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Kilimanjaro 2023 - An adventure by bike.
I craned my neck to look high above my position, and headlamps in the distance cast tiny bubbles of light across the mountain. I looked...
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Dec 29, 202211 min
HT550 Solo Winter Kit List & thoughts.
. Hey folks, a few people have reached out asking what kit I used for the winter attempt on the HT550. I’ve written up what I used, and...
Steve
Dec 28, 202219 min
Arctic Scotland - A solo winter attempt on the Highland Trail 550 2022.
“The right decisions in the mountains are the difference between telling a story or becoming a story,’ I read off an instagram post as I...
Steve
Jan 10, 20217 min
Toasty Digits
With a cold snap in the Calder Valley over the past couple of weeks, I’ve truly made the most of the wintery conditions. My fat bike has...
Steve
Jan 3, 20211 min
SOLO - a local fatbike adventure
December 28th 2020 I slept on the snowy ground, under the stars in a local quarry, sharing the breathless evening with my fat bike, the...
Steve
Nov 11, 20201 min
Insta Live Series - Naomi Freireich
What an absolute pleasure it was to speak to this amazing women! Naomi has an incredible story, one that starts in a controlling abusive...
Steve
Aug 1, 20202 min
Insta Live Series - Helen Scott MBE
Helen is probably one of the nicest people within the British Cycling programme, however her attitude to training and racing are...
Steve
Jul 13, 20203 min
Hebden Bridge - Arnside via the Fred Whitton!
I’ve been eyeing up the Fred Whitton round for a while, and decided it was time to go and ride the thing. I wasn’t that keen about...
Steve
Jul 5, 20201 min
Insta Live Series - Markus Stitz
Markus Stitz has ridden single speed round the world and is an adventurous storyteller, as well as many other things, He's one busy man. ...
Steve
Jun 25, 20201 min
Insta Live Series - Calum Maclean
Calum Maclean is a photographer, filmmaker and presenter. In his spare time, he's one of the countries craziest outdoor swimmers. I met...
Steve
Jun 12, 20202 min
Insta Live Series - Joseph Ogunmokun
I met Joe a couple of weeks back, he was undertaking a huge cycling challenge. Riding from Wimbledon to San Tropez on a turbo trainer...
Steve
Jun 5, 20202 min
Insta Live Series - Becci Skelton
Becci is a bad ass down hill mountain biker, and last year she smashed the British Downhill Series becoming the over all winner. Some...
Steve
May 26, 20201 min
Insta Live Series - Simon Davies - Ultra Runner and Dad
Simon describes himself 'not' as an athlete, even though he has finished one of the toughest ultra running race series there is, Beyond...
Steve
May 26, 20201 min
Insta Live Series - Al Murchison - The Performance Chef
Al started his days as a young man washing pots in the highlands of Inverness, before climbing to the very top of the game earning a...
Steve
Apr 18, 20206 min
How to ride 1000 miles (on a turbo!)
It’s simple - just start! With the Games being shifted to next year, and wondering what my future holds as a 42 year old athlete, I...
Steve
Mar 10, 20202 min
Time is simple....
There are few things in life as simple as time. It ticks by unnoticed for most of the day absolutely harmless. However with the pressures...
Steve
Nov 15, 20199 min
Second City Divide - Part 2.
Part two. I was awake before my watch alarm starts vibrating on my wrist. Four thirty am. My Alpkit sleeping system is warm, but not warm...
Steve
Nov 15, 20195 min
Second City Divide - Part 1.
“Just another half hour”, I tell myself. Its pitch black, my head torch sending a blurry white light into the driving rain and mist. It’s...
Steve
Nov 4, 20197 min
Dunoon Dirt Dash - dirtdash.cc
I feel uncomfortable; I can feel the eyes staring as I stand in the queue for a brew. I’ve never felt like this before at such a low key...
Steve
Oct 28, 20196 min
RetinaUK Tandem Challenge2019
A message tone beeps on my phone, the email is from Jon Pett, the manager of the British Cycling Team. The mail is about a trip to Tokyo,...
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