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COMPETITION: Win 1 of 2 Lowe Alpine Fuse + Ignite Packs

The Fuse and Ignite daypacks are lightweight, packable and full of energy. They are perfect fuel to get you moving in the mountains. Find a spark - climb, run,...

COMPETITION: Win a Mountain Equipment Earthrise Jacket

Filled with 100% recycled down and using 100% recycled fabrics this is the perfect layer for keeping the cold at bay.

ARTICLE: What To Do When It Rains In: Ambleside

If bad weather is keeping you off the summits then why not do something less miserable? From gear shops to sightseeing, every mountain centre has wet weather...

Featured Route Card: The Calf and Cautley Spout

Part of the Yorkshire Dales, but often unjustly overlooked, the Howgill Fells have plenty of peace and quiet. Neither the sprawling bog-fest typical of the...

NEWS: Ben Turner Aims to Run 16 Marathons in the UK's National Pa

Later this month, endurance athlete Ben Turner plans to try running 16 marathon-length routes over 16 consecutive days, each in a different UK National Park.

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Ben Turner Aims to Run 16 Marathons in the UK's National Parks

9 Oct 2018

Later this month, endurance athlete Ben Turner plans to attempt running 16 marathon-length routes over 16 consecutive days, each...

Vandals Spray Graffiti on Tryfan

4 Oct 2018

Walkers have reacted with anger after graffiti was discovered painted on rocks on this Monday. People have already been up to...

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Reverse Polarity - a Warning to Compass Users

Apr 2013

Are navigation errors always the fault of the individual navigator, or might there sometimes be a problem with the compass, a...

Digital Features

Marmot Photography Awards 2017

UKClimbing and UKHillwalking are proud to announce the winners of the 2017 Marmot Photography Awards. An automatic selection of five photos from each of the categories on site was made based on the votes from the previous 12 months. Users were then asked to vote for the overall winners of each category from this selection. In addition to the category awards, we also have three overall winners (1st, 2nd, 3rd), which were selected by professional photographer Tim Glasby.

Marmot Photography Awards 2016

An automatic selection of five photos from each of the catagories on site was made based on the votes from the previous 12 months. Users were then asked to vote for the overall winners of each catagory from this selection. In addition to the category awards we also have three overall winners (1st, 2nd, 3rd), which were selected by professional photographer Tim Glasby.

Helen Mort - No Map Could Show Them

No Map Could Show Them. The pioneering Victorian women in mountaineering of the early twentieth Century. The women whose narratives and achievements became lost in the mountains, where they forged paths and ascended; their stories brought back down to earth, only to be silenced by the patriarchy.

Starlight and Storm

In this full screen Digital Feature, Jack Geldard and Nick Brown explore the life and tragic death of Alison Hargreaves and how her achievements have influenced her son, Tom Ballard.

With stunning historical images and exclusive video, this feature captures the experiences of Alison and Tom in an absorbing and aesthetic style and delves in to the extraordinary lives of both mother and son.