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Alastair Humphreys
English cyclist, adventurer, author and motivational speaker
Alastair Humphreys is an English adventurer, author and motivational speaker. Over a four-year period he bicycled 46,000 miles (74,000 km) 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.
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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 ove