Treating jungle feet

THE ESSENTIAL GUIDE TO JUNGLE FOOT CARE

INTERVIEW: ALPINE EXPERT PHIL DE-BEGER

After leading two Secret Compass expeditions in Iraqi Kurdistan he’s briefly back in the UK before he heads out to Georgia for our Alpine Skills Expedition in May, so we caught up with… read more

MSR tents in the Mount Halgurd region of the Zagros mountains in Iraqi Kurdistan on an expedition with (c) Secret Compass

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

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

Summit in Madagascar

MY FIRST EXPEDITION

new to Secret Compass? Read on…

Madagascar in May

exploring the eighth continent

12 NEW EXPEDITIONS

media release: 27/02/17

PANAMA’S LAST ROADLESS PLACE

media release: 27/02/17

DIGITAL DETOX IN THE SINAI

media release: 20/02/17

BUSH SURVIVAL IN NAMIBIA

media release: 12/02/17

IRAN: LUT EXPEDITION HITS HEADLINES

media release: 01/02/17

North Korea statue

NORTH KOREA LAUNCHED

media release: 18/01/17

(c) boomsbeat, Tatev Monastery, Armenia expedition

ARMENIA’S #TRANSCAUCASIAN

media release: 15/01/17

PACKRAFTING IN GABON

media release: 05/01/17

THE JUNGLE BOOKS

read up on Panama’s Darien gap

ADVENTURE CO. LAUNCHES PRODUCTION CO.

media release: 20/06/16

ADVENTURE SOLSTICE

media release: 06/06/16

16 ADVENTURE HOTSPOTS FOR 2016

media release: 09/12/15

Secret Compass team cross the Lut desert in Iran.

WORLD-FIRST: LUT DESERT CROSSING

media release: 30/11/15