Sam Firman

Stories

16th June 2023

Adventure Ramblings, June 2023

Welcome to Adventure Ramblings, a monthly journey through the borderlands where adventure meets social and environmental change.

6th October 2022

Presca's first repair ambassador on building a green running community

Ultra runner, Low Carbon Engineer and environmental campaigner David Starley has long been walking (or running) the impact-adventure walk. And now he’s climate-positive sportswear brand Presca’s first ever repair ambassador. How does he see the running community’s environmental credentials?

6th October 2022

The couchsurfing crossroads

For nearly two decades Couchsurfing.org has been synonymous with couchsurfing. But amidst growing disillusionment over its direction, Couchers.org is emerging as an alternative platform. To find out how its vision for the couchsurfing movement differs, we spoke with Co-Founder Itsi Weinstock.

Authors

Sam Firman

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.