There’s something very appealing about hitchhiking. What’s not to love? It’s free, it’s spontaneous, you will see and experience incredible things and meet people from all walks of life. It is a little reckless however, and while we love a little recklessness from time to time, its important that anyone who does want to try hitchhikingContinueContinue reading “Interview with a Solo Female Hitchhiker”
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Interview with Adventurer Nick Hancock
“There can be no place more desolate, despairing and awful.” – Lord Kennet (1971) Last summer Nick Hancock landed on an isolated rock in the North Atlantic Ocean in pursuit of two records, the longest solo occupation of Rockall and the longest occupation of Rockall in history, after 45 days in solitude he achieved both,ContinueContinue reading “Interview with Adventurer Nick Hancock”
Interview with Adventurer Sophie Radcliffe, aka Challenge Sophie
I have wanted to interview this person for quite a while, as she epitomises what I want to be like, in the way she lives her life. Cyclist, mountaineer, Ironman, she is the fearless Sophie Radcliffe, living her life in the mountains, challenging herself and others perceptions every day. 1.What is it about endurance sportsContinueContinue reading “Interview with Adventurer Sophie Radcliffe, aka Challenge Sophie”
Interview with Angelo Wilkie-Page of Expedition 720°
An expedition of daunting magnitude, a time frame of eight years, this is a story that will inspire a generation of people who are already beginning to make their way into the wild, to venture even further, to worry less and rage against the limitations they have bound themselves in. Twenty nine year old AngeloContinueContinue reading “Interview with Angelo Wilkie-Page of Expedition 720°”
Interview with Derek Cullen – Cycling solo across Africa
Tired of the monotony of everyday life, 32 year old Irishman Derek Cullen mounted an old bike and began an epic unsupported cycle across Africa. It is a story with the potential to inspire the ordinary person, to break down the very shackles that we confine ourselves to. I, myself really wanted to interview him,ContinueContinue reading “Interview with Derek Cullen – Cycling solo across Africa”
Video: Eleutheromania
So this is it. Four years of university. Four years in Edinburgh. Done. Years of being broke, of trying to fit in, then trying to stand out. Years of craving to escape Ireland, then crying from homesickness and calling up Mammy on the phone to let me come home. Four years of crappy jobs, ofContinueContinue reading “Video: Eleutheromania”
Interview with Sidetracked Magazine founder John Summerton
1.What made you start up and commit to Sidetracked? I’d been working as a freelance web designer for about 10 years, mainly doing promotional and e-commerce websites. I’ve always had an interest in travel and exploration through history and spent a lot of time immersed in Outside magazine, NG adventure etc. The issue for meContinueContinue reading “Interview with Sidetracked Magazine founder John Summerton”
Interview with Outdoor Enthusiast, OE Retailer and Mountain Pro Magazine Editor Phil Turner
This is the final interview with an Editor of a specialist magazine. Outdoor Enthusiast Editor Phil Turner talks about his role and gives advice to budding adventure editors. 1.How did you get into the industry? I had a fairly unconventional career progression – I started a hillwalking/backpacking blog which was noticed by a publisher andContinueContinue reading “Interview with Outdoor Enthusiast, OE Retailer and Mountain Pro Magazine Editor Phil Turner”
Interview with TGO Magazine Editor Emily Rodway
The second interview with an editor of a specialist magazine, offering some information and advice on breaking into the industry.1.How did you get into the industry?I took a rather unconventional route into publishing. I studied at the University of Leeds and while I was there had a part-time job in a small commercial art gallery.ContinueContinue reading “Interview with TGO Magazine Editor Emily Rodway”
Interview with Editor of The Surfers Path, Alex Dick-Read
I carried out a series of interviews with people from the outdoor/adventure magazine industry recently to ask them advice on breaking into their world. They agreed to let me post up their reply on this blog to help others in a similar position. The first is with the Editor of ‘The Surfers Path’ Alex Dick-Read.ContinueContinue reading “Interview with Editor of The Surfers Path, Alex Dick-Read”
Orla O'Muiri 