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Day of the Dead | WildBounds

Día de los Muertos | Mexican Day of the Dead

3 min read

A macabre festival steeped in Mexican folklore, the traditions behind the Day of the Dead are as captivating as the scenes that have made it a global phenomenon.

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Words To Live By: 12 Inspirational Outdoor Quotes | WildBounds

Words To Live By: 12 Inspirational Outdoor Quotes

7 min read

A dozen moving and motivational life lessons from the outdoor greats, drawn from the work of best-loved writers including John Muir, Henry David Thoreau, Robert Macfarlane and Cheryl Strayed.

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How to Lose an Air Race in Style | The First Single-Engined Flight from Britain to Australia

How to Lose an Air Race in Style | The First Single-Engined Flight from Britain to Australia

6 min read

In the aftermath of the First World War, two Australian airmen rescued an old biplane from the scrapyard and entered it in a race across the world. They did not win.

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King of the Fells | Remembering Joss Naylor

King of the Fells | Remembering Joss Naylor

7 min read

Known for his record-breaking feats and indefatigable spirit, Joss Naylor was a fell-running legend and a Lake District icon. WildBounds pays tribute to the one and only ‘Iron Joss’.

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Travels With a Donkey | In the Footsteps of Robert Louis Stevenson

Travels With a Donkey | In the Footsteps of Robert Louis Stevenson

7 min read

Though best known as a novelist, Robert Louis Stevenson was also an adventure travel pioneer. In 1878, he trekked through the mountains of central France, accompanied by an unruly donkey…

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From Avocado to Quinoa: Why We Eat What We Eat

From Avocado to Quinoa: Why We Eat What We Eat

8 min read

Avocados, mangoes, kale and quinoa are common supermarket foods. But how did they make it to the western world? It's all down to one man: globetrotting food explorer David Fairchild. 

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WildBounds Must Read: Breath | WildBounds

This is the Best Book Ever Written About Surfing

5 min read

Australian novelist Tim Winton's 'Breath' is a masterful exploration of big wave surfing and nature’s destructive and beautiful power that still tops the pantheon of all-time great surfing books.

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Climbing Legend: Chris Bonington | WildBounds

Chris Bonington: Mountain Legend

6 min read

A look back at the storied career of Sir Chris Bonington, Britain's greatest living mountaineer, revealing that behind all the victories and losses, all the highs and lows, there is one simple essence: a man who just loves to climb.

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‘Stravaigin’ In The Cairngorms | The Story of Nan Shepherd

‘Stravaigin’ In The Cairngorms | The Story of Nan Shepherd

5 min read

Humble, contemplative and courageous, Nan Shepherd was a Scottish walker, writer and poet who reminds us of our place in the hills.

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Conquering Fear on the In Pinn | WildBounds

Conquering Fear on the In Pinn

5 min read

Adventurer, outdoor journalist and blogger Fiona Russell reveals how she conquered her greatest fear on Skye’s most perilous summit – the Inaccessible Pinnacle in the Black Cuillin.

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Ireland to India on a Bike | The Story of Dervla Murphy

Ireland to India on a Bike | The Story of Dervla Murphy

7 min read

Irish writer and adventurer Dervla Murphy was the original bikepacker – a pioneering lone female traveller who inspired a generation through her ‘full tilt’ approach to life.

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The First Human Powered Circumnavigation of the Globe | Part 2

The First Human Powered Circumnavigation of the Globe | Part 2

14 min read

Having cycled from London to Lagos, crossed the Atlantic in a pedal boat and traversed America on rollerblades, Jason Lewis tackles the next leg of his life-defining journey: the vast Pacific Ocean.

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