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The rise of the outdoor’s punks

Future is unwritten — As demand for the outdoors has grown, so has the codification of its rules and styles. Phil Young searches for those adventuring against the mainstream and asks if the industry is about to get its own record label moment?

  • Sport
  • Phil Young

6 years on from George Floyd, how much more accessible is the outdoors for People of Colour?

Second Nature — A new report by The Mix Global highlights continued barriers that marginalised folks face when exploring nature, despite attempts at greater representation. Phil Young takes stock of how far we’ve come.

  • Activism
  • Phil Young

As salmon farming booms, Icelanders size up an existential threat

Seyðisfjörður — The industry has seen huge growth in recent years, with millions of fish being farmed in the Atlantic Ocean. But who benefits from its commercial success, and what does it mean for the ocean? Phil Young ventures to the remote country to find out.

  • Outsiders Project
  • Phil Young
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Dora Atim: “Bravery is going off piste”

Ultra Black Running — Ahead of Kendal Mountain Festival, Phil Young catches up with the running influencer to hear about her work and building a community, while tracing how brand support for diversity initiatives has dwindled in recent years. 

  • The Outsiders Project
  • Phil Young

We Run Mountains: Black Trail Runners tackle Infinite Trails

Soaking up the altitude and adrenaline at Europe’s flagship trail running event, high in the Austrian Alps, with three rising British runners of colour.

  • The Outsiders Project
  • Phil Young

Does Team GB still have a diversity problem?

Medal success has overshadowed British sport’s lack of progress on increasing representation and missed opportunities to invest in a bright new generation of diverse sporting talent, argues Phil Young.

  • Outdoors
  • Phil Young

The Sikh Polar Explorer at the end of the world

Preet Chandi is the first Woman of Colour to explore the South Pole solo and holds the fastest unsupported female record. Yet still, some refuse to give her the credit she deserves.

  • Outsiders Project
  • Phil Young

Marginalised explorers are finding more allies in the outdoor community

As a new allyship course launches for instructors and guides, Phil Young reflects on a growing diversity movement and the work still to be done to create a welcoming, inclusive outdoors.

  • The Outsiders Project
  • Phil Young

The first all-Women of Colour team to race Infinite Trails

Three Black Trail Runners members meet to train in Wales’ Eryri National Park, before taking on the team challenge of adidas TERREX Infinite Trails 2023 in Austria.

  • The Outsiders Project
  • Phil Young

Black Trail Runners are standing their ground

In partnership with adidas — The campaigning charity are on a mission to increase inclusion, participation and representation of Black people in trail running.

  • Outsiders Project
  • Marcus Barnes

Skate legend Ray Barbee is still living the dream

The Outsiders Project — The street-skating pioneer talks life, legacy and why, after all these years, he still views his monumental career as a case of ’right time, right place’.

  • Outsiders Project
  • Phil Young

The mountain bikers pushing for a more inclusive scene

In partnership with adidas Terrex — Justin Yates and Sharn Mahoney are part of a new generation of bikers: one that wants to share the high-octane beauty of the sport with as many people as possible.

  • Outsiders Project
  • Shannon Mahanty

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