Trekking in the Lut desert Iran

SAND STARS AND SOLITUDE

memoirs from the Lut

Leon McCarron walking through the Middle East, the Land Beyond

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 PRIVILEGE OF NAMING MOUNTAINS

For many it’s the ultimate goal in mountaineering. At the very least, claiming a first ascent provides a minimum of a lifetime worth of bragging and – if you can bear… read more

Treating jungle feet

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

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

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

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

Alpine Skills on Georgia'a Mount Kazbek with Secret Compass and Phil de Beger

LET’S GET HIGH…

Georgia: a 5000m+ summit

Packrafting metres away from a wild African jungle elephant on the river bank of the Kongou river, Gabon

GO FOR IT IN GABON

an amphibious adventure

Amazing scenery of North Korean national park

IN IMAGES: NORTH KOREA

Inside the Secret State

Phoebe Smith, travel writer rests on a beach

ADVENTURER HOTLIST

who’s hot (and sometimes cold) right now in adventure

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

Meet our new website

welcome to mobile-friendly SC2.0!

THE JUNGLE BOOKS

read up on Panama’s Darien gap

Mount Saramati, Burma

THE BURMA BEYOND BAGAN

expedition snapshot

DRC Virunga Film

DRC DOCUMENTARY

the rangers’ gripping true story

Expedition filming

TO FILM OR NOT TO FILM?

reflections on expedition filming

Kurdistan Secret Compass expedition leader Hetty

WANT TO BE AN EXPEDITION LEADER?

follow these tips to get started

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

BUT IS IT SAFE?

faraway trips are often safer than you think

Al Humphreys packrafting in Iceland

PACKRAFTING

Al Humphreys’ tips for your first trip

Secret Compass medics on expedition in training

WANT TO BE AN EXPED MEDIC?

how it works at Secret Compass

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