Microadventure

So how do you train yourself to find awe? One answer may be microadventures. A microadventure is exactly what it sounds like: a short, simple, cheap, local version of an adventure.

In 2011, amid struggles to secure funding for an Antarctic expedition, [Alastair] Humphreys started blogging about “microadventures”: inclusive, easy-to-emulate escapades like “sleeping outdoors” or “foraging for a meal”.