Born in a not-quite dystopian 1984 in Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, for nearly 20 years Peter fell asleep to the sound of the North Sea. In 2003, he moved to Cambridge to study film and music. Following graduation, he worked as an audiovisual engineer. In 2007, Peter moved to London and continued to work in digital media. In 2010, he gained his teaching qualification and taught creative media and computer science.
In 2014, Peter left teaching and founded Atlas & Boots, now the UK's most popular outdoor travel blog with a monthly readership of over 150,000. Readers receive weekly posts ranging from destination reports and practical tips to light-hearted listicles and topical debates. Through this mix, Atlas & Boots encourages readers to travel with curiosity, to cast off their daily routine, and to go – arms wide open, caution to the wind – from coast to countryside and everywhere in between.
In 2023, he joined the UK Antarctic Heritage Trust, a charity responsible for maintaining British heritage on the Antarctic Peninsula, including the southernmost post office at Port Lockroy. In 2025, Peter was selected to join the Port Lockroy team as a wildlife monitor for three months.
Peter is happiest in the outdoors, poring over maps or watching test match cricket. Other than climbing the seven summits, his ‘life to-do list’ includes sailing the Atlantic Ocean, visiting at least half the states in the world and delivering an after-dinner speech.