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Emotional journeys, incredible characters and epic expeditions – they’re all here in our features section.
Get inspired by the big projects or follow in the footsteps (and tread marks) of adventurers all over the world. 

StoryBASE editorial team • Oct 12, 2021

The Mountain People Grant

Supporting upcoming filmmakers pushing stories of British mountain culture.

InterviewMark Bullock • Oct 06, 2021

Interview: The Alpinist

Mark Bullock interviews Peter Mortimer and Nick Rosen of Sender Films / Reel Rock.

VideoBASE editorial team • Sep 07, 2021

The North Face of The Eiger in a Day

Babsi Zangerl and Jacopo Larcher take on on the Eiger Odysee in under 24 hours

StoryBelinda Kirk • Aug 31, 2021

How Adventure Changes Lives

The case for ditching the living room in favour of a longer, happier, and more adventurous life.

StoryMichael MacDonald • Jul 05, 2021

Protecting Our Winters

Snowboarding in Scotland’s Glencoe Mountain Resort with volunteer activist for climate charity Protect Our Winters

StoryTselane Mead • Jun 25, 2021

Adversity at Altitude

Empowering women from diverse backgrounds to reach their potential in mountain spaces

In heart of the Ecrins massif, the canyons of the Torrent d’Ailefroide offer some excellent, steep ice climbs in the right conditions. After a prolonged cold snap, we found this 15 metre wall of grade 5 water ice virtually hidden from view on the steepest side of a gigantic boulder above the river.

StoryDavid Pickford • Jan 29, 2021

The Bounty of Frost

A short introduction to the best ice climbing in Western Europe

StoryGonz Ferrero • Jan 28, 2021

The Guardians of the Mountains

The age old formula of a great ski story is well known: skiers fly out somewhere, get some culture, meet the elements, summit mountains, ski some sick lines, fly back with loads of cool footage. This is not that kind of story.

Photo EssayJethro Kiernan • Jan 20, 2021

Has Winter in Snowdonia Ever Looked This Good?

At the turn of the year snow conditions in North Wales were about as good as they get.

StoryBASE editorial team • Jan 18, 2021

Nims and Team Summit K2 in Winter

Nims Purja and a team of Sherpas achieve the final great first in Himalayan mountaineering.

Looking up towards Cerro Fitz Roy from the Piedras Negras advance basecamp, high in the El Chalten massif in Argentine Patagonia. Expeditions in high altitude regions and cold environments require specific medical items, as do expeditions in jungles and tropical regions. © David Pickford

StoryDr Mark Willis • Jan 05, 2021

An Introduction to Expedition Medicine

From BASE issue 03 Beyond BASE column

VideoBASE editorial team • Dec 23, 2020

A Passion for Adventure: Introducing Aldo Kane

We sit down with the World Record Setting adventurer, extreme, remote & hostile locations expert

VideoBASE editorial team • Dec 14, 2020

A Calculus of Risk

How much can we gain from the mountains and how much can we lose?

VideoBASE editorial team • Dec 14, 2020

The Ghosts Above: An Everest Mystery

Renan Ozturk joins an expedition to solve the Mount Everest mystery of who reached the summit first

Two ridges highlighted by the falling sun, above Stok village, north Zanskar.

Photo EssayDavid Pickford • Dec 08, 2020

The Jade Star Kingdom

A photo essay from Zanskar & Rupshu, the mountains of wind and fire

StoryFrancesco Guerra • Nov 09, 2020

Alpine Restoration

A simple reminder of the power of walking in wild spaces for both mind and soul

StoryOliver France • Nov 05, 2020

The Slim Line Between Success and Catastrophe

How a life defining adventure turned into an adventurous career path for Oliver France

StoryFrancesco Guerra • Oct 07, 2020

Finding Equilibrium

Tension, struggle and balance in the Alburni Mountains of Italy

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