Alastair Humphreys Explained

Alastair Humphreys is an English adventurer, author and motivational speaker. Over a four-year period he bicycled 46000miles around the world.[1] He was a National Geographic Adventurer of the Year in 2012.[2] He is responsible for the rise of the idea of the microadventure – short, local, accessible adventures.

Biography

Humphreys studied at the University of Edinburgh and Oxford. He began his first expedition in August 2001 from his Yorkshire home. Passing south through Europe and Africa, he crossed to South America by sea from Cape Town and proceeded up the west coast of the Americas, crossed from Alaska to Magadan in Russia, Japan then westward across China and Central Asia to return to Europe. His journey included raising funds and awareness for a charity called Hope and Homes for Children.

Humphreys arrived home in November 2005, having ridden over 46000miles in four years and three months. He has written several books about his experiences, titled Moods of Future Joys, Ten Lessons from the Road, Thunder and Sunshine and a series of three children's books called The Boy Who Biked the World. Humphreys also wrote a book about walking across India called There Are Other Rivers.

In 2008, Humphreys competed in the Marathon des Sables, a 150miles run across the Sahara desert. He broke his foot during the race but still completed the event. He narrowly missed being in the top-100 finishers.[3]

In February 2009, Humphreys rowed across the English Channel with Major Phil Packer to raise £1 million for Help for Heroes. In spring 2009, Humphreys walked across India, and in 2010 he walked and packrafted across Iceland.

His 2011 "Year of Microadventure" earned him the National Geographic accolade of "Adventurer of the Year".[2] Humphreys pioneered the concept and coined the term "microadventure" which has since gained him a global following. "#microadventure" is now used as a popular hashtag on social media sites.[4]

In 2012 he joined Marin Medak, Simon Osborne and Steve Bowens to row unsupported across the Atlantic Ocean. The team successfully finished their journey in Barbados after 45 days and 15 hours at sea. He also walked across the Empty Quarter desert with Leon McCarron[5] [6] and undertook an expedition in Greenland.[7]

In 2013, Humphreys released his first documentary film, Into the Empty Quarter, documenting his walk through the Empty Quarter desert with Leon McCarron[8] The film premiered at the Royal Geographical Society, London, in November 2013. In 2020, Humphreys appeared on the podcast Trees A Crowd.[9]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Round-the-world cyclist returns after four years . The Guardian. 10 November 2005 . 14 June 2013. Topham, Gwyn.
  2. Web site: Adventurers of the Year 2012 – The Adventurer: Alastair Humphreys . National Geographic . 14 June 2013 . 22 July 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140722134937/http://adventure.nationalgeographic.com/adventure/adventurers-of-the-year/2012/alastair-humphreys/ . dead .
  3. General position 104 Web site: Competitor's informations . MARATHON DES SABLES . 11 December 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20141215031918/http://www.darbaroud.com/resultats/participants.php?epreuve_id=2008&langue=en&dossard=737 . 15 December 2014 . dead.
  4. http://tagboard.com/microadventure Microadventure
  5. Web site: Into The Empty Quarter . 17 January 2015 . 1 January 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150101223636/http://www.intotheemptyquarter.com/ . dead .
  6. Web site: Alastair Humphreys And Leon McCarron Announces Expedition Through The Empty Quarter . 26 October 2012 . 14 June 2013.
  7. Web site: An Expedition in Greenland . 14 June 2013 . Humphreys, Alastair.
  8. Web site: Into The Empty Quarter . Alastair Humphreys . 20 August 2013 . 17 January 2015.
  9. Web site: Alastqir Humphreys on Trees a Crowd . 27 May 2020.
  10. Web site: Alastair Humphreys: Around the World by Bike. 2020-11-21. www.blinkpublishing.co.uk. en.

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