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Written by: Intern Last Updated: 27 Apr 2018 The appalachian trail murders revealed Hiking isn’t generally thought of as a dangerous pursuit. “You are much more at risk by getting caught out by the ...

Written by: Lindsay Walsh Last Updated: 24 Apr 2019 If you’re abseiling or rock climbing it’s important to make sure that you’ve got all the gear you need to make that a fun and, most importantly, ...

Written by: Stuart Kenny Last Updated: 05 Sep 2016 We all know the famous cycling cities. In Amsterdam bike riders rule the roads, and in Copenhagen they literally have tilted bins to accommodate the ...

From wild swims and sunset bivvies to island-hopping on a paddleboard and sunrise scrambles, these bite-sized thrills prove that big adventures don’t need plane tickets or weeks off work.

Steph Davis is one of the the world’s most experienced free-solo climbers. She is the first woman to have solo climbed a 5.11 route as well as the first woman to free climb the Salathė Wall on El ...

Written by: Tristan Kennedy Last Updated: 11 Dec 2023 There will always be an element of risk involved in action sports. It’s part of the thrill, doing something difficult and/or dangerous and coming ...

Surfing Wave Types: Point breaks When lines of swell hit a stretch of land at an oblique or even perpendicular angle, breaking along and around the land rather than directly towards it, the phenomenon ...

Written by: Nina Last Updated: 05 Sep 2016 “Know any good jokes?” If you are anything like me, your heart will sink when someone pipes up with this lame attempt to break the ice. God, I hate jokes. 99 ...

Written by: Nina Last Updated: 05 Sep 2016 Are you one of those people who can’t go surfing without thinking about sharks? Or maybe you suffer from that totally irrational ‘there’s a shark in the ...

Written by: Nina Last Updated: 05 Sep 2016 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.

For a reasonably sized family tent, the Air Seconds 4.1 is an absolute breeze to pitch. The four corners of the groundsheet are pegged before inflating the three airbeams to 7psi. At this stage you ...