Oskar Speck: Meet the man who kayaked the world in the 1930s
In the 1930s, Oskar Speck embarked on one of the world’s most daring kayaking adventures as he paddled...
History’s Heroes
History’s Heroes
Thomas Hiram Holding: Meet the father of modern-day camping
Thomas Hiram Holding was a pioneer of recreational camping at a time when it was seen only as...
Isobel Wylie Hutchison: Meet the woman who travelled the Arctic solo in the 1920s
Isobel Wylie Hutchison broke free from societal norms as she explored many of the planet’s Arctic landscapes. As...
Elizabeth Le Blond: Meet the woman who pioneered mountain filmmaking
Elizabeth Le Blond led a fascinating life of adventure, recording first ascents and pioneering adventure filmmaking. Roger Bunyan...
Fanny Bullock Workman: The 19th century explorer everyone should know
Fanny Bullock Workman was a record-breaking adventurer who explored the much of the world on two wheels and...
Millican Dalton: Meet one of the world’s first adventure guides
‘Professor of Adventure’ Millican Dalton lived in a cave and is one of the world’s first known adventure...
Mary Kingsley: Meet the woman who broke free from the shackles of Victorian life
Intrepid traveller Mary Kingsley challenged Victorian attitudes regarding both racial superiority towards the people of Africa, and the...
Thomas Stevens: Meet the first person to go around the world by penny-farthing
Thomas Stevens was born in 1854 and went on to live a life full of pioneering adventures. Among...
Nobu Shirase: The Japanese explorer with a forgotten Antarctic expedition
You’ve heard about Amundsen and Scott – now meet Nobu Shirase, a Japanese explorer who beat all the...
Annie Kopchovsky: The fearless woman who cycled the world in the 1890s
Annie Kopchovsky was not only a pioneer of women’s cycling, but also of the concept of gaining sponsorship....