‘after losing my son, ice swimming gives me a purpose’

Adventure athlete Ross Edgley has carved out a niche with his treacherous open-water swims. His next feat? A90-day lap of the Icelandic coast. MH suits up for a training session

A beginner’s guide to cold water swimming

After a traumatic childhood that saw him abandoned as a baby, adventurer Marc Rhodes turned adversity into a passion for challenges, including conquering the Arctic

How running across Australia pushed Jack Pitcher to breaking point

From cruising to rowing, three women reveal the very different ways they crossed the ocean

Sarah Ruggins’s Double End to End record took fortitude forged by an agonising early illness, finds Tom Davidson