Going 30,000 miles around the world in a wheelchair is a perhaps stretching the definition of a stroll, but everything has a beginning. When I do eventually set off next year to go around the world it’ll be very much in keeping with a simple desire; to just wander around the countryside and enjoy the outdoors. Being able to just impulsively head out the door and enjoy a sunday stroll on a nice winter’s day is one of the best things in the world, it can be a bit more complicated when a wheelchair’s involved but really that just makes it even more enjoyable.

Since semi-officially announcing my insane trip last week I’ve been bogged down with emails, proposals and ever increasing worries over the near terrifying logistics of preparing and funding a two year, 30,000 mile expedition through 30 countries. So with a fully healed shoulder and a gorgeous winter day in Scotland, it was impossible to resist heading out to forget everything for a while and simply enjoy the countryside. In the months to come I’ll be doing much more than gentle strolls as my training gets back on track, but in essence this is what my expedition and The Chutkara Initiative are all about, making it more readily possible for people with a disability to enjoy the outdoors any way they want to.

I shot all this with a GoPro and a telescopic pole, playing around with angles and positions to make things slightly more interesting. But it’s still just a rather uninteresting video of an idiot in a wheelchair, sorry about that!