Canoe/Kayak/Boards

Colours of Autumn

Colours of Autumn

Jenny Tough returns to the Bernese Oberland to discover why this outdoor playground is its best in autumn....

Waiting for Mumu

Waiting for Mumu

For Michal Lukaszewicz and Karolina Gawonicz a month-long crossing of the Blucher Range in Papua New Guinea becomes a masterclass in learning and reflecting....

More than Two Wheels

More than Two Wheels

Adam Gairns and Henna Palosaari want to explore the Outer Hebrides by bike and surfboard, but the weather has other ideas....

Grit & Dirt

Grit & Dirt

We discover why this corner of the Pacific Northwest has become a global destination for mountain bikers. This is where the locals play....

Washington State

Washington State

From coast to mountain, river to ridge, we journey through Washington State with locals whose lives are shaped by its wild landscapes — and whose spirit is inseparable from the land....

Brittany – History and Heritage

Brittany – History and Heritage

From Neolithic menhirs aligned with the sunrise to legends of Korrigans and storm-bringing kings, this region has always been more than a backdrop for cartoon Gauls. Brittany wears its history on the surface, adding depth to any travels in the region....

Cache 23

Cache 23

Searching for the answer to a 100-year-old mystery, Michal Lukaszewicz and Karolina Gawonicz set out by canoe across the Barren Lands of Canada....

Brittany – From the Coast

Brittany – From the Coast

We’re visiting Côte de Granit Rose (the Pink Granite Coast), Ploumanac’h, and Sentier des Douaniers – the Customs Officers’ Path, part of the Brittany long-distance path GR34....

Brittany – From the Water

Brittany – From the Water

As we explore Brittany, we take to the sea to enjoy surfing, paddleboarding, and sailing – as well as discover the seafaring history of this French region....

Wild Encounters

Wild Encounters

Oli Broadhead and his dad embark upon a four-month kayaking journey along the west coast of Alaska and Canada....

Brittany – Destination Guide

Brittany – Destination Guide

The Sidetracked Uncovered Guide to Brittany, informed by the locals. Here’s their pick of what to do, where to stay, and where to eat....

St Helena

St Helena

St Helena is located at 15°56′S and 5°45′W. Draw a line on a map from Land’s End directly south and, once you’ve skipped over the Iberian Peninsula and West Africa, you’ll (eventually) scribble a mark through St Helena, one of the most remote islands on the globe....

Brittany

Brittany

For the latest Sidetracked Uncovered travel guide, we spent time touring the north-west coast of Brittany in France. We met the locals, following their guide on where to surf, where to walk, where to paddleboard, where to run – as well as where to eat, where to drink, and where to visit....

Channel Crossing

Channel Crossing

Will Copestake and Seumas Nairn attempt an ambitious kayaking expedition in Patagonia – and are confronted by a bitter reality....

Don’t Imprison the Wind

Don’t Imprison the Wind

Don’t Imprison the Wind is a new film by Chris McClean and James Bowden. We catch up with the filmmakers to find out why play is so integral to adventure....

Moment of Commitment

Moment of Commitment

Freediver Anna von Boetticher explores a whale flenseplassen in Arctic Greenland....

Continuum

Continuum

Every now and then a stronger gust shakes us – a reminder that we are very far from civilisation. As usual we are gathered around the stove, listening with fascination to the stories of Atilio, our captain....

A Baffin Vacation

A Baffin Vacation

Sarah McNair-Landry and Erik Boomer go looking for whitewater and granite towers on Baffin Island – a place where the line between expedition and vacation is a thin one....

Shades of Alpine White

Shades of Alpine White

Over four days, Jess Clark experiences many of the winter adventures the Bernese Oberland, Switzerland has to offer....

In and Out of Comfort Zones

In and Out of Comfort Zones

Comfort zones are there to be tested, broken, moved, and used to find the right balance between all the different factors that make mountain adventure so much fun....

Guardians of the Forest

Guardians of the Forest

The Guna people are threatened by climate change and tensions with the Panamanian government. Stewards of the forests and seas that sustain them, the Guna strive to protect their ancestral home....

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