{"id":16526,"date":"2022-08-26T08:18:15","date_gmt":"2022-08-26T08:18:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.battleface.com\/blog\/?p=16526"},"modified":"2024-05-03T09:20:30","modified_gmt":"2024-05-03T09:20:30","slug":"why-travellers-seek-out-challenging-experiences","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.battleface.com\/blog\/why-travellers-seek-out-challenging-experiences\/","title":{"rendered":"Risk &#038; reward | Why travellers seek out challenging experiences | battleface Uncharted"},"content":{"rendered":"<span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Approx read: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> &lt; 1<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minute<\/span><\/span><h3 id=\"james-willcox-is-the-founder-o\">James Willcox is the founder of Untamed Borders, adventure-travel specialists offering bespoke trips and small group tours to some of the world\u2019s most interesting and inaccessible places.<\/h3>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-16527\" src=\"https:\/\/www.battleface.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/IMG_5308.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.battleface.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/IMG_5308.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.battleface.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/IMG_5308-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.battleface.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/IMG_5308-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.battleface.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/IMG_5308-696x522.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.battleface.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/IMG_5308-560x420.jpg 560w, https:\/\/www.battleface.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/IMG_5308-80x60.jpg 80w, https:\/\/www.battleface.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/IMG_5308-265x198.jpg 265w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>James also sits on the board of Free to Run (an NGO that provides safe spaces for women to do sports in post-conflict countries), and founded both the Marathon of Afghanistan and the Somaliland Marathon, the first mixed-gender sports events in their respective countries.<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"Risk and reward | Why travellers seek out challenging experiences\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/HrUKc85GkFo?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-16528\" src=\"https:\/\/www.battleface.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/James-and-doves-in-mazar.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.battleface.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/James-and-doves-in-mazar.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.battleface.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/James-and-doves-in-mazar-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.battleface.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/James-and-doves-in-mazar-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.battleface.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/James-and-doves-in-mazar-696x522.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.battleface.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/James-and-doves-in-mazar-560x420.jpg 560w, https:\/\/www.battleface.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/James-and-doves-in-mazar-80x60.jpg 80w, https:\/\/www.battleface.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/James-and-doves-in-mazar-265x198.jpg 265w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<h4 id=\"untamedborderscom\"><span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"><a style=\"color: #ff9900;\" href=\"https:\/\/untamedborders.com\/\">untamedborders.com<\/a><\/span><\/h4>\n<h4 id=\"freetorunorg\"><span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"><a style=\"color: #ff9900;\" href=\"https:\/\/freetorun.org\/\">freetorun.org<\/a><\/span><\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>James Willcox is the founder of Untamed Borders, adventure-travel specialists offering bespoke trips and small group tours to some of the world\u2019s most interesting and inaccessible places. 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