Wild cooking in the Caucasus
Expedition chef and mountain instructor, Kieran Creevy, redefines camp cooking high up in Georgia’s Caucasus Mountains. Kieran Creevy
Kenyan caving
Caving enthusiast, Clive Ward, explores some of Kenya’s incredible cave systems. Clive Ward
A record run on Mount Kenya
Three Kenyan athletes attempt to clock the fastest time up Africa’s second tallest mountain. Jan Fox
Running the Rockies
Jenny Tough tackles an unsupported 950 km run across the Canadian Rockies, as part of a solo mission to run across a mountain range on every continent. Jenny Tough
Running for rangers
Amidst a global pandemic, innovative ideas are needed to fund Kenya’s parks and conservancies. The UltraMARAthon is one such initiative, a gruelling 50 km race across five conservancies of the Masai Mara. Howard Saunders
The Wilder Interview: John Kamanga
Wilder's Editor, Jan Fox, speaks to grassroots conservation leader, and winner of the 2020 Tusk Award for Conservation in Africa, John Kamanga, about his conservation journey and the future of wild spaces in Kenya. Wilder Team
Shocks & slides: an attempt on Scott Peak
During the warmest summer on record in Alaska, Emily Sullivan watches hillsides crumble and permafrost melting on an attempt to summit Scott Peak. Emily Sullivan
Finding the ‘why’ in the Weminuche
Co-founder of San Juan Mountain SOLES, Ashley Carruth, heads into the Weminuche Wilderness with 10 high school female identifying youth, where they learn about the importance of community and the outdoors, and the challenge of making time for both amidst a pandemic. Ashley Carruth
The Cairn Project: creative magic in the outdoors
Alison Wright and Sarah Castle tell us about the origins of The Cairn Project, a US-based adventure-driven funding programme that supports outdoor and wilderness opportunities for pre-teen and teenage women through small grants. Alison Wright
Trail de Akagera: the conservation of experience
The first Primitive Trail in Rwanda’s Akagera National Park was conducted in 2018 by the Africa Trails Co. Seasoned Trails Guide, Brenden Pienaar, recounts the story of the ‘Trail de Akagera’, emphasising the importance of the most endangered phenomenon of our time — the experience of wilderness. Brenden Pienaar
Shetland: life on the edge
Lying roughly 100 miles off the coast of Scotland, the Shetland Islands are Britain’s most northerly outpost. Local resident and photographer, Susan Molloy, shows there’s more colour to life on these islands than their bleak portrayal in the hit TV crime series, Shetland. Susan Molloy
Sudanese sands: a journey across the Bayuda Desert
Flanked by a sweeping bend of the Nile, Sudan’s little-visited Bayuda Desert is a rich geological and historical landscape, with ancient Nubian pyramids, sand dunes, acacia forests and vast savannah plains. Louis Supple
Night-watch: a short story
The ‘night-watch’ is a key part of a wilderness trail, where participants take turns to stay up at night to ensure potentially dangerous animals don’t come too close to camp. Private safari guide, Andreas Fox, recalls a particularly memorable shift during a trail in Makuleke, South Africa. Andreas Fox
The Wilder Interview: Chris Burkard
Chris Burkard is an accomplished photographer, creative director, speaker and author. He spends the majority of his time travelling around the world’s wild spaces, photographing untamed and powerful landscapes. Wilder’s Editor, Jan Fox, recently asked Chris about his past adventures, his motivations to shoot, and what advice he would give to aspiring photographers in this digital age. Jan Fox
Bikepacking in Am Monadh Ruadh
Scotland’s Cairngorm Mountains, or Am Monadh Ruadh in Scottish Gaelic, form the highest mountain massif in the British Isles. Cairn Project Ambassador and keen bikepacker, Annie Le, tackles their misty trails on two wheels. Annie Le
A review of the new Land Rover Defender
Land Rover recently released the new Defender, after many years and over a million kilometres of testing. The old models have been adored across the world for decades, so it has some big shoes to fill. Jan Fox
Life and death on the Mara River
Of the 1.5 million wildebeest that trek into the Masai Mara from the Serengeti each year, an average of 300,000 die, most while crossing the Mara River. While death at such a scale may seem senseless, it plays a vital role in the nourishment of the river ecosystem for years after the dust settles. Jan Fox
Wild ideas in the Superstition Mountains
The Cairn Project is a US-based adventure-driven funding programme that supports outdoor and wilderness opportunities for pre-teen and teenage women through small grants. In November 2019, they convened their first Adventure Learning Summit in the Superstition Mountains. Ashley Carruth gives her account of the weekend. Ashley Carruth
The Tao of Travel by Paul Theroux
Experienced travel writer, John Fox, profiles Paul Theroux’s The Tao of Travel - the first in Wilder’s new series of travel book reviews. John Fox