Avaunt, Issue 9

Avaunt is an award-winning journal dedicated to documenting and celebrating human endeavour, from the wildest, highest, deepest, coldest and hottest corners of the Earth and beyond.

Each issue provides the chance to feel the adventure in your hands and read exclusive features. Featuring an extremely high calibre of editorial and photographic contributors, Avaunt magazine is unlike anything else on the market – appealing to those interested not only in global exploration, but also exploration of the mind. With expansive editorial range the magazine assembles a stellar cast of writers – the world’s most authoritative figures in science, philosophy, technology and literature – punctuated by accessible and timeless examples of adventurous fashion and some of the most pioneering photographers working today.

In this issue:
Forgotten Valley of the Wakhan / Mark Gatiss / Hong Kong and the Etiquette of Protest / Absinthe / Phrenology / Dozo Hunters / Teufelsberg: The Abandoned Spy Base Atop Berlin’s ‘Devil Mountain’ / Inside China’s Mars Base / Urban Vertical Farming / The Designer Creating Sustainable Lamps From Intestines / ‘Manhattan of the Desert’ Under Threat / The Museum Built Entirely by Robots / Breaking the Landspeed Record / Neodymium: Key to Trump’s Interest in Greenland / Eugene Bullard: Pioneering African-American Fighter Pilot