Dan Richards is a British writer and journalist specializing in travel, memoir, and the culture of remote places. Born in Wales in 1982 and raised in Bristol, he studied English literature and philosophy before embarking on a career that blends storytelling and exploration. He is co-author of Holloway with Robert Macfarlane and Stanley Donwood, which became a Sunday Times bestseller. Dan’s subsequent books include The Beechwood Airship Interviews, Climbing Days (which retraces the mountaineering footsteps of his great-great-aunt Dorothy Pilley and great-great-uncle I. A. Richards), and Outpost: A Journey to the Wild Ends of the Earth. His writing – for publications such as The Guardian, Monocle, and The Economist – examines how people respond to isolation, adventure, and the “spaces at the edges” of the familiar. Based in the Pacific Northwest, he continues to travel widely and write about the landscapes that reflect our relationship with nature and self.