BOOTS AND CRAMPONS

expedition kit advice series

THE DARIEN GAP

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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

Panama Exped in action

Down in the Darien

expedition snapshot

TREK TRAINING TIPS

to get you expedition ready

Sinai Desert landscape

SECRETS OF THE SINAI

expedition snapshot

Summit in Madagascar

MY FIRST EXPEDITION

new to Secret Compass? Read on…

Madagascar in May

exploring the eighth continent

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

Rhiannon in the Brecons Beacons abseiling down the waterfall

A Weekend in Wales

expedition snapshot

Who holidays in Iraq?

you could: climb Kurdistan’s highest peak

THE JUNGLE BOOKS

read up on Panama’s Darien gap

DRC Virunga Film

DRC DOCUMENTARY

the rangers’ gripping true story

Afghanistan's Wakhan Corridor

IN IMAGES: AFGHANISTAN

expeditions on the Roof of the World

Amil Patel talks about Kamchatka

KAMCHATKA CRAVINGS

expedition snapshot

UNESCO and Iran’s Lut Desert

media release: 01/08/16