Welcome to wigwam, your outdoors insider

Wigwam is a space for people who love the outdoors. Exploring topics and trends in adventure travel; Wigwam is your go-to destination for news and features on things from the wilder side of life.
- features
- reviews
- comment
-
Why rename Denali? An adventurous guide to naming mountains
Donald Trump was accused of making a molehill out of a mountain this week, ordering America’s tallest summit be renamed. But Mt Denali isn’t the only big mountain…
4 min read
-
What is Adventure Travel?
Adventure travel is like a camel: easy to recognise, hard to define. So the story goes of a traveller’s encounter with a lumpy animal in the desert. She…
4 min read
Sponsored
-
What is camping on Antarctica like? Icebergs for a bed
Antarctica is a once-in-a-lifetime destination that lends itself to outlandish activities – like sleeping out on the ice or even taking a mini-submarine ride. There aren’t many opportunities…
4 min read
-
The National Parks problem
The National Parks movement, now 150 years old, is considered to have begun with the opening of Yellowstone National Park. Created by presidential proclamation in 1872, it was…
4 min read