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 …
Win a Quick Screw!
We recently travelled to Germany to try out the latest climbing innovation from Salewa, the brilliantly-named Quick Screw (so named because it combines an ice screw and a quickdraw) and now we have five of these cutting-edge ice screws to give away! So what exactly does the Quick Screw do? This is our Web Editor, Joe Innes’, take on the …
Win a Millet Trilogy Down Tek Hoodie
Millet is the choice of the Guides Company of Chamonix, and in fact the Guides are an integral part of the testing process and development of Millet’s product range. Trilogy is the name given to Millet’s top-of-the-range pieces, and they take their inspiration from the winter ascents by Eric Escoffier in the 1980s of the three major north faces in …
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 …
Christmas and New Year Gift Guide
Our pick of some of the best gifts for trekkers and mountaineers this Christmas and New Year Icebreaker RealFLEECE, from £120 Warmer. Lighter. Stronger. That’s what Icebreaker claim for their new RealFLEECE which is recycled merino fibre wrapped around a nylon core, then brushed to maximise warmth and softness while keeping garments thin, lightweight and low-bulk. The new RealFLEECE …
Win BEET IT sports nutrition bars
A delicious new way to enjoy performance benefits of natural Nitrate Following the phenomenal success of the BEET IT SPORT shot in the sporting world, a unique BEET IT SPORT Pro-Elite bar has now been launched, providing a delicious winning combination of high nitrate beetroot and oats. The BEET IT SPORT Pro-Elite bar has been developed specifically to deliver the …
Fort William Mountain Festival 2015 programme announced
Celebrate the wild at The Fort William Mountain Festival 2015 – five days of inspiration and entertainment, action and adventure! The unique landscape found in The Outdoor Capital of the UK is the best place to experience the outdoors. Enjoy the best winter walking, climbing and skiing conditions of the year and be inspired by the packed programme of films, speakers, workshops …