Category Archives: Adventurers & Heroes

Ocean adventurer rowing from South America to Malaysia experiences ‘a ...

January 22, 2020

Karlis Bardelis is in Papua New Guinea preparing for the final leg of the two-year row from Peru, across the Pacific, to Malaysia ‎Kārlis Bardelis rowing from Peru, across the Pacific, to Asia. P...

Aussie Adventurer Lives in 2011 Jeep Wrangler for 999 Days While Explo...

January 22, 2020

And racked up a thrilling 53,726 miles along the way. Despite what your local Jeep Wrangler owner with a 6-inch lift kit and angry-eye grille might lead you to believe, there’s more to the icon...

Youngest South Pole challenger wants to train another adventurer to br...

January 22, 2020

Tom Warburton during training in Norway Photo: Tom Warburton/PA A student aiming to be the youngest person to complete a solo trek to the South Pole plans to then help a young adventurer break his ow...

Meet the adventurer: Daniel Raven-Ellison

December 19, 2019

In our new series, we meet record-breakers and boundary-pushers in the world of travel. This time it’s a National Geographic Emerging Explorer. Daniel Raven-Ellison is a guerrilla geographer an...

Norwegian adventurer crosses Arctic Ocean on skis despite thinning ice...

December 19, 2019

(L-R) team member Bengt Rotmo, Børge Ousland of Norway, South African-born Swiss adventurer Mike Horn and team member Aleksander Gamme on December 8th. Photo: AFP PHOTO / MIKE HORN SARL / ETIE...

These 10 gifts are perfect for adventure travelers

December 19, 2019

Photo courtesy of iStock / AzmanJaka The perfect gear for explorers   Wherever your adventures take you, whether into the national parks of North America or remote villages on the far side of th...

13 reasons why Mike Horn is the world’s ultimate adventurer

December 19, 2019

Mike Horn has just completed his latest epic adventure across the Arctic Circle. Get the lowdown on his achievement and learn how he became the top adventurer he is today right here.   Mike Horn...

“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 ...