Introduction to Wilder Volume Three

Wilder is a platform for compelling and authentic storytelling. Stories of extraordinary places, people and experiences, through well-written, in-depth articles and striking photography. With a quarterly digital magazine and featured articles on our website, our aim is to inspire our readers to travel wilder — to explore new destinations and cultures, and to push personal boundaries through adventure travel. At the same time, we strive to set a sustainable standard, to encourage people to protect the places that they visit for future generations. In each issue we feature interviews with a range of personalities — conservationists, photographers, extreme sport athletes — people who are excelling in their field, and with stories to inspire.

In this third issue of Wilder, we feature three unique endurance trail running stories from Canada and Kenya. As part of her mission to run unsupported across a mountain range on every continent, Jenny Tough attempts a solo traverse of the Canadian Rockies. In central Kenya, three long distance runners swap tarmac for the rugged trails of Mount Kenya, in pursuit of the fastest known time up and down Africa’s second highest peak. Also in Kenya, we profile the first ultra marathon in the Maasai Mara, in aid of the rangers who risk their lives to protect its wildlife. We then hear from grassroots conservation leader, and winner of the 2020 Tusk Award for Conservation in Africa, John Kamanga, about his vision for the co-existence of pastoralists and wildlife. We take a roadtrip across Namibia’s open plains, and trek with a family of mountain gorillas in Rwanda’s Volcanoes National Park. We also witness the consequences of climate change in Alaska’s Denali National Park, and explore the vast Brooks Range on two wheels.