Journalism

Explorer Lost – Chris Velten disappeared in Africa 13-years-ago—then he sent a Friend Request
The growth of loss – With high unemployment and rising fuel bills, Armenia is in danger of losing all of its forests in the next 30 years.
Olympic Legacy
Between the flux – Life on the shores of Lake Sevan
The spree of London’s Serial Cat Killer continues, but what about the pet owners left behind?

Expeditions

— First on-first crossing of the Saryesik-Atyrau desert
— First on-foot crossing of the Steppe of Misfortune
— Howard-Bury Centenary Expedition crossing eastern Kazakhstan on horseback
— Living with nomads in the Pamir Mountains, Tajikistan
— Running through the Kyzyl-Kum Desert, Uzbekistan
— Living and travelling with Eagle Hunters in Mongolia
— Exploring unvisited mountain ranges in the Tian Shan, Kyrgyzstan 
— Exploring unvisited mountain ranges in the Tian Shan, Kyrgyzstan 
— A month rock climbing in South African Cedarlands

Climbing

Highest grade, V8
New routing across Cornwall, including some personal highlights finding, cleaning and first ascending British East Africa, Cut, Tape and Power Up.

Athletics

Honours and Awards

— “A REMOTE DESERT, AN ADVENTURER AND BRITISH WATCHMAKING”, New York Times (2017)
— TEDX SPEAKER, TEDx Square Mile (2017)
— SIR PETER HOLMES MEMORIAL AWARD, The Royal Society for Asian Affairs (2013)
— BEST CONTRIBUTION FOR FURTHERING RELATIONS BETWEEN THE UK AND KAZAKHSTAN, British-Kazakh Society (2012)
— HIGHLY COMMENDED – FEATURE ARTICLE OF THE YEAR AWARD, National Council for the Training of Journalists (2011)

Poetry

Finally, I’m a huge fan of haiku poetry and my work’s been published in the British Haiku Journal, Presence, and Time Haiku magazine.

mackerel sky —
my apartment
swims in light

Published in Time