Alastair Humphreys' Great Adventurers

Hand-selected by Alastair Humpreys read about the incredible journeys undertaken by twenty of the most heroic and impressive explorers who ever lived including Ibn Battuta (14th-century explorer); Apsley Cherry-Garrard (a member of Scotts Antarctic expedition); Michael Collins (Apollo Moon mission astronaut) and Nellie Bly (who travelled round the world in less than 80 days). A wide-spread selection of explorers from young to old male to female and with a range of abilities these explorers crossed land sea and sky in the name of adventure and may just inspire readers aged 7 to do the same. Alastair Humphreys was named National Geographic Adventurer of the Year in 2012 for his work on the concept of microadventures.