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Jöttnar

3rd August 2017 | 0 comments

Clean lines, disciplined designs, craftsmanship, technology and attention to detail are the hallmarks of Jöttnar’s garments. It produces a tightly focused range in limited volumes, allowing the founders to apply themselves personally to the minute details. It also allows them to take care of their customers in the way that they themselves would wish to be treated.

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Páramo

3rd August 2017 | 0 comments

Páramo produces high performing, sustainable and ethically manufactured outdoor clothing for mountain professionals and outdoor enthusiasts. Using the innovative Nikwax Analogy® waterproof fabric system, Páramo provides unrivalled comfort and effective moisture management for a variety of outdoor activities in all weather conditions, without use of fragile membrane technologies or harmful PFC treatments.

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ISPO Highlights: Top 5 Hiking and Mountaineering Footwear Products

27th February 2017 | 0 comments

Searchable footwear, partnerships with global tyre specialists, boots that take you from the valley to the summit and back to the pub – the winter world of hiking and mountaineering footwear is a rapidly advancing technical beast. In the second of our reports from the recent ISPO outdoor trade show in Munich, we bring you five of the biggest stories …

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Featured Trek: Unclimbed Peak Expedition 2017

23rd February 2017 | 0 comments

Imagine standing on a summit that no one has stood on before, looking out over the incredible mountains of the Himalayas! This is a once-in-a-lifetime chance to climb an unclimbed peak in the remote region of Rolwaling, a truly ‘off the beaten track’ region of Nepal. This is one of the seven hidden valleys of the Himalaya, on the border with Tibet …

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ISPO Highlights: Top 5 Winter Mountain Running Products

22nd February 2017 | 0 comments

In the second of our reports from the recent ISPO outdoor trade show in Munich, we bring you our list of the best mountain running products available next autumn/winter… Winter mountain running is demanding, complex and challenging, for both athletes and gear designers alike. Products need to be lightweight and breathable yet warm, durable and capable of standing up to …

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New Product: Hanwag Anisak

3rd February 2017 | 0 comments

Part of Hanwag’s versatile Trek Light category, the new Anisak boot has been designed to offer the perfect blend of comfort, stability and protection during day hikes across most types of terrain. The boot features a premium nubuck upper that has been designed with minimal seams for enhanced durability and minimal risk of rubbing. Walkers can choose between either a …

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OMM celebrates 50

31st January 2017 | 0 comments

The original mountain marathon continues to grow as athletes enter for the race’s 50th year. The extreme two-day race, held at the end of October, tests competitors on their endurance and self-reliance. In OMM tradition the UK race location will be kept a secret until August. The event, which started in 1968, aimed to combine fell running, orienteering, hill walking and …

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Bolivian 3 Peaks Expedition – Illimani, Pequeno Alpamayo and Huayna Potosi

2nd January 2017 | 0 comments

In 2017 Trek & Mountain returns to South America for an amazing trekking and mountaineering trip, and YOU could be on the team! The destination is Bolivia, and our objectives are threefold – Huayna Potosi (6,088m), Pequeno Alpamayo (5,410m) and the mighty Illimani (6,438m). The expedition will be led by Gavin Bate, head honcho at Adventure Alternative, one of the UK’s …