Leading German outdoor brand Vaude have announced plans to launch several significant new products for Spring 2014, and they will see the light of day for the first time at the upcoming Outdoor Show in Friedrichshafen, Germany, this July. The real headline-grabber is their new Lizard GUL (which stands for Giga Ultra Light) tent which weighs in at an incredible …
Bate and team battle weather to reach North Pole
Friend of Trek & Mountain and founder of expedition company Adventure Alternative, Gavin Bate, has recently completed a gruelling journey to the North Pole in aid of his Moving Mountains charity. At 03:30 GMT (9:30pm local time) on 29th May, Gavin and the rest of the team made it there after a mammoth 35km push over the course of more than …
Ellis Brigham host mountaineering talks
To coincide with the 60th anniversary year of the first Mount Everest ascent, Ellis Brigham are hosting mountaineering talks by two intrepid adventurers on Thursday 27th June at their Covent Garden Store 7.30 – 9.30pm. Mollie Hughes, 21, recently successfully climbed Everest to become one of the youngest British climbers to summit the mountain while Malgosia Skowronska has laid claim …
It was 60 years ago today…
Sixty years ago today, Sherpa Tenzing Norgay and Edmund Hillary left their tent at 27,900ft on the South-East Ridge of Mt Everest and climbed to the summit and straight into history, as the first men to make the first known ascent of the world’s highest mountain. There’s plenty of celebrations and events on today to mark the incredible achievement of …
Everest 60th anniversary – one day to go!
Sixty years ago today, the 1953 team were pushing up the South-East Ridge to Camp IX (Ridge Camp) at 27,900ft, from where Hillary and Tenzing would make their summit push the following morning. George Lowe, Ang Nyima and Alf Gregory dropped supplies here before retreating to the South Col from where they would watch Hillary and Tenzing’s progress with anticipation. …
Cool bags Everest 'Three Peaks'
Serial Everest bagger Kenton Cool has broken his own British record by summiting Everest for the 11th time. Not content with adding to his Everest summit haul, Cool has also climbed neighbouring Nuptse and Lhotse to become the first person to climb all three peaks in one push. However, controversy may ensue after Cool’s PR agency claimed that he was …
Envirotrek comes to the Lakes
As part of a series of mountain clean-up events held across various European mountain destinations since 2009, Respect the Mountains and KEEN are ready to present their second UK Envirotrek for Summer 2013. Following on from the success of the inaugural 2012 event in the Peak District, this year’s series will see the Envirotrek return to the Peak District on …
Chamonix Adventure Festival launches film and photography courses
Chamonix Adventure Festival, which runs from 15-20 July 2013, has announced film and photography courses as part of this year’s festival led by world class professionals Sébastien Montaz-Rosset and Tristan Shu. Acclaimed adventure photographer Tristan Shu will run the Adventure Photography Workshop for those looking for an introduction to action photography. Or for those more serious about learning how to …