Hammock Camping 101 with Rick Morales
Secret Compass Expedition Leader Rick Morales talks all things sleeping in a hammock Rick Morales is an expedition leader in Panama, who leads Secret Compass Darien Gap expeditions. If there’s… read more
How memorising an Atlas led to a career as an Expedition Leader
Interview with an Paramedic and Expedition Leader with almost two decades of experience Luca Alfatti is qualified as an Advanced Paramedic, he is also an expedition leader here with us… read more
HIGHLIGHTS FROM 2021
As we step into a new year, we like to showcase and celebrate the commercial projects we’ve been able to safely work on in 2021, which has made a remarkable year… read more
HOW TO THINK LIKE AN EXTREME TV SAFETY ADVISOR
Insights from Will Smith’s Welcome to Earth Series 2 with SC safety advisor Dave Lucas The new Welcome to Earth series launched last week and it’s a pretty big deal.… read more
LIMITLESS WITH CHRIS HEMSWORTH
In 2020, we were enlisted as series risk management advisors, safety consultants and to provide medical support and specialist security risk management support for a brand new tv series starring… read more
WE TOOK DANNY MACASKILL TO THE SKIES
While operating in the far off corners of this planet – be that with film crews or expedition teams – is what we’ve become known for, from time-to-time, we put… read more
WIN A PACKRAFT AND PACKRAFTING EXPEDITION
We’ve pulled together some of our favourite elements of adventure for the ultimate giveaway.
WE’VE MADE A FEW CHANGES
Innovation, perseverance and adaptability. These are the foundations on which Secret Compass was built and they’ve shaped our approach from day one, right up to the present moment. The journey… read more
WIN: ADVENTURE WEEKEND AND BACKPACK BUNDLE FOR TWO
Every good adventure needs to be matched by an equally good backpack, fortunately for you, we’ve teamed up with our friends at BACH backpacks to give away the perfect adventure… read more
BASE MAGAZINE ISSUE #02 OUT NOW
If you’ve not yet grabbed a copy of BASE magazine, what are you waiting for? This awesome new adventure magazine from our friends at BASE documents the full spectrum of… read more
BRAND NEW ADVENTURE MAG: SUBSCRIBE FOR FREE
BASE magazine issue 01 has now landed, and as you’ve made it this far, we’re pretty confident that a brand new adventure magazine is exactly the kind of thing you… read more
WE NEED YOUR VOTE
We’ve made the final stages of the 2019 AFAR Travellers’ Choice Awards and the public vote is now open so now we need your help! The AFAR Travellers’ Choice Awards… read more
COMING SUMMER 2019: BASE MAGAZINE
From the Secret Compass headquarters, landing summer 2019 BASE magazine is a brand new quarterly magazine sharing inspirational stories from the world of adventure. Through the medium of print, BASE… read more
YOUR NEXT ADVENTURE SHOULD BE RIVER BASED
Compounding around 71 % of the earth’s surface and roughly 65% of our own bodies, H2O is the absolute lifeblood of this planet – connecting alpine glaciers to the jungles and lowlands, to the shorelines and oceans… read more
FOUR LEARNING ADVENTURES FOR 2020
Lead an expedition and you offer a team a once in a lifetime adventure, teach a team their own skillset and you’ll offer them a lifetime of adventure.
THE CLIMBING CHOLITAS OF BOLIVIA
Having all worked for years as cooks and porters in the high camps of the Andes, four years ago, a group of Bolivian Aymara indigenous women aged between 24 and 52… read more
WIN AN ADVENTURE WEEKEND FOR TWO
Need more adventure in 2019 but don’t know where to start? Well, we’ve got just the thing. We teamed up with Geographical Magazine to give away An Adventure Weekend in… read more
DAVID LAMA IS THE FIRST TO SUMMIT LUNAG RI
The name David Lama is synonymous with big challenging climbs and pioneering first ascents in the Himalaya and around the world and in October 2018 the Austrian climber and mountaineer… read more
FULL LINEUP ANNOUNCED
We’ve kept you in the dark for long enough. After no shortage of deliberation, we can finally defuse the growing anticipation as we announce the films for An Audience with… read more
AN AUDIENCE WITH ADVENTURE 2018
With a fresh deluge of outdoor cinematography, Audience with Adventure will return on November 21st as the first opportunity in London to see the latest and greatest from Kendal Mountain… read more
THE FIRST SKI DESCENT OF K2
Andrzej Bargiel enters the history books
INTRODUCING: SC ADVENTURES
Adrenaline and discovery, awe-inspiring landscapes and mind blowing experiences, pure joy and unadulterated freedom! Without exception, our time in the field has been defined by these concepts, be it exploring the peaks… read more
EVEREST IN THE ALPS TO RAISE £1MILLION
Over the four days skiers were pushed to their limits and beyond as they ascended up to 2,500 metres each day, burning calories equivalent to completing 8 back-to-back marathons over… read more
WIN TICKETS TO THE ADVENTURE TRAVEL SHOW
Now in its 22nd year, as always, this year promises plenty of inspiration in the way of talks, workshops and seminars from all corners of adventure. Amongst the action, Secret… read more
Jägermeister Ice Cold Gig 2017
Finally, after months of silence we’re able to share with you the fruits of our last few months of labour. The 2017 Jägermeister Ice Cold Gig. Suspended on a space… read more
WIN TICKETS TO ATFF!
To celebrate The Adventure Travel Film Festival’s 7th birthday, the kind folk behind the action have given Secret Compass two tickets to give away to the London Festival. Two passes… read more
The Adventure Travel Film Festival is Coming
The 2017 Adventure Film Festival is almost upon us and as always the guys have curated a belting list of films that’ll without doubt have you packing your bags.
KURDISTAN SUMMIT SUCCESS
Mount Halgurd is the highest peak in the region’s Zagros ranges. It is the highest mountain wholly within Iraq (Cheekah Dar is reputedly 4m higher but straddles the Iranian border,… read more
Madagascar in May
exploring the eighth continent
12 NEW EXPEDITIONS
media release: 27/02/17
PANAMA’S LAST ROADLESS PLACE
media release: 27/02/17
DIGITAL DETOX IN THE SINAI
media release: 20/02/17
BUSH SURVIVAL IN NAMIBIA
media release: 12/02/17
LET’S GET HIGH…
Georgia: a 5000m+ summit
IRAN: LUT EXPEDITION HITS HEADLINES
media release: 01/02/17
GO FOR IT IN GABON
an amphibious adventure
IN IMAGES: NORTH KOREA
Inside the Secret State
RAFT PNG’S EPIC WATUT
whitewater course on an epic river
NORTH KOREA LAUNCHED
media release: 18/01/17
ARMENIA’S #TRANSCAUCASIAN
media release: 15/01/17
Supporting the Transcaucasian Trail
media release: 11/04/17
Who holidays in Iraq?
you could: climb Kurdistan’s highest peak
What does Secret Compass do?
watch the Secret Compass showreel
PACKRAFTING IN GABON
media release: 05/01/17
Meet our new website
welcome to mobile-friendly SC2.0!
BANFF FEST
the UK’s premier mountain festival
KENDAL MOUNTAIN
the UK’s premier mountain festival
ADVENTURE TRAVEL FILM FEST
this festival has to be seen to be believed
WILDERNESS GATHERING
a family-friendly celebration of bushcraft, music and open fires