Long-distance Trekking

Sea-to-Summit Slovenia: Two Londoners Organise The Country’s Hardest Ever Triathlon

Laying here with blisters on eight of my toes...
September 29, 2019

Sarah Thomas Crosses English Channel Four Times!

To most people, swimming the English Channel once is...
September 19, 2019

Interview: The Hairy Handlebars Cycle from London to Tokyo

On March 21, 2019, Ben Cook and George Cullen...
September 12, 2019

California to Hawaii in 76 days by Paddleboard

Antonio de la Rosa has become the first person...
September 9, 2019

Running, at Age 72, from England to Nepal

"In Germany in the forest, I came across a...
August 14, 2019

Chaz Powell: Trekking Across Madagascar

After previously completing treks down the Zambezi and Gambia...
August 13, 2019

Trans-Canada Trail Hikers: 1,300Km Down, 23,000 to Go

After leaving their old lives behind a few weeks...
August 12, 2019

Mont Blanc: Sea to Summit in 7 Days

On July 29, Gábor Rakonczay reached the summit of...
August 9, 2019

Nick Butter: 37 Marathons to Go

In the months since we last covered Nick Butter's...
August 3, 2019

Updated: The World’s Most Difficult Swims

Since Captain Matthew Webb became the first person to...
July 19, 2019

England to Istanbul: Adventure Isn’t Just for Professionals

You don't need to be a professional to indulge...
July 16, 2019

The River of The Trembling Spirit – An Unsupported Crossing of Iceland By Ski, Packraft and on Foot

I was jolted awake by another violent gust of...
July 15, 2019

Soloists Set Two Ocean Rowing Records

In the last month, rowing records have fallen in...
July 9, 2019

Why Women Excel at Marathon Swimming

Officially, marathon swimming is any open swim over 10km...
July 5, 2019

The Longest Unsupported Polar Trek

News broke this week of an unheralded 2018 arctic...
July 3, 2019

5 Common Problems Encountered While Trekking

Trekking is one of the most popular outdoor activities...
June 27, 2019

The Longest Straight-line Walk in the World

What is the longest straight-line walk on Earth? This...
June 21, 2019

In Vietnam’s Green Hell

The air is so thick that you can hardly...
June 17, 2019

Retracing the First Human Migration

In 2013, writer Paul Salopek set out on an...
June 14, 2019

ExWeb’s Links of the Week

Here at ExWeb, when we're not in the outdoors,...
May 19, 2019

A seat is currently open for a trans-oceanic row

A seat is currently open for a trans-oceanic row...
May 8, 2019

Cape to Cairo: 12,000km on Foot

Toronto-based Mario Rigby has an unusual background for an...
May 6, 2019

Nick Butter: 132 Marathons Down, 64 To Go

In January 2018, Nick Butter set out to run...
April 18, 2019

Hiking the World: Updates from the Road

Circumnavigating the world on foot is a slow business,...
April 16, 2019

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