On Thursday Al Humphreys and I will set out on a 36 hour adventure. We are going to take part in the Howies Bivvy Bag Challenge. ‘Armed with no more than a bivvy bag and sleeping bag to sleep in you leave the comfort of your homes for a night and do not come back…
After graduating from Edinburgh University with a Masters in Geography, I decided to avoid getting caught up in the rat race and set off to walk from London to Istanbul on a whim. 5,000 kilometres, 2 pairs of shoes and a fractured leg later I crossed the river Bosporus into Asia. Needless to say I got the adventure bug and have had itchy feet ever since.