Alastair Humphreys

Alastair Humphreys (born 1977), is an English cyclist, adventurer, author and motivational speaker. Having completed a four-year bicycle journey around the world, he is currently preparing for an unsupported return journey on foot to the South Pole.

Humphreys began his epic journey 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. He arrived home in November 2005, having ridden 46,000 miles over four years and three months. He has written three books about his experiences titled Moods of Future Joys, Ten Lessons from the Road and Thunder and Sunshine. Alastair currently works as a motivational speaker.

In 2008, Humphreys competed in the gruelling Marathon des Sables, a 150-mile run across the Sahara desert, breaking his foot during the race but still completing the event. He narrowly missed out on a top-100 finish. In February 2009, Humphreys rowed across the English Channel with Major Phil Packer to raise £1million for Help for Heroes. In 2009, Humphreys walked across India. In 2010 he walked and packrafted across Iceland.

His 2011 "Year of Microadventure" earned him the National Geographic accolade of 'Adventurer of the Year'.

In 2012 he joined Marin Medak, Simon Osborne and Steve Bowens to row unsupported across the Atlantic Ocean. The team successfully finished they journey in Barbados after 45 days and 15 hours at sea.

Humphreys and Ben Saunders and Martin Hartley are planning an unsupported return journey to the South Pole and the longest unsupported polar journey in history.

Bibliography

• Alastair Humphreys 2007. Moods of Future Joys: Around the World by Bike - Part 1. Eye Books. ISBN 978-1-903070-56-7.
• Alastair Humphreys 2008. Thunder and Sunshine: Around the World by Bike - Part 2. Eye Books. ISBN 978-1-903070-54-3

See also

• Bicycle touring

External links

• Alastair Humphreys' Homepage
• The SOUTH expedition Homepage