A PASSION FOR ADVENTURE: ALDO KANE
We’ve worked closely with Aldo on projects all over the world, from the drug cartels of Mexico to Mount Nyiragongo’s lava lake in Democratic Republic of the Congo – keeping… read more
HOW TO BUILD A ROPE SWING
What happens when you enlist the help of a professional tree climber, expert rigger and rope safety specialist to build the ultimate rope swing? Well, our friends over at BASE magazine… read more
WATCH: THE BEST ADVENTURE FILMS FROM BANFF
Classic adventures from the best of the film festival in recent years
HOW TO CAMP IN WINTER
In the depths of winter with harsh conditions and the potential of snow on the ground, a night in the wild can seem rather daunting. But it doesn’t have to… read more
HOW TO POO IN THE WILD
The experience of answering natures call outside divides opinions, many love it, others fear it and for some people, the concept of getting caught short in the wild is reason… read more
THE CALL OF THE RIVER
Fierce, remote and hazardous, the Apurimac River is considered the farthest source of the Amazon. From the glacial meltwater of the ridge of the Mismi, a 5,597-metre-high mountain in the… read more
SURFING THE ZAMBEZI
With optimal water volume and flow rate absolutely paramount, river waves are a mystical beast. On the Zambezi, when those conditions align, the river produces a standing wave with more… read more
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
SKI-MOUNTAINEERING THE ALPINE HEART OF PAKISTAN
Zabardast is a high altitude travel diary from a five week freeride expedition deep in the heart of the Karakoram range. Self-supported, the team would pull sleds filled with their… read more
FREE SOLO EL CAPITAN IN GUT-WRENCHING 360
For ten years, Alex dreamt of climbing El Capitan without ropes – a wall at least 1000ft taller than any other wall to have been free solo’d anywhere in the… read more
HIKING WITH MAN’S BEST FRIEND
This is professional photographer Ace Kvale and his dog Genghis Khan, a.k.a Desert Dawg. To celebrate his 60th birthday, Ace set off from his front door in Utah for a 60… read more
HOW TO MITIGATE AVALANCHE RISK
In 2008, Xavier De Le Rue got taken and burried by a solid avalanche, the sort most don’t survive. This was reason enough for him to share some of his lessons learned and… read more
THE MAN WHO CLIMBED EVEREST 21 TIMES
Having promised his wife, his 21st ascent would be his last, he retired in May of 2011. Now, at 58-years-old, through his work at the Apa Sherpa Foundation, he aims… read more
WHAT IT TAKES TO CLIMB EL CAPITAN
In October 2017, Brad Gobright and Jim Reynolds set a new speed record for The Nose route on El Capitan. What generally takes accomplished climbers several days to achieve, they… read more
FROM THE HORSE’S MOUTH
Jan Bakker is an experienced expedition leader, adventure photographer and guidebook author. As part of the Secret Compass expedition leader team, Jan has previously led the expedition into the depths… read more
PACKRAFTING TIPS
Anyone with a mild, passing interest in the world of adventure will have heard of the ever-affable Alastair Humphreys. Even those living under rocks have encountered him, for he has… read more