From wild swims and sunset bivvies to island-hopping on a paddleboard and sunrise scrambles, these bite-sized thrills prove that big adventures don’t need plane tickets or weeks off work.

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Written by: Natalie Berry Last Updated: 11 Jun 2025 The reef shark lingered below me as a commotion of bubbles suddenly obscured my goggle-vision. A playful sea lion torpedoed through the lava tunnel, ...

Written by: Jack Clayton Last Updated: 16 Jun 2017 When you think about wild camping, you think about heading off into the middle of nowhere and losing yourself to the wonder of nature. But, what if ...

Surfing Wave Types: Point breaks When lines of swell hit a stretch of land at an oblique or even perpendicular angle, breaking along and around the land rather than directly towards it, the phenomenon ...

Written by: Intern Last Updated: 27 Apr 2018 The appalachian trail murders revealed Hiking isn’t generally thought of as a dangerous pursuit. “You are much more at risk by getting caught out by the ...

Written by: Stuart Kenny Last Updated: 05 Sep 2016 We all know the famous cycling cities. In Amsterdam bike riders rule the roads, and in Copenhagen they literally have tilted bins to accommodate the ...

Written by: Lindsay Walsh Last Updated: 24 Apr 2019 If you’re abseiling or rock climbing it’s important to make sure that you’ve got all the gear you need to make that a fun and, most importantly, ...

Steph Davis is one of the the world’s most experienced free-solo climbers. She is the first woman to have solo climbed a 5.11 route as well as the first woman to free climb the Salathė Wall on El ...

Written by: Tristan Kennedy Last Updated: 11 Dec 2023 There will always be an element of risk involved in action sports. It’s part of the thrill, doing something difficult and/or dangerous and coming ...

Written by: Nina Last Updated: 05 Sep 2016 “Know any good jokes?” If you are anything like me, your heart will sink when someone pipes up with this lame attempt to break the ice. God, I hate jokes. 99 ...