ACHIEVE SOMETHING EXTRAORDINARY IN 2020
Whether you’re looking to learn new skills, discover a way of life you never thought possible, or be one of a select few to pioneer an incredible new route, with newly …
SPOTLIGHT
TRAIL RUNNING THROUGH THE LAND OF PEAKS AND LAKES
Towards the back-end of 2019, Secret Compass teammate Peter Wieninger gave us a shout with a unique request. Having previously joined our DRC expedition into the Virunga national park, he …
NEW EXPEDITION: SOCOTRA 2020
Bisecting the island from coast to coast, this 120km camel supported journey will trek into the heart of the Hajhir Massif, tackling the highest non-technical trekking peaks of Socotra. En …
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 …
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 …
PODCAST: EXPERIENCES ON THE YAMAL PENINSULA
The latest episode sees host Eden Flaherty chat with Secret Compass expedition leader Patrick Barrow about the time he’s spent on the Yamal Peninsula in the Siberian Arctic with reindeer …
THE PLACE TIME FORGOT BUT YOU NEVER WILL
For the hikers who join us as teammates on our Wakhan Corridor expeditions, Afghanistan never fails to leave impressions that last a lifetime. Joining our 2019 team of nine, Mark …
A WALK ON THE WILD SIDE OF LEBANON
The Middle East might not be the first place that comes to mind when you think of snow-capped mountains, but there’s one Middle Eastern nation where mountains rise up straight …
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 …
AN EXPEDITION IS NOT A HOLIDAY
An expedition is not a holiday. It’ll start at the edge of your comfort zone and take you well beyond it. In unfamiliar and extreme surroundings, at times it’ll be …
5 REASONS WHY TEAM EXPEDITIONS MAKE THE BEST ADVENTURES
For those juggling an adventurous life with the demands of a full time job, a busy family life or with just a small time window on offer, settling on a …
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 …
WHAT TO LOOK FOR IN YOUR NEXT EXPEDITION SHIRT
With significance of each feature to be determined of course by your personal needs and the requirements of the adventure at hand, these are some of the key features which …