Motorcycle Meditation: Riding Across an Ice-Covered Lake Baikal
Lithuanian motorcyclist Karolis Mieliauskas recently embarked on a frigid expedition to cross Baikal alone, with nothing but his bike to see him through.
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Remote, Rugged & Raw: North Luangwa National Park By Foot
“No loud noises, no bright clothing, keep behind the guide, pay attention, DO NOT wander off.” Strict, but necessary instructions for our first walking safari in one of the the last great wildlife areas left in Africa.
This is an area of pristine wilderness, home to Zambia’s only black
Kvíar: Skiing the Forgotten Fjords of Iceland’s Northwest Peninsula
An island nation in the North Atlantic, Iceland is in the midst of a transition from its fishing and agrarian roots. Its rocky, sparsely vegetated landscapes are scattered with wind-battered homesteads once inhabited by hardy sheep farmers whose Viking ancestors settled the land 1,000 years ago. In the country’
Going in Circles: Freya Hoffmeister and Her Plan to Kayak Around a Continent
Sea kayaker Freya Hoffmeister has made a name for herself by completing successively larger and longer circumnavigations: first Iceland, then Australia, eventually even South America. Earlier this spring, she upped the ante once again, setting out on her wildest expedition yet.
I have Freya Hoffmeister on the line, and I
Follow No Footsteps: Untouched Climbing in the Pamir Mountains
With our rapidly growing population and the pressure that has put on the planet, we are lucky to still have places untouched (or unclimbed). Seeking those spots is what explorers get up for in the morning. It took these climbers an expedition to the Pamir Mountains of Southern Kyrgyzstan to
Adventurers Taking 'Vanlife' to a New Level with Sailing SEARCH Project
Sofia Pineiro and professional paragliding pilot, Thomas de Dorlodot, are about to leave their home (but not their friends), to sail around the world on their latest, and arguably biggest, SEARCH Project yet. They’ll be finding the most beautiful places on the planet to paraglide, dive and surf, have
Adventure Versus Exploration: Exclusive Video Interview with 'Inspironeer' Bertrand Piccard
From being the first to fly around the globe in a balloon, to his Solar Impulse project, Prof. Bertrand Piccard has impressed and inspired the world for generations—and he has no intention to stop. Realising how aligned The Outdoor Journal’s views are with his, we caught up with