Dispatches
Protect our Winters UK // Clean Miles
Protect Our Winters UK launches Clean Miles campaign to make travelling by public transport easier, and needs your help. ...
The Platinum Wall
After weeks on the wall, progress stalled by storms, Sasha DeGuillian completed 40 pitches to become the first woman to climb the Platinum Wall on El Capitan, Yosemite....
A New Direction for Orienteering
At Kendal Mountain Festival, SportsShoes and British Orienteering put on a very different kind of event – one full of surprises and fun. We spoke to Ben Mounsey and Kay Hawke about changing the perception of the sport. ...
Kendal Mountain Festival – SportsShoes Event Guide
SportsShoes is bringing back Quid Games, the mysterious, chaotic orienteering event, in partnership with British Orienteering, that took the festival by storm last year....
Soča Source to Sea
Carmen Kuntz in conversation with Rok Rozman on his new paddling guidebook to the Soča – and why this is crucial for its conservation. ‘To protect a river, you must know the river.’ ...
Banff Mountain Film Festival Tour 2025
Experience the Banff Mountain Film Festival World Tour 2025 across the UK and Ireland. Discover inspiring adventure films, from Antarctica to Mont Blanc, celebrating exploration and the human spirit. ...
Returning to the Ice
Alex Roddie chats with polar explorer Lonnie Dupre about returning to Greenland two decades after completing the first ever circumnavigation....
The Bikepacking Cookbook
Sam Rice and Becky Norman reflect on how their first bikepacking journey led to the creation of The Bikepacking Cookbook. ...
Where Science and Adventure Meet
An interview with Dr Heïdi Sevestre, the glaciologist who accompanied Alex Honnold to Greenland – an expedition where science and adventure found common ground. ...
Elements: Celebrating 10 Years of Sidetracked
A look back at Elements – Sidetracked’s first festival, celebrating 30 issues and 10 years in print. A weekend retreat packed with activity, intimate workshops, and inspiring talks....
Red Bull Illume 2023
Sidetracked contributor Krystle Wright wins the prestigious Red Bull Illume Image Quest 2023 award with her image of a climber illuminated in a crack in Utah....
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