Ed Stafford is midway through an attempt to become the first man to walk the length of the Amazon river. He spoke to us via satellite phone about his epic trek so far and what it’s like to spend two years in the jungle…

Famous as The Black Farmer with his range of supermarket sausages, food entrepreneur Wilfred Emmanuel-Jones talks to Susan Gray about city and country life and his plans to stand as a Tory MP in the next election…

Having followed in the footsteps of Alfred Wainwright and trekked the tracks of Britain’s lost rail empire, TV presenter Julia Bradbury tells walk about the things that make her happy…

After an unhappy stint at university, Richard Shrubb became hooked on drink and drugs before finally being diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia. But a love of walking and the outdoors helped get his life back on track…

Winner of two gold medals in the 2004 Olympics, Dame Kelly Holmes took time out from her charity work to tell walk about a few of her favourite things…

Brothers Ed and Ginger, together with old school friend Will, have spent the last two years walking and busking across Britain, often living wild or relying on the kindness of strangers. Julia Buckley catches up with them en route from Canterbury to Wales…

Julia Bradbury

Most fit, active, professional young women would be devastated to discover they had a debilitating disease such as multiple sclerosis. But Liz Wray, 42, from East Yorkshire, chose to see it differently…

Described as the ‘world’s greatest living explorer’ and, at 65, showing no signs of slowing down, Sir Ranulph Fiennes found time to talk to walk about his favourite things…