Rebecca McPhee

Rebecca McPhee

Title: Freelance Writer
Email: rebecca.mcphee@explorersweb.com
Location: Northampton, UK
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Expertise

  • Topics of Expertise: Swimming, rowing, open water sports, marine wildlife, adventure travel
  • Years in This Expertise: 5+

Education & Certifications

  • Education: BSc Marine Biology, Newcastle University / MSc International Marine Environmental Consultancy, Newcastle University / Diploma: Freelance Journalism, British College of Journalism / PGCE and QTS Secondary Science Education, Northampton Teacher Training Partnership
  • Years of Writing: 3
  • Certifications: MMO, PAM, PADI Rescue Diver

A Word from Rebecca McPhee

  • Why Author Chose This Career: Being a freelance writer for ExplorersWeb allows me to combine my love of ocean sports, science, and writing.
  • How Author Began Career: Whilst working for a publishing company I realized I wanted to write rather than edit. Doing this in a freelance capacity allows me to teach at the same time
  • Personal Interests: Open Water Swimming, Diving, Hiking, Rowing, Marine Conservation, Travel

7,000km Solo Hike Through Italy

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Gipsy Moth IV: The World’s Most Famous Yacht is Up for Sale

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Nepal Bans Indian Trio for Fake Everest Summit

Narender Singh Yadav and Seema Rani Goswami claimed that...

1,000km Across Poland in Winter

Last year, Poland's Łukasz Supergan completed an east-to-west winter...

Nine Dead, 170 Missing as Glacier Dam Bursts in Northern India

At least nine people have died and over 130...

Has the Dyatlov Pass Mystery Been Solved?

In 1959, nine students went on a skiing trip...

The Amphetamine Experiment on Everest

While the World Anti-Doping Agency bans the use of...

Man Rescued During Attempt to SUP Across Atlantic

After just six days, Gabor Rakonczay has had to...

Russian Woman Sets Longest Under-Ice Swim Record

Yekaterina Nekrasova, 40, has broken the world record for...

Hungarian Man to SUP Across the Atlantic

Gabor Rakonczay, 39, leaves Gran Canaria, off northwest Africa,...

Top Expeditions 1970-2020, #5: Ed Gillet Kayaks to Hawaii

We now live in an era when major expeditions...

Non-Swimmer Sets Record for Longest Unsupported Swim

Jonas Deichmann admits that he is not a serious...

Peter van Geit: 5,000km Through the Indian Himalaya

Peter van Geit spent three months during the initial...

Weekend Warm-Up: Mountain of Ice

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Canoeist Passes Halfway on 12,000km Odyssey

On February 9, Neal Moore, 49, began his second...

Exploration Mysteries: Dyatlov Pass

Sixty-one years ago, a group of 10 skiers went...

Alice Morrison Finishes Moroccan Trilogy

Last week, after 68 days and 1,400km across the...

Legends Series: Jeanne Baret

Jeanne Baret (1740-1807) was the first woman to circumnavigate...

12-Year-Old Swims from St. Lucia to Martinique

In early October, swimming prodigy Christophe Maleau became the...

COVID-19 and Mountain Sports

Mountaineering researchers from Scotland, France, Canada and Germany have...

Three Peaks, Nine Days, No Shoes

In a year when outdoor athletes, stranded by COVID-19,...

Weekend Warm-Up: The Last Ascent

In 2014, Canadian ice climber Will Gadd, 52, made...

Dianne Whelan: 500 Days in the Wild

In 2015, Canadian filmmaker Dianne Whelan set off on...

Father and Son Complete Atlantic Row

Bulgarian father-and-son duo, Stefan and Maxim Ivanov, have successfully...

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