In this series of videos we’ll be be taking at look at some of our favourite products from the massive OutDoor show in Friedrichshafen. In this video I cornered Ian Martin of Arc’teryx to discuss their innovative Haku Rope Bag – winner of an OutDoor Industry Award 2012. Ian explained that the designer of the [...]

In this series of videos we’ll be be taking at look at some of our favourite products from the massive OutDoor show in Friedrichshafen. Right at the end of the day OE Magazine managed to grab a moment with Michael Horsch of The North Face to discuss their award winning Verto Plasma approach shoe – [...]

In this series of videos we’ll be be taking at look at some of our favourite products from the massive OutDoor show in Friedrichshafen. First up – over the hubbub of the show Kristo Torgesen explains the new Patagonia M10 jacket, a well-featured alpine hardshell using their proprietary H2No 3-layer fabric and weighing in at [...]

Outdoor Enthusiast magazine is off to the OutDoor show in Friedrichshafen on Thursday where we’ll be taking a look at some of the 900 exhibitors over 85,000 m² of exhibition space next to Lake Constance. The products on show range from clothing and footwear to backpacks, sleeping bags and tents as well as camping and climbing [...]

We were made aware of this story by adventurer and all-round good guy Al Humphreys and though it worth reproducing here. Whilst many of us take our opportunities to get outdoors for granted, spare a thought for those that are unable to experience the multi-sensory delights of the UK’s wild places. Read the story below, and [...]

Wild swimming in luxury Gone Swimming is excited to announce that the “Pleasure of Adventure” luxury wild swimming trips to North Wales are now available. The Pleasure of Adventure trips combine unforgettable swims in the magnificent mountains of Snowdonia and around the North Wales coastline, with accommodation in some spectacular properties. People are often put [...]

Today Garmin has announced fēnix, its first GPS wrist watch for “serious mountaineers and outdoor discoverers”. The watch contains altimeter, barometer and compass sensors to provide information on heading, elevation and weather changes. Unlike the popular (but large) wrist-mounted Foretrex series, the fēnix has a classic round watch design which makes it a decent day-to-day watch as [...]

The unpleasant weather has led to disappointment for the thousands of outdoor enthusiasts forecast to descend upon Sheffield this weekend for the Cliffhanger Festival. In a statement on the event website Richard Eyre, Head of City Centre Management and Major Events for Sheffield City Council said: “Unfortunately, following all the recent rainfall and the forecast for more [...]