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Tyger, Tiger, numbers burning bright but what is really happening in the night?

Tyger, Tiger, numbers burning bright but what is really happening in the night?

Latest reports suggest a spike in the global tiger population by 22%. Top delegates from 13 Asian countries got together recently for an Asian conference on tiger conservation in India's capital and pledged to double their number in the next decade. Conservationist Julian Matthews explains the real deal

Why this former diplomat aims to be the first woman from Singapore to walk to the South Pole

Why this former diplomat aims to be the first woman from Singapore to walk to the South Pole

Eirliani Abdul Rahman quit the Singapore Foreign Service after ten years of service, set up her non-profit on child rights and child protection, and decided to gain media attention on the subject by attempting to be the first woman from her country to walk to the South Pole. Here, she

Exclusive: Everest Base Camp doctor shares his story from the 2015 quake

Exclusive: Everest Base Camp doctor shares his story from the 2015 quake

Major Ritesh Goel was part of the Indian Army Expedition on Everest Base Camp when the disastrous earthquake struck Nepal in May 2015, and triggered a deadly avalanche on the mountain. He treated more than 80 people before helicopters could arrive. In an exclusive story for The Outdoor Journal, he

Cold UK Surf Produces the Perfect Wave

Cold UK Surf Produces the Perfect Wave

Ever wondered what it's like to surf in the cold water of the North Cornish Coast? Pro windsurfer Sam Sills takes it on and stumbles upon an epic day. When the planets line up and a blue moon shines, North Cornwall offers world class surfing conditions. It doesn’

Training for the South Pole: Interview with Trainer Diwaker Sharma

Training for the South Pole: Interview with Trainer Diwaker Sharma

Diwaker Sharma, a physical fitness enthusiast, trainer and yogi has been training the Indian Army Special Forces units since 2010. He is currently training Ruta Sidlauskaite and Eirliani Abdul Rahman for their expedition to the South Pole next year. Diwaker Sharma is training Ruta Sidlauskaite, the 26-year-old from Lithuania and

An adventurer who aims to be the first Lithuanian woman to trek to the South Pole

An adventurer who aims to be the first Lithuanian woman to trek to the South Pole

Read all about Ruta Sidlauskaite's training plan, an adventurer from Lithuania who plans to trek to the South Pole next year in January. She will pull a 60kg sled over 1100kms for 60 days. Ruta Sidlauskaite who is based in Delhi will be setting off for the South

Exclusive: Meet the world's first female Master Polar Guide

Exclusive: Meet the world's first female Master Polar Guide

Sarah McNair-Landry is the first woman to be recognised by the International Polar Guides Association as a Master Polar Guide. She is also the youngest person to have traveled to both the North and South Poles. Eirliani Abdul Rahman, together with her climbing partner, Ruta Sidlauskaite who hails from Lithuania,