Expedition stories, routes and crew calls for the outdoors.
Brussels, Belgium to Luxembourg, Grand Duchy of Luxembourg
A first-person account of a 380km, 20-stage hike from Brussels to Luxembourg, done a day at a time over a year using Belgium's trains and buses, taking in battlefields, castles, forests and half-forgotten history along the way.
New Zealand to Ireland
Baden Brown's motorcycle journey from New Zealand towards Ireland, raising funds for a hospital in Chennai in honour of Colleen Redit; the ride crossed Australia, Southeast Asia, Tibet, Nepal and India before a crash in Albania interrupted it on the way through the Balkans.
Atlas Mountains, Morroco
A six stage road and gravel loop out of Marrakech, over the Tizi n'Tichka, down through the Ounila Valley to Aït Benhaddou, then west along the spine of the High Atlas and back. Roughly 460 km, four mates, one taxi we don't talk about.
Porto Covo to Odeceixe, Portugal
A four-day, 75-kilometre trek along the Fishermen's Trail from Porto Covo to Odeceixe, following cliff edges, deep sand dunes, and wild Atlantic beaches.
Southwest France
An 11-day, 600-kilometre bike journey across southern France from Bordeaux on the Atlantic coast to Montpellier on the Mediterranean, following historic canal towpaths and greenways.
Nepal
A hike into the Langtang
Old Petauke Road, Zambia
A ride along Zambia's famous Old Petauke Road, through a wildlife corridor thick with elephants, hippos and tsetse flies, ending with a bout of malaria and a farewell to a riding companion in Chipata.
Armenia
The Transcaucasian Trail stretches roughly 1,500km across Armenia and Georgia. This is an article accounting for the first four days on the trail. Lights, camera, adventure!
KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
An account of a flawed attempt at South Africa’s famous Pondo Trail Expedition (Gone Wrong)
Paarl
Paarl to Franschhoek, the long way
Argentina
A short but spectacular hike that gives a taste of all that Patagonia has to offer, from lush green forests to glacial valleys, and of course, the iconic Mount Fitz Roy.
Torres del Paine, Chile
An epic trek spanning wind-scoured forests, suspension bridges, and dramatic glacial valleys, leading straight to the spectacular granite towers of Las Torres.
Peru
The Ausangate Trek is a 70 km hiking trip that runs through one of the most beautiful landscapes in the Andes. Starting at 3600m above sea level and reaching high passes close to 5200 m, the Ausangate Trek reaches some seriously high elevations. Along the way, we passed by small villages, glacial lakes, towering snow capped peaks, and herds of alpacas.
Italian Dolomites
A four day hut to hut loop through the Fanes Sennes Braies Nature Park in the Italian Dolomites. It starts and finishes at Lago di Braies, dips onto the famous Alta Via 1 for the first half, then peels off it to find the quieter stuff.
Vietnam
Twelve stages up the length of Vietnam on a motorbike I should never have bought, from Saigon to Hanoi via Đà Lạt, Măng Đen, the Ho Chi Minh Road and Ninh Bình. First time in Asia, first proper trip, and mostly solo until it wasn't.