From The Field
Lizzie Carr: Super SUP England
Lizzie Carr is about to embark on a a challenge to paddle board the length of England via its connected waterways, some 400 miles...
Alienor Le Gouvello
The Adventure Fund winner Alienor Le Gouvello is a third of the way through her 5,330km solo horse-ride across Australia. By Laura Hampton. ...
Essence of Life: Aldo Kane
Aldo Kane was part of a team of five who recently became the fastest team to row the longest route across the Atlantic Ocean...
After the fall
Magnetic Mountains is an documentary following the rehabilitation of Steve Wakeford after a climbing accident looking at the risks and allure of mountains....
Notes from the field: Mark Hines
Mark Hines walked 1000 miles across the Yukon. Here he talks the stunning scenery, global warming and some very big wolf prints...
Water advocate completes 40 marathons in 7 deserts
Australian water advocate Mina Guli finishes 40 marathons through seven deserts on seven continents in seven weeks to raise awareness of water scarcity...
Sean Conway announces plans for British Ultra Triathlon
Adventurer Sean Conway announces his latest expedition: The British Ultra Triathlon, a 4,000+ mile continuous journey around the coast of Britain...
Montane sponsor Alpine Club’s Fund
Montane to sponsor the Alpine Club's Climbing Fund. The next application deadline for expeditions is October 30 2016. ...
Notes from the Field: Leon McCarron
Leon McCarron is walking for 1,000 miles through the heart of the Middle East. His aim is to Walk the Masar (‘path’ in Arabic) collecting stories of what he finds, meeting the people that live along his route and immersing himself in the amazing landscapes. He is currently 600 miles through the walk and has been recently joined by Sean Conway. We catch up with him in Wadi Rum in Jordan. Where are you right now? I...
Notes from the Field: John Peck
John Peck claims not to be an exceptional sailor, climber or runner, yet the feats speak for themselves. Around the age of 60 he became the oldest British person to row the Atlantic unsupported, ran the Marathon des Sables, and walked to the North Pole. On the eve of the publication of a book about his experiences, Restless: Dispatches from a Lifetime of Adventure, John Peck talks to Sidetracked about his life… and what adventure...
The Land Rover Defender: An Obituary
The last Land Rover Defender has rolled off the Solihull production line, after 66 years of continuous production. On January 29, 2016, a Heritage 90 softtop 4×4, painted in Aintree Green, was celebrated at the West Midlands factory that had produced 2,016,932 before it. In a time when the word ‘iconic’ is thrown around with as much liberty as ‘like’, surely the boxy Defender, first drawn out in the sand on an Anglesey beach in...
On the Via Dinarica Hiking Trail
A new hiking trail connects the Western Balkans from Slovenia to Macedonia The Via Dinarica ‘mega’ hiking trail stretches nearly 2,000 kilometres and traverses the Western Balkans through the mountains of Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Albania, Kosovo, Serbia, and Macedonia. Yet the trail itself represents only a small part of the journey’s importance. The Via Dinarica ‘mega’ hiking trail stretches nearly 2,000 kilometres and traverses the Western Balkans through the mountains of Slovenia,...
Ines Papert and Mayan Smith-Gobat summit Torres Central via Riders on the Storm
On February 6th, Ines Papert and Mayan Smith-Gobat, accompanied by their photographer friends Thomas Senf and Franz Walter, summited Torres Central, in Torres del Paine National Park (Chile) via the extremely difficult east face. Twenty-five years after the first ascent of this historic route, this was only the fifth known successful ascent of ‘Riders on the Storm’. This region is famous for its unstable weather conditions, making it a very challenging place to climb. ‘Riders...
Field report: Ash Dykes Madagascar traverse – interview
On February 22, Ash Dykes, a 25-year-old adventurer, return back to the UK having become the first person in history to successfully walk the entire length of Madagascar, summiting its eight highest mountains on the way. Here he talks about impenetrable jungles, contracting malaria and a chicken called Gertrude. Images by Suzanna Tierie How do you feel after walking 1,600 miles for 155 days from the south end of Madagascar to the northernmost point? When...
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