This year’s Reel Rock Tour is about to kick off with 14 screenings across the UK and Ireland. In its 10th year, Reel Rock 10 will once again bring a variety of adventure films to a worldwide audience, with the event taking place in over 450 locations across all seven continents. This year’s festival will feature films about Tommy Caldwell …
Shortlist for Boardman Tasker Prize announced
The shortlist for the prestigious Boardman Tasker Prize for Mountain Literature has been released, and it looks like 2015 could be a vintage year. This year’s judges – Robin Campbell, Graham Desroy and Terry Gifford – have chosen the following five books from the 36 entries received: ‘In Some Lost Place’ by Sandy Allen (Vertebrate Publishing) ‘Snowblind: Tales of Alpine …
European Outdoor Film Tour trailer released
Now in its 15th season, this year’s European Outdoor Film Tour (E.O.F.T) kicks off in the UK on October 31st bringing some of the most spectacular outdoor and adventure sports films of the year to a town near you. The tour kicks off with a special premiere evening in Amsterdam on October 9th before heading to more than 300 venues …
Rab introduces new Cirrus insulation
Rab have introduced their new Cirrus insulation in their winter 2015 collection. Cirrus is synthetic technology that mimics natural down. The synthetic fibres dry quickly and provide the same warmth-to-weight as 600FP duck down. The winter 2015 collection will include Rab’s new Nebula and Nimbus which will use Cirrus technology, offering the warmth and low weight of natural down jackets, …
Mick Fowler eyes another first ascent in west Nepal
That man is at it again! British mountaineer Mick Fowler has revealed plans for another first ascent in the Himalaya. In an expedition sponsored by Berghaus, Fowler will make an attempt on an unclimbed 6,000m peak in far west Nepal. Along with regular climbing partner Paul Ramsden and a support team of Steve Burns and Ian Cartwright, he will leave …
Denali name given federal recognition by President Obama
US President Barack Obama has announced that North America’s tallest peak, which has been recognised by the federal government as Mount McKinley since 1917, will once again be called Denali. Indigenous people from Alaska refer to the mountain, which holds special significance to them, by its Athabascan name, Denali (meaning ‘tall’ or ‘high’). In 1975, the state of Alaska officially …
Success for Trek & Mountain readers on Stok Kangri!
The second Trek & Mountain reader expedition of 2015, to Stok Kangri in the Indian Himalaya, has reached a successful conclusion with 8 members of the team reaching the summit on 24th August. The challenging weather conditions, had left some questioning whether topping out was even a possibility, but the hard work of the team paid off as they braved snow …
New website for North Wales launches
A new website, Outdoor North Wales, has just launched and is intended as a guide to the best outdoors places that North Wales has to offer.
Reinhold Messner opens sixth – and final – mountain museum
On 23rd July the sixth and final Reinhold Messner Mountain Museum opened its doors in Kronplatz, South Tyrol. The world famous explorer and mountaineer set out for great heights for his final project which sits at 2,275m and is the highest of the six. The museum also features a dramatic viewing platform jutting out from the mountain. Devoted to alpinism’s supreme …
Terra Nova announce 'world's lightest' 2-person tent – but at what cost?
Terra Nova has unveiled what they claim to be the world’s lightest 2-person free-standing tent – the Solar Ultra 2. At 772g, the Solar Ultra 2 is aimed at marathon events and short duration backpacking trips, thanks to the tent’s lightweight fabric and super strong bonded seems. The tent pitches inner first and you can reduce weight further with Terra Nova’s …