Step Up Challenge

Step up challenge

Ordnance Survey (the map people), Go Outdoor (the outdoor gear people) and Iwan Thomas (THE running person) are clubbing together to do a ‘Step up Challenge’ Pick something you want to ‘climb’ Do the equivalent height in steps in your garden or stair case Do it at 12pm on Thursday Read more

By Graham Milton, ago
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Adventure Books for Children

Now is a great time for children to be reading about adventures! Adventurer and author Alastair Humphreys has done most of the hard work for us here with his comprehensive list of adventure books suitable for children. We’d certainly recommend Alastair’s own book: Read Brightly also have complied a great Read more

By Graham Milton, ago
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How to create wilderness adventures in your own back yard

The Sunday Times magazine have listed 10 ways to turn your back yard into a wilderness The 10 activities are: ๐Ÿ‘‰Botanical interactive art๐Ÿ‘‰Build a sheet den๐Ÿ‘‰Goblin village and mini dens๐Ÿ‘‰Honey bee water station๐Ÿ‘‰3D map game๐Ÿ‘‰Snakes and ladders๐Ÿ‘‰Natural collages and sculptures๐Ÿ‘‰Ideas for sculptures๐Ÿ‘‰Bottle filter๐Ÿ‘‰Anxious kids?

By Graham Milton, ago
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Take a cold shower

Adventure is all about pushing your comfort zone so you realise you can do things you didnโ€™t think possible. Have you ever felt nervous about jumping in a cold lake and then felt tremendous afterwards? Or when you get your first exhilarating cold splash in the face when whitewater rafting? Read more

By Graham Milton, ago