What is the difference between kayaking and canoeing? It’s a common question and the answer is not as instantly obvious as it might initially seem. While canoeing is often used as an umbrella term to ...

Last week saw the release of Everest, the Hollywood blockbuster telling the tale of the 1996 disaster in which eight climbers tragically lost their lives – the most deadly day on the mountain up until ...

Anyone who's into adventure sports has thought about it. The dream of moving to the mountains, and living in a place where you can jump on your bike, grab your walking boots or, in winter, your skis, ...

Rock climbing is an exciting and challenging sport that will give you a rush like no other. Combining physical strength with mental focus, rock climbers study routes, figuring out moves as they go, ...

Walking boots at the ready – Zadar on Croatia’s Dalmatian coast might just be the perfect base for hikers. A storied seaside city framed by the dramatic Velebit mountains and with hundreds of islands ...

Fully describing the feeling of going on an adventure is pretty hard. That can be seen through all the novels and memoirs throughout history that have given it a bash ...

The UK is home to some of the most breathtaking beaches in the world, but finding a quiet stretch of sand away from the touristy hotspots can be a challenge - especially during peak holiday season.

Europe, or more specifically, Italy, is the homeland of the via ferrata. The idea of bolting steel ladders and safety cables to the rock was developed in the Dolomites during the First World War. As ...

Your waterproof jacket is there to protect you from wind and rain but it also needs to be breathable, easily stowed and look good - not much to ask. There's also the questions of longevity and ...

Windsurfing is a form of sailing, where a board is powered across the water by the wind. Polynesians have been using boards with sails for hundreds of years. It wasn’t until the 1960s that windsurf ...

Do you know what a bicycle looks like? Of course you do. At least you think you do. You’re pretty sure; there’s a couple of wheels, a couple of tubes, some handlebars… on second thought, bicycle ...

But what of the celebrities who are spearheading all this? Is everything as it seems, or are these ultra-fit, ruggedly handsome and engagingly charismatic characters just too telegenic to be the real ...