Travel & Adventure
As the world's greatest living adventurer, Sir Ranulph Fiennes puts it: “Unless you are on top of Everest, there are few better places to be on a March weekend.”
If you dream of quitting the day job or just want to fit a little more adventure into your everyday life then our Spirit of Adventure sessions are made for you. We've got tales of amazing journeys on foot, by bike, in the air and even in a beaten up Maestro.
On Friday night be inspired by two women who've taken on amazing challenges. Karen Darke was paralysed in a climbing accident at the age of 21. The Paralympic cyclist has just attempted an Ironman. And ex rugby captain Catherine Spencer looks to fit the hole left in her life after retiring from international level competition.
On Sunday, author and adventurer Andy Kirkpatrick, who last year helped the BBC One Show's Alex Jones climb the Moonlight Buttress in Utah for Sport Relief, will be talking with his teenage daughter Ella and family adventurer Tim Meek about encouraging children to have adventures.
Inspired to put pen to paper? Sign up now for Travel Writing with Phoebe Smith, the editor of Wanderlust magazine on Saturday. Phoebe will also be giving a free talk on Sunday about her new book, Wilderness Weekends.
If you want to get into adventure film-making, learn from the pros in the free Hot Aches Filmmaking Masterclass.