This year we have seen a period of dry and sometimes quite warm weather and as a result a lot of activity out on the crags. People new […]
Waste Management
If you are out on the hill for a long day or overnight then at some point the call of nature must be answered. As the level of usage of […]
First race inov-8 Baregrip 200
Did my first proper race in my baregrips this week. The 5.2 miles of the Jack Bloor. I really like them as a shoe, the course was fast and dry […]
Barefoot Running Lecture
http://www.ted.com/talks/christopher_mcdougall_are_we_born_to_run.html 15 minute talk by Christopher McDougall about natural or barefoot running. It’s sort of the main theme of his book condensed into a short lecture.
Paragliding season kicks off
Well the dry warm weather has been perfect for some great spring flying in the UK. The North of England and Scotland has seen some amazing conditions recently, and some […]
Check out the team
For the first time in about a year, every member of staff was at work today and the sun was shining. We took the opportunity to take a new staff […]
Black Diamond Staff Training
Last week Fran and I had a day down in the Peak District with Neil Gresham and the guys from First Ascent trying out some of Black Diamond‘s climbing range. […]
Transceiver testing
Having just retested the Ortovox 3+ avalanche transceiver and also taken part in a short transceiver practise session at Glenmore Lodge using the BCA Tracker. I got to thinking about […]
inov-8 Running Philosophy
inov-8 have published a booklet of information titled ‘Making The Transition to Natural Running’. The booklet can be downloaded as a PDF here. http://www.inov-8.com/transition/ The claims made in the booklet […]