WITH BACKCOUNTRY CAMPING, RIVER SWIMS AND ENDLESS SOLITUDE, THE MULTI-DAY ESCALANTE HIKING ROUTE OFFERS DEEP INSIGHT INTO THE GRAND CANYON

I have a terrible habit of signing up for races I’m wholly unsuitable for. First there was the fatbike challenge in the Arctic Circle in midwinter – a chilly affair that saw me trudging through the sn

I’ve been thinking about this climb for months. If I can just get up it, I’ll feel I’ve broken the back of this brutal bike leg. But talking of broken backs, mine is straining. Like fudge doughnuts, s

Alex Roddie takes his snowshoes from Scotland to the Austrian Tyrol – and finds out just how far he can push them

Moments enjoyed, lessons learned, handy advice, weird stuff that happened: welcome to the little bits and pieces that don’t make big stories, but do make all the difference.

THE BELLA VISTA BASS