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Costa Rica jungle trial
Amid tropical rainforest and treacherous volcanic slopes, Darrell Hartman steps up to an array of underground – and vertiginous – challenges
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Hiking in Martinique
Braving tropical storms and dense, teeming forests, James Henderson treks one of the island’s treacherous century-old trade paths
Gorillas in Rwanda
Charlie Norton braves lung-busting altitude and dense, vertiginous jungle to (briefly) commune with one of the wildlife wonders of the world
The winter Macnab
James Henderson takes up Buchan’s hunting challenge and roams moorland, rivers and seas for hind, woodcock and a single scallop
Kayaking in the Aegean
Following in the paddle strokes of second world war canoe heroes, James Henderson aims for Leros island – albeit with rather less stealth.
Canyoning in Utah
Darrell Hartman escapes New York to climb and squeeze through America’s most spectacular desert rock formations.
Atlas Mountain trek
Jbel Toubkal in Morocco is an exhilarating initiation into mountaineering – and far more so in the midst of an unexpected blizzard, says Charlie Norton.
Cape Town cycle tour
Racing over 100km around Table Mountain in the heat – and wearing super-tight Lycra – James Henderson pedals furiously after his youth.
Desert Nascar racing
Jack Dyson is strapped into a 600-horsepower racing machine and ready to push 150mph in the burning hot Las Vegas landscape. Can he keep his cool?
Spear fishing in Lombok
Taking one very deep breath, Tarquin Cooper plunges to the bottom of Indonesian waters to spear his supper – or at least try to.
Herd-riding in Iceland
Across wind-ravaged plains and up icy mountain trails, Tarquin Cooper takes on a buttock-breaking 70km ride in the company of several hundred wild Icelandic horses.
An epic desert gallop
Saddled, booted and manned up, Tarquin Cooper experiences the epic Sahara landscape on a fascinating, exhilarating – and profoundly gruelling – horse ride.
A trial of trails
Braving sheer cliffs and heat-induced delirium, James Henderson treks across South Africa’s Cederberg Mountains in the footsteps of a legendary botanist.