Shooting the Stars of the Slovenian Alps: A Photo Story
Features, Community, Slovenia

Shooting the Stars of the Slovenian Alps: A Photo Story

"I’ve been to the Alps in Austria and France before, but this was on another level – and seemingly undiscovered..."

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Much Better Adventures 30 Nov 2021 • 4 min read
Much Better Adventures named ‘Best Travel Agency’ of 2021
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Much Better Adventures named ‘Best Travel Agency’ of 2021

The win was one of two claimed at the Travolution Awards

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Much Better Adventures 29 Nov 2021 • 2 min read
5 Tips for Exploring Nature at Night, with Chris Salisbury
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5 Tips for Exploring Nature at Night, with Chris Salisbury

Salisbury has been a nature guide for over 25 years. He shares his tips for stargazing, wildlife-spotting and walking at night...

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Stuart Kenny 23 Nov 2021 • 8 min read
How Adventure Tourism Could Help Protect Panama's Wild Places
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How Adventure Tourism Could Help Protect Panama's Wild Places

We speak to Javier Romero, who has been guiding in the greenery of Chagres National Park for over 25 years...

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Stuart Kenny 17 Nov 2021 • 6 min read
Book Club: Jemma Wadham - Ice Rivers
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Book Club: Jemma Wadham - Ice Rivers

A story of glaciers, wilderness and people, set from the Swiss Alps to Svalbard, Patagonia, in the Himalaya and beyond...

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Stuart Kenny 11 Nov 2021 • 4 min read
The Story of Okjökull - the Icelandic Glacier that Disappeared
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The Story of Okjökull - the Icelandic Glacier that Disappeared

"Memorials are not for the dead. They are for the living. It is up to us, the living, to respond to the rapid loss of glacier and the ongoing impacts of climate change..."

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Stuart Kenny 8 Nov 2021 • 6 min read
After Ice: The Story of Our Disappearing Frozen World
Features, Lunchtime Cinema, Conservation, Iceland

After Ice: The Story of Our Disappearing Frozen World

Kieran Baxter's 12-minute film overlays archive imagery with modern footage of six glaciers in Southeast Iceland to tell the sad story of our rapidly disappearing frozen world

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Stuart Kenny 2 Nov 2021 • 5 min read
Shine On: Cosmic Walrus-Spotting and Turning Dance Moves into Renewable Energy
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Shine On: Cosmic Walrus-Spotting and Turning Dance Moves into Renewable Energy

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

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Stuart Kenny 1 Nov 2021 • 6 min read
Book Club: Stephen Fabes - Signs of Life
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Book Club: Stephen Fabes - Signs of Life

A 53,568-mile journey around the world with a junior doctor, drawn to health care at the margins of the world...

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Stuart Kenny 31 Oct 2021 • 3 min read
What is COP 26 and How Can You Get Involved? We Speak to Protect Our Winters UK
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What is COP 26 and How Can You Get Involved? We Speak to Protect Our Winters UK

We speak to Dominic Winters from outdoors climate action charity POW UK about COP26 and climate justice

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Stuart Kenny 28 Oct 2021 • 6 min read
We’re launching the Glasgow Declaration at COP26
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We’re launching the Glasgow Declaration at COP26

What it means and how you can get involved.

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Much Better Adventures 28 Oct 2021 • 3 min read
Could Climate Change Impact the Colours of Autumn?
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Could Climate Change Impact the Colours of Autumn?

Studies show that Autumnal colours are now coming earlier than normal - or in the case of some heatwaves, not at all...

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Stuart Kenny 21 Oct 2021 • 5 min read
What to Forage in the UK? A Seasonal Guide
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What to Forage in the UK? A Seasonal Guide

What to look out for in your forests, gardens and stuck to trees, whether foraging in spring, summer, autumn or winter...

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Stuart Kenny 20 Oct 2021 • 7 min read
7 Tips for Being a Safe and Responsible Forager
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7 Tips for Being a Safe and Responsible Forager

Hints and tips on how to source your own food via foraging while staying safe and sustainable...

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Stuart Kenny 20 Oct 2021 • 7 min read
The First Ascent of Mount Ararat
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The First Ascent of Mount Ararat

The storm cleared for a moment, and from the blizzards of Kazbek, Friedrich Parrot looked on at the silvery-crown of Mt Ararat, said to be the resting place of Noah's Ark...

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Stuart Kenny 13 Oct 2021 • 7 min read
Trail Setting Stories: The West Kernow Way
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Trail Setting Stories: The West Kernow Way

Reclaiming ancient rights of way in the westernmost corner of Cornwall, by bicycle

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Emily Woodhouse 12 Oct 2021 • 5 min read
Lunchtime Cinema: Riding the Rails - A New Type of Mountain Biking
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Lunchtime Cinema: Riding the Rails - A New Type of Mountain Biking

We speak to director Evan Kay about adapting a mountain bike to ride the abandoned railways of the Adirondacks...

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Stuart Kenny 11 Oct 2021 • 5 min read
Buying a Stand Up Paddleboard | A SUP Buyer’s Guide & FAQs
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Buying a Stand Up Paddleboard | A SUP Buyer’s Guide & FAQs

Everything you need to know before buying your first SUP

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Stuart Kenny 11 Oct 2021 • 8 min read
Trek the Laugavegur Trail in Iceland: A Photo Story
Features, Community, Iceland

Trek the Laugavegur Trail in Iceland: A Photo Story

At times it felt almost lunar – no wonder that the Apollo astronauts trained here!

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Much Better Adventures 11 Oct 2021 • 7 min read
Kayaking in the Norwegian Fjords: A Love Story
Features, Community, Norway

Kayaking in the Norwegian Fjords: A Love Story

Jordan and Brianna met whilst paddling in the Norwegian Fjords. Fast forward five years? They're now happily married.

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Much Better Adventures 7 Oct 2021 • 5 min read
The 3 Peaks Challenge in Spain: A Photo Story
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The 3 Peaks Challenge in Spain: A Photo Story

How a challenge to climb three-peaks soon became four...

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Much Better Adventures 7 Oct 2021 • 5 min read
Trek the Tour du Mont Blanc in a Weekend: A Photo Story
Features, Community, France, Switzerland

Trek the Tour du Mont Blanc in a Weekend: A Photo Story

Chubby alpine marmots scamper about below us whistling out warnings of hungry hikers

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Much Better Adventures 7 Oct 2021 • 6 min read
5 of the Most Adventurous Scrambling Days in the UK
Guides, Mountaineering, UK

5 of the Most Adventurous Scrambling Days in the UK

Five days out in the mountains of the United Kingdom that are jam packed full of scrambling fun

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Emily Woodhouse 7 Oct 2021 • 12 min read
Shine On: Turning Plastic into Vanilla and Running Every Mountain in Wales
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Shine On: Turning Plastic into Vanilla and Running Every Mountain in Wales

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

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Stuart Kenny 4 Oct 2021 • 5 min read
Sleeping Bag Guide: How to Choose the Best Sleeping Bag
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Sleeping Bag Guide: How to Choose the Best Sleeping Bag

A complete guide to finding the right sleeping bag for a perfect night in your tent

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Emily Woodhouse 27 Sep 2021 • 8 min read
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