Four-time recipient of the Transglobe Expedition Trust ‘Mad but Marvellous’ grant.
His work has been featured in The Sunday Times, The Daily Telegraph, The Sun, Wanderlust, Geographical, Travel Africa, Sidetracked magazine, BBC Radio 4, and the World Service.
Author of two books about his experiences.
Major Expeditions:
43,000-mile Bicycle Journey: Traversed 60 countries, reaching the furthest capes in Europe, Asia, and Africa over four and a half years.
2022 Arctic Expedition: Two months trekking along frozen rivers and Arctic sea ice in northeast Russia, visiting remote indigenous Siberian groups.
2017 Triathlon: Completed a 5,200-mile triathlon along the perceived Europe-Asia border, from the Russian Arctic to Istanbul.
2019 Papua New Guinea Traverse: Crossed Papua New Guinea by foot and paddle, visiting remote jungle communities.
2014 Congo River Descent: Descended the Lulua River in a dugout canoe, facing rapids, waterfalls, hippos, and crocodiles.
2012 Gobi Desert Walk: Walked 1,000 miles solo across the Gobi Desert from China to Mongolia, then trekked 600 miles across Mongolia with a semi-feral pony and a stray dog.
Charlie Walker’s Adventures:
Bicycle Journey: Encountered extremes of weather, remoteness, and physical exhaustion.
Arctic Expedition: Camped in temperatures as low as -50ºC, culminated in a four-week prison stint on spurious charges during heightened political tension.
Triathlon: Spanned from midwinter snowfields of the Russian Arctic to the Bosphorus in Istanbul, investigating the concept of man-made borders.
Papua New Guinea Traverse: Explored some of the world’s least accessible jungle communities.
Congo River Descent: Journey through uncharted DRC territory, plagued by health issues like malaria and typhoid fever.
Gobi Desert Walk: Endured walking over six marathons a week for six weeks, carrying necessary supplies for survival.