WHAT IT MEANS TO TREAD LIGHTLY
Reindeer are like children. You guide them, graze them, protect them, they become your pride. They give you purpose, direction and identity, it is a primal, wild matrimony.
SPOTLIGHT
HOW TO PREPARE FOR YOUR NEXT EXPEDITION
While for most of us, international travel is still on ice, plans for an adventurous 2021 are taking form. But when you do find yourself back in the mountains, the …
ESSENTIAL PACKRAFTING KIT GUIDE
There’s a good chance you’ll have noticed by now, we’re big fans of the packraft. Offering ultimate versatility, these humble little inflatable boats are the perfect tool for a river …
HOW ARE SC LEADERS SPENDING THE LOCKDOWN?
We check in with the Secret Compass expedition leaders to hear how they’re spending the lockdown
SNAPSHOTS FROM THE ARCTIC TRAIL
Judith Von Prockl shares some her favourite image highlights from the expedition.
TRAILS OF SNOW ICE AND ROCK
There is no doubt about it, traversing the full length of Greenland’s Arctic Circle Trail in the heart of winter on a bike is one of the most extraordinary and …
9 LIFE LESSONS FROM THE NENETS
We’re often told that making time for reflection is important. And it’s not rocket science. How many times can you say a pause on the day to day has provided …
HOW TO SCALE AND NAME AN UNCLIMBED MOUNTAIN
The draw of the unknown is a powerful beast – something with which over the years the Secret Compass team has developed a borderline unhealthy obsession. The idea of setting …
MENTOR IN THE MOUNTAINS
My name is Carlo Cosi, I’m 32-years-old. For eight years, I’ve been making my greatest passion the most beautiful job in the world: the mountain guide.
AN INTRODUCTION TO EXPEDITION MEDICINE
By their own nature, expeditions are risky endeavours. From uneven terrain and altitude to tropical disease and dangerous wildlife, depending on the environment there can be a lot of variables …
MANOEUVRING THE MUNROS
Of all the places I’ve worked however, Scotland holds a unique appeal for me. A good adventure photo should make you, as the viewer, either want to be there, or …
WHAT MAKES A GOOD EXPEDITION LEADER?
As I reflect on my most recent trip to the Wakhan Corridor in Afghanistan, I remember saying as I flew out of Kabul in 2006 following a deployment in the …
THE COMPLETE GUIDE TO CHOOSING THE RIGHT JUNGLE BOOTS
If there’s one thing you need to make sure you nail before a jungle expedition, it’s getting the right boots. And if there’s one thing we’ve learned in the years …
A GUIDE TO MOUNTAIN FOOTWEAR
No item in your kit store is single-handedly more capable of ruining an expedition than unsuitable footwear and few environments demand as much from your feet and thus your boots …
ESSENTIAL KIT FOR ANY HORSE RIDING EXPEDITION
A general rule it seems is that by categorising almost any product enough, there is justification for a pretty sharp price increase – the more niche the better – see …
DESERT FOOTWEAR GUIDE
Blisters are a fact of life on desert expeditions. Even those who ‘had never had one before’ or say ‘I never get blisters’ get them. The rough ground, hot temperatures …