The Much Better Adventures Magazine

To The Top of North Africa: A Winter Ascent of Mount Toubkal

Far from the sun-soaked souks of Marrakech, Sian Lewis hikes to the high point of Morocco, ice axe and crampons in tow...

Norway, Hiking, Arctic

Chasing Weather Windows North of the Arctic Circle

In the right place, with the right people, the storm becomes the adventure. Ross Brannigan reports from the Lofoten Islands...

Features, Unlocking Adventure, Surfing, Morocco

Why Small Group Surf Trips Can Be An Introvert’s Dream

Solo travel can be intimidating if you're shy. But for Sam Haddad, learning to surf is the perfect way to form friendships

Features

Features, Morocco, Hiking, Travel Tips: What I Wish I Knew

What I Wish I Knew Before Climbing Mount Toubkal

Top tips for trekking up Jebel Toubkal, the highest mountain in North Africa, from ear plugs to altitude, mental prep and socks

Features, Rwanda, Wildlife

In Sight of Silverbacks: Gorilla Trekking in Rwanda's Volcanoes National Park

Volcanoes National Park celebrated its 100th anniversary last year. Laura Millar visited its most famous inhabitants...

Features, Wildlife, India

What It’s Like to Track Snow Leopards in the Indian Himalaya

We meet the spotters who work in Ladakh, in one of the last mountain strongholds of the world’s most elusive big cat…

Unlocking Adventure

Unlocking Adventure, Tanzania, Hiking, Features

"I Quit Drinking. Two Years Later, I Climbed Mount Kilimanjaro"

Sobriety didn't shrink my life like I feared it might, writes Maggie Downs. It expanded it into the great outdoors...

Unlocking Adventure, Features

How Learning A New Language Turns Travel into an Adventure

There's a particular kind of courage required to speak another language in public badly, writes Daniela Marchesi

Unlocking Adventure, Features

Ditching the Smartphone: Why More Women Are Choosing to Navigate Old-School

The baseless myth of women's poor navigation persists in certain corners. It's time to debunk it, writes Isobel Lewis

Travel Better

Indonesia, Travel Better, Features

New Wave: The Local Kayak Guides Leading Komodo's Future

“Guests can get the history of Manggarai, including Komodo National Park - not just a kayak,” explains local guide Romy

Features, Tanzania, Travel Better

Netball, Notebooks & a Bigger Vision for Tourism in Tanzania

Tanzania has never had a single female professional athlete. Here, we meet the people who want to change that...

Features, Travel Better

The Tourism Economy Is Booming. But For Whom?

“It’s about fairness,” says Rebecca Armstrong. “The value that tourism generates doesn’t always reach as far as we expect..."

Mountain Mindset

Features, Mountain Mindset

What We Learned From Failing on Adventures

Summits, setbacks and second chances—two adventurers explain why failure is an essential part of the journey

Features, Mountain Mindset

Lessons in Resilience, with Hari Budha Magar

He's the first double above-knee amputee to have completed the Seven Summits. Here's how he managed to keep going...

Features, Kosovo, Mountain Mindset

"You Have to Love to Live": A Hike with Kosovo's High Altitude Mountaineer

Guide Uta Ibrahimi recently became the first woman from the Balkans to climb all 14 of the world's 8,000m mountains

Trail Setting Stories

Cycling, Scotland, Trail Setting Stories

The New 330km Bikepacking Route Through Scotland’s Overlooked Corner

Gallovidian Gravel is Cycling UK’s first Scottish gravel bikepacking route, looping through Dumfries and Galloway

China, Trail Setting Stories, Features

Hiking the Taoist Temple Trails of Mount Qingcheng, Sichuan

Beyond the pandas and spicy food, Sichuan hides one of China's sacred mountains - where Taoism was first born...

Features, China, Trail Setting Stories

Hiking the Wild Side of the Great Wall of China

The Jinshanling section of the Great Wall runs through mountains dotted with fruit trees, far from the tourist crowds...

Guides

Guides, France, Hiking

How Hard Is the Tour du Mont Blanc, Really?

We speak to guides and experts who have walked the route, to find out how challenging it is to hike the legendary TMB...

France, Hiking, Guides

Tour du Mont Blanc Packing List: What to Bring Along

We look at what to pack for your hike on the Tour du Mont Blanc, as organised by the guides who lead the trips...

Guides, France, Hiking

Tour du Mont Blanc Route, Map & Itinerary

Our guide to the Tour du Mont Blanc route, including a map, an itinerary and which direction you should walk the route...

Hiking

Guides, France, Hiking

How Hard Is the Tour du Mont Blanc, Really?

We speak to guides and experts who have walked the route, to find out how challenging it is to hike the legendary TMB...

France, Hiking, Guides

Tour du Mont Blanc Packing List: What to Bring Along

We look at what to pack for your hike on the Tour du Mont Blanc, as organised by the guides who lead the trips...

Guides, France, Hiking

Tour du Mont Blanc Route, Map & Itinerary

Our guide to the Tour du Mont Blanc route, including a map, an itinerary and which direction you should walk the route...

Cycling

Cycling, Scotland, Trail Setting Stories

The New 330km Bikepacking Route Through Scotland’s Overlooked Corner

Gallovidian Gravel is Cycling UK’s first Scottish gravel bikepacking route, looping through Dumfries and Galloway

US, Features, Trail Setting Stories, Cycling

The 250 Mile Gravel Bikepacking Route Through Wild Arkansas

The Crowley's Ridge Gravel Trail runs from Helena to Piggott through the Arkansas Delta, in the beautiful Natural State

Features, Guides, Cycling

The Cyclist's High: How Adventure Riding Boosts Mental Health

Our experts took a deep-dive into the relationship between cycling and mental health, with original survey results...