The Journey: Live Outdoor Nativity Experience

Wedged in between the giants of the Hindukush and the Pamir Mountains lies one of the world’s most remote adventure playgrounds. This is the Wakhan Corridor, a panhandle-shaped strip of land in the far Northeastern corner of Afghanistan. Safe access to this area from Tajikistan draws a handful of adventurers every year to explore this rugged, virgin mountain territory. It’s over 40 degrees celsius in Dushanbe, the capital of Tajikistan, and the start of the very long journey to the valley wh

Ally is a force. Founder of the Wild Born Project, which explores birth and pregnancy among women in the world’s most remote tribal communities, Ally has been exploring, documenting and experiencing life among isolated indigenous people since she was 17 years old, with her first solo trip deep into the heart of Papua New Guinea. I met Ally through the Explorers Club, where she is a Fellow. Our connection was instant and deep and, as we live continents apart, unfurled primarily through socia

I remember that pain was always with me, but in time I stopped noticing it. I stopped hearing it, or even listening. One morning, I wake up and can’t feel my feet. I try to move them. I feel as if someone beat them with a stick the day before. I carefully pull them closer and bend them by force, pushing the endurance threshold much further than I can bear. I remember the pain of that broken thumb, the metallic taste of hypothermia, and the discomfort of stiffened clothes when the icy skin of