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Alastair Humphreys

Adventurer · United Kingdom · b. —

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Alastair Humphreys
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Archive ID
A-00005
Last Curated
May 2016
Country
United Kingdom
Occupation
Adventurer
Primary Field
Exploration
Era
Late 20th Century
Secondary Fields
WritingCycling
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Biography

An adventurer, author, and one of the more articulate proponents of the idea that the world does not, in fact, require a plane ticket to be interesting.

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      Curator's Note

      A useful reminder that the archive is not only about the past — many Alastairs are still very much in motion.

      — Alastair Hunte
      Curator, Who Is Alastair? Archive

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      Who Is Alastair? Archive — “Alastair Humphreys”, Archive Accession A-00005. Last Curated May 2016. https://whoisalastair.com/
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