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Soldiers to tackle Mighty Sahara for Charity
In this tough economic climate, charity fundraisers have to go that extra mile to get people to donate to their cause. A group of brave soldiers are doing just that as they prepare to walk 100 miles across the Sahara desert to raise money for The Undentable Trust.The trek will be happening in Octobe...
3rd Sep 12
Adventure Tourism in India is next Big Thing
Because of our natural desire to learn and explore, we all appreciate that thrill of something new and exciting, and it seems we're heading all over the world to find that adventure buzz as reports that adventure travel holidays are on the rise.Our quest for adventure is being reflect...
3rd Sep 12
Pupils from New Zealand to head to Everest
Everest, the highest mountain in the world, is an imposing challenge for any mountaineer, and a group from New Zealand are hoping to trek to Everest base camp next May. However, this group aren't who you might expect; they're 9 pupils from a school.The pupils are currently aged be...
3rd Sep 12
Teacher with Damaged Spine climbs Kilimanjaro
A primary school teacher who was almost paralysed after a horse riding accident has defied the odds and will soon be climbing the highest mountain in Africa.Nicole Issitt was horse riding with friends in Wales when she fell and fractured her spine. Doctors warned her that she could face the rest of ...
31st Aug 12
Nick Munro Documents South American Adventures
A British man is currently undertaking the adventure of a lifetime as he takes part in the Inca Rally 2012. The rally started on the 1st August and will take drivers on an 8,000km route from Peru to Guyana. Nick Munro Turner is taking part in the event as a cameraman for the rally, documenting the a...
31st Aug 12
Cape Town beach to hold surfing world record attempt
The sublime beaches around Cape Town in South Africa have developed a formidable reputation in recent years, offering some of the finest surf to be found anywhere in the world. This is set to be put to the test next month as the region's Muizenburg Beach attempts to break the world record for th...
31st Aug 12
Wiggins wins Gold in Olympic Cycling Event
Bradley Wiggins has made history by becoming Britain's most prolific Olympian and cyclist. His latest success came this week in the form of a Gold Medal for the Olympic time trial road cycling event.The cyclist has had an amazing year so far, being the only Brit to win the Tour de France in its ...
31st Aug 12
Article lists top ten adventure holiday destinations
The opportunities for adventure travel are endless, with so many areas dotted all over the world to explore and discover. In an article written by the Daily Telegraph, it has listed the top ten locations for adventure holidays, sure to be a welcome aid to many of those trying to find a new place to ...
30th Aug 12
Tiger population grows in Nepal
Tiger spotters will be flocking to Nepal after the exciting news of a rise in tiger population in the Asian country. After all the concern about the dwindling numbers of tigers in the country, this news comes as a great relief.The latest count made by WWF Nepal showed a 15% increase since 2010, from...
30th Aug 12
Scottish climbing duo make Himalayan history
Two Scottish climbers have made history by becoming the first people to scale the Himalayas' infamous Mazeno Ridge.Sandy Allan and Rick Allen, who are both in their fifties, initially embarked on the route with a team of four colleagues, but the duo ended up as the only ones in their team who di...
30th Aug 12
Cornwall trekkers prepare for Rockies adventure
Two charity fundraisers from Cornwall are preparing to embark on a demanding trek across the Canadian Rockies - the latest in what has been a string of extraordinary international expeditions by the Coverack-based Carol Jane. Jane is to be accompanied on the five day adventure by her friend Carol Br...
29th Aug 12
Dumfries Cyclist takes on the Atlas Mountains
A cyclist from Dumfries who wished to raise money for Action Medical Research whilst making use of her favourite sport, cycling, has achieved her goal after raising £1,800 by completing a 4-day cycling challenge in Morocco.Rachael McDougal, a sheltered development co-ordinator, travelled to Ma...
29th Aug 12
New Routes Charted up Mount Kinabalu
Adventure holiday enthusiasts who enjoy trekking holidays will soon be in for a treat if travelling to Malaysia soon; four world class rock climbers have charted 24 new routes up Mountain Kinabalu, the tallest mountain in South East Asia.Two-time world rock climbing champion Yuji Hirayama...
29th Aug 12
Climber aged 70 Not Finished with Mountains
A climbing enthusiast has set his aim high after announcing on his 70th birthday that he would like to climb the Northface of the Eiger once more. Peter Habeler is an Austrian mountaineer who already has many impressive accomplishments under his belt, including his first ascents in the Rocky Mountai...
28th Aug 12
New section of the Inca Trail Discovered
The Inca trail in Peru is undoubtedly one of the world's favourite hotspots for adventure and a recent discovery has added to the story of the historic path. A section of the trail has been discovered in the famous Cusco region, a section that has not been used for 500 years. The section is 1.7m...
28th Aug 12
Bradley Wiggins makes history by winning the Tour de France
Cycling powerhouse Bradley Wiggins has done what no other Brit could ever achieve, becoming the first ever rider to win the gruelling Tour De France in the competitions history. Although compatriot Mark Cavendish used his blistering pace to win his fourth consecutive final stage win, the Olympian su...
28th Aug 12
77 year-old man to climb Mount Kilimanjaro
They say age is just a number, but you can't help to be impressed by 77 year-old David Jeffery, who has been in rigorous training for his expedition to Mount Kilimanjaro.Accompanied by his two grandsons aged 21 and 16, he will try and conquer the African mountain to raise money for the £70...
24th Aug 12
Canadian Soldiers train to conquer Everest
A group of Canadian soldiers recently announced that they have begun training for when they will climb Mount Everest to raise money for charity.The soldiers taking part are aiming to raise awareness and money for injured Canadian soldiers and their families, and all the soldiers who will be tre...
24th Aug 12
British Cyclists raise popularity of Cycling
The sport of cycling is receiving a lot of media attention at the moment thanks to the impending Olympics and the Tour de France happening right now. Interest in the sport is increasing dramatically in the UK due to the exploits of this year's selection of talented British cyclists. Bradley Wigg...
24th Aug 12
Battersea Women climb Swiss Alps for Charity
Two women from Battersea are heading to the Swiss Alps this month as they prepare to run through the mountain range for charity. Sally Ede-Golightly and Amelia Jeffery are ready to run for 26 miles through the mountains to raise money for the British Skin Foundation. Both women have family that have...
24th Aug 12
Basingstoke student to take on Mount Kilimanjaro challenge
An intrepid student from Basingstoke is hoping to raise a lot of money for a good cause by conquering Africa's highest peak - Mount Kilimanjaro.Amanda Bruce, 21, is set to graduate from the University of Portsmouth and will be looking at completing the epic challenge whilst bringing in the bucks...
24th Aug 12
First Indian Tribal Woman climbs Everest
The first Indian tribal woman to ever climb Mount Everest has got a taste for adventure travel after conquering the great mountain. Binita Soran belongs to a small village in the Jharkhand district and at 25 she has braved the cold to climb to the summit of Mount Everest. She has had a pa...
24th Aug 12
Ancient Tomb discovered in Peru
Peru is a land full of fascinating history and a recent discovery has added another layer of colour to its past. On 13th July archaeologists discovered an ancient tomb in northern Peru that is thought to be about 1,200 years old. This dates from the pre-Inca Sican era and is a monumental discovery ...
22nd Aug 12
Cycling enthusiasts watch events in record numbers online
More and more fans are watching UCI mountain bike events on live video webcasts, according to a recent report. Webcast audience figures of downhill events has risen to approximately 140,000, an increase of 40,000 on last year, whilst a record 154,862 tuned in to watch the Fort William downhill even...
22nd Aug 12
Committed Hartlepool fan reaches top of Mount Kilimanjaro
A committed Hartlepool United fan has reached the top of Mount Kilimanjaro, after nearly 20,000 ft of climbing. Pictured standing at the top brandishing his Pools scarf, Kev Turnbull conquered Africa's highest peak with a close friend, raising around £3,000 for the Alzheimer's Societ...
22nd Aug 12
Intrepid Fiona goes on adventure of a lifetime
An adventure of a lifetime awaits Cheltenham's Fiona Mackay, who will be swapping the British countryside with Nicaragua for 10 weeks this autumn.The open-minded 23 year old, who was a former student at the University of Bristol, will be jetting off to the Central American country in October.In ...
21st Aug 12
American company highlights importance of travel insurance
A new insurance scheme coming out of America is providing international travellers with specialist insurance, it has been revealed. The HCC Medical Insurance Services LLC (HCCMIS) have created a new webpage highlighting the risks of international adventure travel whilst also demonstrating the ...
21st Aug 12
Young Singapore girl gets taste of Mount Everest
A nine year old girl from Singapore has gotten a taste of Mount Everest and now wants to be one of the youngest people from her country to conquer the mighty mountain. Young Minnal K Dhayalan trekked around 100km over 8 days, accompanied by her parents, to reach the Everest base camp. The F...
21st Aug 12
Food writer tips Burmese food to be next big thing
While Burma has become famous as a popular walking destination, there is another of its many attributes that could be set to be make waves among the western world. In a blog published in the Independent, celebrated food writer Naomi Duguid shares her experiences of the nations cuisine, one which...
20th Aug 12
Young Singapore girl gets taste of Mount Everest
A nine year old girl from Singapore has gotten a taste of Mount Everest and now wants to be one of the youngest people from her country to conquer the mighty mountain. Young Minnal K Dhayalan trekked around 100km over 8 days, accompanied by her parents, to reach the Everest base camp. The Fa...
20th Aug 12
Duo wait to see if they break travel record
An ambitious duo is waiting with baited breath to see if their rapid journey around the world has broken any records. Adrian Butterworth and Gunnar Garfos, friends who had met at Falmouth University 15 years ago, were attempting to visit five different countries on different continents in 24 hours.D...
20th Aug 12
Photographer climbs Kilimanjaro to raise funds for synagogue
Photographer Jeremy Freedman has climbed Kilimanjaro to help raise money for a synagogue restoration project in London's East End. Jeremy, who is the founder of Friends of Sandy's Row Synagogue in Spitalfields has just returned from his epic journey and it sounds like it was a real challeng...
17th Aug 12
Canadian man to hike the Inca Trail to raise awareness for Diabetes
Canadian man, Bill Clark is heading to Peru in July as part of an 18 person team of diabetic Canadians to raise awareness for the disease. Bill's trip to the Inca Trail will be his third fundraising trip in the past six years which has so far raised $24,000 and seen him hike in Honolulu, Hawaii...
17th Aug 12
Team GB men’s road cycling squad revealed
The British Olympic Association have selected the five people who will make up the men's road cycling squad. David Millar is the final member of the team and will be joining Bradley Wiggins, Chris Froome, British champion Ian Stannard and world champion Mark Cavendish. Cavendish, Wiggins and Fro...
17th Aug 12
Both Foreign and Domestic Tourism Rise in India
India's efforts to grow its tourism industry, both with foreign and domestic visitors, is paying off, as the number of people taking holidays in the country from both inside and outside the borders climbed last year, according to statistics released by the tourism ministry. Foreign tourists arr...
16th Aug 12
Peter Sagan wins stage three of the Tour de France
The Tour de France is arguably the biggest event in the cycling world, and it's certainly the most famous within Europe. The number of riders usually approaches 200, and they battle against each other for first place every day for three weeks, covering around 2,000 miles. It's one of the gre...
16th Aug 12
Mountain cyclists complete charity challenge
A team of six cyclists have successfully completed an impressive mountain cycling challenge after being inspired by their stuntman friend. The tireless group took on the incredible task of scaling the UK's three highest peaks - Snowdon, Ben Nevis and Scafell Pike - on their way to raising over ...
16th Aug 12
India aims to double number of tourists
The 6 million people who visit India every year know that India is a fascinating country to visit; Hindu culture, aromatic food and the Himalayas provide a travel experience like no other. The Ministry of Tourism is seeking to prove this to those who have yet to discover India by doubling these numb...
15th Aug 12
Legless Man conquers Kilimanjaro
Climbing Kilimanjaro is a difficult task anyway, but to reach the summit as part of an eight day trek without legs is simply amazing, and that's what Spencer West has just achieved. Born in Wyoming in 1981, West suffers from a spinal disorder and had his legs amputated when he was five. Because...
15th Aug 12
Cycling Glory for Chris Hoy?
With only weeks to go until the London 2012 Olympic Opening Ceremony, newspapers, the internet and television programs have been packed with sporting stories. One of the most exciting reports for the British public is that Chris Hoy, the multiple gold medal winning cyclist, has confirmed that he wil...
15th Aug 12
73-Year-Old Women Scales Mount Everest
Some may fear that as we get older we won't be able to do the things that we could when we were young, but this is not the case for Tamae Watanabe. At 73 years of age, the retired office worker has become the oldest women to climb Mount Everest. Starting in the mid-1970s this remarkable woman h...
15th Aug 12
KE Adventure Travel appears in The Guardian
We know that the people who come on our holidays enjoy their trips but it's great when other places notice as well, which is exactly what happened when we featured in a recent Guardian article. In a piece for their travel section, titled ‘The best new holidays in Morocco', Rachel Dixo...
15th Aug 12
British cyclist breaks round the world record
Mike Hall celebrated his thirty-first birthday last week by breaking a world record and completing a round-the-world bicycle trip. Cycling a total of 18,000 miles in 91 days and 18 hours, he smashed the previous record by a fortnight. Despite this incredible achievement, he's confident he could ...
15th Aug 12
Prince Harry to Climb Everest
Back in August 2011, the BBC followed Prince Harry as he trekked with injured servicemen across the icy terrain of the North Pole. The ruggedly handsome, redheaded patron of the charity Walking with the Wounded is now set to climb Mount Everest later in the year. If you are still caught up in ...
15th Aug 12
Japanese man climbs world’s tallest peaks
A Japanese adventurer and mountaineer has recently completed a climb in Nepal, making him the first Japanese person to climb the world's tallest 14 mountains. Hirotake Takeuchi completed his 17 year long mission on May 26th, which saw him conquer such natural wonders as K2 and Everest. Hirotak...
15th Aug 12
Plans for cable car access to Choquequirao Inca ruins
The sister site of Machu Picchu, Choquequirao is set to become more accessible thanks to plans for cable car access. Reaching the site involves an overnight trek, but access to the Inca city in Peru is to be improved, which will hopefully result in similar visitor numbers to the more accessible Mac...
15th Aug 12
Happy couple mark wedding with abseil
A newly-married couple from Powys in Wales have marked their special day in unusual style - by abseiling down a 55ft climbing wall. Alan Evans and Katie Owen, aged 34 and 33, went straight from their wedding ceremony at Albrighton Hall just outside Shrewsbury to the Adventure Rope Course on the gro...
15th Aug 12
