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Atlas Mountain Race – So much more than just riding bikes (Part 2)
15.03.2023

Atlas Mountain Race – So much more than just riding bikes (Part 2)

Part 2 of Stu Taylors amazing Atlas mountain race, that will make the hair stand up on the back of your neck.   By this point into the race (601km...
Our Use of Recycled Materials
06.04.2022

Our Use of Recycled Materials

We’re doing our bit. And we always have. We’re on a long journey towards being an even more environmentally and socially responsible business. Part...
21.03.2023

How to Wash and Care for Your Merino Wool Clothing

Properly washing and caring for your merino wool clothing is essential to ensure it performs at its best for many years. Merino wool has natural od...
Bike Perfect reviews Camino Rival
25.08.2022

Bike Perfect reviews Camino Rival

The significantly more confident, stable geometry and provision for a dropper post mean Sonder’s latest Camino opens up a lot more off-road optio...
Kate Rew
30.04.2022

Kate Rew

Kate Rew is an outdoor swimmer, writer and mother. She set up The Outdoor Swimming Society (The OSS) in 2006 and has been a pivotal figure in the r...

Daring Deeds

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Atlas Mountain Race – So much more than just riding bikes (Part 2)
15.03.2023

Atlas Mountain Race – So much more than just riding bikes (Part 2)

Part 2 of Stu Taylors amazing Atlas mountain race, that will make the hair stand up on the back of your neck.   By this point into the race (601km...
The Best Beach in the World | Treasured Moments
10.03.2023

The Best Beach in the World | Treasured Moments

Jacquie Budd tells us about some hidden gems on her Hebridean adventure. “Probably the best beach in the world." Reading the words written on the...
Where the Wild Things Are
07.03.2023

Where the Wild Things Are

A few years ago, Alpkiteer Katie Tunn spent a year living off-grid in a Scottish woodland. Upon her return, she got to see herself in a full mirror...

Events

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Our Use of Recycled Materials
06.04.2022

Our Use of Recycled Materials

We’re doing our bit. And we always have. We’re on a long journey towards being an even more environmentally and socially responsible business. Part...
March's Sewing Stories
25.03.2022

March's Sewing Stories

This is the fifth installment in our Sewing Stories series. That means we’ve told 25 lovely stories of keeping gear going longer, making it fit and...
A Treasured Outdoor Moment - Bivvying with friends
06.01.2022

A Treasured Outdoor Moment - Bivvying with friends

A Treasured Outdoor Moment - Conor Watt   My treasured moment is from this summer. Three friends and I went up to Ogof Owain Glyndŵr, on Moel yr Og...

Spotlight

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How to Wash and Care for Your Merino Wool Clothing
21.03.2023

How to Wash and Care for Your Merino Wool Clothing

Properly washing and caring for your merino wool clothing is essential to ensure it performs at its best for many years. Merino wool has natural od...
Choosing A Tent For Bikepacking and Lightweight Cycle Touring
14.02.2023

Choosing A Tent For Bikepacking and Lightweight Cycle Touring

We've put this expert guide together to help you consider what tent to take bikepacking or cycle touring. General considerations when thinking abou...
Bivvying FAQs
14.02.2023

Bivvying FAQs

There’s nothing quite like an outdoor sleepover. There’s a hot chocolate waiting for you in the morning and a bivvy-shaped-bedroom stuffed away in ...

Kudos

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Bike Perfect reviews Camino Rival
25.08.2022

Bike Perfect reviews Camino Rival

The significantly more confident, stable geometry and provision for a dropper post mean Sonder’s latest Camino opens up a lot more off-road optio...
UKCampsite reviews Trinity
25.08.2022

UKCampsite reviews Trinity

The lanterns are small, tough, easy to use and bright. You can use both as a torch, and by simply pulling the top from the bottom they expand into ...
Bike Perfect reviews Kuoka
16.08.2022

Bike Perfect reviews Kuoka

The Alpkit Kuoka bar roll is well made in the UK from a natural looking eco fabric with great long term aftersales back-up. It’s not fully waterpr...

Alpkiteers

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Kate Rew
30.04.2022

Kate Rew

Kate Rew is an outdoor swimmer, writer and mother. She set up The Outdoor Swimming Society (The OSS) in 2006 and has been a pivotal figure in the r...
Jenny Graham
21.04.2022

Jenny Graham

Jenny holds the Guinness World Record for being the fastest woman to circumnavigate the planet by bike. 18,000 miles unsupported in 124 days 11 hou...
Sarah Leighton
27.10.2021

Sarah Leighton

Sarah is the jack of all trades and master of none of the adventure world - which led her to create the Adventure Triathlon series. Paddle boarding...