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Recent News
A group of walkers escaped by the skin of their teeth in the Lake District at the weekend when one of their number got too high... Read more
A handful of books by British authors and publishers have made the longlist in the prestigious Banff Mountain Book Competition,... Read more
Digital Features
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.
John Porter, author of the acclaimed Alex MacIntyre biography One Day as a Tiger, examines this new book on the legendary Voytek... Read more
It's not the lightest in its class, but with hydrophobic down and some unusual design features, the Questar HD is a great... Read more
Whether it's a weekend or a month away, rucksacks ranging from 50-70 litres should cover most needs. The 14 models on test here... Read more
Berghaus is helping the public to stride out in confidence this autumn with the launch of a new range of waterproof jackets. The... Read more
Having spent a year building up a reputation for great quality products, we are branching out from our renowned Glow Worm... Read more
Save a huge 30% on Rab Summit Down Sleeping Bags with FREE UK delivery too... Read more
European tour starts 6 October | more than 330 venues | 7 films | total length: 120 minutes
Since its launch in 2001, the... Read more
This month LD Mountain Centre have teamed up with Arc'teryx to give you the chance of winning a Beta LT Gore-Tex jacket worth... Read more
We are delighted to announce that we will be launching the all new Kendal Mountain Literature Festival as part of the main... Read more
Confident in front of the camera? Fancy getting paid to spend the day out on the hill? then you could be just who we are looking... Read more
An outstanding opportunity exists for an Assistant Garment Technologist/Developer to join one of the key outdoor brands in Europe... Read more
We are inviting applicants for our Instructor Development programme. This is a one year training programme to help those suitably... Read more
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Latest Events
- 03-Oct-17: A Crawl Down The Ogre, by Doug Scott CBE, Nottingham
Tues 3 Oct at 7.30 pm Nottingham, Broadway Cinema, 14-18 Broad Street, Nottingham NG1 3AL - 04-Oct-17: Stephen Venables: A Slender Thread - Escaping Disaster in The Himalaya - The Lighthouse, Poole
7.45 pm, Lighthouse Poole's Centre for The Arts, 21 Kingsland Road, Poole, Dorset BH15 1UG - 04-Oct-17: A Crawl Down The Ogre, by Doug Scott CBE, Colne
7.00 pm at Pendle Hippodrome, New Market Street, Colne, BB8 9BJ - 05-Oct-17: A Crawl Down The Ogre, by Doug Scott CBE, Kendal
A Crawl Down The Ogre by Doug Scott, Kendal - 15-Oct-17: A Crawl Down The Ogre, by Doug Scott CBE, Keswick
7.30 pm at Theatre by the Lake, Lakeside, Lake Road, Keswick, CA12 5DJ - 24-Oct-17: A Crawl Down The Ogre, by Doug Scott CBE, Inverness
7.30 pm at Eden Court Theatre, Bishops Road, Inverness, IV3 5SA