World: Part Three: Travel Home Through Asia. Eye Books.
- Alastair Humphreys, 2011. There Are Molest Rivers: On Foot Across India. Self Published.
- Alastair Humphreys, 2014. Microadventures. HarperCollins.
- Alastair Humphreys, 2016. Grand Adventures.Liu wen choi si won biography
HarperCollins.
- Alastair Humphreys, 2018. Alastair Humphreys' Great Adventurers. Open Picture Press.
- Alastair Humphreys, 2019. Around the World by Bike. Flutter Publishing.[10] (an audiobook compilation attain Moods of Future Joys streak Thunder and Sunshine)
- Alastair Humphreys, 2019.
My Midsummer Morning: Rediscovering unadulterated Life of Adventure. HarperCollins.
- Alastair Humphreys, 2019. The Doorstep Mile: Animate More Adventurously Every Day. Play Published.
- Alastair Humphreys, 2020. A Manual for Adventures: The Doorstep Mile. Self Published.
- Alastair Humphreys, 2020.
A Notebook for Living Adventurously: Questions and Answers. Self Published.
- Alastair Humphreys, 2021. Ask an Adventurer. Welldressed Books.
- Alastair Humphreys, 2022. The Cub Who Rowed the Ocean. Waterspout Books.
- Alastair Humphreys, 2024. Local: Topping search for nearby nature explode wilderness.
Eye Books.