Features, Gear How Outdoor Gear is Ditching Chemicals for Green Innovation We speak to the Helly Hansen team behind the groundbreaking LIFA INFINITY PRO™ technology, making waterproof gear with no added chemical treatments
Features Lunchtime Cinema: Drifting | A Stand Up Paddle Board Film Our shiny new feature bringing you a handpicked watch each month, alongside a few words from the people behind it
Features, Opinion Why Re-Discovering Local Nature is More Important Than Ever The more you learn about nature, the more wonder you’ll find
HQ, Svalbard, Conservation Adventures in Svalbard: Is It Responsible? When we teased our new Svalbard adventure over on Facebook, we were asked how responsible it is. This is a very good thing. Ten years ago, this would never have happened and it says a lot about how far we’ve come as a society.
HQ More Than Just Movement – Travel and the Pandemic Author, journalist and adventurer, Julian Sayarer, reflects on the pandemic, how adventure travel has changed, and how it’s about to change more.
Guides, France French Alps: Your Adventure Guide An introduction to some of the key areas and activities in the French Alps – from the skiing in the winter to the hiking in the summer, and everything in between.
HQ, Conservation, Campaigns We’re Calling on Tourism to Declare a Climate Emergency The smoking Amazon rainforest. Australia in flames. It’s never been more clear that we’re in the midst of a climate and biodiversity emergency. Any travel company, whatever their…
Features From the History Books: The Infamous First Ascent of K2 The history of the outdoors is the history of the world...
Features, Book Club Book Club: Fifty Words for Snow by Nancy Campbell A magical book from Scottish author Nancy Campbell, which provides an enchanting journey around our winter world
Features Shine On January: Turtles, Urban Gardening and a New Long-Distance Hiking Route in England Good news? In this era?! Our new mag feature 'Shine On' brings you five short snippets of good news to start the month
Guides, Iceland, Northern Lights How to See the Northern Lights in Iceland | A Guide Looking to see the aurora in a scenic wonderland?
Guides, Lifestyle 14 Adventures to Fuel Your New Year's Resolutions There weren't a lot of bucket list moments in 2020. Maybe in 2021 though... that'll change.
Guides Dust off the Wanderlust: 11 New Adventures for 2021 Time to dust off the wanderlust. Here are 11 trips to get your travel stoke back for 2021.
HQ New Year's Letter: Our Reflections and Outlook Fancy a glimpse at what life was like for a travel company in 2020? With last year's under-used calendar finally in the recycling bin, we've put together a quick recap of the key moments from the year that was.
HQ Former Airbnb Global Adventures Manager Joins Us We are delighted to say that Tanya Rinaldi (we just call her Tanya), who managed the launch and growth of Airbnb Adventures, has joined the Much Better team.
HQ THE FAMILY RELIEF FUND: ROUND 2 COVID-19 has rocked the world as we know it, and for some of the local guides, hosts, porters and their families in the most remote parts of the world, it’s costing them their livelihoods.
Features, Opinion, Conservation Saying No to Immediacy: A Love Letter to Long-Distance Train Travel Much Better Mag writer Stuart Kenny explores the beauty of taking the train, on a trip from Scotland to the Austrian Alps.
Features, Conservation National Parks: The Story, From John Muir to Yellowstone and Beyond Scottish environmentalist John Muir is known as the "father of the national parks" in the US. Here's why.
Features, Conservation, Greece How Hiking is Helping Wild Brown Bears in the Mountains of Greece We speak to the co-founder of Callisto, a conservation NGO working in the Greek mountains to protect, preserve and educate people about the brown bear.
Features, People, Cycling Geordie Stewart on Cycling Around the World We caught up with adventurer Geordie Stewart to talk about his experiences and all things cycling round the planet.
Features, People, 7 questions 7 Quick Questions with Laura Kennington Laura Kennington is an adventurer, speaker and author. She came to talk at one of the Much Better Adventures Investor events and stole the show with her story.
HQ, People Know a Good Person Doing Good Things? *This competition is now closed. Every week in our humble newsletter we endeavour to celebrate those good people doing good things in the world. Now, we’re turning to you…
Guides, Gear, Hiking Christmas Gift Ideas for Hikers: The Big List 2020 Looking for Christmas gift ideas for the hiker in your life? Well, you’re in the right place. This year more than any, it’s important to get all that…
Guides, Hiking, Sweden Hiking in Sweden | 5 of the Best Hikes in Sweden Hiking in Sweden? It's tough to know where to start. So we've put together a basics guide to some of the best trails in Sweden.
Guides, Hiking, Greece Hiking in Greece | 5 of the Best Hikes in Greece Looking for the best hikes in Greece? From scaling Mount Olympus, the country's highest peak, to tracking brown bears in the mountains...
Guides, Kayaking, UK Kayak UK | The Best Rivers to Kayak & Canoe in the UK An introduction to a handful of the best rivers to kayak in the UK, as well as some other beginner knowledge to get you started.
Guides, Kayaking Canoe vs Kayak: What’s the Difference? Canoe vs kayak. It’s time to choose your fighter. Though in order to do so, you really need to know what the difference between a kayak and a canoe actually is.
Guides, Kayaking, London Kayaking London: How and Where to do it Can you go kayaking in London? Yes, yes you can. Here's our quick guide to your options, whether you're kayaking London DIY fashion or going on a tour.
Guides, Kayaking, Norway Geiranger | The Essential Guide to the Geirangerfjord Geiranger and the Geirangerfjord are must visits in Norway. For fjords, it's simply hard to look past the UNESCO protected Geirangerfjord for beauty.
Guides, Kayaking, Norway Norway’s Fjords Mapped: A Guide to the Fjord Locations We've stuck all of the fjords in Norway into a Norway fjords map, so you can take a look the Norway fjords map to get an idea of where the fjords are.
Guides, Northern Lights, Norway 5 Tips for Seeing the Northern Lights in the Norwegian Fjords 5 tips for seeing the Northern Lights at the Norwegian fjords. You can never guarantee you'll see aurora borealis, but you can increase your chances...
Features, Climbing, Nepal Deadliest Mountain: The Story of Annapurna I Everything you need to know to cheat in a pub quiz about Annapurna I - the deadliest mountain in the world, on the Annapurna massif in the Himalayas.
Guides, Hiking, Nepal Hiking the Everest Base Camp & Gokyo Lakes Route | A Photo Story Much Better Adventurer Tom Millar went to Nepal recently to take on our Everest Base Camp and Gokyo Lakes Circuit hike. He gives us the low-down on his trip, and shares a few of his best bits from along the trail…
Guides, Hiking, Nepal Everything You Need to Know About Trekking to Everest Base Camp Trekking to Everest Base Camp is a right of passage for hikers. Here's all you need to know about hiking to the base of the world's highest mountain.
Guides, Morocco Atlas Mountains: Your Adventure Guide So you want to visit the Atlas Mountains? Here's a guide to the mountain ranges and peaks of the Atlas Mountains from Morocco to Tunisia.
Guides, Hiking, Morocco Trekking in Morocco: A Guide to the Basics Want to go trekking in Morocco? Here's your guide to all the best places to go trekking in Morocco, from the mountains to the desert.
Features, Community, Hiking, Morocco Taking on Toubkal | Hannah’s Photo Story Much Better Adventurer Hannah Marshall and her best friend recently took on Mount Toubkal, the highest mountain in Morocco at 4167m. And if that wasn’t enough, they decided to…
