Walking the Zambezi Interview with Chaz Powell

From November 2015 to April 2016 Chaz Powell will attempt to walk the entire length of the Zambezi River. This is going to be an ambitious expedition during which Chaz will have to contend with extreme weather and a myriad of wild animals, as well as the threat of contracting malaria. Update: In order to … Continue reading Walking the Zambezi Interview with Chaz Powell →

Mikael Strandberg – Expeditions – Interview

You would be hard pushed to find many people who have explored such a number of diverse and uninhabited parts of our planet as Expedition Guide and Documentary Producer Mikael Strandberg. These include Eastern Africa, Patagonia, Siberia, Arabia and more. He has travelled on foot, bicycle, horseback, ski, reindeer sled, with camels and even with … Continue reading Mikael Strandberg – Expeditions – Interview →

Dove Step with Jonny Rankin: Interview

One of the most exciting aspects of walking can be an unexpected sighting of birds or other wildlife. Some of our most popular blog posts are about the wildlife we can encounter whilst out in the countryside, such as birds or prey, bats and hares. In this interview we find out about an iconic bird … Continue reading Dove Step with Jonny Rankin: Interview →

Microadventures with Alastiar Humphreys

It was back in September 2011 that we last interviewed Alastair Humphreys about his adventures large and micro. At the time Alastair was part way through his year of Microadventures. The concept of a microadventure being that it is an adventure close to home that is cheap, easy to organise and most of all, fun! … Continue reading Microadventures with Alastiar Humphreys →

The GO Trek with Dave and Squash

Yesterday (30th April) saw the beginning of Dave Cornthwaite's eighth adventure in his twenty five Expedition 1000 challenges. For each of his challenges Dave is using non-motorised transport to travel at least 1000 miles. In this latest adventure, called the GO trek Dave Cornthwaite and Squash Falconer will be travelling 3000 miles on ElliptiGO running … Continue reading The GO Trek with Dave and Squash →

Expedition1000 – Dave Cornthwaite Interview

Embarking upon any expedition takes commitment, planning & perseverance. When Dave Cornthwaite packed in his day job to become an adventurer, the goal of achieving a single expedition was not enough to give him the motivation he needed to pursue his new career. After all, why stop at one expedition when you can do twenty … Continue reading Expedition1000 – Dave Cornthwaite Interview →

Adventure Cameraman Matt Sharman Interview

We all enjoy looking at pictures of climbers attempting dangerous moves high up cliff faces, but do we ever think about the person who took the picture or filmed the movie? Who has shot the image and how did they get into the right position to capture the action? Adventure cameraman Matt Sharman is sponsored … Continue reading Adventure Cameraman Matt Sharman Interview →

Ski Mountaineer Tamara Lunger Interview

Tamara Lunger started competitive ski-touring in 2002 and, as a member of the Italian national team, won several major titles. These include Italian Champion in 2006 and 2008, winner of the Pierra Menta 2007 and Long Distance World Champion 2008. Following these successes Tamara has progressed onto mountaineering, becoming the youngest woman to climb Lhotse … Continue reading Ski Mountaineer Tamara Lunger Interview →

Alpinist David Göttler Interview

Alpine climber David Gottler is a professional mountain guide and cameraman. Having summitted four 8000m mountains his mountaineering skills are more than proven. He has also made impressive winter climbs of famous north faces such as the Eiger, Grand Jorasse and Matterhorn. Twice attempting a K2 summit and a new route on Ama Dablam, David … Continue reading Alpinist David Göttler Interview →

Global Triathlon Adventurer Dan Martin Interview

Dan Martin is in adventurer who has set himself a challenge of enormous proportions. His plan is to extend a triathlon into a "Round the World" expedition. Billed as "The single greatest feat of human endurance, ever attempted" Dan Martin will cycle across Europe and Asia, run across North America and swim 5700km across the … Continue reading Global Triathlon Adventurer Dan Martin Interview →