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16th May 2019
Yosemite’s incredible mountain architecture inspired the modern conservation movement. At a time when America’s national parks are under threat, a visit to the valley proves an emotional experience for Daniel Neilson
15th May 2019
Nick Corble finds the footpaths of Staffordshire a challenge in this humorous extract from his new book, Diagonal Walking This time last year, Nick Corble was just setting out on a walk across England. Not…
14th May 2019
“In Russia, the police kept an uncomfortably close eye on me wherever I went. They seemed pretty suspicious of my presence and it was hard to convince them that I’d just come for a walk!”
2nd May 2019
“This was my first experience of mountain hunger and I hated it. I stuffed my face with a peculiar dinner of chorizo wraps, and peanut butter on Hobnobs.”
30th April 2019
In conversation with long-distance hiker Katrina Megget about trekking 2,000km through New Zealand, readjusting to ‘real life’ after a big walk, and what she’s learned about self-doubt and self-esteem.
25th April 2019
“Embrace the challenge of the unknown… for in that lies some of the romance, the appeal, and the very essence of adventure.”
24th April 2019
In February 2019, Alex Roddie hiked the Cape Wrath Trail – but it wasn’t the wintry multi-week journey he’d been looking for.
16th April 2019
Andrew McCluggage says the GR54 is the best Alpine trek you have never heard of. In fact, it is arguably the finest Alpine trek of all, making a circumnavigation of the unforgettable Écrins National Park…
11th April 2019
James McHaffie has climbed a hard new rock climb in Wales' Dinorwig Quarry, and hoisted an Extinction Rebellion banner at the top to raise awareness for the global biodiversity and climate crisis.
10th April 2019
Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay were the first to climb Everst, but almost 30 years earlier two men died trying to reach the summit. In this extract from Edmund Hillary – A Biography, author Michael Gill…
4th April 2019
Wicked mermaids, wild wallabies and Darwin – prepare to be immersed in the wondrous world of Britain’s mountain lakes
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