Adventure Travel

cyclist standing by coast with helmet in hand

Atlantic to Pacific: Cyclist to Ride from UK to Russia’s Far East

Joshua Moodie, 22, is about to set off on...
A giant centipede on someone's leg

What It’s Like to Experience the World’s Worst Sting, From a Giant Venomous Centipede

In 1983, American entomologist Justin Schmidt created his pain...
Gisely Ferraz, Laura Pineau, Danielle Pinto, Julia Trojan and Miya Tsudome making the first ascent of 'Sintonia' on Pedra Baiana in Brazil.

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Hiking over the tundra on Baffin Island

Human-Powered Journey Around Baffin Island Reaches West Coast

Caleb McDaniels, 25, and Henry Penfold, 22, are over...
A surfer carries their surfboard across the snow in Norway. Photo: Lisa Paarvio

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Petr Novotny in Taiwan.

Watch: A Czech Trail Runner Searches For Missing Hikers in Taiwan

Czech trail runner Petr Novotny did not intend to...
An engineer/mountaineer looks out over Mt. Rwenzori during a recent Ski Club Uganda expedition.

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A surfer walks across the mud flats to try and catch the tidal bore wave at Turnagain Arm.

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A long distance cyclist

The Ultimate Long-Distance Cycling Expedition: Alaska to Patagonia

Some great long-distance bicycle tours of the world include...
Gerhard Czerner and Xaver Frieser bikeraft down the Tara River

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A grizzly bear walks towards the camera in the mountains near Haines Junction, Yukon.

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Ian Andersen cycling through Malawi in 2023.

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a puzzled-looking guy with a big question mark floating over his head and with Cyrillic letters floating around the question mark and his head.

How to Learn a Language For Travel: One Method

When an expedition is mostly physical, it's not necessary...
Stef Gebbie and her horses while crossing Canada.

Crossing Canada East to West On Horseback

In 2025, Stef Gebbie set out across Canada on...
dogsledder on sea ice

An Explorer’s Guide to the 10 Largest Islands in the World. #1: Greenland

In this series, we consider the 10 largest islands...
Mark Hudon belays Ben VanderStouw on pitch six, The Seagull, of Mescalito on El Capitan.

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An Explorer’s Guide to the 10 Largest Islands in the World. #2: New Guinea

In this series, we consider the 10 largest islands...
The floating Tara Polar Station

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Borneo

An Explorer’s Guide to the 10 Largest Islands in the World. #3: Borneo

In this series, we consider the 10 largest islands...
Nacho Pellejero pushes his bike along the snowy trail in the Iditarod Trail Invitational.

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Baobab trees at sunset

An Explorer’s Guide to the 10 Largest Islands in the World. #4: Madagascar

In this series, we consider the 10 largest islands...
pink-clad backpacker seen from behind

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hiker in dramatic arctic mountain landscape

A Traveler’s Guide to the 10 Largest Islands in the World. #5: Baffin Island

In this series, we consider the 10 largest islands...

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