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History’s Heroes: The astounding story of the first female alpine mountaineer

Rob Slade22nd October 2015

Lucy Walker is said to be the first female alpine mountaineer and she even conquered challenging peaks such as the Matterhorn and Mont Blanc. Roger Bunyan has h... Read More...

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History’s heroes: The pioneering father of the national parks

Rob Slade16th October 2015

John Muir’s love of wild places, and his desire to protect them, led to the creation of the first national parks. Roger Bunyan has more.. Who was he? John Mui... Read More...

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History’s heroes: The first man to walk the world

Rob Slade9th October 2015

In the early 20th century, Romanian Dumitru Dan became the first person to walk around the world in an incredible six-year journey. Roger Bunyan has more... Wh... Read More...

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Interview: Levison Wood opens up about his 3,800-mile walk along the Nile

Rob Slade5th October 2015

As recently documented in Channel 4's Walking the Nile, explorer Levison Wood, former army man turned adventurer, set off on a nine-month walk along Africa's (a... Read More...

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Scott Forbes on cheating death and becoming one of the UK’s top ultra runners

Rob Slade30th September 2015

Scott Forbes, 39, took up ultra-running after breaking his neck mountain biking and has become one of the UK's top ultra runners. We spoke to him about that lif... Read More...

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