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Into the Void: Exploring New Caves in the Austrian Alps

Into the Void: Exploring New Caves in the Austrian Alps

Deep underground, Aila Taylor pushes to the very limits of endurance and beyond, during an expedition to explore a long, complex and largely unmapped cave system in the Austrian Alps.

Don’t Let Go! | Dog Sledding in the Arctic Circle

Don’t Let Go! | Dog Sledding in the Arctic Circle

Alf Alderson learns the basics of traditional dog sledding on a spectacular wilderness adventure in remote northern Sweden. There’s just one vital thing to remember…

UK's Top 7 Long Distance Walks | WildBounds

UK's Best Long-Distance Walks 2024 | Top 7 Backpacking Trails

Make this a year of adventure and embark on a big walk. Here are 7 backpacking trips to sate your wanderlust and soak up some of Britain's most spectacular landscapes.

Camp Notes

Six Hidden Tarns in the Lake District

Six Hidden Tarns in the Lake District

Want to get away from the crowds of visitors that throng the national park's largest lakes? Instead, head into the fells of the Lake District to discover these picture-perfect pools and tiny, tranquil tarns.

Wee Beasties: Managing Scotland’s Ticks, Midges and More

Wee Beasties: Managing Scotland’s Ticks, Midges and More

Scotland's spectacular landscapes are also the home of the infamous midge, as well as other wee beasties that can ruin an outdoor adventure if you go unprepared. Here’s how to manage the midges…

10 Best Outdoor Adventure Instagram Accounts

10 Best Outdoor Adventure Instagram Accounts 2024

Ten adventurous Instagram accounts to follow for genuine outdoor inspiration, here to save you from hours of endless 'doom scrolling'.

Brands

Tentsile | The Story

Tentsile’s tree tents and giant hammocks aren’t just designed to get people to hang out in the trees – they’re designed to save them too, by protecting some of the world’s most important primary forests.

Restrap | The Story

Restrap | The Story

This cycling-obsessed brand makes sustainable bags, luggage and accessories for commuting, touring and bikepacking. And the best thing? They're all hand-crafted in Yorkshire.

Kelty | The Story

Kelty | The Story

Kelty gear makes the great outdoors accessible, enjoyable and fun – principles that have been at the heart of this famous US brand since it was founded way back in 1952.

Field Guides

Field Guide: Aosta Valley, Italy

Field Guide: Aosta Valley, Italy

This lesser-visited Alpine region is not to be missed. Hike, bike, climb or ski in sublime mountains, then soak up ancient Roman heritage and traditional northern Italian culture in the compact city of Aosta itself.

Field Guide: Interlaken, Switzerland

Field Guide: Interlaken, Switzerland

Sandwiched between two lakes and dramatic mountain ridges, this Swiss town is perfectly placed for kayaking, SUPing, hiking, skiing and a host of other high-adrenaline adventures.

Field Guide: Mull, Scotland

Field Guide: Mull, Scotland

With spectacular sunsets, towering peaks, enchanting ruined castles, majestic waterfalls and pristine beaches, Mull is the Scottish island that has a bit of everything.

Outdoor Larder

Beginner’s Guide to Hedgerow Foraging

Beginner’s Guide to Hedgerow Foraging

As well as being a valuable wildlife habitat, hedgerows can also be rich pickings for foragers. Here's what to look for on your next countryside ramble.

Beginner’s Guide to Coastal Foraging

Beginner’s Guide to Coastal Foraging

Our beaches, headlands, shorelines and clifftops can be a forager’s paradise. Wild food expert Dave Hamilton highlights the easiest edible plants to find on your next visit to the coast.

Foraging Guide: Elderflower

Foraging Guide: Elderflower

Usually found growing in hedgerows and along country lanes, creamy-white elderflowers can be picked to make a refreshing cordial that is the quintessential taste of British summer.

Foraging Guide: Broadleaf Plantain

Foraging Guide: Broadleaf Plantain

A common weed, plantain is a fantastically versatile plant. The leaves can be eaten, used to make a health-giving tea or applied to the skin to soothe itchy bites and stings.

Culture & Pioneers

King of the Fells | Remembering Joss Naylor

King of the Fells | Remembering Joss Naylor

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’.

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

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

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…

From Avocado to Quinoa: Why We Eat What We Eat

From Avocado to Quinoa: Why We Eat What We Eat

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.

Movers

10 Adventurous Women to Follow on Instagram | movers | Wildbounds

10 Adventurous Women to Follow on Instagram 2024

If you're looking for a daily dose of Instagram inspiration, here are ten incredible female adventurers who are guaranteed to liven up your feed.

Mick Fowler: Taxman, Cancer Survivor & The World's Greatest Amateur Climber

Mick Fowler: Taxman, Cancer Survivor & The World's Greatest Amateur Climber

For half a century, Mick Fowler has juggled pioneering first ascents and remote mountaineering expeditions with family life, the demands of an office job – and even a life-changing cancer diagnosis.

What The Hands Do | A Film About How Climbing Can Change the World

What The Hands Do | A Film About How Climbing Can Change the World

Born in Mexico and residing in the US, Mariana Mendoza and Miguel Casar are passionate climbers and advocates for social justice. Together, they are using climbing to reshape the world.