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Ben Lecomte: Taking isolation one day at a time

Each time he goes on an expedition, long-distance swimmer Ben Lecomte faces weeks of isolation, swimming up to eight...

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May 7, 2020

Riley Elliott: getting through isolation together

How do you get through isolation? By getting up first thing in the morning and seeing my dog, picking...

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April 20, 2020

Anna Frost: how can we build resilience?

As an ultra-runner, I spend hours and hours on trails on my own. Sometimes in races and sometimes in...

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April 16, 2020

Life lessons from the wild

Teaching survival training to scientists in Antarctica, inspiring people how to live off the land and working with the...

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August 23, 2019

Plastic Free July: Rebecca Prince-Ruiz

Plastic Free July Rebecca Prince-Ruiz From grassroots campaign to global game-changer, Plastic Free July now includes 120 million people...

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July 19, 2019

A holistic approach

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June 14, 2019

Life onboard with The Vortex Swim crew

The Vortex Swim crew This World Oceans Day, a group of passionate environmentalists are setting sail on an epic...

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May 30, 2019

Meet Ben Lecomte

In 1998, long-distance swimmer Ben Lecomte was the first person to swim without a kick-board across the Atlantic Ocean....

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May 9, 2019

The wilderness at its quietest

Every Tuesday, photographer and gallery owner Christopher David Thompson (of The Picture Lounge in Wanaka, New Zealand) escapes to...

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April 26, 2019

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