It’s Thursday evening and we’ve just come from the opening ceremony of the 2014 Kendal Mountain Festival, which kickstarts three days of films, lectures and socialising in the heart of the Lake District! Crowds gathered in the centre of Kendal for the now-traditional screening of the official KMF trailer, introduced by ‘MC’ Andy Perkins and new co-patron of the festival …
Update: The winner of our Ueli Steck competition is…
This Saturday, 22nd November, the winner of our Ueli Steck competition will be interviewing the man himself, and collecting his new jacket! The lucky winner is Christian Shaw, and in just a couple of days he’ll be talking with Ueli at Kendal Mountain Festival. He’ll be asking the best questions submitted by our readers, so stay tuned to hear about …
'Jeff Lowe's Metanoia' to be shown at Kendal Mountain Festival
Kendal Mountain Festival has secured the second public screening of ‘Jeff Lowe’s Metanoia’, a film about the life and times of the legendary US alpinist. Only two weeks ago, Jeff Lowe’s film was completed and premiered at Banff Mountain Festival on 2nd November. The film has been in production for several years, and to celebrate the screening, Jeff Lowe himself …
Nikwax demonstrate Hydrophobic Down in lake!
British-based company and a global leader in waterproofing technology, Nikwax, demonstrated their new game-changing Hydrophobic Down this week at their headquarters in East Sussex. Three things were needed for this demonstration; a Nikwax Hydrophobic Down sleeping bag, a lake and one daring volunteer! On Thursday 6th November Luis Brown, Environmental Consultant at Nikwax, floated in the sleeping bag from one …
New tough shoe from Anatom
Anatom has launched a new shoe that fills a niche in the rugged approach shoe / boot market.
MSR WindBoiler hits the stores
MSR, the Seattle-based manufacturer, has released a new award-winning high performance stove designed for minimum weight and maximum efficiency. Ideal for backpacking or lightweight trekking, the WindBoiler is an all-in-one personal cooking system, much like the Jetboil. This stove won a 2014 OutDoor Industry Award. Constructed with a heat exchanger and radiant burner, the stove delivers heat efficiently, while the enclosed design …
Competition: Meet Ueli Steck and win his Mountain Hardwear Torsun Jacket!
How would you like to interview one of the biggest ever mountaineering stars? You could also walk away wearing the jacket he uses and a couple of tickets to the Kendal Mountain Festival! Ueli Steck, one of the greatest alpinists alive today, invites you to lunch! Well-known for his almost unbelievable speed ascent of Annapurna’s legendary South Face in only …
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YOUR FREE GIFT The new Powermonkey Explorer 2 is the ultimate portable power solution for trekkers and mountaineers. So strong you can drive a Land Rover over it, the Explorer 2 is also waterproof and dustproof to IP67 standard and works down to -300C – it’s literally the toughest portable charger on the market! The Explorer 2’s battery can charge …
Rab winter range now available at Cotswold Outdoor
Rab’s winter range of clothing, including their ever-popular down products, is now available at the Cotswold Outdoor chain of stores. Key pieces in the range include Rab’s down jackets, which now use hydrophobic down. Hydrophobic down is one of the outdoor clothing industry’s latest breakthroughs; while down is one of the best materials for insulation, it has one flaw; …
Lowe Alpine Mountain Marathon 2014 movie – watch it here!
Running Wild: 20 Years of the Lowe Alpine Mountain Marathon from Lowe Alpine on Vimeo. Last June, in one of the remotest locations in the UK, nearly 1,000 competitors gathered for the 20th Anniversary Lowe Alpine Mountain Marathon (LAMM) and a new film reveals just what a tough event this is. The LAMM is a two-day mountain orienteering competition …