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Remote, Rugged & Raw: North Luangwa National Park By Foot

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

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

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

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

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

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

A Bule in Bali: An American in Indonesia - Part 1

A Bule in Bali: An American in Indonesia - Part 1

Everybody knows Bali. White sand beaches, palm trees, snorkeling, diving, Bali is beautiful, it’s on postcards, it’s out there. Everybody knows Bali so well that some people think Bali is a country. It’s not, as it turns out; it’s an island. More specifically, it’s an