Ash Routen
(He/Him)
As seen in:
Explorersweb,
MSN,
Yahoo Life,
Financial Times,
Nature,
The Guardian,
The Telegraph,
Red Bull,
BMJ Open,
MDPI,
Substack
and
Covers:
Specialise in outdoor adventure, adventure travel, and exploration. Particular expertise in Arctic travel and polar expeditions.
Interview
What was your first job as a journalist?
Freelancing for ExplorersWeb
Have you ever used a typewriter?
No!
What's your favorite social network?
Twitter
Why did you become a journalist?
To highlight the best stories of adventure travel.
Did you work for your high school newspaper? If so, what did you do there?
No
What story are you most proud of writing or working on?
A piece on Andrzej Bargiel's first ski descent of K2 for the Financial Times.
What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?
Practice writing!
Aside from your own, what's your favorite publication to read?
ExplorersWeb
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