When I first stumbled upon the idea of setting a Guinness World Record for kayaking the Thames, I thought it...
Breaking Records and Barriers: My Journey to Kayaking the Thames
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An all-women expedition follow trailblazing mountaineer Nan Shepherd’s footsteps into the tumultuous Cairngorms
“I am emptied of preoccupation, there is nothing between me and the earth and sky” Introducing the Following Nan Project In September 2023, 9...
Igniting Adult Adventure: Introducing the Elemental Challenge Award
So how did I end up setting up my own company that runs award challenges, a bit like Duke of Edinburgh but tailored for grown-ups seeking a taste of...
Adventure Tips
Adventure planning and the art of balancing comfort zones
Adventuring outdoors gives us learning, personal growth and a satisfied sense of ‘I am absolutely flipping amazing’. Key to this is knowing what our...
Planning Your First Expedition
Opening thoughts This article is aimed at anyone who has been on a few day adventures outdoors and fancies a larger adventure. It’s here to give you...
Second hand gear guide
Buying second hand outdoor gear is a great way to keep costs down and reduce our impact on the environment. However, there can be a lot to consider...
Wild Camping
Top tips for camping food (part 2/2)
In my last post I covered some top considerations in food preparation i.e. weight & volume, calories & nutritional value, storage, and the...
Top tips for camping food (part 1/2)
Food is really important and it can be hard to know what to bring and use on multi-day camping trips. Plus we all need to adapt our usual food...
A 7-step plan to find time and space for adventure, by Annie Ross
How to find time and space for adventure Do you wish you could spend more time outdoors? Why is it that other commitments seem to take priority,...
Hiking & Walking
The Hard Way – or fear of walking
the first journey It’s early on a May morning and I am sitting on a National Express coach staring out the window as the blue dawn fades into...
Adventure Queens launches programme for women new to/returning to hiking
Adventure Queens is all about getting more women outdoors and we really believe our community and events help do that. But we’ve been thinking a...
Mumventure by Charlotte Broster, founder of The Outdoor Studio
Kent-based AQ, Charlotte works as an outdoor portrait photographer. She’s also a wild swimmer, avid storyteller and mum-of-three. #mumventure is...
Solo Adventures
Farming Future Cycle Tour
Hello! I’m Veronica, a second-year Human Geography PhD student at the University of Exeter. Last year, I had a wild idea for my PhD research – to...
Planning my Finnish SUP Adventure
“Our first paddlesports winner, Natasha is planning a multi-day solo paddleboarding trip in Finland. Starting in Helsinki she will explore the...
A JOGLE gone wrong: bike packing New Zealand
My tale starts in 2019 as a fresh-faced Aussie backpacker on a working holiday visa in the UK. Trying my best to avoid “little Australia” in the...
Adventure Queen Grant
2024/2025 Adventure Queens Grant Winners
In 2017, we were over the moon to be able to launch the Adventure Queens Grant – our little way of supporting members of our community to...
Kat’s Anglesey Coastal Path adventure
New Year, New adventure – new Me! When I heard in January that my Adventure Queen grant application had been successful, I felt shocked, excited –...
Exploring the Outer Hebrides: Embracing the Unexpected on a Solo Adventure
I take the philosophy that “You only live once” to heart – if I’m not working or studying, I like to be doing something that brings me joy. I have...
Adventure Queens
Business Updates & Guest Posts from our Community!
AQ’s 2025 Big Campout – sponsored by Alpkit
Things are hotting up at AQ HQ as we look ahead to the Big Campout on 16 to 18 May 2025, sponsored by Alpkit. We will be pitching at the picturesque...
Hills skills programme for refugee women a success!
Earlier this year we launched our first Hills Skills programme for women with refugee/asylum seeker status living in and around London. It...
Our first Getting into Hiking programme- a great success!
Earlier this year we launched our Getting into Hiking programme for 12 women new to/returning to hiking. The programme targeted women who felt...