A review announced by the Welsh government could soon change the type of access granted to walkers and climbers in the Welsh countryside. Following a request from the Welsh Minister for Sports and Culture to re-evaluate land access, climbing hotspots including those on sea cliffs, crags on private woodland and non-open access mountain and moorland, could become accessible to all. …
BAF launches Young Adventurer Awards
Do you know a Derbyshire-based young adventurer who shows a natural talent for climbing, caving, running or another outdoor adventure activity? Nominate them now to be Derbyshire’s Young Adventurer of the Year 2013 – a new award set up as part of this year’s Buxton Adventure Festival. Open to anyone under the age of 18 who goes to school in …
Kiku. International Mountain Summit Festival 2013
Just in case you need an excuse to head out into the mountains this month, check out the annual Kiku International Mountain Summit Festival 2013, a 6-day-long event that brings together outdoor enthusiasts from around the world in the picturesque setting of the Italian Dolomites. Running from 17 – 22 October, the IMS 2013 will take place in Brixen, South …
Marmot open Ambleside store
Earlier this month, gear manufacturers Marmot joined forces with retailer and expedition specialists Adventure Peaks to open a new outdoor store in Ambleside. Located in the heart of the Lake District, Ambleside is known as a hub for specialty outdoor gear and clothing, with thousands visiting from nearby climbs each year. But this isn’t just any outdoor store; above the …
Stricter guidelines set for Everest expeditions
Climbers on expedition to Mount Everest will face tighter regulations as of next year, when Nepalese government officials are to be stationed on base camp. The decision follows the conflict faced by mountaineers Ueli Steck and Simone Moro earlier this year, when the pair were attacked by a group of Sherpas after allegedly triggering an ice fall at 24,500ft. Precautions …
Action Outdoors launch summer mountaineering programme
If you’re looking to get into alpine mountaineering this summer, but find that most courses are a little out of your budget, then take a look at Action Outdoors, who has just launched their summer programme. The company are the UK partners to the French organisation UCPA, a not for profit organisation set up by the French Government to encourage …
First solo climb of the three Torres Del Paine in Patagonia
Rab-sponsored athlete Pedro Cifuentes has become the first climber to traverse the three Torres Del Paine in Patagonia, solo and unsupported. Cifuentes faced some of the world’s harshest weather conditions, including frequent storms and high winds, to complete the long, technical and committing climb. It took 29 days on the wall and more than a 1000m of climbing to …
MacLeod team triumphs in Norway
A team of four climbers led by Dave MacLeod has just returned from a successful trip to Kvaloya in northern Norway as part of the Gore-Tex Experience Tour. The team included competition winners Helena Robinson and Julia Snihur, as well as Donald King and filmmaker Paul Diffley. Inspired by a newly-produced guidebook to the area, the team set themselves an …
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