James’s work is built around long-duration expeditions in remote and demanding environments.
Over the past few years, these have developed from cycling more than 30,000 km across the Americas, to setting a Guinness World Record in the Indian Himalayas, to spending weeks in Arctic conditions. He often travels for months at a time in unfamiliar terrain, extreme weather, and with limited support.
The next step is Antarctica.
An attempt to become the first person to cycle solo and unsupported to the South Pole. A 1,000 km journey over two months in temperatures below –40°C, carrying everything required to survive.
Each expedition builds on the last. Refining systems, decision-making, and understanding more about sustained performance in demanding environments.
Here are some moments from the expeditions and challenges so far.
Alaska to Argentina
32,500 km | August 2022 – February 2024
A solo unsupported journey from Alaska to Argentina that became the catalyst for everything that followed. Months of persistence, uncertainty, and endurance across two continents reshaped James’s understanding of resilience and sustained performance.
India World Record
2,100 km | 14d 4h 26m | June 2025
A solo unsupported journey from sea level to the world’s highest road. Beginning on the coast of India in Khambhat at 0m, the route crossed the Indian plains before finishing high in the Himalayas at Umling La, 5,800m above sea level. This was the first expedition where James pushed not just against the environment, but against time itself.
Sweden Arctic Training
Jan-Mar 2025 and Jan-Mar 2026
Over the past two winter seasons, James has spent months in Sweden preparing for Antarctica. Developing cold weather skills, refining expedition systems, and learning how to operate efficiently in prolonged Arctic conditions. This preparation culminated in a three week unsupported training expedition in March 2026 in the Arctic Circle.
VIA Race
4,000 km | 10d 18h | August 2025
The VIA Race across Europe was James’s longest ultra-endurance race to date. The race pushed him into a level of sustained fatigue and discomfort he had never experienced before, often riding for over 18 hours a day and sleeping for only a few hours each night. Finishing eighth overall came as a surprise, and marked an important step in establishing himself within the European ultra-endurance cycling community.
Other Challenges
2020 - Present
Alongside major expeditions, James has taken on a range of endurance races and self-supported challenges that have helped shape his approach to discomfort, consistency, and long-duration performance.
From early rides such as Land’s End to John O’Groats and the self-designed Tour de Dorset, to ultra races across the UK, these experiences became the foundation for the larger expeditions that followed.
While smaller in scale, each challenge played an important role in building the mindset, systems, and resilience required for operating in increasingly demanding environments.