The Adventurer
On Saturday 25th Aug I will plonk my 16 stone olympic framed body on a bike with a razor blade for a saddle, and cycle from the bottom of England to the very top of glorious Scotland.
As is usual in the sport of cycling, I will have drugs coursing through my body on a daily basis. These drugs will be Red wine, Guiness and Espresso.
My journey is now complete, please check out my story on the blog page.
The Route
| DATE |
START POINT |
END POINT |
DISTANCE (miles) |
ASCENT (ft) |
ACCOM ADDRESS |
| 25 Aug |
Lands End |
St Austell |
55.5 |
5863 |
Duke Of Cornwall |
| 26 Aug |
St Austell |
Dartmoor |
53.5 |
8573 |
Cookshayes.co.uk |
| 27 Aug |
Dartmoor |
Taunton |
41.5 |
4314 |
Acorn Lodge |
| 28 Aug |
Taunton |
Bristol |
52.5 |
2838 |
Hotel Du Vin |
| 29 Aug |
Bristol |
Leintwardine |
73 |
9069 |
Walford Court |
| 30 Aug |
Leintwardine |
Tarpoley |
74.5 |
4810 |
Yewtreebb.com |
| 31 Aug |
Tarpoley |
Kendall |
84 |
4600 |
Kate Hogarths Sister |
| 1 Sept |
Kendall |
Dumfries |
81 |
6200 |
South Park House |
| 2 Sept |
Dumfries |
Giffnock |
70 |
6627 |
My Home… YIPEE |
| 3 Sept |
Giffnock |
Tyndrum |
60 |
8583 |
Dalkell Cottage |
| 4 Sept |
Tyndrum |
Fort William |
48.5 |
6266 |
Guisachan House |
| 5 Sept |
Fort William |
Drumnadrochit |
45.5 |
9288 |
Benleva Hotel |
| 6 Sept |
Drumnadrochit |
Lairg |
52 |
5046 |
The Nip Inn |
| 7 Sept |
Lairg |
Bettyhill |
50 |
3990 |
Bettyhill.info |
| 8 Sept |
Bettyhill |
John O’Groats |
49 |
4459 |
Home To Glasgow!!!!!! |
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890.5 |
90524 |
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The computer programme that I have used is as accurate as the plotter (i.e. me). I will be measuring, and recording daily distances on my bike computer.
The ascent is the total climb per day. Obviously, once I have gone up a hill, it is easy to come back down. The difficult bit is dragging my 16 stone bulk up in the first place.
When donating generously, remember that Mt Everest is 29 028ft, and I am climbing 3 times that with no crampons or ice axe.