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Guest Post by Chris Astill-Smith on swimming the English channel for charity
I'm Chris Astill-Smith, 25 years old from Devizes, Wiltshire. There were a couple of reasons why I chose to swim the channel, the first one being that I wanted to set myself a serious challenge, a challenge that would only be possible with a lot of hard work and...
A Valentines adventure with Berghaus
Marytn and I live in a beautiful spot nestled under the South Downs Way. Being two very busy people it is a real treat to get out and explore our local trails together with our dog Luna. So this Valentines weekend we put our boots in the car, packed up Luna and headed...
Guest post by Peter Ebro – Denmark Gravel racing
Gravel races in Denmark A couple of years ago, gravel cycling was totally unknown for Danish cyclists. It would be wrong to say, that every cyclist knows gravel cycling today, but almost every month a new gravel race pops up in my Facebook feed, that is already packed...
Guest Post – Gravel Cycling in Denmark by Peter Ebro
In some countries the bike is only for those who don’t have a car. In Denmark, the bike is a symbol of freedom, health and effectiveness. The Danes loves to cycle and embraces all that it implies. Now the Danes have fallen in love with Gravel Cycling. By Peter Ebro,...
Guest Post – Adventurous Parenting by Somerset ‘Dave’
I met Dave on one of my first adventures, to Switzerland with Dogtag when I was just getting my outdoorsy 'wings' and taste of getting out and living life to the full. Since then he has been on one big adventure himself, getting married and having a beautiful baby...
Cycling in circles, a trip to the Velodrome
Thinking about the Olympics and trying to channel my inner Laura Kenny as we made our way through the beautiful Olympic park towards the velodrome at Lee Valley. Walking inside the flying saucer-shaped building and up into the café gave a sense of the size of the...
Guest Post – Cycling the Carretera Austral by Tara Papworth
Happy January! Below is my first guest blog of the New year! I hope you enjoy it, here is an introduce from Tara a.k.a Paps. I’m Paps, thirty-something and loving life. After a life crisis at 30 where I ditched ‘normal life’ and ran off around the world to see what...
2018 a year of possibilities
Back in January 2017 I sat down and worked out what my goals for the year would be. I set myself seven goals: Whistler heli-ski for the first time – Went ski-touring instead 24 hour mountain bike pairs race – Didn’t come off Complete the South Downs Way – not...
Soggy footpaths, frosty mornings, wellies and bobble hats!
Last weekend Martyn, Luna and I layered up and headed out to explore the countryside. We started our adventure in a car park on the west side of the A286 on the South Downs Way near the village of Cocking. From the car park, we turned west along the South Downs Way...
Guest Post – Basecamp Nutrition creators Michelle and Tom
This post is a little different instead of a story of adventure I asked Michelle Reed creator of Basecamp Nutrition, bad ass mountain bike racer, and of course super team mate for the Bike Trans Alp to share some nutritional wisdom and recipe selection to getting...