Read Ben’s weekly column in the Sunday Telegraph
1st February, 2008
Ben begins a new country diary column in the Sunday Telegraph on the 3rd Feb. Beginning this weekend, readers can follow Ben’s unique perspective of the UK countryside as he travels the country meeting the people and visiting the places that really matter.
Offshore and The Crossing published in paperback
11th May, 2007
Offshore and the hit book The Crossing have both been published in papberback by Penguin and Atlantic books respectively. The Crossing has already sold nearly 75,000 copies and will shortly be available on Audio book.
Happy trails around Machu Picchu’s ’sister’ site in Peru
13th January, 2007
Arriving at Choquequirao after a gruelling six-day trek through the Andes, was a prize made all the sweeter for Ben Fogle - Machu Picchu’s little-known ’sister’ was bathed in sunlight with no other visitors in sight.
We could see the whale’s eyes, mouth… the barnacles on its back
22nd December, 2005
James Cracknell, Olympic gold medalist, and Ben Fogle, television presenter, spent last week huddled in the cabin of their boat with the sea anchor down. This year, the Atlantic Rowing Race from the Canary Islands to Antigua has been plagued by the worst weather in its history and, for a week, the pair have been unable to make progress. On Tuesday, the wind began to change. Ben Fogle takes up the story with Cassandra Jardine….
I will be king of Rockall
27th April, 2005
Ben Fogle had always harboured a dream of owning an island and, at last, he found one - in the storm-tossed Hebrides. But, as he discovered, staking his claim proved something of a problem…