Interview with Julia Tregaskis-Allen; Becoming an International Mountain Leader
We spoke with Julia Tregaskis-Allen, Nordic Ski teacher and International Mountain Leader, about how she ended up in what she describes as her dream job. Name: Julia Tregaskis-Allen Home: I have a split life. Whilst I am based in the French / Swiss / Italian Alps -...
Completing the UK 3 Peaks challenge
Got the right food, the right clothes? How’s the weather? Everything with the car hire ok? How are my knees? Have I slept enough? Of all these things running through my head before setting off for our adventure - wanting to get going trumped them all. I fancied The...
Top tips on Adventuring While Pregnant
Summer 2015. For the past eight months or so I had been working in my dream job in international development, travelling across Asia and Africa visiting agriculture and nutrition projects and learning about innovative approaches. And then one morning I got up and had...
Interview with Lois Pryce; Motorcycling Around the World
Writer and keen motorcyclist, Lois Pryce, has taken her bike to all corners of the earth. Her previous motorcycle adventures include riding Iran, Brazil, London - Cape Town and Alaska-Argentina. She is also co founder of the Adventure Travel Film Festival. Name: Lois...
Interview with Amy Ennis; Running the North Pole Marathon
Love Her Wild caught up with Amy Ennis who in April 2016 ran the North Pole Marathon (NPM). Amy has always run for fitness and while traveling to get a feel for a place but only about a year and a half ago started long-distance running. When she’s not running or...
Rise of the female adventurer Part 3: Jane Goodall
In my article about Freya Stark, I questioned what it takes to make a female adventurer. Today’s adventurer has perhaps the ultimate kudos on the adventuring scene – she changed the way we think about ourselves. Jane Goodall doesn’t seem the powerhouse she is, when...
The Statistics on Adventure Women
Love Her Wild and it’s supporters strongly believe in raising the profile of female adventurers to make the outdoor industry a more equal environment. You just have to pick up an adventure magazine, visit an outdoor clothing shop or flick through a few...
10 Steps; How to Hitch as a Hiker
Hitching as a hiker is different from hitchhiking. At least that's the stance I maintain for my family. Seriously though, when hitching near a large trail like the Appalachian Trail or Pacific Crest Trail, the locals know what thru hikers are, what they look like, and...
Interview with Maria Leijerstam; Cycling to the South Pole
On the 27th December 2013, Welsh born, Maria Leijerstam became the first person in the world to cycle from the edge of the Antarctic continent to the South Pole. The gruelling 500 mile ride also saw Maria set the new World Record for the fastest human powered coast to...
Interview with Laura Kennington; Inventing the Channel Island Triathlon
Laura Kennington has just returned from her epic Channel Island Triathlon, swimming, kayaking, walking and cycling her way around 3 Channel Islands - Sark, Guernsey and Jersey. An endurance athlete and adventurer, Laura has a passion for encouraging others to think a...