For centuries, the mystery and beauty of Schiehallion have drawn visitors in pursuit of enlightenment both spiritual and scientific
Ultra-private wilderness in Kenya, Tanzania, Botswana and Mozambique
A new genre of extreme sport is opening the Sultanate’s mountainous interior. Will you take the plunge?
With little help from sponsors, Lhakpa Sherpa has climbed Everest 10 times — more than any other woman — and overcome even bigger challenges off the mountain
From Scottish salmon to giant trevally in the Seychelles, cast a line at these fishing holidays
From hiking in Madeira to the female freedivers of Japan’s Mie Prefecture
The islands between Sweden and Finland have become havens of designer cabins and new Nordic cooking
A series of late storms have drawn obsessive skiers back to the Alps
For the first time, cycling’s biggest race will start in Italy, and the route is ideal for amateurs to follow too
With long days in the saddle and nights under canvas, a new trek offers deep immersion in a landscape few visitors ever see
Tim Howell is preparing not just to climb one of the world’s tallest mountains, but to jump off it — and make wingsuiting history
Pioneering Chilean company looks beyond its luxury-lodge model; Michelin-starred restaurants tout express eating
The advice — try to ‘swim’, create a breathing space with your hands — is not so easy to follow when you’re tumbling in a wave of freezing snow
On a 900-mile passage from the Canaries to Cape Verde, even complete novices can get a thrilling taste of life at sea
A classic adventure on a 700-mile motor rally from Budapest to the Adriatic
The island’s temperate winter climate makes it ideal for a walking holiday — taking in verdant and lunar-like volcanic landscapes, remote villages and high-altitude vineyards
In the usually sleepy Swiss village of Mürren, the pioneering Kandahar Club is gearing up for its centenary
One writer goes into the deep
The winds of Madagascar power a once-in-a-lifetime adventure
From boating in Arizona to opera in Versailles — a month-by-month guide for the year ahead
Stunning destinations from Central Otago to the Okavango Delta
Cities, places and hotels we loved this year
A century on from ‘the best travel adventure book ever written’, a new cruise plies the route of bygone explorers
Tim Moore, Sophy Roberts, William Dalrymple and many more share their finds — and disappointments — of the past year
These timepieces are all-action heroes
