Got a great idea for an expedition, but need to raise funds to make it happen? Well there’s still time to make an application for a grant from the Chris Walker Memorial Trust. Each year, the Chris Walker Memorial Trust awards a £1000 grant to help fund expeditions for climbers to the Greater Ranges, in memory of accomplished mountaineer Christopher …
Monch Kitlist
Here’s our suggested kitlist for ‘easy’ classic alpine climbs such as the Bernese peak, the Monch BASIC KIT Lightweight mountaineering boots – La Sportiva Trango Extreme Evo Semi-rigid crampons – Grivel G12 General mountaineering ice axe – Black Diamond Raven Backpack – Deuter Guide 30+ SL Softshell pants – Rab Vapour-Rise Guide Pants Softshell jacket – The North Face …
Snow Leopard Award update
British mountaineers Jon Gupta (a contributor to T&M) and Nick Valentine have successfully summited their second peak of the Snow Leopard Award, after a nine-hour climb to the top of Tajikistan’s Korzhenevskaya last Thursday. After days of waiting in Djirgatol – following their summit of Peak Lenin on July 17th – the team were flown to Moskovin glacier basecamp on …
T&M supports Buxton Adventure Festival
Trek & Mountain has thrown its weight behind the inaugural Buxton Adventure Festival, a weekend of live lectures and adventure films, set in the heart of the Peak District. The festival, which will run from October 20 – 21, is set to take place at the Pavilion Arts Centre, part of Buxton Opera house in the Peak District National Park, …
Nepal: solo trekking to be banned?
Independent travellers wanting to trek in Nepal will legally require supervision by a government registered guide as of next month, following an announcement from Nepal’s Ministry of Home Affairs, consequentially ending solo trekking. The decision, supported by the Trekking Agencies Association of Nepal, came in response to a growing number of assaults and disappearances concerning trekkers in the regions of …
August issue on sale now!
The action-packed August edition of Trek & Mountain is on sale now, featuring the Eiger, Lhotse, Mt Olympus, Scotland, high altitude gear and much more. Gracing the cover are two of the ‘Berner Trilogy’, the Monch and the Eiger. We decided to see what mountain activities mere mortals can do in the vicinity of the infamous ‘Nordwand’ – the North …
Kendal Mountain Festival – early news
Although the ever-popular Kendal Mountain Festival is still just a speck on this year’s horizon, here at Trek & Mountain we’ve got some early insider news to share. In addition to numerous new adventure film screenings, premieres, outdoor speakers and snowsports, this year’s event will play host to a number of special guests. BBC adventurer and presenter Paul Rose, an …
Free trekking app for South Tyrol
A new, free app has just been launched that aims to give walkers unprecedented access to detailed information on South Tyrol’s most beautiful hiking and trekking routes. The South Tyrol Trekking Guide app, available for iPhone and Android, brings the (UNESCO World Heritage Site) Dolomite mountains of the autonomous Italian region directly onto your smartphone to help plan your treks. …
Keen Envirotrek comes to Peak District
“Help clean up your favourite nature spot, earn a delicious barbeque lunch and enjoy a rewarding afternoon of fun, action pursuits in the great outdoors…” is how the organisers of the first Envirotek event to be held in the UK tout it, and to us it sounds like an absolute winner! Envirotek is a joint venture between Respect The Mountains …
Trek&Mountain contributor launches Snow Leopard bid
Regular Trek&Mountain contributor Jon Gupta and his climbing partner Nick Valentine have begun their attempt to become the first British mountaineers to hold the Snow Leopard award – that is, to climb all five 7000m peaks in the former Soviet Union. Having summited Peak Lenin on 17th July, they will now go on to attempt the other four peaks needed …