From The Field
Frozen Mind
The North Face has released 'Frozen Mind', a film starring French snowboarder Victor de Le Rue as he takes on a new challenge that has long fixated him. ...
In The Starlight
In The Starlight is a portrait of outdoor photographer Paul Zizka, and his life, by filmmaker Mathieu Le Lay. Here we speak to the director to find out why Paul made such a compelling subject and the challenges of filming in Greenland and Namibia...
Creating Stories // UTMB® 2018
During coverage of the races of the week-long Ultra Tour de Mont Blanc, Tom Hill takes to the trail and creates his own story whilst competing in the MCC....
Row Zambezi
European Rowing Championships gold medallist, Zoë De Toledo, speaks to Sidetracked about RowZambezi and the Kafue River expedition....
Threads from Mongolia
The wind whipped at our hair and threw grit in our eyes. It ripped at the tents as we tried to shove poles in the right places, pin the corners down. Some of these women had never camped before, and as the watery sun sank beneath the surrounding hills I wondered how long we’d last....
Norway 75
Norway 75. In June and July 2018, a team of serving and former Royal Marines will embark on an historic 2,000-mile journey across Norway by sea and land....
The Long Road To Comrades
Dave Chamberlain and a crew of seasoned long-distance runners have embarked upon a mighty task that will see them complete 20 consecutive Ultra Marathon distances (totalling 1800km) in 20 days in order to reach and run the famous Comrades Marathon on June 7th....
The Human Element in Exploration
Dr Nathan Smith is a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society and specialises in studying psychological extremes, particularly in polar environments and during disaster relief. Writing for Sidetracked, he shares some of his key learnings...
Running the Essequibo
The Essequibo River flows for more than 1,000km through South America, but it had never been navigated from source to sea until Laura Bingham, Ness Knight and Pip Stewart completed it at the end of April 2018....
Sup Against Sup: The Welsh Coast
Sian Sykes is paddleboarding for 60 days, circumnavigating Wales via the coastland, rivers and inland waterways, to raise awareness of the impact of single-use plastic....
Split Decision
Maxwell Roche travels to Verbier in search of virgin powder. He adopts two heavily contrasting methods of backcountry access, and endeavours to uncover which is the better…...
SUP Against SUP
Sian Sykes is paddle boarding for 60 days, circumnavigating Wales via the coastland, rivers and inland waterways, to raise awareness of the impact of single-use plastic....
Making the Transcaucasian Trail
Val Ismaili joined a trail-building team on the new Transcaucasian Trail project that will extend across the Caucasus of Armenia, Georgia and Azerbaijan....
The Rift
The Rift is a documentary by Louis Devereux following his father's walk along the Rift Valley. It examines not only the cultures along the route but also their relationship...
Patagonia launches The Dam Truth campaign
Patagonia has launched the Blue Heart website and petition urging international banks to stop investing in the destruction of Europe’s last wild rivers, and has released a preview of Blue Heart, its upcoming documentary film....
Antarctica 2020
Antarctica 2020 was an expedition to raise awareness of climate change, overfishing, and plastic pollution in the region. We spoke to expedition photographer Olle Nordell on his return from Antarctica. ...
Trapped by Ice
Alban Michon will spend three months crossing by kite surfing and diving alone along the Arctic's Northwest Passage. Sidetracked spoke to him before leaving....
The Long, Long Road
In October 2017, James Whittle and Tom Caulfield, the Tempest Two, completed an ultra-triathlon through the Patagonian region of Argentina and Chile. They completed a 1,600km cycle, 65km world-record mountain run and a 100km world-first stand-up paddleboard down the La Leona river...
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