As the only female co-founder of Global Convoy, an Adventure Media company, I wanted to share our current adventurous tale and shed light on the...
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Not quite the World’s Toughest Race – Explorations through Adventure Racing
It was March 2020. On the radio Rishi Sunak was announcing the first closures before the full lockdown – clubs and bars - while I was in my car...
Kayaking the Thames
Three years ago I had a vague idea that I wanted to do a multi-day kayaking trip along the Thames. At the time, my experience of kayaking was...
Adventure Tips
Top tips on applying for adventure grants
Our annual Adventure Queen grant is closed for the year, and our fantastic winners have now been selected (read about them here), but that doesn’t...
How to deal with your period outdoors
It might be going walking, running, kayaking, being at a festival, doing your Duke of Edinburgh award, biking or on an expedition. It is probably...
Weren’t you scared?! By Aileen McKay
It’s always the first question. I return from a solo adventure, having wild camped on my way; pushed my physical, emotional and mental limits;...
Wild Camping
Wild Camping – How to manage the 3 P’s
Ahh wild camping. How glorious it is. How free one can be. An activity that instantly conjures up a sense of freedom and reinvigoration - having...
Wild Camping – Choosing a spot
Sometimes the hardest thing in getting out there adventuring is not knowing how to find a good spot for a wild night out. So below are the five...
Wild Camping Safety
If we’re going to be totally honest (our mum always told us to tell the truth)… wild camping is ‘technically’ illegal in most of the the UK. It...
Hiking & Walking
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Solo Adventures
Weren’t you scared?! By Aileen McKay
It’s always the first question. I return from a solo adventure, having wild camped on my way; pushed my physical, emotional and mental limits;...
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,...
Solo Sabbatical Adventure
We may be preaching to the converted, but have you ever thought of asking your boss for more than your annual leave quota? Many businesses have...
Adventure Queen Grant
2023/24 Adventure Queen Grant Winners
In 2017, we were over the moon to be able to launch the Adventure Queen Grant – our little way of supporting members of our community to...
What’s so Fun about Failing? Lessons from a Bikepacking Adventure across the Arctic
I could think of 500 reasons not to go on this adventure. What if my chain breaks twenty miles from the nearest town? What if I meet a bear? What if...
AQ Grant Winner Paddleboard Expedition to Finland
Well I did it! I can't quite believe it, after so long planning it. I can't comprehend that I have had my amazing adventure already. Day 1 On...
Adventure Queens
Business Updates & Guest Posts from our Community!
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...
Adventure Queens runs Hills Skills programme in conjunction with domestic abuse charity
I'm super proud to say that last month we ran a Hills Skills programme for seven tenacious women in conjunction with domestic abuse charity...