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El Piri Self Supported Bikepacking

El Piri Self Supported Bikepacking

After almost 50km of climbing, I allowed myself a quick pause. I was standing at the summit of Colletó de la Portella, looking out across the vast ...

The Highland Trail 2026

The Highland Trail 2026

With repurposed bagel bags for waterproof slippers and a strong sense of equality in self-supported bike packing events, Alan Goldsmith has curated...

Sonder Broken Road Adventure Mountain Bike

In search of the holy trail

"I've been pedalling my rigid Sonder Broken Road bike for five days solid, with another big mountain hike-a-bike ahead my thoughts drift. How did I...

Wild camping in a lightweight tent

For the love of camping

A typical Wednesday evening at home: dinner squeezed between homework and clubs. A bit of washing up. Bags packed for the next day. Maybe half an h...

Hiking boots for scrambling

Footwear for the love of scrambling

Having lived in the Lakes 10 years ago, I moved back just three months ago, and it already feels like home in the way only wild places can. I was d...

Bluebells

Solved by Walking

Two real worlds exist at the same time. The first is the bright light of my laptop screen. Deadlines and the inbox. It needs doing but it simultane...

Mountain biker in Scottish mountains

Jenny Graham's year on two wheels

Whether learning to jump higher on my local trails or stopping to let moose cross the road on Norwegian highways, my year has been full of curiosit...

Mark Wedgwood

Cardinal Spins

Living in the heart of the country, I’m lucky to call the Peak District home. From my front door in Hathersage, a day’s ride can carry me 100 miles...

Irelands Snailblazers cycling community

From Solo Bikepacking to Building a Cycling Community in Ireland

There’s an African proverb I heard when cycling there. It goes “When you see a tree, you can chop it down and use the wood to build a sailboat or ...

Riders group for Doddies Ride

Jenny Graham and the Doddie Ride

I’d always looked on the Doddie Ride with curiosity but never knew if I fitted the scope. Did you need to be a rugby die-hard? Be directly affected...

Cycle touring in Iceland

Iceland: into the light

Having bikepacked from London to Australia, Sam Murray needed a new adventure to bring him out of the dark place he’d fallen into since his return....

View from a roof tent

Good to go – 5 star comfort in Alpkit Nest

My partner Chris and I have camped our way along the Tour du Mont Blanc, spent a month trekking in Nepal, and slept on a glacier in -25°C . But as ...