A (N)ICE way to start the day - a frosty festive swim! It was only after emerging from the iconic, ice-laced Kenwood Ladies Pond on Hampstead Heath that we discovered the water temperature was 4 degrees. Apparently that’s the ideal temperature to serve ice cream. Heaven knows what the air temperature was. Suffice it to…
Women’s Adventure Expo were super pleased to catch up with Lucy Shepherd before the end of the year and ask her a few questions about her adventures, and what it’s like to often be the only women on expeditions. Lucy is a 25 year old female adventurer on a mission, she is constantly pushing herself,…
‘Let your passion inspire others to play their part in protecting what they love – the oceans, mountains, forests, deserts… Share your passion, it’s incredible how infectious ‘passion’ is’. Cat Vinton Cat Vinton is an internationally respected adventure and ethnographic photographer who has dedicated over a decade to photographing ways of life. She has lived…
As the Women’s Adventure Expo team maps out a banner event to honour female explorers next June, Rosemary Brown pays tribute to world traveller Nellie Bly on the 128th anniversary of the day she voyaged out of America… and into history. Exactly 128 years ago on November 14, 1889, crusading journalist Nellie Bly left New York Harbour to…
“Accelerating social and environmental awareness and change through remarkable and responsible adventure” With such a fantastic statement from Adventure Uncovered, how could Women’s Adventure Expo not get super excited about their exciting new event! Adventure Uncovered Live is at the ICA in London on the 30th of October. Yes, just less than a week away,…
Adventure With Purpose and Heart! We recently heard from WAExpo attendee and friend Sian Davies, about her encounter with Wayne and Koda, you may have seen this special duo on Facebook? Always keen to hear more about Adventures with purpose, what inspires them and the hospitality which so often accompanies them, we asked Sian to…
How to “Explore, Dream and Discover”…. without the guilt. Della Parsons, a two-time circumnavigator with the Clipper Race, is Recruitment Manager for the world’s greatest ocean adventure. On Saturday 7th October at WAExpo 2017 Della shared a workshop tackling some of the challenges female applicants say that they face when signing up…and how to surmount…
Outdoor Swimming - A Gateway to Positive Change It’s 1.15am and pitch black, apart from the flashing lights attached to my swimming cossy and hat. The gate to the back of the fishing boat is opened and I sit down, dangling my feet above the ‘tropical’ 16 degree Celsius English Channel, about to jump in…
An endurance test like no other, raced by people like you… The Clipper Round the World Yacht Race is an epic eleven-month adventure taken on by amateur sailors. Racing across the world’s most challenging oceans, crew circumnavigate the globe on board a fleet of identical Clipper 70ft ocean racing yachts guided by a professional skipper.…
What makes the best #SwimSelfie? Win a years subscription to Outdoor Swimmer Magazine and a kit bag full of swim gear from Zoggs. A Lotus Rises is the swim blog for women who love open water and we’re very excited to be delivering our Guide to Open Water Swimming at WAExpo 2017, the annual flagship…