Stories

11th March 2021

Community Organising For Outdoor Activism

Drawing on her involvement with POW UK, Daisy Maddinson reflects on the importance of community organising in outdoor activism.

11th March 2021

Supporting homeless youth in the mountain Mecca of Whistler

In one of the world's most renowned ski towns, Zero Ceiling is supporting young people at risk of homelessness through adventure sports.

3rd December 2020

Decisions loom for Europe’s ski resorts

European countries are engulfed in a debate about whether the risk of Covid infections is too high to reopen ski resorts as winter returns. Germany, France and Italy have pledged to keep slopes closed until at least the New Year, with Germany calling for a Europe-wide closure.

29th November 2020

What can we learn from the Coronavirus scandal in this mountain town?

How did one ski resort, Ischgl, become the epicentre of the European-wide lawsuit into the spread of coronavirus in 45 different countries?

Authors

Adventure Uncovered

Adventure Uncovered influences social and environmental change through responsible adventure.

Sam Firman

Sam is the Adventure Uncovered Editor. He's a freelance writer interested in outdoor culture, geography and social issues. He recently moved from the UK to Vancouver, for more mountain time, and spends much of his spare time sliding on snow and climbing on rocks.

Meghann O'Brien

Meghann O’Brien is a professional snowboarder turned artist from Alert Bay in British Columbia, Canada. After turning professional but becoming disillusioned with aspects of snowboard culture, her artistic practice helped her reconnect with her Haida and Kwakwaka’wakw heritage and reframe her relationship with snowboarding and the mountains.

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