7 of the Best Routes Along the Silk Road
Guides, From the History Books, Kyrgyzstan

7 of the Best Routes Along the Silk Road

Follow in the footsteps of ancient traders and explorers like Marco Polo, as you explore these routes along the Silk Road...

  • Dani Redd
    Dani Redd
Dani Redd 23 Mar 2022 • 8 min read
11 of the Most Scenic Train Journeys in the UK
Guides, UK

11 of the Most Scenic Train Journeys in the UK

From the West Highland Line to the Dawlish coast and Snowdon railway, these are the best train journeys in the UK...

  • Stuart Kenny
    Stuart Kenny
Stuart Kenny 22 Mar 2022 • 11 min read
17 Epic Adventures in the UK this Summer
Guides, UK

17 Epic Adventures in the UK this Summer

The weather may not be guaranteed but good times and good people are.

  • Much Better Adventures
    Much Better Adventures
Much Better Adventures 21 Mar 2022 • 9 min read
5 Epic Places to See the Midnight Sun in Norway
Guides, Norway, Arctic

5 Epic Places to See the Midnight Sun in Norway

Midnight sun means round the clock adventuring! These are our top five spots in Norway to experience it...

  • Dani Redd
    Dani Redd
Dani Redd 21 Mar 2022 • 6 min read
What is the Lake District 15 Peaks Challenge? | A Guide
Guides, UK

What is the Lake District 15 Peaks Challenge? | A Guide

A three-day route including Striding Edge and Helvellyn, Blencathra and Scafell Pike, the highest mountain in England...

  • Stuart Kenny
    Stuart Kenny
Stuart Kenny 18 Mar 2022 • 5 min read
Anyone Can Be an Adventurer. Here's Why...
Features, Book Club, Arctic

Anyone Can Be an Adventurer. Here's Why...

Deputy Editor Dani Redd writes about identity, adventure and her novel 'The Arctic Curry Club', in this month's Book Club...

  • Dani Redd
    Dani Redd
Dani Redd 14 Mar 2022 • 4 min read
The Extreme Side of the Lake District, in 4 Stunning Photographs
Features, UK

The Extreme Side of the Lake District, in 4 Stunning Photographs

We talk to Nadir Khan and Tom McNally, the men behind a new book showcasing the extreme side of the Lake District....

  • Stuart Kenny
    Stuart Kenny
Stuart Kenny 14 Mar 2022 • 7 min read
500 Miles Across the Highlands, in the Tracks of a Teenage Pioneer
Features, Lunchtime Cinema, Cycling

500 Miles Across the Highlands, in the Tracks of a Teenage Pioneer

We talk to the Adventure Syndicate's Lee Craigie about recreating the 1936 journey of Mary Harvie across Scotland...

  • Stuart Kenny
    Stuart Kenny
Stuart Kenny 8 Mar 2022 • 4 min read
Meet The Women Who Spent 19 Months Alone in the Arctic
Features, Arctic, Conservation

Meet The Women Who Spent 19 Months Alone in the Arctic

'Hearts of Ice' is a conservation project with a difference - it started life in a remote hut in the Arctic...

  • Dani Redd
    Dani Redd
Dani Redd 8 Mar 2022 • 8 min read
How Samaria Gorge in Crete Became a Haven for Freedom Fighters
Features, From the History Books, Greece

How Samaria Gorge in Crete Became a Haven for Freedom Fighters

Samaria Gorge is best known as Crete's favourite hiking route. It also has a complex history as a fortress for the oppressed...

  • Stuart Kenny
    Stuart Kenny
Stuart Kenny 8 Mar 2022 • 5 min read
Shine On: Bikepacking on Britain's Oldest Road, and Bumblebees Playing Football
Features

Shine On: Bikepacking on Britain's Oldest Road, and Bumblebees Playing Football

Good news? In this era?! 'Shine On' brings you five short snippets of good news to start your March off right

  • Stuart Kenny
    Stuart Kenny
Stuart Kenny 1 Mar 2022 • 5 min read
What Can We Learn From ‘Deep Ecology’?
Features, Book Club, Conservation

What Can We Learn From ‘Deep Ecology’?

An in-depth look at the intrinsic value of the nonhuman world, with the philosopher and mountaineer Arne Næss.

  • Stuart Kenny
    Stuart Kenny
Stuart Kenny 28 Feb 2022 • 4 min read
5 Unmissable Documentaries about the Himalayas
Guides, Mountaineering, Nepal

5 Unmissable Documentaries about the Himalayas

These are five documentaries that showcase the geographic and cultural diversity of the Himalayas, from 14 Peaks to Torn

  • Dani Redd
    Dani Redd
Dani Redd 28 Feb 2022 • 4 min read
The Snowsports Touring Code: 9 Tips for Backcountry Skiing
Guides, Skiing

The Snowsports Touring Code: 9 Tips for Backcountry Skiing

We speak to Stuart Younie, CEO of Mountaineering Scotland, about the ski touring code and staying safe in the mountains

  • Stuart Kenny
    Stuart Kenny
Stuart Kenny 25 Feb 2022 • 8 min read
How Wild Bison Are Transforming the Southern Carpathians
Features, Romania, Conservation, Case Studies

How Wild Bison Are Transforming the Southern Carpathians

We go on an animal-tracking adventure in Romania, where bison were reintroduced in 2014 after 200 years away...

  • Stuart Kenny
    Stuart Kenny
Stuart Kenny 23 Feb 2022 • 7 min read
Watch: Crossing the French Mountains on Skis and a Skateboard
Features, France, Lunchtime Cinema

Watch: Crossing the French Mountains on Skis and a Skateboard

We talk to Bastien Vidonne about skiing, skateboarding and hiking across the Bauges mountains in eastern France

  • Stuart Kenny
    Stuart Kenny
Stuart Kenny 18 Feb 2022 • 6 min read
Northern Lights and Starry Skies: An Arctic Photo Story
Features, Community, Norway, Northern Lights

Northern Lights and Starry Skies: An Arctic Photo Story

Staying in an 'Arctic Aurora dome', Emma Hall discovers the colourful, flickering skies, and the magic of Norway...

  • Much Better Adventures
    Much Better Adventures
Much Better Adventures 17 Feb 2022 • 5 min read
In Praise of Talking to Strangers
Features

In Praise of Talking to Strangers

We don't expect interactions with strangers to go well, but travel opens us up - and there's a catharsis to conversation...

  • Stuart Kenny
    Stuart Kenny
Stuart Kenny 17 Feb 2022 • 7 min read
Mules, Mountains and Imlil, the ‘Moroccan Chamonix’
Features, Community, Morocco

Mules, Mountains and Imlil, the ‘Moroccan Chamonix’

We caught up with the man behind our hiking trips in Morocco. He spoke about why he loves what he does and how tourism aids his hometown of Imlil, known as the ‘Moroccan Chamonix’.

  • Pete McEwan
    Pete McEwan
Pete McEwan 11 Feb 2022 • 5 min read
Skiing in Scotland | A Guide to the 5 Resorts
Guides, UK

Skiing in Scotland | A Guide to the 5 Resorts

An intro to Scotland's five ski spots; Cairngorm Mountain, Glencoe, Glenshee, Lecht 2090 and the Nevis Range...

  • Stuart Kenny
    Stuart Kenny
Stuart Kenny 8 Feb 2022 • 11 min read
A Walk Down The Abandoned Olympic Bobsleigh Track in Sarajevo
Features, From the History Books, Bosnia & Herzegovina

A Walk Down The Abandoned Olympic Bobsleigh Track in Sarajevo

A site of Olympic unity in 1984, the bobsleigh track in Sarajevo later became an artillery site in the Bosnian War

  • Stuart Kenny
    Stuart Kenny
Stuart Kenny 4 Feb 2022 • 7 min read
Shine On: The Search for Shackleton's Lost Ship and a Solo First on Everest
Features

Shine On: The Search for Shackleton's Lost Ship and a Solo First on Everest

Good news? In this era?! 'Shine On' brings you five short snippets of good news to start your February off right

  • Stuart Kenny
    Stuart Kenny
Stuart Kenny 4 Feb 2022 • 6 min read
Book Club: Shackleton - A Biography
Features, Book Club

Book Club: Shackleton - A Biography

“To write about Hell, it certainly helps if you have been there,” writes Ranulph Fiennes, in his new biography of Shackleton

  • Stuart Kenny
    Stuart Kenny
Stuart Kenny 31 Jan 2022 • 5 min read
The Green Revolution: How Cuba Became an Accidental Eden
Features, Conservation, Cuba, Case Studies

The Green Revolution: How Cuba Became an Accidental Eden

The U.S. embargo, and environmental policies, have led to Cuba becoming the Caribbean's biosphere superpower

  • Stuart Kenny
    Stuart Kenny
Stuart Kenny 24 Jan 2022 • 8 min read
All Points North: The 1000km Cycle Around the North of England
Features, Lunchtime Cinema

All Points North: The 1000km Cycle Around the North of England

Follow Rupert Robinson as he rides for 60 hours, with only 40 minutes sleep, to finish ultra-distance event All Points North...

  • Stuart Kenny
    Stuart Kenny
Stuart Kenny 17 Jan 2022 • 5 min read
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