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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...
DJI launches Phantom 4 camera drone
DJI launches Phantom 4 camera drone with obstacle avoidance, intelligent tracking and a simplified flying experience...
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. ...
Fast Forward – 800 miles of singletrack by mountain bike
Bikepacker and ultra-long-distance racer Lael Wilcox takes on the Arizona Trail – 800 miles of desert singletrack – for a challenge unlike any other....
Review: Jöttnar Asmund Polartec NeoShell Jacket
Anders Brogaard takes a close look at the Jöttnar Asmund Polartec NeoShell Jacket whilst training in the mountains in Scotland...
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,...
Alpkit’s Big Shakeout Festival returns for 2016
23-25 September | Peak District, UK The sixth Alpkit Big Shakeout outdoor festival will be held at Thornbridge Outdoors activity centre near Bakewell in the heart of the Peak District, 23 – 25 September 2016. This year’s festival will offer a wider range of activities for all ages and abilities than ever before, as well as more adventure films, inspirational talks, live music and good food. Col Stocker, Alpkit co-founder, said: “The Big Shakeout has...
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...
KEEN International Ocean Film Tour sets sail
March 12-May 17 Massive, powerful waves off the Tasmanian coast, the inherent natural beauty of Mexico, and a world record set by crossing the most dangerous ocean passage… these are just some of the watery subjects covered by films in the International Ocean Film Tour. It brings together a diverse range of seven stunning films to the big screen with the ocean at the core of every one. The tour kicks off in Hamburg on...
2016 Arc’teryx King of Dolomites crowned
The King of Dolomites is a freeride photography competition that attracts professional and amateur photographers to the Italian town of San Martino di Castrozza for two days of shooting in the mountains. It was the fifth edition of the competition and this year attracted eight professional photographers, 40 hobby photographers and more than 100 riders, who took to the slopes of the area once again to be inspired by the amazing scenery. There are seven...
Sheffield Adventure Film Festival 2016
11-13 March More than 100 films, including Sherpa and Meru, will be shown at the 11th annual Sheffield Adventure Film Festival (ShAFF) alongside a wide range of fringe talks, workshops and events. This year is an extra special event following the announcement in 2015 of Sheffield as ‘The Outdoor City’. It will be celebrated over the ShAFF weekend with a range of events from running to climbing, cycling to orienteering taking place across the city and...
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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