The Much Better Adventures Magazine

Features, From the History Books, Kenya

The P.O.Ws Who Escaped - Not to Freedom, But to Climb Mount Kenya

In 1943, three Italian prisoners broke out of P.O.W Camp 354, climbed Mount Kenya, then walked right back into camp...

Features, Surfing

What I Wish I Knew Before My First Time Surfing

The most important lesson for a beginner surfer to learn? Timing. Top tips to help you catch your first waves...

Features, Trail Setting Stories, France, Hiking

The 130km Hiking Route Across The Volcanic Réunion Island

The Grande Traversée of La Réunion includes ascents of the highest and most active volcanoes in the Indian Ocean...

Features

Features, Cycling

What I Wish I Knew Before My First Group Cycling Trip

Don't stress about being first or last up a hill. Over the course of the trip, you'll likely be both. Our tips for a group cycling tour...

Features, Northern Lights

Will I See the Northern Lights in England this Year?

Last year's 'solar maximum' and dazzling aurora displays look set to continue into 2025...

Features, Trail Setting Stories, Portugal

Rota Vicentina: The Scenic Hiking Trails of Southwest Portugal

The Fisherman's Trail runs to the wild, southwestern tip of Portugal. It was built to encourage off-season travel...

Tourism Leakage

Features, Tourism Leakage, Sustainability

Is There a Roadmap to Decarbonise Tourism?

The carbon emissions of travel, and particularly flights, are "the elephant in the room" of tourism. But a roadmap does exist...

Features, Tourism Leakage

There is a Crisis of Equity in Tourism. So, What Now?

“Who’s really benefiting from the visitors that come to a destination? And is that value being distributed fairly?”

Features, Tourism Leakage, India

What’s in a Souvenir? The True Value of Hyperlocal Handicrafts

Done right, souvenirs can help craft practices thrive, and provide a crucial source of income for local communities...

Mountain Mindset

Features, Mountain Mindset, Unlocking Adventure

How Stepping Outside Can Stop You Feeling SAD

A Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) researcher explains why natural light is the best way to beat the 'winter blues'...

Features, Mountain Mindset

Why Decision-Making is the Most Important Attribute in Adventure

We speak to expedition leader Oli France and Mountaineering Scotland's Ross Cadie about decision-making in the outdoors...

Features, Mountain Mindset, Unlocking Adventure

How Adventure Helps You Develop an Abundance Mindset

A psychologist and world hiker explain how adventure helps you trust in your own path and feel grateful for it

Unlocking Adventure

Features, Unlocking Adventure

How Does Being Neurodivergent Shape Your Outdoor Experience?

A bikepacker and an academic explain how – and why – being outdoors can empower neurodiverse people

Features, Unlocking Adventure, Nepal

‘I See The Change’: The Rise of Female Mountain Guides in Nepal

Tejshree Basnet is one of the few women to be a lead guide in Nepal, but the winds of change are blowing in the Himalayas...

Features, Mountain Mindset, Unlocking Adventure

How Stepping Outside Can Stop You Feeling SAD

A Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) researcher explains why natural light is the best way to beat the 'winter blues'...

Trail Setting Stories

Features, Trail Setting Stories, Portugal

Rota Vicentina: The Scenic Hiking Trails of Southwest Portugal

The Fisherman's Trail runs to the wild, southwestern tip of Portugal. It was built to encourage off-season travel...

Trail Setting Stories, Guides, Hiking

The Camino de Santiago, the Ancient Pilgrim Trails in Europe

This thousand-year-old network of pilgrim trails takes you from the French Pyrenees to the rugged Basque Coast...

Features, Trail Setting Stories

The New 194km Hiking Trail Across Tunisia’s Remote Dahar Region

The Dahar Great Crossing links the troglodyte villages of the Amazigh people, traversing stony peaks and arid desert...

Guides

5 Tips for Tackling Via Ferratas

Learn how to master these pulse-raising routes from a guide with 40 years’ experience

Guides, Hiking, Slovakia

10 of the Best Hikes in Slovakia

Our top trails in Slovakia take you along gorges, to hidden glacial lakes and up the soaring peaks of the High Tatras...

Guides, France, Hiking

10 of the Best Hikes in France

Our picks of the finest walks in France, from Mont Blanc and the Verdon Gorge to Corsica, Normandy and the Pyrenees...

Hiking

Guides, Hiking, Slovakia

10 of the Best Hikes in Slovakia

Our top trails in Slovakia take you along gorges, to hidden glacial lakes and up the soaring peaks of the High Tatras...

Guides, France, Hiking

10 of the Best Hikes in France

Our picks of the finest walks in France, from Mont Blanc and the Verdon Gorge to Corsica, Normandy and the Pyrenees...

Guides, Hiking, Sri Lanka

5 of the Best Hikes in Sri Lanka

Trails through Sri Lanka's tea-growing highlands, up sacred peaks and through rarely-visited rainforest...

Cycling

Features, Cycling

What I Wish I Knew Before My First Group Cycling Trip

Don't stress about being first or last up a hill. Over the course of the trip, you'll likely be both. Our tips for a group cycling tour...

Guides, Cycling

Cycling Disciplines: 8 Different Types of Cycling Explained

Our essential explainer to the different types of cycling, from road and gravel cycling to bikepacking, BMX and beyond...

Features, Mountain Mindset, Cycling

Want to Adventure to Your Fullest? Go to Sleep

Athletes Jenny Graham and Robbie Britton, plus sleep expert James Wilson, talk about the power of shutting your eyes