Bikepacking: Mountain Bike Camping Adventures on the Wild Trails of Britain

30/09/2016

A wonderful, wild Welsh bikepacking weekend, mid-September, in what is quite possibly the smallest bothy ever (perhaps a little too 'intimate', sorry Simon!)

30/09/2016

Check out tomorrow's Guardian, which features a 'Wild' supplement, including an introduction to bikepacking written by, ehem, yours truly

17/07/2016

Saving the best til last: after a hectic spring/summer PR campaign the Bikepacking book is all set to appear on prime-time TV on 31 July (I can say no more until nearer the time)...
Watch this space!

26/05/2016

Thanks to Cycling UK for running my Jurassic Coast ride online!

Start & Finish: Putts Corner, Gittisham EX10 0QQ, 50.759291, -3.211578Distance: 21.2 miles/34.2km Total ascent: 2814ft/858mTerrain: Dirt bridleways, country lanes and tarmac cycle path along the Byes (70% off road); climbs are few but tend to be steep.Map and .gpx link

24/05/2016

Hunting Raven Books in Frome are kindly helping me launch Bikepacking with an event this Saturday at their shop on Cheap Street between 11 and 12. Their 'Meet the author' events are great for supporting local pulished writers. I'll be outside to chat about the book, sign copies and drink more La Strafe coffee than is good for me - look forward to seeing you there

11/05/2016

Just heard that Bikepacking is already Amazon's best-selling mountain bike guide book, based on pre-sales alone. Really encouraging so far!

23/03/2016

So here it is! Advance copy due through my door tomorrow. Invites to the Kendal Mountain Festival and Edinburgh Cyle Festival gratefully received too

02/03/2016

Bikepacking will be released on 16 May, and is already receiving positive press from the likes of The Sunday Times, Cycling World, Red Bull and MBR magazine. Talks and book signing events have been scheduled for 17 May in Stanford's, London, with the Bristol branch following suit later in the month. It'd be great to see a friendly face or two (don't worry, I won't make you buy the book!)

02/03/2016

Bikepacking will be on sale from 16 May and is already receiving positive press from The Sunday Times, Cycling World, Red Bull and MBR magazine. Talks and book signings are already arranged for Stanford's in London on 17 May, with an event in the Bristol branch TBC later in the month

05/01/2016

Finding Efrafa... This route across the North Wessex Downs AONB cuts a picturesque path from Bedwyn in Berkshire to Overton, not far from the Hampshire hills that inspired Richard Adams' Watership ...

05/01/2016

The Deverills in the detail... Ride 12 keeps me in familiar territory, or at least has me heading towards it. The quaint Wiltshire village of Tisbury may, for me, be uncharted, but ancient b...

10/07/2015

Climbing into Coleridge country…

An imperfect storm… Hearing the news of two deaths in Wales from a lightning strike this afternoon is somewhat sobering as I sit under shifting clouds on my return. Only a few hours ago Gareth and ...