Category Archives: Adventurers & Heroes

“Find where you fit, and have the confidence to take that space.”

November 25, 2019

As part of National Geographic’s Women of Impact special, physicist and adventurer Melanie Windridge talks fusion, the northern lights – and why optimism helped her climb Everest. “...

Edinburgh adventurer Mollie Hughes sets off on record-breaking South P...

November 25, 2019

Edinburgh-based explorer Mollie Hughes has set off on an attempt to become the youngest woman to ski solo and unsupported to the South Pole. Mollie Hughes hopes to be the youngest woman ever to ski s...

The Russian adventurer who is heading to the stratosphere

November 22, 2019

Fedor Konyukhov already holds the record for the fastest round-the-world balloon flight Serial adventurer Fedor Konyukhov is preparing for one of his greatest challenges yet, flying a hot-air balloon...

Adventurer returns after ‘magical’ round-the-world gyrocopter challeng...

September 30, 2019

Round the world gyrocopter trip Adventurer James Ketchell has become the first person to fly solo around the world in an open-cockpit gyrocopter – despite nearly getting struck by lightning. Mr...

For explorer Taylor Rees, the most undiscovered landscapes lie within

September 30, 2019

The climber and filmmaker on human-centered storytelling in Earth’s remotest regions. Taylor Rees will speak at the Global Landscapes Forum New York on 28 September 2019. Learn how to...

A U.S. adventurer just became the first to reach all of the world’s de...

September 27, 2019

Five Deeps mission completes record-setting dives to the bottom of five oceans. Victor Vescovo and his Limiting Factor, which is rated for unlimited diving depth.Courtesy Five Deeps Expedition. There...

Men of the moment: Hero firefighters who pinned down the ‘Sydney...

August 28, 2019

Heroic firefighters who helped restrain a man after a stabbing rampage in Sydney two weeks ago have made a daring rescue. The brave crew saved a 75-year-old man from a massive fire that tore through ...

Novice adventurer climbing Colombia’s 10 highest mountains to in...

August 28, 2019

Video producer Thomas Palmer has suffered bouts of depression for years ( Thomas Palmer )   A “novice adventurer” is attempting to climb all 10 of Colombia’s highest mountains ...

Adventurer Jason Black is cycling through ten countries on his way to ...

August 28, 2019

Irish Red Cross Ambassador Jason Black spent summer 2018 conquering K2 but instead of taking a well-deserved break this summer, Jason has just embarked on a gruelling 4,300km cycle through ten countr...

Adventurer set to cross Australia and Madagascar – having run across I...

August 28, 2019

HAVING just completed a 600 kilometre run across Iceland, Jamie Ramsay is more entitled than most to spend a few months taking it easy. But not this globetrotter. Despite clocking up more than 26,000...

Protecting Antarctica beyond 2041: an interview with polar explorer Ro...

August 21, 2019

Explorer Robert Swan is the first person to walk to both the North and South Poles unassisted. Those expeditions inspired him to dedicate his life advocating for the protection of polar landscapes, w...

Space Explorer Natalie Panek’s Impossible Job

August 21, 2019

The Canadian almost-astronaut is making a name for herself as a new kind of space-nerd-of-all-trades The European ExoMars rover might be the most badass all-terrain vehicle ever built, and one o...

Adventurer Ash Dykes finishes 4,000-mile river Yangtze trek

August 21, 2019

A Welsh adventurer has become the first person to walk the length of the river Yangtze solo after a year of trekking through China. Ash Dykes, from Old Colwyn, Conwy, began his journey at the source ...

Brit adventurer in gyrocopter stops in Fryeburg

August 21, 2019

FRYEBURG, Maine — British adventurer James Ketchell dropped into Eastern Slope Regional Airport over the weekend during his personal quest to land in every mainland U.S. state and eventually ci...

HERO’S MISSION War hero to climb Kilimanjaro despite losing both...

August 6, 2019

WAR hero James Rose is planning to climb Kilimanjaro — without legs. The former private lost both limbs above the knee when blown up by a bomb in Afghanistan. James Rose will scale Kilimanjaro despit...