Blog 1 Back out there Welcome to the first blog for Breaking the Cycle Across Australia 2023. Many of you will remember that in 2021 I began this 7500km journey from Cape Byron, Australia’s most easterly point with the aim of finishing at Steep Point, the continent’s most westerly tip. I started on 1st May […]
The Longest Day – to the finish
Day 5 12th February Distance – 54km Total distance – 201km Again the forecast was for good weather. Gale-force winds are a regular occurrence around Schirmacher Oasis/Novo so we were lucky to have the forces of nature on our side. As I was planning to do a longer day today to reach the finish, I […]
A Beautiful Day?
Day 4 11th February Distance – 40km Total distance – 147km Finally a beautiful day – sunny, clear and cold. It was still -17C when I set off and no doubt with the wind chill, it would have been much lower. The first 20km was the roughest part of the journey as the route traversed […]
Pushing through, whatever the conditions
Day 2 9th February Distance – 32km Total distance – 67km The uphill, into the wind battle resumed on some pretty soft snow. I decided to divide my day into 10km segments, then take a break, refuel, warm up and go again. It turned out to be a good mental approach. The contrast was not […]
Facing the first obstacles
Blog 3 8th February Day 1 Distance – 35km Much was done behind the scenes to reassure the authorities that we were prepared and we had a responsible approach to safety and protecting the environment. When Luke (Operations Manager) checked emails the next morning, the response was positive – the expedition was on. The support […]
On the runway and ready to go!
Blog 2 6th and 7th February Total distance: 21km The 6th February was a huge day, leaving my hotel at 4am to get to Cape Town International airport in time for the 6am flight. It was an incredible thrill to board an Airbus bound for Wolf’s Fang Runway, Antarctica! Travelling with me (in First Class […]
Preparing for Queen Maud Land
Blog 1 A new year and new expeditions on the horizon! I am very excited to welcome you all to the first blog for Breaking the Cycle Antarctica. Supported by sustainable travel company White Desert, the mission is to cycle across Queen Maud Land on the edge of the Antarctic Plateau, from Wolf’s Fang Camp […]
The power of the mountains
Blog 14 Chile 23rd – 29th April 2022 It was a very long 900km drive from the Argentine-Chile border near San Francisco Pass, where I finished the cycle expedition, to Mendoza, but the only way Toby and I could get to Santiago in Chile was to fly. We said goodbye to Rolando, who has done […]
Head down ’til the finish
Blog 13 Londres to San Francisco Pass/the Argentine-Chile border 19th – 21st April 2022 Days 51 – 53 Distance – 327km Total distance – 3248km TOTAL DISTANCE FOR 2020/2022 EXPEDITIONS – 4354km This journey began in 2020 (before the onset of the pandemic) from Cusco in Peru, the capital of the ancient Incan Empire. Given […]
From high to low – pushing towards the finish
Blog 12 14th – 18th April Pocitos to Londres Distance – 541km Total – 2921km Sorry for the silence – it’s not because nothing has happened, my brand new laptop has a faulty battery and stopped working more than a week ago. I am now borrowing a friend’s computer to get the rest of the […]
