Exploring the backroads since 2019
We traded a fixed address for a van, a tent and a long list of dirt roads. Compass and Crumb collects the camps, trails and small-town mornings we find along the way — with the practical notes we wish someone had given us.
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Chasing adrenaline: everyday adventures near your city
You do not need a plane ticket to feel small under a big sky. Sea-cliff traverses, dawn patrols and forest night-hikes — how we pack maximum wild into an ordinary weekend, with the kits that make it possible…
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Top ridgeline trails in the Peruvian Andes
Thin air, wide skies and switchbacks that earn every view. Our favourite high routes around Cusco and Huaraz — when to walk them, what to carry, and where to find a hot meal at 4,000 metres…
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