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The Rockies to host Stash Snowpark

The Rockies to host Stash Snowpark

  A snowpark which makes the most out of the natural terrain will open in the Rocky Mountains this winter to provide skiing and snowboarding fac...
OAP Skiers Boosting Lung Capacity

OAP Skiers Boosting Lung Capacity

  Older people who regularly ski have lungs with twice the capacity of those who do not exercise, according to Swedish scientists. The results o...
Winter Olympics injury rate out

Winter Olympics injury rate out

Research has shown at least one in 10 athletes suffered an injury during the 2010 Winter Olympics, with alpine freestyle and snowboard cross consid...
Resort Launches Skiing Mobile App

Resort Launches Skiing Mobile App

Colorado-based Vail Resorts has introduced a mobile app that allows skiers to track details about their skiing days and rides, and share the inform...
Multi-day hiking advice

Multi-day hiking advice

Making sure you recover properly after your hike or multi-day adventure is essential to replenish energy stores and repair tissues which have been ...
The Best Hiking Boots as tested by Which?

The Best Hiking Boots as tested by Which?

Which? Carried out a lab test on eleven of the best selling hiking boots in the UK, according to outdoor retailers and manufacturers. They chose th...
Skiing safer than gardening: survey

Skiing safer than gardening: survey

Those who think skiing is a dangerous sport should think again after a survey revealed hitting the slopes could be up to four times safer than gard...
South Korean Climber Reaches The Top Of Annapurna

South Korean Climber Reaches The Top Of Annapurna

Oh Eun-sun claims the record for becoming the first woman to scale the World's 14 highest peaks after reaching the summit of Annapurna in Nepal. Ho...
The Best Way To Pack A Backpacking Rucksack

The Best Way To Pack A Backpacking Rucksack

So you're sitting surrounded by piles of stuff ready for your trip but wonder how on earth to start packing it all into your rucksack? Well, look n...
Ten Backpacking Essentials

Ten Backpacking Essentials

Over the last ten years, backpacking as a lifestyle and as a business has grown considerably. The combination of low-cost airlines and hostels all ...
Attenborough reaches the North Pole

Attenborough reaches the North Pole

Wildlife presenter Sir David Attenborough has been left "astonished" by his hike to the North Pole which saw him fulfil a long-held ambition. The 8...
Mountain Rescue Teams See a Rise in Call-Outs

Mountain Rescue Teams See a Rise in Call-Outs

Over the last year the recession has seen thousands of Britain's swap their holiday abroad for a holiday in the UK. This has seen a rise in the num...
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