Gavan Hennigan Adventurer

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Skye Trail Ultra 75 Miler last weekend, it was epic 😝 https://t.co/h2ZZnRWgfk
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Testing out the latest @ultimatedirectionusa Adventure Vest 4.0 last weekend in Skye from @likeys_shop, really solid bit of kit with loads of room for extra kit as well as hydration bladder, sits very comfortably too. Check out the full range as well as every bit of juicy trail kit imaginable at www.likeys.com #likeysambassador #likeys

Running the Skye Trail Ultra 75 Miles last weekend, this weekend running around the seabed of the Mediterranean 📷 : Fiona Rennie

Cycle sesh with my pal the awesome @kikomatthews along the Thames Path in the rain getting soaked to the bone, nice bit of recovery for the legs after the weekend and before I ship out to work this week, off to Libya to dive the murky depths of the Med at 200m.
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New blog post up about my job as Saturation Diver. I did a Q&A with @avauntmag recently. Link In Bio.

I ran the Skye Trail Ultra yesterday, 125km from North to South through some of the most amazing scenery imaginable and managed to bag a 3rd place 😁 kitted in @likeys_shop gear.

Having known @olliefrostpt for a few years and seeing him retire from professional rugby, then spend a lot of time working on rebuilding himself I’m finally inspired to really start to put the work in. I’ve tried Yoga and it’s bored me to tears, FRC (functional range conditioning) along with real world tangible mobility and movement drills is now my path and I look forward to sorting out my hips and back! #FRC #mobility #mobilitytraining #mobilitywod

Back on the trails around #Chamonix

Visited @gregormcguckin today at #Malahide marina, as he prepares to sail solo around the world in the @goldengloberace an 8 month non stop race using 1960’s tech, no water makers, iPads etc. He needs all the help he can get at the moment and I just dropped off a load of freeze drives meals to him before hitting the airport myself

Cracking evening for standing around against a wall like

My friend Henry passed away yesterday, I wrote a piece of remembrance about him, how I met him and all he did for me before, during and after my solo Atlantic row. (Link in bio) https://www.gavanhennigan.com/blog/how-i-met-henry

Connemara epic as always today, hiked the Glencoaghan horseshoe in wild weather up high, wind, rain and no viz, but came down to this view in the valley. Kitted out in @likeys_shop gear as always @salomonrunning Speedcross, @marmot outerwear and @ultimatedirectionusa backpack.

Very enjoyable cycling along the Danube over the last few days, mainly flat smooth cycle path, lots of coffee and cake stops, easy to find accommodation and probably put a bit of weight on doing this. Thanks to the boys at @velocitybikestore for getting me sorted last minute on my lovely @genesisbikesuk Datum. Kinda dig this cycling craic....

Bike packing through Germany.... let’s go @velocitybikestore @genesisbikesuk

Back in #Galway briefly and back on the @genesisbikesuk from @velocitybikestore for a nice spin on the @thewildatlanticway this avo

Need a recharge in the Bali hills overlooking the rice paddies, jungle and Mountains check out @bali_lush

Wedding garb at a French chateau in sub tropical Australia to see my good friends @michael_silke & @biancaberry join forces #silkepickedaberry

About Gavan

Gavan Hennigan from Galway Ireland is an extreme environment athlete who has travelled to the Arctic, Antarctic, Svalbard, Alaska and many more places, ultra running, snowboarding, splitboarding, surfing, mountaineering and ccean rowing. He works as a commercial diver on the oil rigs of the world and has completed 2 of the longest and toughest Ultra Marathons - the Likeys 6633 Ultra - a 350 mile non stop race - and the Yukon Arctic Ultra - a 300 mile winter race. He has climbed high altitude peaks in Nepal and dived to depths over 200m. He has climbed and snowboarded peaks on the Antarctic Peninsula and Svalbard in the Arctic. He plans to row the Atlantic solo in 2016. gavan, hennigan, adventure, adventurer, extreme, athlete, ultra marathon, irish, ireland, rowing, ocean rowing, extreme environment athlete, splitboard, splitboarding, endurance, ultra endurance, sleep deprivation, arctic, antarctic, british columbia, svalbard, likeys 6633, yukon arctic ultra, talisker whisky, atlantic challenge, row the atlantic, solo atlantic row, blog, adventures, gavin, alps, nepal, himalaya, siberia, russia, lake baikal, triathlon, galway, galway bay, boat, ocean rowing boat, snowboarding, surfing, adventure racing, alaska, canada, commercial diver, diver, ultra running, mountaineering, solo, unsupported, self sufficient

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