Much Better Adventures Magazine

It’s Time to Talk About Tourism’s Dirty Secret

Why tourism leakage is the biggest hurdle you've never heard of in sustainable travel, and why linkages are the answer...

Mountaineering, France, Guides

5 Tips for Climbing Mont Blanc

From crampons to crevasses, we speak to a French expedition leader about climbing Western Europe's highest peak...

Features, Conservation, From the History Books

A Deep Dive into Mexico's Sea of Cortez, the World's Aquarium

How wildlife is fighting to thrive in the Mexican sea, which captured the hearts of Jacques Cousteau and John Steinbeck...

Features

Way of the Warrior: Walking Loita Hills with a Maasai Guide

We speak to Lemara Mereru, a Maasai warrior and guide, about life in the Maasai tribe and walking in Kenya's Loita Hills...

Features, Hiking, Community

Spain’s Best Kept Secret: Hiking in the Picos de Europa

We head to northern Spain to hike hut to hut through lush forest, razor-sharp rocks and remarkable high-mountain views...

Features

Features, Lifestyle, Unlocking Adventure

How Can I Find Time for Adventure with a Busy Job?

Here's how to move away from a "work-to-live" mindset and create more space for adventure...

Features, Conservation

Could the B Corp Movement Change the Way We Travel?

Inside the movement aiming to make business work for people and planet before profit, and how it could impact travel...

Features

22 Things That Made the World a Better Place in 2022

Good news? In this era?! That's right. There have been a whole lot of good news stories in 2022. Here's just a few of them...

Guides

Guides, Africa

Sustainable Summit: Climbing Kilimanjaro Responsibly

How to give back to the environment and communities of Kilimanjaro, instead of taking away...

Guides, Africa

Celebrate the Summit: What to Do After Climbing Kilimanjaro

From going on safari to climbing a mountain over 6,000 metres...

Guides, Climbing, Tanzania

The Beginner’s Guide to Climbing Mount Kilimanjaro

Our comprehensive beginner's guide to climbing Kilimanjaro, an experience scribbled on many a bucket list...

Trail Setting Stories

Lunchtime Cinema, Cycling, Scotland, Trail Setting Stories

Inside the New 266km Bikepacking Route Through the Cairngorms

We speak to Markus Stitz about his new film, 'Home is Where the Trails Take You', and the accompanying gravel route...

Trail Setting Stories, Iceland

Iceland’s Epic Three Peaks Trail Takes You Up its Most Iconic Summits

Iceland's Three Peaks Challenge is an extreme hiking challenge set in an otherworldly, icebound landscape...

Features, Cycling, Trail Setting Stories

The New 1,580km Cycling Trail Putting Uganda on the Map

We speak to trailsetter Thies Timmermans about gorillas, great lakes and the spectacular singletrail of Uganda...

Lunchtime Cinema

Lunchtime Cinema, Cycling, Scotland, Trail Setting Stories

Inside the New 266km Bikepacking Route Through the Cairngorms

We speak to Markus Stitz about his new film, 'Home is Where the Trails Take You', and the accompanying gravel route...

Lunchtime Cinema, Mountaineering, Nepal

Watch: Struggle and Strength, on the World's 7th Highest Mountain

Follow Esteban 'Topo' Mena, as he battles mountain and mentality, on the infamous Dhaulagiri in Nepal...

Lunchtime Cinema

12 of Our Favourite Short Adventure Films in 2022

From bikepacking in Croatia and the Scottish Highlands to climbing in Costa Rica and dog-sledding in the Arctic...

From the History Books

The Fascinating History of Cappadocia’s ‘Fairy Chimneys’

An in-depth look at the Turkish region’s intriguing topography, and the ancient civilisations who carved out a home in the rocks...

Arctic, From the History Books

Following in the Footsteps of the Vikings in Greenland

We unearth the Viking legacy in Greenland, from epic ocean voyage to mysterious disappearance...

From the History Books

How the Galapagos Islands inspired Darwin’s Theories of Evolution

The sea voyage that would ultimately unlock "that mystery of mysteries—the first appearance of new beings on this earth"...

Conservation

Features, Conservation

Could the B Corp Movement Change the Way We Travel?

Inside the movement aiming to make business work for people and planet before profit, and how it could impact travel...

Conservation, Features

Why Conservation Requires an Intersectional Approach

We interview the ecologist and storyteller Dr. Rae Wynn-Grant about working in conservation, as a black female scientist

Features, Vjosa, Conservation, Albania

Inside the Fight to Save the Vjosa, One of Europe's Last Wild Rivers

As the Albanian government commit to establish a Vjosa Wild River National Park, we journey to the blue heart of Europe...

People

People, Community

Meet the Woman Tackling Sexual Exploitation by Climbing Kilimanjaro

We speak to Brittany Jacobson, founder of Freedom Summit Adventures, about the healing power of climbing mountains

People, Hiking, Features, Lunchtime Cinema

A Journey Through Breast Cancer, and Up Costa Rica's Highest Mountain

Christine Raine speaks about breast cancer, her healing journey, and her connection to the 3,821m Mount Chirripó

People, Features, Lifestyle

An Expedition Medic, on Becoming More Resilient

We speak to Dr Sophie Redlin about working as a ship doctor and mentally preparing yourself for the wilderness...

Hiking

Guides, Hiking, Morocco

Trekking in Morocco: A Guide to the Basics

Thinking about a hiking holiday in Morocco? Here's our guide to trekking in the country, from Toubkal to the Sahara and beyond...

Guides, Hiking

Trekking the Vale do Pati in Brazil’s Diamond Highlands

Welcome to the Pati Valley, a former diamond mining and coffee capital which is now a luscious haven of hiking trails...

Hiking, Spain

5 Tips for Trekking in Spain's Picos de Europa National Park

A few things to bear in mind when planning a trip to these otherworldly mountains in northern Spain...

Kayaking

Guides, Kayaking

10 Epic Kayaking Trips For Beginners

Book one of these kayaking holidays for beginners! You've got the Costa Rican rainforest, a remote Japanese peninsula and more to choose from...

Norway, Kayaking

What to Pack for Kayaking in Norway

A kit list of everything you need to kayak, hike and wild camp in the Norwegian fjords and beyond...

Guides, Kayaking, Norway

Icebergs and Prehistoric Fjords | The Best Places to Kayak in Norway

From the iceberg-studded bays of Svalbard to the glacial waters of Oslofjord...