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Alpine Refuges
Aaron Rolph nears the end of his quest to visit and photograph 30 Alpine refuges over a single winter season....
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.’ ...
The Bikepacking Cookbook
Sam Rice and Becky Norman reflect on how their first bikepacking journey led to the creation of The Bikepacking Cookbook. ...
Fell Foodie: Cooking Out
In conversation with Harrison Ward (‘Fell Foodie’) on cooking quality food in the great outdoors, finding purpose and connection – and a favourite mountain recipe....
Attitudes and Altitude: How to Go Fastpacking
Fastpacking is a fast, lightweight way of enjoying the mountains on foot, but it doesn’t have to be all about running. Here’s our guide to getting started. ...
Out and Back – Hillary Allen
Prolific ultrarunner Hillary Allen fell during a skyrace in Tromsø, and went from world-class athlete to fighting for her life. Her book, Out and Back, is her story of recovery and returning to competitive ultrarunning. ...
An Introduction to Bikepacking
Capturing the feeling of sleeping under the stars, The Camping Life is a new book by Brendan Leonard and Forest Woodward....
A Calculus of Risk
We chat with Zahan Billimoria about the dangerously empowering experience of uncertainty and risk in the mountains – and the barriers that communities of colour face in adventure pursuits....
Ed Stafford: Dangerous Minds
Is adventure travel an addictive escape or a vessel for self-development? What makes people leave their loved ones to take huge risks?...
Playing with Fire
We chat to Will and Keda Hall-Farrise at Kudhva in Cornwall about cooking over fire, the need to stay local and using food to create communities....
Kudhva: For The Wild & Creative
Along the Cornish coast and over the moors. Embedded within the landscape is a 45-acre abandoned quarry. This is the wild, creative, and adventurous Kudhva....
Adventure Awaits
The outdoors will not be closed forever, and we can still plan adventures. We’ve joined forces with Columbia Sportswear to create this simple guide to expedition planning....
Outdoor Provisions: Fuelling adventure
Meet the 'Fresh Air Heads' behind start-up hill-fuel company, Outdoor Provisions: two friends who decided they could do things better by bringing a sustainable conscience to the way we eat on the go....
Recipe: Thukpa
Our food is distinctly Tibetan – thukpa made with hand rolled noodles, the boat's cook rolling long ribbons of dough on a board, pinching lumps off at random to throw into a pot fragrant with spiced herbs and wild greens....
Surviving the Great Depths and Swells of the Pacific
On Surviving the Great Depths and Swells of the Pacific - Conversations with surfer and free-diver Hank Gaskell...
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...
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