Last season I did my first ski tours. As someone who has done a lot of resort skiing, both on and off the piste I was been keen to explore […]
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Preparing for the Alps
Preparing for the Alps With my first summer alpine trip not far away I thought I’d better make an effort to spend as much time as possible getting used to […]
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Graham’s Coast to Coast Cycle
In June I took a week out of the office to cycle the Coast to Coast. The route I planned to take was created by Tim Woodcock which starts on […]
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12 essential tips for sleeping outdoors
Check out this awesome infographic from Thermarest with tips for getting a good night’s kip in the great outdoors. Click here to see the full Thermarest range from facewest.co.uk Image […]
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Oliver’s Haute Route – Guest blog
The following article is written by Oliver Chipperfield, who, in March 2015 completed a traverse of the Haute Route. We thought we would share Oliver’s advice and experience with […]
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Suunto Ambit Range
The Suunto Ambit 3 range is Suunto’s latest sports watch family, designed to take advantage of technology now available in modern smart phones and tablets. The range breaks down […]
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Pile Gloves
Sometimes it takes a while to spot a change in your habits or preferences, especially when you try as much new kit as I do. Recently I noticed there was a […]
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Mountain Equipment Drilite – Explained!
Everyone’s heard of Gore-Tex and eVent, but there’s some other great options for waterproof fabric too. Mountain Equipment uses their own Drilite on many of their jackets, pants and gloves. […]
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Mammut Product Testing
A couple of weeks ago, Graham and myself went down to Wales to spend a couple of days with the team from Mammut, testing out and learning about some of […]