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...
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Kicking off a yes-year with a post-pandemic summit!
Sometimes you just have to say YES and that’s how my Mount Toubkal adventure began. A chance Facebook post from mountain leader Jo...
How Cold Water Swimming helps me to cope with Depression and Grief
If you had told me a few years ago, that I would one day happily throw myself into the cold waters of the Scottish sea regularly, I would have...
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...
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...
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...
What’s stopping you climbing a mountain? A journey up Mt Toubkal for International Women’s day
Hear directly from Jennifer, on her encounters, thoughts, apprehensions and “what if’s” about signing up to climb Mt Toubkal for IWD 2023 on the...
2022/23 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 set out on...
Solo Hiking in the Alps – Emily Tennant
Taking on my first solo hiking adventure in the Alps, by Emily Tennant Planting the seed I’d just finished hiking the Coast-to-Coast long-distance...