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Ocean Valour – An Interview with Thomas Rainey
In just over a year’s time, Tom Rainey and Sam Coombs will spend up to three months rowing across the treacherous North Atlantic Ocean. Their aim is to break the 55 day two-man speed record, first laid down by the Norwegians George Harbo and Frank Samuelson in 1896, and still standing to this day. Considered one of the pinnacles of ocean rowing, the North Atlantic crossing has been attempted by 60 crews, completed by only...
The Adventure Fund: 2014 Winners Announced
The judging process of this year’s The Adventure Fund has been one of the most uplifting and inspiring processes I’ve ever had the good fortune to be part of, writes Sidetracked’s joint-editor Jamie Bunchuk. We’ve had some of the most fundamentally amazing expeditions proposed to us, taking place all around the world, featuring every type of transport conceivable, from every age-range imaginable and everyone of them with the same thing at their core – the...
Adventure News – A Week In Review
This month, four adventurers are off to snow-kite across Vatnajökull in Iceland. They will take on Europe’s largest icecap, to raise awareness for the charity Wings for Life Spinal Cord Research Foundation. A specially designed rig has been created to allow team member Sean Rose – who has a spinal cord injury – to take part in the Icelandic expedition. Another adventure that recently got underway is the Shifting Ice and Changing Tides expedition which...
Adventure News – A Week In Review
One week in, and the North Pole expeditions of 2014 aren’t off to the best start. The Irish team of Mike O’Shea and Clare O’Leary have abandoned after been injured by a shifting block of ice. O’Shea’s back was injured and O’Leary’s knee but both are ok and safely back in Resolute Bay, ready to head home. The Norwegian team have also been evacuated. Lars Flesland and Kristoffer Glestad suffered from frostbite on Sunday and...
Adventure News – A Week In Review
At 18-years-old Alex Staniforth wants to become the youngest Briton to climb Mount Everest via its south-east ridge. This Spring, the Chester youth will embark on a 70-day expedition to climb the 8,848m peak. Seasonal climber Tim Mosedale will lead the expedition, which will set off on March 29, 2014. It seems age is no longer a factor in the world of adventures, as 71-year-old Andre Boyer is also in pursuit of a record. Boyer...
A Print Update
Plans for the first Sidetracked printed journal have been progressing well. Research, and content curation has been underway for some time. We’ve been finding the best independent journeys and expeditions to tell you about, working on new stories and meticulously editing. We’re currently looking at various international distribution options in addition to online ordering and working on ways of getting the first edition out to as wide an audience as possible. Entering into the independent...
Adventure News – A Week In Review
What a week for adventure and exploration! At 1.15am GMT on Friday 7th February Ben Saunders and Tarka L’Herpiniere officially completed their world-record breaking return journey to the South Pole & back following in footsteps of Captain Scott. This is the first time Scott’s route has ever been completed; and marks the end of the longest polar journey on foot in history. Ben Saunders said, “It is almost impossible to comprehend what we have achieved....
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