Way, Way Off the Beaten Rails: The Iron-ore Train of Mauritania
It’s dirty and it’s dangerous and you probably shouldn’t do it. One traveller’s daring ride atop the infamous iron-ore train in West Africa
Yamnuska Mountain Adventures: Women’s Mountaineering Intro Tour
Maybe the best thing you need to know about Yamnuska’s Women’s Intro to Mountaineering tour is that “no prior mountaineering experience is needed.” Yamnuska is one of Canada's preeminent mountaineering tour ope...
Who (Didn’t) Let the Iguanas Out? On the hunt for wild game on Ometepe
Nicaraguans have developed a taste for the world’s fastest lizard, and one traveller goes on the hunt to find out why.
Solomon & Stroud: Searching for History on the Missinaibi
What happened in 1780 on Missinaibi Lake, in the remote boreal forest of Northern Ontario, was the beginning of a corporate battle unlike any other in history. Our mission is to spend seven days paddling and scuba diving a crucial section of the Missinaibi River, including the fort where Leask and Smith fled for their lives that summer.
WHERE THE RIVER RUNS THROUGH IT: TEAM OUTPOST ON EXPEDITION IN NUNAVIK, QUEBEC
In the northernmost region of Quebec, where the Inuit have lived for centuries, the Nunavik tundra and Koroc River and Torngat Mountains converge on a corner of the planet where the Arctic light shines.
I Survived Solo Hitchhiking in Mexico—I’m Female, and 5-foot-3
Solo hitchhiking in Mexico—is that really a good idea?
Retracing Marco Polo: Cycling the Silk Road in China
One cyclist traces Marco Polo’s trail through deserts and over mountains along the back roads of China.
2018 Spotlight Destinations: The Pyrenees Mountains
One of Outpost's 2018 spotlight destinations: the French Pyrenees.
A Motorbike Ride Through the Himalayas
The mountains of Mustang, a rugged chunk bordering on Tibet, are meant to be hiked. All the more reason to ride them on two wheels.
How to Buy Black-Market Petrol in Uzbekistan
Rugged travellers may be drawn to drive across the fringes of Uzbekistan, but be warned: don’t do it in a Ford Fiesta.