Breast Cancer Now is looking for walkers and trekkers to join one of its UK or overseas charity treks to raise funds for breast cancer research. From the Thames Path to Ben Nevis, and the Great Wall Of China to Kilimanjaro, there’s an adventure to suit everyone. Breast Cancer Now is the UK’s largest breast cancer charity created by the merger of …
Polartec celebrates the use of one billion plastic bottles in their fabrics
Polartec has announced that they’ve used one billion’s worth of clear plastic bottles in the production of fabric used by major brands such as Rab, Montane, Mountain Equipment, Patagonia and Norrona. Since 2003, Polartec has been recycling plastic bottles and using them to create fabric used in outdoor gear. In 2010, they partnered with Unifi to produce high quality recycled …
SkyWay Monte Bianco officially open
The new cable car which runs from Courmayeur in the Aosta Valley to Punta Helbronner (3,462m) on the Italian side of Mont Blanc is now officially open. Construction of the €110m cable car began in April of 2012 and replaces the 58-year-old Helbronner cable car. It will be open year round, providing access to mountaineering routes as well as off-piste skiing …
Arc'teryx Alpine Academy video
Last weekend (12-14th June) Canadian uber-brand Arc’teryx took over the alpine capital Chamonix for a weekend of learning and socialising – everything from rock, ice and alpine climbing through to photography, high altitude medicine and overnight bivvying. Look carefully and you might spot Trek & Mountain contributor (and British Mountain Guide) Alun Richardson at 00:49 and Trek & mountain Editor …
Fjällräven launch Eco-Shell membrane
This April, Trek & Mountain was invited to The National Mountain Centre at Plas y Brenin for a sneak preview and testing session of a major new product from Swedish brand Fjällräven, called Eco-Shell (pronounced ‘echo-shell’, not ‘ee-co shell’). For the event, Fjällräven had drafted in 8,000m man and newly-appointed brand ambassador Alan Hinkes, who would lead our select group of outdoor …
Steck and Wohllehen to link alpine 4000ers by bike
This summer, Ueli Steck and Michael (Michi) Wohlleben will tackle a new project – purely for the love of the mountains – to summit all 82 4,000m peaks in the Alps in 80 days, linking them only by bicycle. Ueli Steck announced the project this weekend to those attending the Arc’teryx Academy in Chamonix, appearing to the crowd through Facetime. …
Arc'teryx Acrux AR GTX Alpine Boot announced
Following the launch of their first footwear range last year, consisting of approach shoes and trekking boots, Arc’teryx have announced their first technical mountaineering boot, the Acrux AR GTX Alpine Boot. Trek & Mountain was invited along to an exclusive preview of the new boot, along with several other additions to Arc’teryx’s footwear offering, at a special event alongside the Mer de Glace …
Everest Camp 1 helicopter rescue
Rolfe Oostra and Jo Bradshaw of 360 Expeditions being picked up from Camp 1 after the earthquake and subsequent avalanches of April 25th, 2015. Video shows helicopter arriving at Base Camp and the devastation caused by the avalanches. Rolfe Oostra is head guide and founder of 360 Expeditions
Naked hikers blamed for earthquake on Mount Kinabalu
Malaysian officials have blamed the 5.9 magnitude earthquake near Mt. Kinabalu, which triggered a massive rockfall and according to reports has killed at least 18 people, on a group of hikers who posed naked for a photograph on the summit. Mount Kinabalu is the highest mountain in Malaysia and is a popular hiking destination among tourists. Tremors following Thursday’s earthquake shook …
'Outdoor Capital' Lochaber launches video diary series
Lochaber Chamber of Commerce, through its Outdoor Capital of the UK destination marketing brand, is launching a series of video diaries designed to promote tourism in Lochaber. The video diaries, which are supported by funding from VisitScotland’s Growth Fund and a number of local businesses, feature different aspects of the area and a different target demographic. They have already launched the …