How Outdoor Gear is Ditching Chemicals for Green Innovation
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

  • Stuart Kenny
    Stuart Kenny
Stuart Kenny 18 Jan 2021 • 7 min read
Why Re-Discovering Local Nature is More Important Than Ever
Features, Opinion

Why Re-Discovering Local Nature is More Important Than Ever

The more you learn about nature, the more wonder you’ll find

  • Stuart Kenny
    Stuart Kenny
Stuart Kenny 11 Jan 2021 • 5 min read
Deadliest Mountain: The Story of Annapurna I
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.

  • Emily Woodhouse
    Emily Woodhouse
Emily Woodhouse 3 Sep 2020 • 4 min read
From the History Books: The Infamous First Ascent of K2
Features

From the History Books: The Infamous First Ascent of K2

The history of the outdoors is the history of the world...

  • Stuart Kenny
    Stuart Kenny
Stuart Kenny 20 Jan 2021 • 6 min read
Book Club: Fifty Words for Snow by Nancy Campbell
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

  • Stuart Kenny
    Stuart Kenny
Stuart Kenny 14 Jan 2021 • 2 min read
Lunchtime Cinema: Drifting | A Stand Up Paddle Board Film
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

  • Stuart Kenny
    Stuart Kenny
Stuart Kenny 12 Jan 2021 • 3 min read

People

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Geordie Stewart on Cycling Around the World
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.

  • Emily Woodhouse
    Emily Woodhouse
Emily Woodhouse 16 Sep 2020 • 6 min read
7 Quick Questions with Laura Kennington
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.

  • Emily Woodhouse
    Emily Woodhouse
Emily Woodhouse 8 Jun 2020 • 4 min read
7 Quick Questions with Sarah Williams
Features, People, 7 questions

7 Quick Questions with Sarah Williams

Sarah Williams is an adventurer, qualified yoga instructor, and host of the Tough Girl Podcast. We ask her 7 Quick Questions.

  • Emily Woodhouse
    Emily Woodhouse
Emily Woodhouse 25 Apr 2020 • 3 min read

Opinion

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Saying No to Immediacy: A Love Letter to Long-Distance Train Travel
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.

  • Stuart Kenny
    Stuart Kenny
Stuart Kenny 5 Aug 2020 • 7 min read
Laura Moss on Why Adventure Travel Should Be For Exploration, Not Competition
Features, Opinion, People

Laura Moss on Why Adventure Travel Should Be For Exploration, Not Competition

Laura Moss is has walked across a frozen lake in Siberia, hiked across the desert in Oman and cycled around the world. And she's done it all alongside full time work.

  • Emily Woodhouse
    Emily Woodhouse
Emily Woodhouse 27 Mar 2020 • 10 min read
Undertourism | Why Avoiding Tourist Traps is More Important Than You Think
Features, Opinion, Conservation

Undertourism | Why Avoiding Tourist Traps is More Important Than You Think

In a world of climate crisis and social strife, is minimising our impact while travelling really enough?

  • Holly Tuppen
    Holly Tuppen
Holly Tuppen 13 Nov 2019 • 4 min read

Conservation

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Saying No to Immediacy: A Love Letter to Long-Distance Train Travel
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.

  • Stuart Kenny
    Stuart Kenny
Stuart Kenny 5 Aug 2020 • 7 min read
National Parks: The Story, From John Muir to Yellowstone and Beyond
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.

  • Stuart Kenny
    Stuart Kenny
Stuart Kenny 2 Apr 2020 • 7 min read
How Hiking is Helping Wild Brown Bears in the Mountains of Greece
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.

  • Stuart Kenny
    Stuart Kenny
Stuart Kenny 21 Feb 2020 • 6 min read

Lifestyle

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The Problem With Scratch Maps & The World View They Bestow
Features, Lifestyle

The Problem With Scratch Maps & The World View They Bestow

The way that scratch maps encourage people to talk about travel has long irked me. Here's why the mentality they encourage is a problematic one for travel.

  • Stuart Kenny
    Stuart Kenny
Stuart Kenny 16 Sep 2020 • 6 min read
The Importance of Finding ‘Otherness’ When You Travel
Features, Lifestyle

The Importance of Finding ‘Otherness’ When You Travel

We chat to 'The Meaning of Travel' author Dr. Emily Thomas about her new book and the importance of finding otherness when you travel.

  • Stuart Kenny
    Stuart Kenny
Stuart Kenny 3 Sep 2020 • 6 min read
Microadventures: Everything You Need to Know
Features, Lifestyle

Microadventures: Everything You Need to Know

Your guide to microadventures. We explain exactly what these espresso shots of adventure are and give you some ideas for your own microadventures.

  • Emily Woodhouse
    Emily Woodhouse
Emily Woodhouse 25 Aug 2020 • 5 min read

Community

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Polar Bears, Glaciers & 24-Hour Daylight: An Inside Look at Adventure Life on Svalbard
Features, Community, People

Polar Bears, Glaciers & 24-Hour Daylight: An Inside Look at Adventure Life on Svalbard

We talk to a guide of 30 years about polar bears, glaciers and adventures on Svalbard - and how tourism has changed on the archipelago since 1990.

  • Stuart Kenny
    Stuart Kenny
Stuart Kenny 20 Mar 2020 • 7 min read
We Journey Through the Julian Alps in Slovenia | A Photo Story
Features, Community, Slovenia

We Journey Through the Julian Alps in Slovenia | A Photo Story

Thinking about climbing Mount Triglav? Check out this photo story from the remarkable Julian Alps.

  • Stuart Kenny
    Stuart Kenny
Stuart Kenny 9 Oct 2019 • 6 min read
We Meet the Hikers Who Got Married on our Tour du Mont Blanc Trip
Features, Community, France

We Meet the Hikers Who Got Married on our Tour du Mont Blanc Trip

Much Better Adventurer Josephine Ho and her now-husband Davi put on the wedding of their dreams: on a mountain top halfway round the Tour du Mont Blanc.

  • Much Better Adventures
    Much Better Adventures
Much Better Adventures 15 Aug 2019 • 3 min read
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