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Adventurer completes 400-mile expedition after losing contact with team
Ash Dykes' latest challenge involves six back-to-back feats of extreme endurance
An adventurer has completed the first leg of his latest challenge after losing contact with his UK team for almost 24 hours.
Ash Dykes, 35, from Old Colwyn, Conwy, holds five world records but his most recent quest was the first of six back-to-back expeditions he will take on in extreme environments.
Dykes encountered elephants, gorillas and was chased by "killer" bees as he rowed more than 434 miles (700 km) along rivers in the Congo Basin, central Africa.
Towards the end of the journey, Dykes' portable satellite kit lost power. He said: "My parents and fiancée were worrying but as soon as I had a bit of signal I made sure I got in touch".
Ash says the world is not ready for a "truly live expedition"
In his latest Project 6 challenge, Dykes will attempt six expeditions in very different locations.
He has previously walked 4,000-miles (6,437km) along the length of China's Yangtze River in 2019 and kayaked the length of the Coppename river in Suriname from source to sea in 37 days
On "going missing", Dykes said his "power bank just shut down".
"We were underneath the jungle canopy, because we were staying with a small community, and then it took me about 20 hours before I could get out the first message," he said.