The day's first rays of light make it over the mountain tops to grace the backs of the expedition team members ascending to the summit of Mt. Halgurd

MOMENTS LIKE THESE MAKE ALPINISM ADDICTIVE

mountaineering in Iraqi Kurdistan

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

Panama Exped in action

Down in the Darien

expedition snapshot

Sinai Desert landscape

SECRETS OF THE SINAI

expedition snapshot

Raft Uganda's Murchison Falls image with Glen Downton

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

Rab sleeping bag image Image © ukbackpacker.wordpress.com

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

Footwear for expeditions

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

Starry night and tent in Ethiopia (c) Richard Wain-Hobson

Meet our new website

welcome to mobile-friendly SC2.0!

Expedition filming

TO FILM OR NOT TO FILM?

reflections on expedition filming

But is it safe? (c) Dain Zaffke Ethiopia Giro

BUT IS IT SAFE?

faraway trips are often safer than you think

Adventure Travel Film Festival

ADVENTURE TRAVEL FILM FEST

this festival has to be seen to be believed

Wilderness Gathering Festival Image

WILDERNESS GATHERING

a family-friendly celebration of bushcraft, music and open fires

Anna McNuff

BUT WHAT IF I FAIL?

TEDX Talk by Anna McNuff

Ocean Film Festival image of whales and divers

OCEAN FILM FEST

incredible underwater (and overwater) adventures captured on film

UNESCO and Iran’s Lut Desert

media release: 01/08/16