adventure Archives - the girl outdoors

sian July 22, 2020 adventure

How to enjoy the outdoors responsibly (and avoid the crowds) this summer

I recently joined ITV News to discuss what we can do to keep each other and the environment safe as we venture outside this summer… View Post

sian May 28, 2020 adventure

10 summer evening adventures to take this week

Long summer evenings were made for adventures. Forget all about your busy working day and savour the remaining hours of balmy sunshine by ticking off… View Post

sian March 18, 2020 adventure

The adventure lover’s guide to staying at home | My self isolation guide

Social distancing – it’s here, and it’s weird, especially if, like me, what makes you happiest is being in open spaces, among tall mountains or… View Post

sian January 4, 2020 adventure

Ten outdoors challenges for 2020

I don’t massively subscribe to the ‘new year, new you’ bollocks that gets bandied about every January but I do believe in setting myself a… View Post

sian July 7, 2019 camping

Bivvying For Beginners | How to go Bivvy Bag Camping

How To Go Bivvy Bag Camping – My Beginner’s Guide Love wild camping? Meet your next wild sleeping adventure – the humble bivouac. Bivvying is… View Post

sian May 12, 2019 adventure

Arctic Adventure: The Fjällräven Polar 2019

This is the story of a 300km journey across the wilderness from Norway to Sweden as part of the Fjällräven Polar 2019 expedition, crossing the… View Post

sian May 3, 2019 video

Video: British Exploring Society Expedition in the Indian Himalayas

Looking for a challenge? Here’s a taste of my six-week adventure in the Indian Himalayas with the British Exploring Society, a charity that takes young… View Post

sian April 24, 2019 travel

The adventurous guide to Jordan

Welcome, adventurers, to a land of wild deserts, of lost cities and of moon-like seas. My active guide to Jordan is here to show you… View Post

sian February 23, 2019 wild swimming

The secret joys of skinny dipping

Why naked swimming is one of the best ways to feel part of nature and better about your body. Let’s go skinny dipping! The secret… View Post

sian January 28, 2019 adventure

Weekend adventures: big adventures, little time

Think work will get in the way of dreaming big? Not if you pick one of these seven epic weekend adventures, all of which fit… View Post

sian September 4, 2018 other

How to get your mitts on a signed copy of The Girl Outdoors

You lovely lot have been requesting signed copies of The Girl Outdoors, and as both the blog and the book have just been shortlisted as… View Post

sian March 8, 2018 adventure

The Girl Outdoors, the book!

INTRODUCING THE GIRL OUTDOORS BOOK I wrote a book! I’m so happy to show you The Girl Outdoors, out now on Amazon and in bookshops. It’s… View Post

sian March 8, 2018 adventure

Interview: Epic Elise Wortley treks the Himalayas

Just in time for International Women’s Day,here’s my interview with inspiring adventurer Elise Wortley, who is following in the footsteps of legendary female explorer Alexandra… View Post

sian February 22, 2018 adventure

How it feels to go cliff camping

How to feels to go cliff camping: spending the night on a portaledge Ever heard of cliff camping? It’s no gentle night under canvas –… View Post

sian October 9, 2017 adventure

Every woman has her Everest – in praise of small adventures

In praise of small adventures I loved by the Women’s Adventure Expo this weekend. This life-affirming event is packed with amazing female explorers and intrepid… View Post

sian October 7, 2017 kit reviews

Adventure kit items that could save your life, picked for Red Bull

The great outdoors is an extremely beautiful place – but it can also be pretty inhospitable. Any adventurer worth their Himalayan rock salt should prepare… View Post