Alastair Humphreys

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Alastair Humphreys (born November 27, 1976 ) is a British adventurer, author and cyclist . National Geographic named him Adventurer of the Year in 2012 .

Career

Humphreys traveled to England as a child, so he climbed the Yorkshire Three Peaks at the age of 8 and rode his bike across England as a 14-year-old. After finishing school he went to South Africa as a teacher for a year. While studying zoology at the renowned universities in Edinburgh and Oxford , he went on short and long bike trips all over the world. After two successful degrees and trained to teach science in schools, he cycled around the world for 4 years with a budget of around 7,000 pounds , which he saved from his student loan.

He wrote several books about his experiences, including a children's book, which he first published himself, as no publisher responded to him. Only later were four of his six books published by Eye Books Verlag.

This was later followed by books on his hike along the Kaveri in India for less than £ 500 (including £ 300 for the flight) and his concept of micro- adventures, adventures that everyone can experience in their everyday life and in any environment.

In 2013 Humphreys published his first documentary Into the Empty Quarter , in which he walks with a friend and a self-made handcart through the Rub al-Chali desert, Arabic for "Empty Quarter".

Books

  • Moods of Future Joys: Around the World by Bike - Part 1 (2007, Eye Books, ISBN 978-1-903070-56-7 )
  • Thunder and Sunshine: Around the World by Bike - Part 2 (2008, Eye Books, ISBN 978-1-903070-54-3 )
  • Ten Lessons From The Road (2009, Eye Books)
  • The Boy Who Biked the World - Part 1 (2011, Eye Books)
  • There Are Other Rivers (2011)
  • Microadventures: Local Discoveries for Great Escapes (2014, HarperCollins )

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Adventurers of the Year 2012 , last accessed June 27, 2014
  2. ↑ Interview at thegreatdiscontent.com , last accessed on June 27, 2014
  3. ↑ About - Official homepage, last accessed on June 27, 2014
  4. ↑ a b The importance of jumping into rivers , lecture at do lectures , last accessed on June 27, 2014

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personal data
SURNAME Humphreys, Alastair
BRIEF DESCRIPTION British adventurer, author and cyclist
DATE OF BIRTH November 27, 1976