The Great Offline Adventure

Can the great outdoors still inspire a generation raised on screens? 2026 sees the Duke of Edinburgh Awards marking 70 years of taking young people on adventures in the British countryside. To celebrate, explorer Dwayne Fields travels from expeditions in the Yorkshire Dales to adrenaline-fuelled outings in the Scottish Highlands, meeting the people proving that real-life adventures are more fulfilling than their digital equivalents.