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Exploring The Home of Adventure
Gorge canyoning, via ferratas, snowy glacier expeditions: few places can boast Switzerland’s outdoor challenges. We explore Mike Horn’s domicile of choice, the Swiss home of adventure....
Destination Guide: Region of Bernese Oberland
From the UNESCO-listed capital or the famous mountain trio of Eiger, Mönch, and Jungfrau to the gorgeous lakes Brienz and Thun, wishing for outdoor experiences that don't exist here is almost impossible....
Lucerne Through A Lens
Adventure photographer Pascal shares the best places to go and things to do in Lucerne, Switzerland, after a lifetime capturing the Alpine trails and snow-capped mountains....
Destination Guide: Valais
Describing Switzerland’s Valais Region is almost impossible without sounding cheesy. No filter needed: Valais is one of the most stunning Alpine areas in the world, surrounded on all sides by 4,000m peaks....
Destination Guide: Alpes vaudoises
Nestled amongst flourishing vineyards, impressive mountains, and gorgeous lakes, the Swiss Alpes vaudoises are part of the unique Lake Geneva Region....
21 Years on Ben Nevis
The John Muir Trust are celebrating 21 years of managing Ben Nevis. But what is wildness? And why is it important?...
Seven Natural Wonders Of The UK
Merrell and the Royal Geographical Society inspire native exploration with the most breathtaking landmarks to visit in the British Isles...
Onboard the Oaken Yarn with James Aiken
An interview with sailor, James Aiken, who sailed 3,264 miles across the Atlantic Ocean on his boat, The Oaken Yarn, taking precious cargo of whisky staves for Talisker....
No Sleep ‘Til Zermatt
The Haute Route in the Alps dips and climbs for 125km across glaciers, gullies, and national borders, from Chamonix to the Matterhorn. Aaron Rolph attempts to completely the route on skis. In a single push....
FoamLife: Live Less Ordinary
An interview with Daniel Macaulay, Timo Mullen, and Karl Read as they launch new flip flop brand FoamLife...
Desert Heat and Mountain Storms
Motes of ochre and gold cover our shoes. Grains of sand, millennia old and shaped by wind and water, feel as insubstantial as flour or dust, yet all around us we see towers and walls, hundreds of feet tall, sculpted into wondrous forms from these same grains....
Cold Feet: Barefoot Free Solo With Peter Naituli
Filmmaker Ash Mulama presents Cold Feet, a short film documenting 22-year-old climber, Peter Naituli, as he free solos with bare feet up Point John, a 4,883m peak on Mount Kenya....
In Search of the Golden Eagle
David Dinsley is the warden of the Oa nature reserve on the Isle of Islay. Here he describes some of his encounters with the island’s enigmatic birds of prey....
Millican: Made to take you anywhere
An interview with Millican brand director Jeffrey Bowman from Keswick in the Lake District about what it takes to build a responsible bag brand...
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. ...
Wild at Heart
The book Wild At Heart by Alienor le Gouvello is available now in English. Alienor completed a world-first expedition across Australia’s Bicentennial National Trail with three wild brumbies in 2017....
London Mountain Film Festival 2021
London Mountain Film Festival Virtual is set to showcase some of the world’s best outdoor and adventure films from May 15th – 31st, 2021...
Looking Sideways Vol. 1
‘Looking Sideways’ by Matt Barr and Owen Tozer chronicles their three-week-long pilgrimage to California, in an attempt to understand how Californian board sports culture has shaped the world, and how this culture continues to inform the global perspective of California today. ...
Breaking 20 with Pau Capell
In conversation with The North Face ultrarunner, Pau Capell, on his attempt to break his own course record at UTMB in Chamonix, France. ...
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