Ed Pratt
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| Born | Edward Pratt 1995 or 1996 | ||||||
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| Years active | 2014 – present | ||||||
| Subscribers | 523,000[1] | ||||||
| Views | 72.2 million[1] | ||||||
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Edward Pratt (born 1995 or 1996) is a British YouTuber. Between 2015 and 2018, he circumnavigated the globe by unicycle, and in 2024 he travelled the length of the Thames, aiming to do so without leaving the river.
World unicycle tour
[edit]In March 2015, 19-year-old Pratt set off from his home in Curry Rivel, near Taunton, Somerset, to circumnavigate the globe by unicycle.[2] During the challenge, he cycled approximately 21,000 miles (33,800 km) and returned home three-and-a-half years later. He filmed his trip and posted videos about it on his YouTube channel.[3] He ended at the headquarters of School in a Bag, a local charity providing backpacks containing educational tools and materials for poor and vulnerable children around the world, for which he raised over £300,000 during the challenge.[4] For this achievement he was rewarded with a Points of Light award by Theresa May.[5][6]
Pratt's route took him from the UK through Europe to Turkey, through Asia via a Caspian Sea ferry and south-east Asia to Singapore before flying to Perth. He cycled across Australia to Sydney, and flew to New Zealand's South Island. From Auckland, he flew to San Francisco and traversed the U.S. before flying from New York to Edinburgh. His final cycle took him south from Scotland to Chilthorne Domer in Somerset, England.[7][8] During the journey, Pratt taught English as a foreign language in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, for six months. In Australia, Pratt met Mark Beaumont who was on his world record attempt around the world.[9][10]
Pratt arrived back home in July 2018. In October 2018 he was awarded the 1015th Points of Light award and was commended by Prime Minister Theresa May through a letter.[11]
After completing his tour, Pratt acknowledged that while he did not follow Guinness World Record regulations, he stuck to his own rules which required him to only progress under his own power by cycling, walking, or pushing the unicycle. He stated that he took pride in knowing that "there's an unbroken unicycle tire track around the entire planet".[12]
"Source to Sea"
[edit]In 2023, Pratt travelled from the source of the River Parrett in Somerset to Burnham-on-Sea, where it discharges into the Bristol Channel.[13]
In 2024, he undertook a River Thames "Source to Sea" challenge, travelling from Thames Head at Coates, Gloucestershire, to Sheerness on the Thames Estuary.[14]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b "About EdPratt". YouTube.
- ^ "Ed Pratt: World unicycle bid man crosses Europe". BBC News. 11 June 2015. Retrieved 2 July 2024.
- ^ "Ed Pratts YouTube channel".
- ^ "Ed Pratt is first person to unicycle around the world as he passes finishing line in Somerset". 27 July 2018.
- ^ "Ed Pratt Receives Award Recognition". Curry Rivel. 2 October 2018. Archived from the original on 8 July 2020. Retrieved 8 July 2020.
- ^ "Winner Search Results". Points of Light. Archived from the original on 8 July 2020. Retrieved 8 July 2020.
- ^ "Round-the-world unicycle charity ride delayed by egg sandwiches". The Guardian. 16 March 2015. Archived from the original on 14 June 2020. Retrieved 19 May 2020.
- ^ "Unicycling The World [In Order] COMPLETE SERIES". YouTube. Retrieved 24 January 2021.
- ^ "Mark Beaumont bumps into round-the-world unicyclist midway through his own trip". road.cc. 12 August 2017. Archived from the original on 11 July 2020. Retrieved 8 July 2020.
- ^ "Unicyclist completes round-the-world trip". BBC. 27 July 2018. Archived from the original on 30 December 2018. Retrieved 8 July 2020.
- ^ "School in a Bag". Points of Light. 1 October 2018. Archived from the original on 10 July 2020. Retrieved 8 July 2020.
- ^ "Why Guinness DIDN'T Give me a World Record for Unicycling 35,000km around the Earth". YouTube. Retrieved 24 August 2020.
- ^ "Can I Follow a River from Source to Sea WITHOUT Leaving it? -Day 4". 21 August 2023. Retrieved 27 April 2025.
- ^ "Adventurer completes River Thames source to sea 200-mile project in Kent, UK". www.msn.com. Retrieved 27 April 2025.