Hiking and Travel Saved My Soul

Hiking and Travel Saved My Soul One day I reached the point where I felt empty dead. I had all the society dreams of but I was … dead inside, my brain in a cage. I finally left everything behind and took my backpack to try to find a reason for living. Hiking and...
Unicycling the 14 Car Parks of North Korea

Unicycling the 14 Car Parks of North Korea

Unicycling the 14 Car Parks of North Korea I almost didn’t make it through 2015. It was the most challenging year of my life. In celebration of being alive, I decided I needed to do something epic. That something epic was unicycling the world. Except I...
Facing my fear of water to help save the planet

Facing my fear of water to help save the planet

Facing my fear of water to help save the planet My husband Jason Lewis is a Guinness World Record-setting adventurer. I am an animal rescuer from Colorado with no experience at sea, no ability to swim and a deep-seated lifelong fear of water. I am currently on a...
SWIM: one woman’s journey coping with grief.

SWIM: one woman’s journey coping with grief.

SWIM: one woman’s journey coping with grief. When I was young, all my best birthdays were spent in the valley – picnic on the banks and swimming in the rivers with my favourite people. I was lucky enough to grow up in the Lake District in England, where there’s...
Being a Woman In Adventure

Being a Woman In Adventure

Being a Woman In Adventure I’m Patricia Berthelier, a dedicated 63-year-old French mountain bike and gravel bikepacker, and I’ve become addicted to ultra-distance bikepacking! I started cycling at the age of 40 and took part in my first Etape du Tour two...