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A Winter Journey Through Valais
The first thing Valaisans will tell you about their region is that they get, on average, 300 days of sunshine per year. Compared with my home in the Scottish Highlands, that’s an extremely good average. So, any opportunity I have to spend time in Valais, I bring my best sunglasses and say oui or ja! Although, this time, I brought goggles.
Clockwise
In Conversation with Benjamin Kellett
At 7,000mm, life has a different perspective. At a London launch event for Gallet watches, Sidetracked interviewed Benjamin Kellett about his endurance paragliding adventures, managing risk, and being part of a timekeeping heritage that dates back to the Wright brothers.
Sidetracked Magazine Volume 37
Sidetracked Volume 37 brings together a new collection of stories from creative adventurers who understand what it takes to commit, but who also appreciate the little things. As Matt Sharman writes: ‘I slowed it down, and the experience was deeper for it.’
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The Magazine
A printed outdoor adventure magazine. Photography, design and storytelling from expeditions and journeys around the world, published three times a year....
Sheep to Shred
We speak to the Mons Royale team about building a brand around Merino wool, from a New Zealand sheep station to the ski runs above....
Clockwise
We speak to paraglider Benjamin Kellett about his endurance paragliding adventures, managing risk at 7,000m, and his connection to Gallet watches....
A Royal Welcome
A pre-dawn climb to Lochnagar on Balmoral's royal estate – in Buffalo Systems kit – delivers an unexpected reward: a rare 12-point Royal stag and a sunrise worth every wet step....
The Pilgrimage
Jenny Tough walks along Japan's Kumano Kodo and experiences rebirth rituals, a Yamabushi monk, pack rafting, and a fire ceremony beneath Nachi Falls...
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