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Walkers Invited To Do Pennine Way 'In a Day'

In April the Pennine Way will be half a century old. To celebrate the 50th birthday of Britain's first official long distance footpath, National Trails are inviting the public to join a mass-walking event called Walk the Way in a...
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Film: The Himalayas From 20,000 Feet

A short but spectacular flight from the teeming streets of Kathmandu to the dream peak of Ama Dablam, this is 'the first ultra HD footage of the Himalayas shot from...
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Book Marks Land Campaigners' 150th Year

Britain's first national conservation body is one and a half centuries old. To mark this milestone the Open Spaces Society have today published a book...
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Nikwax Hydrophobic Down

Luis Brown, Environmental Consultant at Nikwax Ltd, took to a lake in East Sussex in a sleeping bag filled with Nikwax Hydrophobic Down™. He floated from one side to the other before emerging, warm and (nearly completely) dry at the water’s edge: a lofty sleeping bag by his side.  The demonstration shows that high performing weatherproofing solutions do not have to use environmentally damaging chemicals. 

Down has long been an insulator favoured by outdoor enthusiasts because of its unbeatable insulation to weight ratio. But its propensity to absorb water and lose its loft and insulation properties normally make it unsuitable for more challenging weather conditions. Fundamentally, if regular down gets wet, users get cold.  Nikwax Hydrophobic Down™ solves this problem.

Check out Rab’s collection of Nikwax Hydrophobic Down clothing and sleeping bags.

n.b. we don’t recommend you use your Nikwax Hydrophobic Down filled sleeping bag to float on water...

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COMPETITION: Win a Jöttnar Hymir Smock

Hymir is a streamlined, focused, ultra-lightweight, technical hooded climbing smock, constructed from the world’s lightest grade of Polartec...

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Morning light from the Midi
shaun walby
Berghaus

Congratulations to Jon Griffith for being voted Gallery of the Week by UKH users.

There were 210 new photos added added to the Photo Galleries this week

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