EXPLORERS
Crossing the Empty Quarter: Week 4
Jan 08, 2016
Written by
Mark Evans
Weekly updates from explorer Mark Evans as he attempts to retrace Bertram Thomas’ footsteps and cross the largest sand desert in the world – the Rub al Khali, from Salalah in Oman, to Doha in Qatar. This week: silent marches,…
Crossing the Empty Quarter: Week 3
Jan 01, 2016
Written by
Mark Evans
Weekly updates from explorer Mark Evans as he attempts to retrace Bertram Thomas’ footsteps and cross the largest sand desert in the world – the Rub al Khali, from Salalah in Oman, to Doha in Qatar. This week: sulphur showers,…
Crossing the Empty Quarter: Week 2
Dec 26, 2015
Written by
Mark Evans
Weekly updates from explorer Mark Evans as he attempts to retrace Bertram Thomas’ footsteps and cross the largest sand desert in the world – the Rub al Khali, from Salalah in Oman, to Doha in Qatar. This week: shooting contests,…
ON THIS DAY: 1915, Shackleton marches on Christmas Day
Dec 25, 2015
Written by
Chris Fitch
Shackleton allowed his crew to use up their rations with a Christmas feast, ahead of a gruelling march across the ice
Crossing the Empty Quarter: Week 1
Dec 18, 2015
Written by
Mark Evans
Weekly updates from explorer Mark Evans as he attempts to retrace Bertram Thomas’ footsteps and cross the largest sand desert in the world – the Rub al Khali, from Salalah in Oman, to Doha in Qatar. This week: setting off,…
Two’s company
Dec 15, 2015
Written by
Tim and Laura Moss
13,000 miles, 27 countries, 452 days, 17 punctures and a pair of Kindles. During Tim and Laura Moss’ epic round-the-world bicycle trip, technology and tradition proved to be a hospitable combination on the route through Turkey towards Iran
Crossing the Empty Quarter
Dec 10, 2015
Written by
Laura Cole
Recreating Bertram Thomas’ first expedition, a team of three will be crossing the Empty Quarter, or the Rub’ al-Khali, the world’s largest sand desert
ON THIS DAY: 1915, Endurance sinks
Nov 21, 2015
Written by
Chris Fitch
After a tough ten months trapped in Antarctic ice, Shackleton’s ship – the Endurance – was finally claimed by the sea
Expedition tips from Explore 2015
Nov 16, 2015
Written by
Chris Fitch
Geographical collected top tips for budding adventurers and expeditions from a wealth of wisdom at the Royal Geographical Society (with IBG)’s Explore 2015 weekend
Sarawak by kayak
Nov 02, 2015
Written by
Jonny Hawkins
Torrential rain and unnavigable waters may have proved troublesome obstacles for Jonny Hawkins’ rolling kayaking expedition through the jungles of Borneo, but on the positive side, they led to an unforgettable encounter
ON THIS DAY: 1915, Shackleton abandons Endurance
Oct 27, 2015
Written by
Chris Fitch
After nine months trapped in the Antarctic ice, including four months of winter darkness, Ernest Shackleton ordered the crew of the Endurance to abandon ship
24 hours to climb
Oct 05, 2015
Written by
Pete Whittaker
Climbing a single peak can be daunting enough, but to tackle 130 in just twenty-four hours takes an immense level of skill and planning
Running the Namib
Aug 31, 2015
Written by
Andrew Murray
The Namib desert, considered by many to be one of the most beautiful and savage places on the planet, is perhaps the ultimate test of endurance for a long-distance runner, such as on the Namib 550 Desert Challenge
Coast to Coast: The Cold Way
Aug 03, 2015
Written by
Sarah Outen
In her latest report from the field, Sarah Outen describes a cycling adventure across the breadth of North America, the penultimate leg of her ongoing human-powered journey around the world
The future of Arctic exploration
Jun 09, 2015
Written by
Tom Hart
Arctic exploration is changing. Polar explorer Pen Hadow discusses the new directions with Geographical
In the footsteps of Darwin
Jun 08, 2015
Written by
Tom Allen
When novice horse rider Tom Allen attempted to follow Charles Darwin's route to explore the length of the Santa Cruz river in Patagonia, he discovered that the immediate future of this near-pristine wilderness is far from certain
On a rock and a hard place
May 04, 2015
Written by
Nick Hancock
Spending two months alone in a pod in the middle of the North Atlantic might not sound like everyone’s idea of a perfect summer holiday, but for Nick Hancock, single-minded determination to break a record took him to a guano-covered…
Beeline Britain
Apr 06, 2015
Written by
Tori James
Last June, a four-man team became the first people to complete a straight-line journey from Land's End to John O'Groats, by kayaking, cycling and hiking. Tori James recounts the harrowing first leg of the journey - paddling across the Bristol…
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