Seeking Solitude, Finding Solidarity: on foot through the Caucasus – Val Ismaili

70 years after Partition, Shreyashi Dasgupta goes in search of her grandfather's old home.

Undeterred by local conflict and brutal terrain, Chaz’s source to sea walk along the wildest river was far from easy.

The first woman to complete this journey, Elspeth ran the spine of Scotland, surrounded by bogs, rain and beauty.

Having never kayaked before, Ian set off to hike and paddle Sri Lanka’s longest river from source to sea. From the country’s third highest peak – Totapola Kanda – Ian travelled through tea plantations, ancient city-states, and modern tourist destinations. This journey challenged his ideas of river travel and demonstrated the difficulties of water security for developing nations.