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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?

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What went down at the London screening of STEPS: Deo Kato’s Run for Justice

Cape Town to Shoreditch — Taking place at Rich Mix, the evening featured a Q&A with the runner himself and Huck’s Phil Young, as well as plenty of community connection.

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Imprisonment, illness, internal strife: Deo Kato’s mammoth run for justice

STEPS — Spanning 17 months, 21 countries and two continents, the Ugandan born athlete ran from Cape Town to London to raise awareness of racism and migration stories, while trying to find his own place in the world. A new film explores his obstacle-filled path and what he learned along the way.

  • Sport
  • Olivia Fee
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Huck’s guide to Kendal Mountain Festival 2025

Share the Adventure — From film premieres to late-night parties, here are our circled events over the jam-packed weekend.

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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. 

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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.

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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 untold story of surfing’s ancient African roots

Watch a Huck-exclusive preview of Wade in the Water, which reclaims the 1,000-year-old Black surfing tradition and hopes to inspire a new generation of Black surfers.

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  • Sam Haddad

Capturing Stillness: How cold water surf photography is therapy

Robyn Steady is a surfer and photographer whose surf therapy sessions with Wave Project are helping tackle the mental health crisis among young people in Scotland.

  • Outdoors
  • David Lyons

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.

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An indigenous mountaineer and triathlete search for healing in the backcountry

Athletes Adam Campbell and Sandy Ward cross paths along their healing journeys in this beautiful film from Breaking Trails, a new online series from The GORE-TEX Brand.

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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.

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