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South African Duo Nears Completion of Trans-Atlantic Rowing Expedition

South African Duo Nears Completion of Trans-Atlantic Rowing Expedition

Braam Malherbe and Wayne Robertson want you to “Do One Thing”—anything—no matter how small, to improve the state of our planet. To inspire people to action, they decided to do one thing as well, only theirs was considerably bigger: They endeavoured to row a boat across the Atlantic

Meet Pol Roca, Chris Sharma's New Protégé

Meet Pol Roca, Chris Sharma's New Protégé

Chris Sharma established the first world's first 5.15a and first 5.15b, and made the second ascent of the first consensus 5.15c, La Dura Dura. Over the past decade, he has been mentor and role model to many talented, young climbers. Now, he has taken a

One-legged IronMan: “Sometimes you gotta sweat blood.. and tears”

One-legged IronMan: “Sometimes you gotta sweat blood.. and tears”

Three years ago, Charlie Lewis hobbled out of hospital leaving his right leg behind on the operating table. Today, the Ironman’s weakness is knowing when to stop running. On Sunday, 23 April, he will tackle the London Marathon, as part of a mission to run in every country in

Chloë McCardel: The Non-Stop Aussie of Open Water Swimming

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

Hitting the High Seas with 'Sea Gypsies,' A Swashbuckling Adventure Documentary

Hitting the High Seas with 'Sea Gypsies,' A Swashbuckling Adventure Documentary

Infinity is a 36.7-meter long sailboat built in 1977. German Captain Clemens Gabriel Oestreich bought the boat as a home to explore the world. In 2014, he and a crew of dreamers set off to sail from New Zealand to Patagonia by way of Antarctica. American filmmaker Nico Edwards

Ueli Steck Heading Back to Everest with Big Plans

Ueli Steck Heading Back to Everest with Big Plans

The “Swiss Machine” Ueli Steck is one of the world's best alpinists alive today. He has already climbed Everest without supplemental oxygen once and has many other Himalayan ascents to his name. Now, after a foiled 2013 bid, he will attempt perhaps the most ambitious, Himalayan climbing expedition

Running out of Water: An Ultrarunner’s Crusade Against the World’s Water Crisis

Running out of Water: An Ultrarunner’s Crusade Against the World’s Water Crisis

Australian ultrarunner Mina Guli is currently in the middle of a monumental undertaking: over the course of 40 days, she aims to run 40 marathons on six continents along six of the world’s major waterways. And though she loves running, she isn’t doing it just to “push her