Listen to a stunningly illustrated biography by Julie Summers; featuring one of mountaineering’s greatest mysteries, and Sandy Allen sharing experiences from his first ascent of a route on Nanga Parbat. From Arc’teryx and Ellis Brigham, enjoy unforgettable and inspiring stories, about two legends in mountaineering. Plus a short film about Arc’teryx athlete Luka Lindic. Everest Needs You, Mr Irvine The disappearance …
Uepaa! – New smartphone app could revolutionise mountain rescue
Whether walking in the Lake District, exploring alone in the Dolomites, or skiing the backcountry – Uepaa! is a new smartphone app that could save your life, and the lives of others around you. Walking or running in mountainous areas of the UK often entails covering large areas of mobile signal blackspots. Despite this, some of us still justify the …
Remembering Legendary Alpinist, Bob Craig
In the year 1953, Bob Craig, Dee Molenaar, Pete Schoening, George Bell, Art Gilkey, Charlie Houston, Tony Streather and Bob Bates attempted a new route on K2. Craig played a large role in the expedition, and the heroic rescue attempt of his partners. On January 16th 2015, Bob Craig passed away at the age of 90. Originally published in Alpinist …
Re-launch of the Llanberis Mountain Film Festival
Reimagined, and coming this spring, the Llanberis Mountain Film Festival (LLAMFF) is going to be bigger and better than ever! In the heart of North Wales’ mountain culture, the home of many great mountaineers, and where traditional climbing is pure and often serious. A plethora of steep terrain, torrents of water, and some of the best climbing and scrambling, Snowdonia …
Garmin launches new GPS smart watches
Garmin have launched their most advanced activity watches yet, the fēnix 3 and epix, featuring GPS, altimeter, and much more. Designed for almost any outdoor activity, from trail running to kayaking, these smart devices can aid training routines, and help you perform on the mountain, in the air, or the water. Both watches can connect to a smartphone, and give notifications …
Haglöfs awarded Sustainability Brand of the Year
Passionate about manufacturing products ethically, Haglöfs is one of today’s most sustainable developers of well-made clothing and equipment for the mountains. During 2013, Haglöfs defined an array of tough sustainability goals. They aim to ensure that 50% of clothing products sold are made from recycled material, and 80% of clothing manufactured with bluesign®-approved materials. In addition, 50% of their hardware will be manufactured …
Ultra tour des 4 Massifs registration opens
Departing from the centre of Grenoble, the Ultra tour des 4 Massifs (Ut4M) crosses the four surrounding alpine mountain ranges. Riding on the success of previous years, the Ut4M gains three new races and is now recognised as the great feast of the trail! The third edition of this event will be holding a total of 8 races: Ut4M …
Sir Chris Bonington's 'My Climbing Life' talk comes to RGS
Sir Chris Bonington, who recently turned 80 years old, will be discussing his lifetime’s experiences climbing around the world with a special talk on 11th February at the RGS. To celebrate his birthday, and the last 65 years of his life spent climbing and mountaineering, Sir Chris Bonington repeated one of his famous rock routes in the UK, The Old Man …
Scottish Winter Weekend – sign up here!
On the weekend of 28th February to 2nd March, Trek & Mountain will be running its second annual Scottish Winter Weekend event, in association with Rab, Lowe Alpine and Polartec – and YOU are invited! The weekend combines winter mountaineering instruction provided by Peak Mountaineering during the …
Jornet sets new Aconcagua speed record
Kilian Jornet has set the fastest ever time for the ascent and descent of Aconcagua (6,962m) in Argentina. He clocked a round trip time of 12 hours 49 minutes on the normal route. Departing and arriving from Horcones, he covered 59.85km and 3,962m of height gain. This is the penultimate challenge of Jornet’s Summits of My Life project that …