Sophie Saul, 2015 Elective Competition runner up, on her elective at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas.

This video reminds us not everyone we post up here is a superhero made of steel. But this guy is definitely still a hero.

Is there anything more badass than a polar volcano? Ask Dr Zoe Burton – she took a break from anaesthetic training in Portsmouth to be an expedition doctor at the foot of Antarctica’s Mount Erebus.

Ever fancied cycling the length of a mountain range? Reza Noori and Laura Irwin have started doing just that, combining their love of fitness, bikes, the outdoors and photography to undertake an epic South American trip, raising money for NGO charity Lifebox.

Professional UK mountain bike racer and emergency medicine nurse Hannah Barnes shares her adventures, both on two wheels and in the hospital.

Through a geological quirk, the summit of Ecuador’s Mount Chimborazo is the furthest point from the centre of the Earth. Chris Imray, Hannah Lock and the BMRES Team headed for the peak.

In the week that the Calais ‘Jungle’ is bulldozed, this is Hannah Evans’ account of volunteering in a refugee camp in the port of Mytilini, Greece.

Gee Atherton asserts his dominance on a bunch of hopefuls in this display of speed with one or two not wholly unexpected calamities.

Chill out with a tranquil adventure into the beautiful world of cave kayaking.

Few people manage to live life as a full-time adventurer, but the UK’s Squash Falconer is one. We asked her how she made it happen and if she had any tips for budding expedition medics.