Richard Edwards

In a previous life, Richard spent over a decade on market-leading sci-fi/fantasy magazine SFX, where he talked movies, TV and books with some of the biggest names in the genre. Having swapped Star Wars and Star Trek for the great outdoors, he's worked on Advnture since it launched in July 2020, and looks after the day-to-day running of the site.

Latest articles by Richard Edwards

White Mountains in New Hampshire

Be prepared, hikers warned – or they may have to foot the bill for their rescue

By Richard Edwards published

New Hampshire search and rescue officials remind hikers to take necessary precautions this winter

Woman picking up trash in forest

Forest Service bans camping at popular hot springs

By Richard Edwards last updated

Two sites in Montana have been contaminated with litter and subjected to deliberate environmental damage

Advnture staff writer Julia Clarke hits the trails on Vail Mountain in Colorado

About Advnture: who we are and what we do

By Richard Edwards last updated

All you need to know about the home of outdoor buying advice

a trio of climbers

Climbers narrowly escape death in Cairngorms rockfall

By Richard Edwards last updated

A trio of climbers was on the third pitch of the Aladdin’s Couloir route in Scotland's Cairngorms mountain range when a massive rockfall came tumbling down the route, narrowly missing all three

Football fans celebrating

If hillwalkers were football clubs: from the spendthrift “gear junkies” of Manchester to the casual peakbaggers of Madrid

By Kieran Cunningham, Richard Edwards published

Imagining types of hillwalkers as football clubs: a field guide to the behaviours we’d expect supporters of clubs from across the continent to exhibit on the trails

northern hemisphere night sky

The northern hemisphere night sky: the stars, planets and galaxies to look out for this winter

By Richard Edwards published

12 wonders of the northern hemisphere night sky to look out for with the naked eye or binoculars

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Youth Hostels in England to begin limited re-opening in July

By Richard Edwards last updated

YHA announces plans to re-open accommodation as UK government eases coronavirus restrictions

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“Know your limits”, Lake District hikers urged

By Richard Edwards last updated

Lake District Search and Mountain Rescue Association issues plea after dramatic increase in callouts

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Wainwright Lake District sketch breaks auction record

By Richard Edwards last updated

Legendary author's drawing of Striding Edge on Helvellyn fetches over £10,000

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