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You don’t really know an urban landscape until you’ve visited all of it on foot – from slums to beauty spots. Just ask the thousands of ‘every-single-streeters’

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Great Explorers: H. W. Tilman » Explorersweb

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Biocubes - extraordinary visualisations of human impact. We weigh more than all wild mammals on Earth. Our farm animals weigh much more. And then there's concrete... 🤯

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Cycling every grid square of your local map - a challenge for you for 2025?

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George Steinmetz Journeys Around the World to Illuminate Where Food Comes From

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Dirtbag Rich Interview with Alastair Humphreys - I enjoyed this wide-ranging chat about the evolution of my adventures, earning money, and my spiritual outlook:

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Take that, Thoreau! 🥊😃 (Granted, I'll be surprised if my book is ahead of anyone's in 170 years!) https://buff.ly/3WajyVx

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Adventure Ideas for £1000

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Learn how to build your own bird boxes at home for National Nestbox Week, and find out how putting up bird boxes around your neighbourhood can help conserve birds in our towns and cities.

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2025 is 'the year of the outdoors' in Norway. I think we need to steal the idea here in the UK! buff.ly/496EfGQ

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Advice for Young People Dreaming of Adventure

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I Packed a Folding Bike & Raft to Reach This Hidden UK Gem!

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The Best Adventure and Travel Books - Experts' Pick

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Permission to Continue

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20 Questions Worth Answering Honestly - my answers - Alastair Humphreys

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Ingredients for Planning a Great Adventure - Alastair Humphreys

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We’re excited to be running our Wild Writing Weekend in the Black Mountains. It brings together writers from across the world to share their stories, walk in the mountains, sit around the campfire, jump in the river, eat fabulous food – and of course write, write, write. https://buff.ly/4gu251p

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The Cycle Touring Festival is on this weekend, and there's lots of cool talks you can Zoom into for inspiration and advice:

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A Little Grumble About National Park Cuts

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Is there such a thing as ‘responsible trespassing’? This man walked 500 miles—and says yes

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25 years ago didn’t seem very long ago to me. Which makes thinking about what tourism will be like in 2050 really un-settling and alarming: adventure.com/future-of-tr...

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Patagonia’s book, The Future of the Responsible Company, about the lessons they’ve learned from their first 50 years

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This is a really good way for schools, Scouts, charities, sports clubs etc to put on a fun event and raise funds too: https://buff.ly/3OMm2oA

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Particles from vehicle tyre wear are the biggest source of nanoplastic pollution in the high Alps. Mountaineers are now scaling peaks to produce the first global assessment of nanoplastics, which are easily carried around the world by winds.

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"I quit flying back in 2009, and since then I’ve tried to show to myself and others that adventure doesn’t have to involve air travel." Our director Anna writes for the fantastic @alastairhumphreys.bsky.social inspiring newsletter: alastairhumphreys.com/flight-free-... Sign up!

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the intersection of exploration and filming, revealing insights that will resonate with aspiring adventurers and content creators alike.

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If you run a business, work for a business, or buy stuff from a business, this book is worth a read. 👍

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It continues to astonish me the impact that the food we choose to eat has on emissions, land use, water use, water pollution, & wildlife loss. Many things that have major global impacts (eg cement) will be hard and slow to change. But lunch is really simple and just down to choice: buff.ly/3XYizr5

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How do you deal with post-adventure blues and having to come back to ‘normality’? - Alastair Humphreys

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Happy Imbolc, everyone! The spring world is just about beginning to spring once more. Get out there and pay attention...

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Overcoming other Commitments to Make Your Adventure Happen - Alastair Humphreys

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There are so many options for adventures. How do you pick just one? And how do you turn it from a dream into reality?

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An excellent manifesto from my young friend, Alice. I think we can all get behind her campaign! ✅ Turn off lights when not in room. ✅ No more petrol cars. ❌ No rubbish on the floor, but... ✅ Rubbish in the recycling bag. ✅ Recycle. ✅ Do more exercise. ✅ Stop climate change. #BeMoreAlice

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Try saying "I Choose Not to" instead of "I Can't" - Alastair Humphreys

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Questions to Help you Find Time for Adventure - Alastair Humphreys

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This short film is so, so effective at summarising the world's food system, its impact on the planet, and on the impact we have when we 'vote with a fork three times a day'. Brilliant. https://buff.ly/49zKB1K

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How to Cycle 40,000 miles Round the World in 1000 Words - Alastair Humphreys

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I spent a month cycling around Yorkshire, my home county. How does that compare to cycling across a continent? And how did the people I met define 'Living Adventurously'? Recording this podcast series was an absolute joy. Please do have a listen...

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Who Is Responsible For Climate Change? – Who Needs To Fix It?

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10 Tips for getting your project off the ground - Alastair Humphreys

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@petersagal.bsky.social good luck with your talk on Monday - don't make it too good: I've got to follow you on stage on Tuesday!

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an inspiring slow rafting adventure down a tranquil river, discovering the joy of micro-adventures and reconnecting with nature.

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How I Plan my Next Adventure - Alastair Humphreys

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