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Take it from someone who's been there ... From inspiring interviews with adventurers to relatable stories by first-timers, GORP wants to include everyone's outdoor story. Plus, who doesn't love a fun fact?

Robyn Quick·
Insights
·30 March 2023

Everything you need to know about geocaching

If you have a smartphone with a GPS signal and a sturdy pair of shoes, you are ready to join the world’s largest treasure hunt
Isaac Patrick Murphy·
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·29 March 2023

I tried foraging for wild garlic

GORP member Isaac Murphy swaps London's concrete landscape for a wild garlic chase in Cardiff’s Bute Park
Almha Murphy·
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·29 March 2023

“I never set out to be an outdoors influencer”

GORP chats to outdoors blogger Nic Hardy about how she managed to ditch the tech for a life on the trek
Robyn Quick·
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·24 March 2023

The queer group climbing to the top

ClimbOut, the UK’s first queer outdoor rock climbing festival, is coming out in the Peak District this May
Erin Zammitt·
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·23 March 2023

5 things you didn’t know about Green Man

As Wales’s Green Man eyes up an expansion, we take a look at some of the most interesting facts about the UK’s greenest festival.
Erin Zammitt·
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·21 March 2023

The outdoor group that puts women first

GORP talks to Adventure Queens' Nadia Weigh about women coming together to explore (and thrive in) the outdoors
Tianna Williams·
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·20 March 2023

Top 5 marine animals to see in the UK

Freediver Georgina "George" Miller names her top 5 favourite animals that you can see in the UK waters
Almha Murphy·
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·6 March 2023

“All the trips were self-medicating”

Welsh photographer and videographer Daniel Alford always had an interest in the natural world while building a career of 11 years
Matthaus Bridge·
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·6 March 2023

“They have stolen the goose and are selling us back the eggs”

Founding member of a protest group in Devon is determined to overturn decision prohibiting wild camping on the Dartmoor Comms
Ben Jones·
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·21 February 2023

Are paper maps an outdated technology?

GORP find out the differences between using maps and apps to traverse an ancient trial by set-ting a challenge for our team
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