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Increasing numbers of people are taking to woodlands and wildernesses to learn ancient survival skills and rekindle a lost connection with the natural world.
Human beings are extinct in the wild. The majority of us would be clueless in a true survival situation, having been coddled and cosseted by the comforts of civilisation. Cloistered away in our homes and offices, with fresh water at the turn of a tap, warmth at the touch of a button and food delivered to our doors, we have lost touch with the natural rhythms and resources that keep us alive. The acquisition and practice of survival skills seeks to redress this imbalance, and it has a name: bushcraft.
“With camping, you’re just existing in an outdoor environment,” Prideaux said, as we set off into the woods in search of edible mushrooms. “Bushcraft is about interacting with it in a meaningful way; knowing where your break points are with the environment.”
In the summer of 2022, Nathan Starzynski cycled 15,000 km across Canada in 175 days from May 21st to November 11th, Departing Victoria, BC, and arriving Cape Spear, NFLD.
This is the story of the third province of that journey. The Saskatchewan adventure took place from June 30th to July 11th.
From September to December 2022, Louisa and Tobi spent 89 days cycling 3215 kilometres through Peru, climbing a mind-blowing 55,000 meters in altitude!
After some 15 months into their world cycle tour, that they’ve called , Peru has so far been the country with the most adventure, the most remote trails and some of our greatest achievements. But it hasn’t been without many challenges.
You can also watch this episode on their Chains & Chords YouTube channel. The Video is 56 minutes.
The second episode of Nathan Starzynski‘s 2022 cycling journey takes us through Alberta.
In the summer of 2022, Nathan cycled the 10 Canadian provinces, starting in British Columbia.
In this episode of Maudi and Eric world cycle tour, they battle through some harsh and rugged Icelandic conditions. Despite the cold, wind, rain, river crossings, and dirty roads, their grit and determination allow them to experience another of Iceland’s epic scenes.
Mehdi Balamissa and Gabriel Martin cycled 3 months and over 7,000km, crossing 13 countries, from Paris to Doha, Qatar, so that they could cheer for the French national football team, Les Bleus.
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Iceland has been calling us for years and finally we set out to explore. From the airport down south we cycle upwards to the remote northern Westfjords. Immediately the landscape is captivating and adventurous, with fields of lava and volcanos. The fjords are big, otherworldly and we wonder what it would be like to grow up here. Maudi celebrates her birthday in the backcountry and we get a big scare when have to cycle a bit of the ring road we were desperately trying to avoid!
Later in the comments section they write »
Iceland has been calling us for years and finally we set out to explore. It totally lived up to the hype. Wild, barren, windswept and moody. A different kind of beauty than any other place we toured before. We hope you will enjoy this new series! Let us know what you think about it? Thanks & Have a great day, E&M
» Adventure Trend notes on Iceland
Belén Castelló and Tristan Bogaard take us on a seven-day, 430km bike packing loop in the Naryn region of Kyrgyzstan, near the Chinese border.
In September 2022, downloads of the EuroVelo GPX tracks became available, for free!
This much requested and long-awaited functionality means we can now visit the official EuroVelo site, download the GPX files we need, and plan our cycle trips with added confidence.
With this new functionality, we can connect routes and countries and customize our journeys, cycling from Atlantic shore to the Baltic states, and from Northern Norwegian fjords to the Mediterranean coast.
As the EuroVelo network covers over 90,000 km of cycle routes, this new functionality makes it easier to plan our next cycling adventure.
EuroVelo has an easy to follow how-to article using various apps.
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