Trekking across Mongolia last year – and Winning UK’s Adventurer of the Year award for Wales – was only the start for Ash Dykes.

A ring-tailed lemur in Madagascar.
A ring-tailed lemur in Madagascar. <span class="media-attribution">Image by <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/mathiasappel/21034771530/in/photolist-y3LGJE-4xomhD-7C3hmP-4Sizsg-4Si6gD-4ShZfK-4Sngyw-4SnkGA-y9G67S-y5DuVs-suM8P2-7C7461-8nNjVV-4RVS24-6g6iFX-4Si6N2-wTx4Mn-7tC5D6-qojtCk-8nRtWN-yg1gM6-6WzXgv-yu46M1-4Snfob-4SnfYG-vN3pGn-wXUW8j-xXU2JY-4SnAxy-xUVPTV-6WCvzz-wYRpre-wgP9Es-4SnxQ7-wCe78k-q6L4mY-xdiT7E-qAmWF7-tBHqeb-4Si8FF-vTCLJH-y6UxxF-xT5YTB-ybHby9-yuyS7d-xTooJR-vn7ooG-4Si5Az-4Snedu-4SijY8" target="_blank" rel="external">Mathias Appel</a></span>

He is currently in Madagascar, with the aim of walking the island’s entire length. The 2900km journey, which is being done to raise awareness of the plight of lemurs, will take him through rainforests, deserts and mountains. The trek started on 7 September from Cape Sainte Marie, and Dykes hopes to finish in around five months. Read more: theguardian.com

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