The date of the Erbil Marathon 2019 has recently been announced by race organisers. It shall be taking place on Friday 25th October 2019. Since its founding in 2015 the Erbil Marathon has taken place annually, including a 5km, 10km…
Pakistan's Prime Minister Imran Khan recently announced the implementation of a new online visa system. Currently, the new e-visa system is only accessible to nationals of five countries; the United Kingdom, United Arab Emirates, Turkey, China and Malaysia. There are…
On 8th February 2019, the 2nd Annual Dahabshiil Somaliland Marathon brought international runners from Finland, Norway, Sweden, France, UK, Netherlands, USA, Ethiopia and Djibouti. They joined runners from four provinces of Somaliland as well as Mogadishu and Kismayo to compete…
The Iraq Ski Rally took place for the 2nd year running last week. Despite the unfavourable weather conditions for competitors, there was a great turn out both from locals and international participants. The festival was hosted in Choman, a 3-4hour drive…
Untamed Borders co-founder James Willcox has been invited to join the board of Free to Run. Free to Run is an organisation that uses adventure sports, including running, to create safe spaces for women and develop female leadership in post-conflict…
Date: 13th July – 2nd August 2019 In July/August 2019 we will be heading to one of world's most remote corners for a first ascent climbing expedition. Our 21 day journey will visit one of the world’s least visited corners…
Helping three US Army Captains return to Iraq and make a ski descent of the 3600 metre high Mt Halgurd was one of the trips we were most proud of organising this year. Their full Adventure Not War film can be seen…
Last month we guided a group of US veterans in Iraq who completed a successful first ski descent of Iraq's highest peak, Mt. Halgurd. A documentary film is currently in post-production by the team. If you're interested to find out…