Alastair Humphreys

Who is Alastair Humphreys?

Alastair Humphreys is an English cyclist, adventurer, author and motivational speaker. His first big adventure was completing a four-year bicycle journey around the world. He is a National Geographic Adventurer of the Year.

Humphreys began his journey in August 2001 from his Yorkshire home. 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 46,000 miles over four years and three months. He has so far written four books about his experiences titled Moods of Future Joys, Ten Lessons from the Road, Thunder and Sunshine and "The Boy Who Biked the World". A series of three children's books are planned about the journey. Alastair has also written a book about walking across India: "There Are Other Rivers".

Alastair currently works as a motivational speaker.