Don’t look down

Zahrah Mahmood MBE, 35, took up hillwalking in her 20s to cope with stress. Now, the hiking influencer and mother-of-two, better known as The Hillwalking Hijabi, is encouraging women from all backgrounds to reap the calming health benefits of walking in nature.

Sometimes, whether down to judgement or pure bad luck, things go wrong. We gathered a team of experts and asked them to tell us about a time the proverbial hit the fan – and how they escaped.

Jazz Turner reflects on her recent record-setting around Britain voyage and her decision to turn down a hospice bed and ‘get out into the English Channel and turn right’

Turns out the spirit of adventure is really contagious

Barely cushioned shoes, string vests, love lost and found: running marathons was different back in 1981, remembers Chris Hunton

Michelle Siderfin, 46, was tired of feeling ashamed, but one mishap was the straw that broke the camel’s back…