by anonymous. | Aug 9, 2017 | Inspirational Stories
I stood on the back of the flatbed lorry that was creeping around the edges of a gigantic, steep, green canyon, on a beyond rural dirt road in Guatemala. My hands gripping the top of the cab and wobbling as I tried to stay upright. I felt the wind in my hair and the...
by Bex Band | Jul 11, 2017 | Interview, Wild Women
Long time server of NGO’s, Vix Harris, decided to take on an adventure to raise money for a charity close to her heart, Doctors Without Borders. Earlier this year she hiked the Jordan Trail – one of only a handful of people in the world who have done the...
by Sarah Tingey | Jul 10, 2017 | Inspirational Stories, Wild Women
Iceland. The Nordic land of magic, fire and ice. This was my first time as a leader of a glaciology research expedition for Bristol Glaciology Centre, University of Bristol. I couldn’t have been more excited! Luckily I was heading into the field with a good team....
by Clare Johnson | Jun 1, 2017 | Inspirational Stories, Wild Women
Read part 1 of Heartache to Adventure here and part 2 here. A New Life in Malaysia Having to pack all of your belongings into two suitcases and one backpack is not the easiest of things to do, despite my usual techniques of shoving, swearing and sitting on everything...
by Clare Johnson | May 30, 2017 | Inspirational Stories, Wild Women
Read part 1 of Heartache to Adventure here I Didn’t See That Coming The cost of a wedding dress, flowers and fancy napkins bought me 2 months in India. Having ancestral routes from Goa on my great Grandmother’s side, it was a country that had always fascinated...
by Ellie Doughty | May 26, 2017 | Inspirational Stories
Its a timely reminder that exploring the outdoors is dangerous. By pursuing our love of the great outdoors we accept that the many benefits we experience come hand in hand with risk. What would happen if….. One question I often ask myself, both at work and on...
