[1][2] His world records include trekking solo & unsupported across Mongolia, hiking the length of Madagascar, and being the first person to walk along the full 4,000-mile (6,400-kilometre) course of the Yangtze, the longest river in Asia.

[7] He recounted his adventures in Mongolia and Madagascar in Mission Possible: A Decade of Living Dangerously, published by Eye Books in 2017.

[8] In August 2018, he embarked on another world-first record attempt, to walk the 4,000 mi (6,400 km) course of the Yangtze river.

[9] The successful completion of his year-long mission earned him celebrity status in China.

He has been named the seventh-coolest person in Wales[11] and was described as "one of the world’s most fearless outdoor men" by FHM magazine.