Earlier this month, we kicked off our seasonal 'evening with…' events at Flour Water Salt in Macclesfield. We had the pleasure of having adventure cyclist and storyteller Chris Hall join us. He took us down memory lane, sharing how the outdoors reconnected him with his younger self and how that translated into a lifestyle of adventure! Chris gave us a true insight into what the outdoors means to him. Days before the event, Chris returned from Badlands, his latest bike adventure across the deserts of Southern Spain. In this month's Journey into the Outdoors, we will be reflecting on our...

This month we are thrilled to be speaking with athlete, author and advocate Emily Chappell. We sat down with Emily to chat about creativity, exploring new cities, and getting to know yourself again when health isn’t on your side. Earlier this summer we also joined Emily, Rapha, Peak Queer Adventures and a group of awesome riders for High Camp, a three-day bike-packing retreat in the Peak District.  The event was aimed at creating a space for LGBTQ+ riders to dip a toe in bikepacking culture, make new friends and enjoy a long weekend in the great outdoors – and to...

Hari is a Bristol-based adventure cyclist with a passion for bringing people together in the outdoors. She has organized the weekly gravel ride series "Trails & Ales" and the event series "Trash Cat," participated in numerous single-day and multi-day gravel races and events, and also runs a commercial interior design business.  Words by Hari Milburn How did you first come across Kickback? I am an ATEAMer for Trash Free Trails and heard about Kickback through them. I was looking for a regular partner for our Trash Cat event series and with Kickback’s outreach to the outdoors it just made sense to...

David, our head of coffee recently got back from Colombia where he was visiting some of our coffee producing partners. It's a chance to check in with how the harvest is going, further develop relationships and explore the vast landscapes coffee farms are situated. We reflect the trip and dive deeper into how David spends this time in the outdoors.     Where did your trip start?  After 28 hours of travel I landed at El Eden airport in Armenia. Here I was greeted by Santiago in his pick up truck, chucked my bags in the back and headed straight...