The Exmoor National Park recently bore witness to a totally unique event. 20 intrepid adventurers, including Rugby World Cup winner, Will Greenwood, made the early train from Paddington and travelled to the stunningly wild North Devon coast for a taster of the Talisker Whisky Coastal Challenge by IGO Adventures. IGO and Talisker teams into a…
When the IGO team first visited the Lake District on a recce mission in 2018 the general report was that the weather can be ‘interesting’. I think ‘variable’ was also used. Fast forward to the end of April 2019 and 33 intrepid adventurers from the Rigby Group made their way to Cumbria ready to embark…
IGO Ambassador, ‘Elite’ Marathon runner and Worlds Toughest Mudder gives us an insight into how he ended up on the start line with Paula Radcliffe and his future racing plans.
Rory Lawson, former international rugby player speaks about how he maintains peak performance with correct fuel and hydration and how CocoPro was born to fill a vital gap in the market. To be at my best I knew I needed to get the fundamentals right – physical preparation and mental preparation. Getting myself physically right…
Exploring Heddon’s Mouth As I drive down a narrow track in a remote part of North Devon searching for a stunning campsite option, my wife Lucy, son Max and dog Thumpa are all convinced I have totally the wrong place and choices for turning around for a hasty retreat become more and more limited. My…
Many of us spend our lives in a state of flux, city buzz and Saturday night fever. At IGO we’re aware of the science of over-doing this. Being constantly exposed to the stresses of a day-to-day city life we’re hitting up our sympathetic nervous system more than we even know. Fight or flight should be…
Meet Kiko – World record holding adventurer, environmental champion, social entrepreneur and IGO Ambassador. How would you describe yourself? I have been trying to escape boxes all my life and I don’t want to be in one… ever! So I’m not really sure how I describe myself… but if I had to choose…
Meet the brothers, Ben and Alex Towill, who are fuelling IGO’s participants Ben co-founded Silkstone Hospitality Group in 2008 and created renowned New York City eateries, The Fat Radish, Ruschmeyers, The Leadbelly and The East Pole. Prior to that, he worked for Rick Stein, Gordon Ramsay and Raymond Blanc. He co-authored “The Fat Radish Food…
This month we welcome Holly and John to the team, taking us to a grand total of 4.5 full-timers (the half being George, who is off planning a little walk to the Arctic as I write this). We sit down with them to hear all about what brought them to IGO… With a background in…
