What is the Future of Adventure Travel in India? The Adventure Tour Operators Association of India (ATOAI) recently held its 14th annual convention in a remote valley in (south) eastern India, we were there to listen and learn.
Johanne Defay: Surfer No. 5 A surfing star from a young age, Johanne had to make some tough life decisions when her main sponsor dropped her. Now ranked No. 5 in the world, she's making a steady comeback, despite the brands that think she's too athletic for a bikini. Story by
Four Disturbing After-Effects if Goa's Coal Project gets off the Ground The wilderness of a part of India’s west coast could be destroyed if a proposed coal port expansion project is set in motion. Goa’s environmentalists and activists talk about its consequences and urge you to join the protest. Goa’s wilderness is in danger. The small state by
Chloë McCardel: The Non-Stop Aussie of Open Water Swimming Chloë McCardel breaks world records in open water swimming, hates jellyfish, and keeps looking for new ways to challenge herself in her favourite extreme sport. On a balmy October night in 2014, in the dark tropical waters of the Bahamas, a 29-year-old swimmer made her last few strokes to enter
Is The Great Barrier Reef Going to Die? The Great Barrier Reef, already damaged by three extreme heatwaves, is experiencing its fourth mass bleaching event. Does this mark the end of the world’s largest living system? Scientists say things look grim, but there is still hope. Last year, The Outdoor Journal spoke to marine scientists and conservationists
Klaudia Bulgakow: Profile of a Top Female Paragliding Pilot Klaudia Bulgakow, currently the world’s third best female paraglider, tells us the story of her life as a pro pilot and all that comes with it. I was totally into motorcycling at 17. I wanted to speed on the streets of Warsaw all the time. Around that time, a
From Hot to Cold: An Actif Epica First Gaurav Madan is preparing to run the Actif Epica 2017—130km of self-supported running in the freezing Canadian prairies of Manitoba. A tall order for someone raised in the warm tropics of India. "I'm chasing a lifelong dream," says Gaurav Madan, when asked what made him