Ed Pratt
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Ed Pratt | |
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| Born | Edward Stuart Pratt 8 December 1995 |
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| Years active | 2014 – present |
| Subscribers | 582 thousand |
| Views | 105.1 million |
| Last updated: 14 April 2026 | |
Edward Stuart Pratt (born 8 December 1995)[1] is a British YouTuber. Between 2015 and 2018, he circumnavigated the globe by unicycle, and in 2023 he started a series of "Source to Sea" journeys where he attempts to travel the length of rivers, only allowing himself to make progress while in the river.
World unicycle tour
[edit]In March 2015, 19-year-old Pratt set off from his home in Curry Rivel, 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]
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.[4][3] 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.[5][6]
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.[7] Pratt arrived back home in July 2018. In October 2018 he was awarded the 1015th Points of Light award and was commended by British Prime Minister Theresa May through a letter.[8][9][10]
In 2020, Pratt acknowledged that while he did not follow Guinness World Record regulations he had been given, mainly his extended stay in Kyrgyzstan due to harsh winter weather and a near car accident in Kazakhstan earlier and missing the second mandated antipodal point in Madrid (the other being Auckland). Instead, Pratt said that he stuck to his own rules which required him to only progress under his own power by cycling, walking, or pushing the unicycle at steep sections and stated that he took pride in knowing that "apart from the watery bits, there's an unbroken unicycle tire track around the entire planet". In the video, Pratt corrected news outlets that reported that he was the first person to circumnavigate the earth on a unicycle as he hadn't fully completed it officially and also acknowledged the earlier attempt by Wally Watts in the 1970s, which Pratt said had originally inspired him, and interviewed Watts for a video.[11]
"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.[12][non-primary source needed]
In 2024, he undertook a River Thames "Source to Sea" challenge, travelling the 201 miles (323 km) from Thames Head at Coates, Gloucestershire, to Sheerness on the Thames Estuary.[13]
In 2025, he completed a third "Source to Sea" challenge going down the River Tay, starting at the top of Ben Oss. It took him 28 days to reach his final destination of Broughty Ferry.[14][15]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ Pratt, Ed (8 May 2020). "How Much Does it Cost to Travel The World? [3 YEARS]" (video). YouTube. Retrieved 22 May 2026.
- ↑ "Ed Pratt: World unicycle bid man crosses Europe". BBC News. 11 June 2015. Retrieved 2 July 2024.
- 1 2 Pratt, Ed. "Unicycling The World [In Order] COMPLETE SERIES". YouTube. Retrieved 24 January 2021.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "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 News. 27 July 2018. Archived from the original on 30 December 2018. Retrieved 8 July 2020.
- ↑ "Ed Pratt is first person to unicycle around the world as he passes finishing line in Somerset". www.baytrustradio.org. 27 July 2018.
- ↑ "School in a Bag". Points of Light. 1 October 2018. Archived from the original on 10 July 2020. Retrieved 8 July 2020.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ Pratt, Ed (16 June 2020). Why I DIDN'T Receive an Official Record for Unicycling 35,000km around the Earth (Video). Retrieved 2 April 2026.
{{cite AV media}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ Pratt, Ed (21 August 2023). Can I Follow a River from Source to Sea WITHOUT Leaving it? -Day 4 (Video). Retrieved 27 April 2025.
{{cite AV media}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "Adventurer completes River Thames source to sea 200-mile project in Kent, UK". www.msn.com. Retrieved 27 April 2025.
- ↑ Jackson, Lucy (21 August 2025). "YouTube star goes viral for attempt to travel length of Scotland's longest river". The National. Retrieved 3 September 2025.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ↑ Ritchie, Gayle (11 September 2025). "YouTube star completes epic River Tay trip in Broughty Ferry despite homemade log raft disaster". The Courier. Retrieved 25 September 2025.