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
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
Walking 1000 Miles Through the Middle East
From Jerusalem, Leon McCarron followed a series of ancient trading and pilgrimage routes to traverse some of the most contested landscapes in the world, through the West Bank and Jordan… read more
THE ESSENTIAL GUIDE TO JUNGLE FOOT CARE
from choosing the right boots to techniques for avoiding trench footImmense isolation, off-the-scale humidity, searing heat and an overload of exotic hazards. In no environment is foot care more paramount… read more
6 ADVENTURES TO UP YOUR ALPINE GAME
Whether your eye is on that first 5000m+ summit, using crampons and ice axes for the first time or gaining the knowledge to plan your own expedition, here are six expeditions to… read more
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
BOOTS AND CRAMPONS
Packing the right kit is an essential part of any expedition and using the wrong kit in extreme locations can have sever consequences, putting your safety at risk and jeopardising… read more
THE DARIEN GAP
“ There is definitely a reason Secret Compass runs expeditions not tours. You couldn’t feel further from being a tourist, their expeditions are such genuine experiences. The guides were absolutely 110%… read more
THE TRANSPANAMA THRU-HIKE
Panamanian Rick Morales has done what very few trekkers would even dare to attempt, let alone imagine: mapped out a new hiking trail across the length of his country. As… read more
EXPEDITION CLOTHING
In this quick video, Secret Compass’s director Tom Bodkin shows you what you need to take with you on an expedition into the jungle across desert or through savannah-styled terrain.
MADE IN MADAGASCAR
The best thing about the expedition for me was seeing parts of the world you would never see unless you hiked there. Only a few people will see the sights… read more
EXPEDITION RUCKSACKS
Want to buy a new rucksack for your next expedition? In the latest of our expedition kit advice videos, Tom guides you through the different sizes and back systems of… read more
Down in the Darien
expedition snapshot
TREK TRAINING TIPS
to get you expedition ready
SECRETS OF THE SINAI
expedition snapshot
MY FIRST EXPEDITION
new to Secret Compass? Read on…
Madagascar in May
exploring the eighth continent
Chad’s Heated Heartland
to Tibesti and Emi Koussi
12 NEW EXPEDITIONS
media release: 27/02/17
PANAMA’S LAST ROADLESS PLACE
media release: 27/02/17
MURCHISON FALLS
rafting challenge: accepted
DESCENT OF THE MOA
packrafting in Sierra Leone
The hottest place on earth…
and other facts about Iran’s Lut desert
FROM THE HORSE’S MOUTH
leading treks in Afghanistan
PACKRAFT GABON
media release: 10/02/17
DIGITAL DETOX IN THE SINAI
media release: 20/02/17
BUSH SURVIVAL IN NAMIBIA
media release: 12/02/17
SLEEPING ON EXPEDITIONS
Not sure what to buy on the sleeping bag front for your pending adventures? Expedition expert Tom Bodkin, director of Secret Compass, talks you through the different types of sleeping… read more
EXPEDITION FOOTWEAR
Buying new boots for an expedition? From jungle boots to desert boots and from trekking boots to mountaineering boots, expedition and adventure expert Tom Bodkin (director of Secret Compass) shares… read more
IRAN: LUT EXPEDITION HITS HEADLINES
media release: 01/02/17
CONTOURS OF ARMENIA’S CAUCASUS
media release: 30/01/17
NORTH KOREA LAUNCHED
media release: 18/01/17
ARMENIA’S #TRANSCAUCASIAN
media release: 15/01/17
A Weekend in Wales
expedition snapshot
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
THE JUNGLE BOOKS
read up on Panama’s Darien gap
IN IMAGES: AFGHANISTAN
expeditions on the Roof of the World
KAMCHATKA CRAVINGS
expedition snapshot
2017 ADVENTURE HOTLIST
Media release: 19/10/16
ADVENTURE CO. LAUNCHES PRODUCTION CO.
media release: 20/06/16
UNESCO and Iran’s Lut Desert
media release: 01/08/16
ADVENTURE SOLSTICE
media release: 06/06/16
16 ADVENTURE HOTSPOTS FOR 2016
media release: 09/12/15
WORLD-FIRST: LUT DESERT CROSSING
media release: 30/11/15