Post-pandemic, Adam Weymouth retraced on foot the 1000-mile migration of a lone wolf across Europe, learning about our changing relationship to wildness, farming and migration itself along the way. Adam shares the prologue to this fascinating journey, alongside an introduction written especially for The Great Outdoors

The inside story of Elsey Davis’s record-setting circumnavigation of her native Cornwall – and the cruel diagnosis that drove her to take on the challenge

Triple amputee Craig Wood sailed into the history books with a non-stop, 90-day, 7,506-mile unassisted voyage

(whatever your budget!)

There have been several attempts at a winter round of the Wainwrights, usually continuous efforts by ultra-runners. But could two fellwalking friends reach all 214 summits in what turned out to be the wintriest season in Lakeland for years? David Johnson and Nicky Oliver decided to find out…

Wondering whether to tackle Walk1000Miles in 2026? We asked our challengers to speak directly to you to explain why you should definitely do it, and for some advice on getting started. Here’s what they said…