20th September
Completing a big hill round takes dedication, but how much more blood, sweat and tears if you're going for the fastest time? We speak to three recent record breakers: Math Roberts, who set an impressive new time on the Paddy Buckley Round; Finlay Wild, who's knocked 90 minutes from the Ramsay ...
Sabrina Verjee has beaten her own women's Pennine Way fastest known time, running the route in a time of 74 hours 28 minutes and 46 seconds, beating her previous time of 82 hours and 19 minutes.
Lakeland's most recognisable skyline was lit up spectacularly on Wednesday night to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Langdale Ambleside Mountain Rescue Team.
The French communes of Saint-Gervais-Les-Bains, Chamonix and Les Houches have submitted a draft arrêté préfectorale (prefectural order) for public consultation relating to the protection of Mont Blanc's natural environment and the prevention of...
Eighty-year-old Harry Harvey was reported missing on Sunday afternoon in the Gunnerside area of Swaledale, in the Yorkshire Dales. But as a press conference with police and family members was about to start today at the Tan Hill Inn, Mr Harvey...
Situated on the hard-to-get-at southern side of Loch Quoich between Glen Kingie and Glen Garry in Lochaber, Gairich is a fine day out, if a little squelchy at the start...
Alex Roddie heads to the rolling high point of the Cheviots, looking for a place called the Bizzle.
With an onslaught of 'dirty campers', camper van convoys, and litter, familiar issues have come to a head in the Scottish Highlands this summer, while facilities to cope with the influx have been largely inadequate. As a result, calls...
This engaging memoir by one of the pioneering women of the inter-war years is one of the best accounts we have of the sheer fun of climbing rocks, hills and mountains, says Ronald Turnbull.
The chain of peaks between Loch Maree and the wild interior of Fisherfield can be linked in a stunning long traverse. James Roddie avoids the post-lockdown summer crowds on this little-known classic.
Now more than ever, the outdoor industry is talking about mental health; but are eating disorders among outdoor folk receiving the attention they deserve? Emily Ankers talks to GB Paraclimbing Squad member Abbie Robinson, and endurance athlete Alex...
With a refined design that marries the confidence inspiring grip of a trail shoe, and climbing performance to match the best in its class, the TX Guide may be the most mountain-worthy approach shoe on the market, if - and it's a big if - you ca...
At only around 820g, and pitching using trekking poles, the single-skin Distance Tent is not much heavier than a bivvy bag or a small tarp, yet it offers a lot more weather protection than either. Toby Archer asks: what's the catch?
This is a great little technical pack, says Dan Bailey, with a nice close fit for climbing, a robust feel, and a functional design that gives you all the mountain essentials and nothing fiddly or fussy.
What if a headlamp was both high-performance and lightweight? Comfortable and well-balanced? Versatile and inventive? Conceived after months of research, testing, brainstorming, and innovating, the IKO headlamp, little by little, began to see t...
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