Active Traveller Magazine - Your guide to activity and adventure holidays and travel including: walking, kayaking, sailing, surfing, mountain biking, climbing, family holidays and gear reviews.

Kite surfing – Extreme fun and a great workout! Active Traveller member Annelies is into kite surfing in a big way and thinks everyone else should give it a try. Read her thoughts on how and why to get started here.

Horse riding is accessible, easy to learn and helps you appreciate the great outdoors from a slightly higher vantage point. Rob McKinlay saddles up.

Progressive Rock   Rob McKinlay makes the move from indoor climbing walls to the rock face, with the help of top alpine climber Matt Helliker.

The British Surfing Association... Riding the crest of a wave is commonly described as a feeling like no other and one of the reasons why surfing maintains such a strong following around the world. It originated in Hawaii and was a central part of their ancient culture. The modern recreational and competitive sport still has strong links to the islands and also encompasses bodyboarding and bodysurfing.

The BCU Paddlesports offer something for everyone. From calm, steady paced canoeing on placid waters to facing the challenge of raging torrents, competitive sprint racing and exploring coastal scenery by sea kayak. The diversity of the sport has secured its wide appeal.

Do you ride goofy?   Whether you are new to snow sports or know your way around on and off piste the technical and not so technical jargon of the snow covered world can be baffling. Read on and get to grips with some of the terms.

Rock "N" Roll... Learning with a pro may seem like a dream come true, but mountain biking with Steve Peat, downhill world champion, takes Matt Carroll well and truly out of his comfort zone.  

Learn the lingo with explanations for some of the most common mountain biking terms.