Tristan Kennedy

On a six-day e-bike trip, Tristan Kennedy discovers how a little extra power can deliver a whole new kind of adventure We were hammering down the narrow goat-track trail at speed, gloved hands gripping the handlebars and fingers feathering the brakes when I heard the shout from up ahead of me – 'Woah, woah, woah!' – swiftly followed by the screech of … [Read more...] about The wonders of e-bikes – and the equipment you need to make every ride count

Swiss swimmer Noam Yaron’s epic 102-hour crossing shows the extremes of ocean endurance, Tristan Kennedy reports Everything about Noam Yaron’s swim was meticulously planned. Completing the 180-kilometre route from the island of Corsica to the Principality of Monaco would take five days, he estimated. This would mean surpassing the existing world record for the longest time … [Read more...] about Equipment Matters: ocean swimming

Trail running demands toughness and minimalism – Tristan Kennedy explains why it’s so cool On 22 March last year, decorated British trail runner Jasmin Paris achieved the crowning moment of her career – not surrounded by cheering crowds on The Mall, like a London Marathon winner, but by collapsing beneath a nondescript metal gate, covered in flaking yellow paint, on an … [Read more...] about Equipment matters: the best kit for trail running

Tristan Kennedy reflects on the wonders of modern kit for ski mountaineering On the surface of it, the rocky outcrop, 3,040 metres above sea level overlooking the Adamello Glacier in Italy, felt like an odd place to put a barbed-wire fence. And yet there it was. Or, at least, there were the remains of a fence – the twisted metal poking in and out of the snow, the spikes, … [Read more...] about Equipment matters: The kit you need for ski mountaineering