“Help clean up your favourite nature spot, earn a delicious barbeque lunch and enjoy a rewarding afternoon of fun, action pursuits in the great outdoors…” is how the organisers of the first Envirotek event to be held in the UK tout it, and to us it sounds like an absolute winner! Envirotek is a joint venture between Respect The Mountains …
Trek&Mountain contributor launches Snow Leopard bid
Regular Trek&Mountain contributor Jon Gupta and his climbing partner Nick Valentine have begun their attempt to become the first British mountaineers to hold the Snow Leopard award – that is, to climb all five 7000m peaks in the former Soviet Union. Having summited Peak Lenin on 17th July, they will now go on to attempt the other four peaks needed …
Garmin launch fēnix GPS watch
Garmin has announced the launch of its first GPS wrist watch for serious mountaineers and outdoor discoverers. The watch has been developed together with professional mountain guides and provides comprehensive navigation capabilities – Garmin says the fenix “sets new standards for outdoor watches with optimised ABC (altimeter, barometer, compass) sensors”. Sporting a classic round watch design in high-strength housing with …
Win a day scrambling in Snowdonia with Peak Mountaineering
Starting in the July edition of Trek & Mountain is our new series called ‘Great British Mountain Days’ in which we feature an epic day out in the hills each month, combining walking, scrambling and even a bit of climbing. In the first of the series, Paul Lewis of Peak Mountaineering describes one of his favourite days out in Snowdonia, …
Friday Freebies: 7 x Haglofs Gram 15 packs to be won!
Haglofs new Gram range of backpacks are ideal for lightweight adventures both home or abroad, and we have not one – but seven – of their small but perfectly formed Gram 15 packs to give away. Featuring the renowned Haglofs build quality and attention to detail, the Gram 15 has lots of clever features but keeps the weight down to …
Albino rights campaigner's Kili triumph
Anyone who watched last night’s BBC4 documentary on albino-rights campaigner Josephat Torner can’t have failed to be impressed with the courage and charisma of the Tanzanian. Fighting deeply-held but tragically misplaced beliefs by villagers that by presenting albino body parts to witchdoctors they would bring good fortune on themselves, Josephat travels all around Tanzania to re-educate villagers, often at great …
Eiger North Face: world's ultimate via ferrata?
The most famous mountain face in the world has always been the preserve of an elite few climbers, and so when Trek & Mountain was recently offered the chance to abseil from the Stollenloch window, we were – to put it mildly – extremely excited. To celebrate the 100-year anniversary of the Jungfrau Railway, and 150 years of Swiss equipment …
Barmasse and team prepare for ‘Ogre’
A team of climbers led by The North Face athlete Herve Barmasse will shortly set off to climb the north face of Baintha Brakk, a 7285m peak more commonly known as the Ogre, in Pakistan’s Karakoram range. Departing on Friday June 22nd, the team will arrive at base camp in early July after an enduring trek along the Biafo and …
10 years of softshell
One of the biggest outdoor trade events of the year – the Outdoor Show held in Friedrichshafen, Germany – takes place this July and Trek & Mountain will be there to bring you all the latest news about upcoming products from the leading brands. However, this year marks 10 years since the first appearance of softshell products at the show, …
Snowboard ascent-descent of Alaska's Mount Bear by Berghaus athlete
Berghaus athlete Julia Pickering has become the first person to make a snowboard ascent and descent of Mount Bear in Alaska. The exploratory snowboard-mountaineer and adventurer reached the summit after several days on the mountain, as temperatures dropped to -45 degrees Celsius. “This was a really tough but rewarding trip, packed with aviation incidents, frostbite, crevasse falls and a six-day …