Archive for walking challenges
My Walk of Life: I walked 3,000 miles to work
Friday, February 22nd, 2013
With Walk to Work Week coming up on 13 May, film producer Hector Macleod describes his extraordinary challenge to clock up more than 3,000 miles in a year walking to his London office…
The coldest walk
Monday, September 17th, 2012
Fancy walking 4,000 kilometres in pitch darkness in temperatures as low as -90° Celsius? No, us neither, but that’s exactly what veteran explorer Sir Ranulph Fiennes will attempt to do on his latest expedition…
My Walk of Life: Terry Cudbird
Tuesday, August 28th, 2012
Terry Cudbird used his early retirement to complete a life-long dream of walking around France. Now he’s written a book about his adventures and how they helped him cope with his parents’ onset of dementia…
Going to extremes
Tuesday, November 29th, 2011
From the furthest corners of the mainland to the most challenging and remote of footpaths, Mark Rowe investigates Britain’s incredible extremities and the best ways to explore them on foot…
Talking sense with Sir Ranulph Fiennes
Thursday, October 13th, 2011
With Sir Ranulph Fiennes supporting a new campaign to encourage us to get our hearing tested, walk quizzes the world famous explorer about the various sounds, sights, tastes and – yes – smells he’s encountered on his adventures…
My Walk of Life: Stuart Skinner
Monday, April 11th, 2011
To mark Mental Health Action Week (23–29 March), walk spoke to Stuart Skinner about how extreme outdoor challenges, such as trekking the Appalachian Trail, help him cope with manic depression…
Record-breaking hikers
Friday, February 18th, 2011
A British hiker sets out in March to become the first person to complete the 3,000-mile E4 long-distance trail in one push…
The longest walk
Monday, December 13th, 2010
In January of this year, 24 year-old Nat Severs set out to walk around the entire UK coastline. In November, walk traveled out to meet Nat Severs as he neared the end of his epic adventure…
Nat Severs: Home at last
Monday, December 6th, 2010
In his final entry for Walkmag.co.uk, Nat Severs completes his solo walk around the entire UK coastland…
Nat Severs: Homeward bound
Thursday, October 28th, 2010
In his penultimate entry, Nat Severs heads for home…



