Fridtjof Nansen: Meet Norway’s visionary and pioneering Arctic explorer Wired for Adventure·6th November 2015As part of our History’s Heroes series, Roger Bunyan profiles early adventure traveller and Norwegian explorer Fridtjof Nansen....History's Heroes·0 Comments·0
Edward Whymper: Meet the first person to climb the Matterhorn Wired for Adventure·2nd November 2015As part of our History’s Heroes series, Roger Bunyan profiles Edward Whymper – a passionate, peak-bagging pioneer who...History's Heroes·0 Comments·0
Lucy Walker: The astounding story of the first female alpine mountaineer Rob Slade·22nd October 2015Lucy Walker is said to be the first female alpine mountaineer and she even conquered challenging peaks such...History's Heroes·0 Comments·0
Romanian Dumitru Dan: Meet the first man to walk around the world Wired for Adventure·9th October 2015In the early 20th century, Romanian Dumitru Dan became the first person to walk around the world in...History's Heroes·0 Comments·0
Ludwig Purtscheller: Meet the legendary Austrian mountaineer who was the first person to climb Kilimanjaro Wired for Adventure·2nd October 2015Austrian mountaineer Ludwig Purtscheller became the first person to reach the summit of Kilimanjaro in 1889, and is...History's Heroes·0 Comments·0