EXPLORERS
ON THIS DAY: 1916, Shackleton rescues his crew
Aug 30, 2016
Written by
Chris Fitch
Ernest Shackleton faces a race against time to rescue the stranded crew of the Endurance from the harsh winter of Elephant Island
Into the abode of death
Aug 08, 2016
Written by
Mark Evans
After 49 days on foot and by camel, Mark Evans, along with Omani explorers Mohammed Al Zadjali and Amur Al Wahaibi, arrived in Doha having followed the 1930 trail of explorer Bertram Thomas across the Empty Quarter of Arabia
The unsettling sources of the Nile
Jul 13, 2016
Written by
Christopher Ondaatje
The commonly held view of Lake Victoria as the source of the world’s longest river isn’t as clear cut as many would believe. Renowned explorer, author and philanthropist, Sir Christopher Ondaatje, sets out a case for looking further afield
Bolivia: Weaving along the Desaguadero
Jul 04, 2016
Written by
Fearghal O’Nuallain
For geography teacher and adventurer Fearghal O’Nuallain, it took local knowledge and an acceptance of the unknown to make it along Bolivia’s 200-mile river in one piece
The politics of trekking
Jun 06, 2016
Written by
Frank Middleton
Prior to the recent unrest in the Nagorno-Karabakh region in the Lesser Caucasus, writer and filmmaker Frank Middleton encountered first-hand the intricate negotiations involved in simply going for a walk
Spelunking under New York
May 20, 2016
Written by
Steve Duncan
Spelunking? It’s what we would call caving or potholing. And urban spelunking is what it sounds like: exploring cities’ underground infrastructures. Steve Duncan describes the highs and lows, and outlines the kit you’ll need to mount your own metropolitan subterranean…
ON THIS DAY: 1916, Shackleton arrives on South Georgia
May 10, 2016
Written by
Chris Fitch
Striking out in a dangerous attempt to communicate their perilous situation to the outside world, Ernest Shackleton takes a small crew in a lifeboat and sets off on a 750-mile journey from Elephant Island to South Georgia
In the Footsteps of Shackleton
May 02, 2016
Written by
Stephen Venables
Ahead of a return to South Georgia later this year, legendary mountaineer Stephen Venables looks back on his previous recreations of Shackleton’s famous Antarctic crossing 100 years ago
How to create a national hiking trail
Apr 28, 2016
Written by
Chris Fitch
The 2016 Land Rover Bursary Expedition has commenced, scouting out a route for the first Transcaucasian hiking trail, stretching across Georgia and Armenia
Around the world on a penny farthing
Apr 20, 2016
Written by
Joff Summerfield
Inspired by the Victorian adventurers, Joff Summerfield decided to circumnavigate the globe on that most impractical-looking of all bicycles
ON THIS DAY: 1916, Shackleton arrives on Elephant Island
Apr 15, 2016
Written by
Chris Fitch
After months stranded on Antarctic ice, the crew of the wrecked Endurance finally took to the sea and set a desperate course for solid land
The day the Himalaya shook
Apr 04, 2016
Written by
Jonny Hawkins
A planned kayaking expedition in Nepal took on a whole new dimension for Jonny Hawkins when he found himself caught in the devastating Gorkha earthquake. Thoughts of exploration soon turned to helping those in need
In Amundsen’s footsteps
Apr 01, 2016
Written by
Chris Fitch
Team completes historic Arctic expedition recreation from Canada to Alaska
Plant pots and pebble storms
Mar 18, 2016
Written by
Martin Hartley
Renowned photographer Martin Hartley recalls his part in an expedition to make the first snowboard descent of Klyuchevskaya Sopka, the highest active volcano in Eurasia
Ultralight across the Pyrenees
Mar 07, 2016
Written by
Paul Deegan
When a back injury threatened to derail Paul Deegan’s attempt to traverse the Pyrenees on foot, he re-evaluated every item in his rucksack. Would an obsession with item weight and Olympic-level techniques be enough to see him through?
Head down on top of the world: Life as a Himalayan Sherpa
Feb 24, 2016
Written by
Rob Fraser
Porters are often the unsung heroes of a Himalayan expedition, hefting vital equipment and making a trekker’s dream become reality. Rob Fraser decided to find out what life as a Sherpa really entails and whether a 51-year-old westerner could carry…
Swimming Britain
Feb 13, 2016
Written by
Sean Conway
The route from Land’s End to John o’Groats has been conquered overland many times, but it has never been swum...
Walking home from Mongolia
Written by
Rob Lilwall
Former geography teacher Rob Lilwall recounts his 4,500-kilometre walk from the Gobi Desert to Hong Kong, the equivalent of hiking from Birmingham to Tehran
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