Josh Gale – Journalist. Editor. Yogi.

With the ninth edition of Red Bull X-Alps just around the corner – and Suunto once again a main partner – we preview the sheer audacity of the race route.

Pierre Bouchard began cycle touring in 1990 and has since travelled all over the world, covering the distance of four loops of the planet. In this first of three instalments* about the “Nomads” we asked him what he’s learned.

Nomads Pierre Bouchard and Janick Lemieux have cycled all over the world, covering an equivalent distance of four loops of the planet. In this second instalment of our three part series*, we asked them about daily life on the road.

In this third part of our series* about them, nomadic globe-pedalling cyclists Pierre Bouchard and Janick Lemieux tell us which countries were the most bicycle friendly!

Whether it’s the martial arts, cooking, or walking and hiking, preparation is a crucial part of the process. Get it wrong, and later down the track you’ll probably encounter obstacles. Better to put a little extra effort in at the beginning.

Last year ultra runner and Suunto athlete Rickey Gates ran across the United States to get to know his country better. Now he’s running every single street in San Francisco to get to know his city better. Do the same in your city, town, or neighborhood, and be up to win one of his Suunto watches.

Some adventures are too long and too epic to navigate with paper maps. A Frenchman doing a 6000 km solo thru-hike and bike of New Zealand is going all in on a Suunto 9 for navigation instead.

In our fast moving modern world, walking is just the thing we need to slow down and stay in balance. It might not be as glamorous as road cycling or trail running, but this ancient sport has far more to offer than you might imagine.

Marty Schmidt is quite possibly the best climber you’ve never heard of. Denali Schmidt has a big name to live up to.

The first watch in Suunto’s new World Collection is named after Mount Kailash, the revered holy mountain in Tibet. So sacred is it to four Asian religions that climbing it is off limits. Yet, Kailash mysteriously calls people to it from all over the world. No one who answers the call returns the same.

Pro mountain guide and Suunto ambassador Mark Smiley has amassed stacks of glacier and crevasse crossing experience. He decided to combine that knowledge with his other passion – adventure filmmaking – to create an accessible online video course.

Sleepwalkers look elsewhere: these are some of the world’s most spectacularly exposed mountain huts.

Explore some of the world’s strangest and most unusual mountain summits.

Fancy yourself as a top-notch driver? Ok, ace, how do you think you’d handle these crazy roads?

Ultra running champion and Suunto ambassador Ryan Sandes had ample opportunity to ponder his life while running 1504 km along the Great Himalayan Trail. After the gruelling 25 day adventure came to an end, he jotted down five essential life lessons he’d learned along the way.

Suunto athlete and ultra cyclist Omar Di Felice finished the 3500km non-stop Transiberica Bike Race in 11 days, earning second place. Unlike his usual extreme adventures in the Arctic, this time he had to battle through a heatwave.