The Intrepid Series

 Our team of writers take on voyages and destinations aimed to test their limits, from hiking and skiing to exploring remote parts of the world

Running a dune crest in the Namib Desert

Head in the sand: Race to the Wreck 2024

by Nick Savage

Lost luggage, scorching heat and 200km of sand: our writer takes on Namibia’s Race to the Wreck, running across the Namib Naukluft Desert to the legendary Eduard Bohlen shipwreck

An elephant model in a derelict hotel near Tai She Wan Village in Hong Kong

Intrepid: kayaking Hong Kong's outer islands

Alpine Exposure: an immersive photography workshop camping in Verbier's mountains

Cold feet: racing the Montane Cheviot Goat ultramarathon