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Keep up to speed with the most important breaking stories from the world of adventure.

Hannah Mitchell • August 30, 2022

Women’s End2End Relay reaches the finish line

Love Her Wild’s biggest event yet saw 699 women walk the length of Britain

Hannah Mitchell • August 19, 2022

Lake District Classic Rock record smashed

Shane Ohly completed the self-supported rock and running challenge on Wednesday

BASE editorial team • August 16, 2022

British Hiker Smashes PCT Record

Josh Perry shaved 5 days off the fastest known time on the Pacific Crest Trail

BASE editorial team • July 20, 2022

Riding for Glaciers as Climate Crisis escalates

Pär Johan Åstrand cycled 1,000km to raise awareness of the effects of climate change on glaciers

Hannah Mitchell • July 04, 2022

Will Bosi makes first ascent of Scotland’s hardest sport climb

Will proposed the grade 9a+ for the route Free At Last

Hannah Mitchell • June 24, 2022

‘The Climbers’ premieres at Theatre by the Lake

The play by Carmen Nasr will send shivers down the spines of mountaineering audience members

Hannah Mitchell • June 23, 2022

Fell Runner ‘back from the dead’ after miraculous mountain rescue

Tommy Price survived a cardiac arrest and one of the lowest recorded core temperatures

Hannah Mitchell • June 23, 2022

New British Dry Tooling record set by Emma Powell

Guardians of the Underworld becomes the first D12 graded climb completed by a woman

BASE editorial team • June 09, 2022

Seven Everests for Men’s Mental Health

A cycling challenge in support of charity Movember

BASE editorial team • June 06, 2022

The Yin and Yang of Gerry Lopez

Patagonia launches film about the iconic surfer, directed by award-winning filmmaker Stacy Peralta

BASE editorial team • June 02, 2022

Kristin Harila breaks 8,000m peak records

The Norwegian mountaineer hopes to become the first woman to summit all 14 peaks within six months, and is on track to break Nimsdai Purja’s record

BASE editorial team • May 31, 2022

OMM’s Family-Friendly race event returns to the Lake District

The trail running festival joined forces with local event The Grasmere Gallop over the weekend

BASE editorial team • May 26, 2022

Cycling UK launches the Cantii Way

The new long-distance cycling route takes two-wheeled travellers through the ‘Garden of England’

BASE editorial team • May 21, 2022

First women’s outdoor wear shop to open in Scottish Highlands

The Beinn Nibheis store in Fort William aims to get more women outdoors

BASE editorial team • May 16, 2022

First ever all-black team Summits Everest

Almost doubling the number of black climbers to reach the world’s highest point

BASE editorial team • May 12, 2022

Running Up For Air

Patagonia event to raise awareness of air pollution returns to Europe

BASE editorial team • May 04, 2022

Finisterre Launch Full Coverage Swimsuit

A full-coverage swimsuit to empower women with the choice of what they wear in the water

BASE editorial team • April 28, 2022

Wild swimmers defend right to roam

Mass ‘swimpass’ 90 years on from the Kinder Mass Trespass

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