Book Club: Élisabeth Revol - To Live
Features, Book Club

Book Club: Élisabeth Revol - To Live

The accomplished French mountaineer Élisabeth Revol, on fighting for her life on the "killer mountain" Nanga Parbat

  • Stuart Kenny
    Stuart Kenny
Stuart Kenny 21 Sep 2021 • 3 min read
Packing for Hiking: 35 Hiking Essentials
Guides, Packing & Prep, Hiking

Packing for Hiking: 35 Hiking Essentials

Wouldn't it be nice if there was a packing list for all hikes? Well we've got you covered for hiking essentials, plus some not-quite hiking essentials.

  • Emily Woodhouse
    Emily Woodhouse
Emily Woodhouse 21 Sep 2021 • 12 min read
Everything You Need to Know About Dry Bags
Guides, Packing & Prep, Kayaking

Everything You Need to Know About Dry Bags

A key piece of kit to keep your belongings dry while out on an adventure...

  • Emily Woodhouse
    Emily Woodhouse
Emily Woodhouse 21 Sep 2021 • 7 min read
Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty in the UK: Your Adventure Guide
Guides, UK

Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty in the UK: Your Adventure Guide

Step aside National Parks, here are 10 AONBs to spark your next adventure

  • Emily Woodhouse
    Emily Woodhouse
Emily Woodhouse 16 Sep 2021 • 11 min read
Lunchtime Cinema: New Life - A Film About Adventure and Parenthood
Features, Lunchtime Cinema

Lunchtime Cinema: New Life - A Film About Adventure and Parenthood

Chris Prescott's film captures the joy and conflict of professional climbers Caroline Ciavaldini and James Pearson, as they prepare to welcome their first child into the world

  • Stuart Kenny
    Stuart Kenny
Stuart Kenny 8 Sep 2021 • 5 min read
The First Recorded Woman to Climb Mount Kilimanjaro
Features, From the History Books

The First Recorded Woman to Climb Mount Kilimanjaro

The story of how Miss Sheila Macdonald “set the pace for her two men companions, slept in caves, and sustained herself with champagne drunk from the bottle"...

  • Stuart Kenny
    Stuart Kenny
Stuart Kenny 7 Sep 2021 • 7 min read
6 of the Best Bikepacking Routes in the UK
Guides, Cycling, UK

6 of the Best Bikepacking Routes in the UK

Ready for a bikepacking adventure? Here's our pick of the UK's finest...

  • Emily Woodhouse
    Emily Woodhouse
Emily Woodhouse 6 Sep 2021 • 9 min read
Shine On September: Hidden Hiking Trails and Robot Penguins
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Shine On September: Hidden Hiking Trails and Robot Penguins

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

  • Stuart Kenny
    Stuart Kenny
Stuart Kenny 1 Sep 2021 • 5 min read
Book Club: Roy Dennis - Restoring the Wild
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Book Club: Roy Dennis - Restoring the Wild

The seminal book on species reintroductions, from sixty years of rewilding our skies, woods and waterways

  • Stuart Kenny
    Stuart Kenny
Stuart Kenny 24 Aug 2021 • 4 min read
New Forest Hikes | 5 Full Day Hikes in the New Forest
Guides, Hiking, UK

New Forest Hikes | 5 Full Day Hikes in the New Forest

Hike through ancient woodland, heath and coastline in the New Forest National Park

  • Emily Woodhouse
    Emily Woodhouse
Emily Woodhouse 19 Aug 2021 • 9 min read
The History of Pioneering Women in Scotland's Mountains
Features, From the History Books

The History of Pioneering Women in Scotland's Mountains

"Many a time after returning I longed to be in the desert again, where the crows and the goats did not care what I wore...”

  • Stuart Kenny
    Stuart Kenny
Stuart Kenny 18 Aug 2021 • 6 min read
Adventure Tech: 11 of the Most Useful Outdoor Gadgets
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Adventure Tech: 11 of the Most Useful Outdoor Gadgets

The adventure tech that does more than just run out of battery after putting a dent in your bank account...

  • Stuart Kenny
    Stuart Kenny
Stuart Kenny 16 Aug 2021 • 8 min read
6.5 of the Best Hikes in Eryri (Snowdonia) National Park
Guides, Hiking, Wales

6.5 of the Best Hikes in Eryri (Snowdonia) National Park

There's more to Snowdonia National Park than its highest peak, from the Glyderau circular to the Carneddau ridge...

  • Emily Woodhouse
    Emily Woodhouse
Emily Woodhouse 11 Aug 2021 • 13 min read
Lunchtime Cinema: Under a Mongolian Sky - A Film About the Kazakh Eagle Hunters
Features, Lunchtime Cinema

Lunchtime Cinema: Under a Mongolian Sky - A Film About the Kazakh Eagle Hunters

We speak to filmmaker Sam Potter about the vast landscape of Western Mongolia, and meeting the Kazakh eagle hunters

  • Stuart Kenny
    Stuart Kenny
Stuart Kenny 5 Aug 2021 • 5 min read
Shine On August: Olympic Medals, Underwater Buses and Trail-Running Inclusivity
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Shine On August: Olympic Medals, Underwater Buses and Trail-Running Inclusivity

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

  • Stuart Kenny
    Stuart Kenny
Stuart Kenny 4 Aug 2021 • 4 min read
How to Turn 28 Days of Annual Leave into 64 Days Off in 2022
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How to Turn 28 Days of Annual Leave into 64 Days Off in 2022

The UK guide on how to hack your annual leave for 2022

  • Stuart Kenny
    Stuart Kenny
Stuart Kenny 3 Aug 2021 • 6 min read
The Route of Parks: The 2,800km Hiking Trail Through Patagonia
Features, Hiking, Patagonia

The Route of Parks: The 2,800km Hiking Trail Through Patagonia

How 25 years of conservation work led to a new long-distance hiking trail in Patagonia, protecting 28 million acres of land...

  • Stuart Kenny
    Stuart Kenny
Stuart Kenny 22 Jul 2021 • 7 min read
Lunchtime Cinema: Wave of Change - A Low-Tech Surf Film
Lunchtime Cinema, Features

Lunchtime Cinema: Wave of Change - A Low-Tech Surf Film

All aboard the Nomade des Mers! Inside the floating laboratory sailing the world and inspiring people to live better, with less...

  • Stuart Kenny
    Stuart Kenny
Stuart Kenny 19 Jul 2021 • 4 min read
Oman's Mountainous Mud Village of Misfat Al Abriyeen
Features, From the History Books

Oman's Mountainous Mud Village of Misfat Al Abriyeen

Camouflaged by dark cliffs and crags, near the towering peak of Jebel Shams, you'll find the mysterious mud village of Oman...

  • Stuart Kenny
    Stuart Kenny
Stuart Kenny 14 Jul 2021 • 6 min read
6 of the Best Cycle Routes from London
Guides, UK, Cycling

6 of the Best Cycle Routes from London

Escape the city for a short day cycle or a multi-day adventure, starting from central London

  • Emily Woodhouse
    Emily Woodhouse
Emily Woodhouse 12 Jul 2021 • 8 min read
Book Club: Holly Tuppen - Sustainable Travel
Features, Book Club

Book Club: Holly Tuppen - Sustainable Travel

The essential guide to positive-impact adventures, from where to go to how to get there to what to do when you arrive...

  • Stuart Kenny
    Stuart Kenny
Stuart Kenny 12 Jul 2021 • 3 min read
Best Cycling Routes in Europe: 20 of the Most Adventurous Bike Routes
Guides, Cycling

Best Cycling Routes in Europe: 20 of the Most Adventurous Bike Routes

What are the best cycling routes in Europe? It’s not an easy question, but here are our top 20 to get you rolling...

  • Much Better Adventures
    Much Better Adventures
Much Better Adventures 7 Jul 2021 • 17 min read
Shine On July: Sleeper Trains, Wainwrights and 60,000 Oysters
Features

Shine On July: Sleeper Trains, Wainwrights and 60,000 Oysters

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

  • Stuart Kenny
    Stuart Kenny
Stuart Kenny 5 Jul 2021 • 6 min read
Lunchtime Cinema: Beavers Without Borders
Features, Lunchtime Cinema

Lunchtime Cinema: Beavers Without Borders

We speak to Nina Constable, director of a new nature documentary about the reintroduction of the beaver, a keystone species and ecosystem engineer, to the UK

  • Stuart Kenny
    Stuart Kenny
Stuart Kenny 29 Jun 2021 • 5 min read
10 of the Best National Parks in Europe for Hiking
Guides, Hiking

10 of the Best National Parks in Europe for Hiking

We look at the best national parks in Europe for trekking, hiking, and jaw-dropping views

  • Stuart Kenny
    Stuart Kenny
Stuart Kenny 24 Jun 2021 • 12 min read
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