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5 Ski Areas For The Experienced Skier

Choosing the right ski area to suit your skill level and needs is very important.

How to Store Your Skis

Leaving your skis out all year round may see them get dirty or damaged so ensuring that they are stored away correctly during the summer months is the best way of retaining their quality.

Everything you might need to know about tent kit

“Undo the guyline and pop it on to the peg other there,” I shout to my 10-year-old daughter as she insists on helping me to put up the family tent ...

The attraction of the UK’s walking festivals

Being guided on a wildlife rich trail, or to a high peak, or past a wealth of historical gems makes walking so much more rewarding. And if you are ...

Google Street View Comes To Hiking Trails

In the same way the Google has attached it's image mapping techology to cars, trikes and trolley to map out the world they have now created backpac...

Walking in the Lake District

There are many reasons why the Lake District is popular with tourists far and wide, and one of those is the sizeable amount of great walking routes...

Will you catch the Munro bagging bug?

Have you heard of Munro bagging? Or the sister pursuit of Corbett bagging? Then there’s Graham bagging, once you have completed the Munros and Corb...

The Delight of a Croatian Hike

Even with your eyes closed, a walk in Croatia is a treat for the senses. The warm sun on your skin, and the scents of lavender fields and pine fore...

Triple cork stunners at X Games

There is always huge excitement at the X Games XVI, held annually in winter and summer, and the recent Winter X Games was no exception. Since 2002,...

How to buy the right tent for you

Tunnel, pop up, festival, family, lightweight, lighter weight, cabin, dome, bivi and two-man through to nine-man. The range of tents grows ever gre...

New technology to reduce accidents on Snowdonia Mountains

The number of calls for assistance to Mountain Rescue Teams in Snowdonia has significantly increased. However, modern mobile technology and an awar...

Top tips for winter hill walking

The photo with this blog post was taken late last month in the Lake District. In the valley, the weather felt quite mild; a few hundred feet higher...
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