Unboxing of the All-New Discovery | A portrait of the sailing legend, Sir Ben Ainslie | Look into the future of mobility and transportation | Copenhagen – probably the coolest city in the world?
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N A V I G A T O R 05 ADVENTURE PADDLING PIONEERS A story about endurance, extreme conditions and mystic kayakers, by adventurer and explorer Olly Hicks I first got wind of the Finmen mystery when my friend and fellow adventurer, Patrick Winterton, pointed me towards a book he had read, Searching for the Finmen, by Norman Rogers. In it, Rogers explores the incredible story of Inuit kayakers, or Finmen, arriving on the remote Scottish isles by sea as early as in the beginning 1700s. To this day no one knows exactly where the bizarre paddling visitors came from, but artefacts preserved in Scottish museums – including hunting paraphernalia and the remains of an ancient skincovered kayak – point to the possibility of Inuit paddlers arriving autonomously by sea from Greenland more than 1,000 miles to the north east. I decided to find out whether the passage could indeed be possible. To do so, I would need to imitate the journey from the shores of eastern Greenland to Scotland’s north coast, accompanied only by my travel partner George Bullard and a lightly modified Inuk Duo 6.8m sea kayak. It would be a journey no one had completed in modern times, but I wanted to shed light on this little known mystery – and prove to myself and the world that it is possible. As we began planning the trip, it became clear that we were facing a truly epic challenge. The Arctic waters are notoriously treacherous, and the journey would see us cover more than 1,200 miles, at times alone on the open sea with no communication and limited supplies. We would need to paddle through the night and only rest five minutes per hour. The Inuk kayak would become our home. And we would have to face the “Devil’s Dancefloor”, a feared, open 280-mile passage between Iceland and the Faroe Islands renowned for its unpredictability and wild conditions. I began kayaking when I was seven years old and have always felt at home at sea, even in rough conditions. But this was beyond anything I had ever done before. Above and right: George Bullard and Olly Hicks. It takes a special kind of grit to be a modern-day Finman PHOTOGRAPHY: EMMA HALL 16
Land Rover Magazine showcases stories from around the world that celebrate inner strength and the drive to go Above and Beyond.
In this issue, New Defender is put through its paces by two inspirational young adventurers as they prepare for an expedition to the South Pole. We also celebrate 50 years of Range Rover by taking a journey of discovery to Dubai. As well as looking back, we look to future as a group of visionaries explain the technologies that could change the future for all of us.
In this issue, new Defender is put through its paces by two inspirational young adventurers as they prepare for an expedition to the South Pole. We also celebrate 50 years of Range Rover by taking a journey of discovery to Dubai. As well as looking back, we look to future as a group of visionaries explain the technologies that could change the future for all of us.
Icelandic surfing, enabled by the new Land Rover Defender
| Artisanal globe-making in London with Bellerby & Co
| Gallery of stunning drone photography
| Author Helen Russell explores the meaning of happiness
| Exclusive short story by Jean Macneil
Shenzhen by Range Rover Sport PHEV
| A first drive in the new Range Rover Evoque
| Mid-century modernist architecture in Germany
| George Bamford on what makes true luxury
| Meet moon-walker Charlie Duke
| Carnival subculture in Brazil
Share the passion of a Land Rover-loving community in a remote corner of India
| Experience the thrills of driving on ice in the Range Rover Velar
| Explore stunning Donegal with seafarer Monty Halls and his family
| Relive the child-like sense of wonder captured at the Above & Beyond Tour
| See why the Range Rover PHEV impressed mountaineer Jimmy Chin
| Encounter the most powerful Defender: the Classic Works V8 special
Look back at the birth of the original Land Rover | How Land Rover has driven adventure and scientific exploration | GQ Editor Dylan Jones discusses inspiration with Chief Design Officer Gerry McGovern | Exploring the potential impact of electrification and connected vehicles | Tackling the 999 steep steps up to Heaven’s Gate in China
New Range Rover and Range Rover Sport Plug-in Hybrids | Why Oslo shines as a beacon of electric mobility | Uncovering Mia Suki’s unbridled passion | How Project Hero is optimising crisis response for the Austrian Red Cross | A stunning Norwegian drive in the Range Rover Velar
Unveiling of the New Range Rover Velar | Step inside some of the planet’s most exclusive homes | Man’s relationship with dogs | An epic drive through the Isle of Skye | The legendary Beechcraft Bonanza takes to the Skies
Unboxing of the All-New Discovery | A portrait of the sailing legend, Sir Ben Ainslie | Look into the future of mobility and transportation | Copenhagen – probably the coolest city in the world?
Meet Ratan Tata | Travel through the Outback in a Discovery Sport | Head to California in search of the Lost Coast | Sir Paul Smith and his bespoke Defender | Grass roots Rugby
