adidas Outdoor’s strapline live without limits really resonates with me. Yeah you can look at it and think, “That’s pretty cheesy. They’re just trying to make me feel good, so I’ll buy their stuff.” But actually it’s a strapline I’ve started trying to live by. adidas Outdoor is all about encapsulating the spirit of the outdoors. […]
Finding freedom in mountain biking
Outdoor clothing brand and endurance accessories expert, SealSkinz, recently launched an awesome campaign called I Am Endurance. It tells the stories of some truly amazing individuals who’ve overcome challenges and obstacles to push themselves both mentally and physically. The first in this series was Sandy Plenty‘s beautiful story of overcoming a severe heart condition through his passion for mountain biking. Certainly worth a […]
Adventure Travel Film Festival
The best way to get inspired and create your own adventures is to realise that those adventurers you look up to are just like you. Most are not millionaires with crazy budgets and backup teams, with 50 years’ experience or cameras worth thousands of pounds. They’re simply ordinary people doing the incredible. And the Adventure Travel Film […]
Film review: The Search for Freedom
The sun is just starting to set and its rays are painting golden streaks on the ocean’s rippling waves. Soft warm sand caresses your toes. Children’s laughter mingles with the soft calling of the seagulls. The beach is almost deserted. This is your time, your perfect time for catching some surf and clearing your head. It’s your escape. You […]
Interview: Snowboard superstar Aimee Fuller
Aimee Fuller is a bit of a snowboard rockstar. Who didn’t know that? But did you know that she wears lucky socks to compete, was one of the first girls to ever compete in Olympic slopestyle and she finds getting injuries just motivates her to try harder? I had a chat with Aimee as she was […]
Starling murmurations: One of nature’s wildest beauties
You don’t have to be a birdwatcher to be absolutely mesmerised by the natural wonder of a murmuration. What’s that you ask? It’s when a flock of starlings — often numbering into the hundreds of thousands — come together in enormous clouds, swooping, ducking, diving and dancing in unison. These beautiful aerobatics are a truly spectacular sight and […]
First time experience: lead climbing
“Do it sooner rather than later” is something I’ve been told a lot. So I decided to take the plunge and try my hand at lead climbing… before it becomes my monster in the attic. The plan was four weeks solid prep before attempting lead climbing, but with the twists and turns of everyday life, […]