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Project: WE is about inspiring those in our international community to get outside. What better way than to read stories and articles written by our team of amazing writers.
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Cheap Thrills - Cycling on a Budget
We often don’t do things because of lack of time, money or motivation. There are obviously an abundance of reasons for not sacking it all...
Eilidh Vass Payne
Jun 13, 20216 min read
New Beginnings
At long last, it feels as if even the most stubbornly cold wildernesses of Scotland have finally let go of Winter and embraced the...
Sophie Zych
May 20, 20212 min read
'Blue Medicine'
I grew up near the ocean and I have always enjoyed outdoor surroundings like beaches and the watersports that come with them. However, I...
Sorsha Caldwell
Apr 8, 20213 min read
Forest Bathing and Nature Prescriptions: Could Nature Therapy be the Solution to 2020?
2020 has been a year. The Coronavirus pandemic has impacted nearly every aspect of our lives, and the consequences have been huge....
emilybowie
Sep 8, 20204 min read
Protecting Old Friends
Bored in the house and in the house bored: this perfectly describes the beginning of my so-called “corona-cation.” When first learning...
vickydinov
Aug 31, 20206 min read
THE WOMEN OF THE HOUR: 2020 GRANT RECIPIENTS
In 2018, the founders of Project: WE Sophie, Maicen and myself met at the University of Otago in Dunedin, New Zealand. It was there that...
Frances Elizabeth
Aug 1, 20205 min read
Gender in Mountaineering: Wriggling into the Confidence Gap - Emily Bowie & Oonagh Thin
Written by Emily Bowie Data from Emily Bowie & Oonagh Thin Just like the majority of the world’s population as of late, I’ve been trying...
Sophie Zych
Jul 18, 20206 min read
Where on Earth is Inverpolly?
I was making plans for my time off in August, when Moose rang me out of the blue to tell me there was one space left on a canoe trip he...
Frances Elizabeth
Jun 30, 20205 min read
Wind, Weddings, and the West Coast - Sean McGinley
In my third year at University, one of our assessments required us to write a feature article of our choosing. The assignment came with...
Sophie Zych
Jun 1, 20206 min read
Scotland's West Coast - Murray Livingston
This trip was about freedom. The freedom to explore, to go where I wanted to go, to see beauty in nature, to explore the West coast of...
Sophie Zych
May 14, 20201 min read
Inside Out; Outside In.
Across the world, outdoor enthusiasts are caged like animals. Humanity is on a standstill, a universal intake of breath in late February...
Tom Moose Kilpatrick
Apr 27, 20206 min read
You can go your own way.
“Why the f*** do we have to do this, this is f***ing s**t.” These words hit me as I opened the door to the bus to greet my group, the...
Tom Moose Kilpatrick
Feb 26, 202011 min read
Magnitude of The Beauty
Being in 30’s especially mid 30’s I feel like it’s just about me now. My focus changed to something that I want to do, not something I...
Lahari Dronavalli
Jan 29, 20207 min read
Just get out the door!
I’ve just woken up in the back of my van. It’s cold outside, in fact I can see my breath. I think I can even hear rain on the outside of...
Tom Moose Kilpatrick
Dec 10, 20194 min read
What's stopping you?
As women our relationship with the outdoors can be very different to that of men. Whilst historically there have been some incredible...
Chiara Moscardini
Oct 9, 20196 min read
How the Mountains became my Medicine
Hi, my name is Morgan, and I have something called Celiac Disease: when I consume gluten, my body attacks my intestinal lining. The...
Morgan F
Sep 26, 20193 min read
Mariel Tang: Sailing With NOLS
When people ask me why I love the outdoors, I often say I love the beauty, the slow pace of life, and most importantly, the person I...
Maicen Carita Johansen
Jul 16, 20192 min read
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