Outdoor and Sports Company Ltd (OSC) has become the first UK outdoor sports supplier to become a member of Fair Wear Foundation. OSC’s outdoor brands Mountain Equipment and Sprayway along with it’s running brands Ronhill and Hilly are all signed up to the initiative. Fair Wear Foundation (FWF) exists to promote fair labour conditions in [...]

This is a new event on me, but as lovers of all things outdoors we thought it might be of interest – particularly if you happen to be at a loose end in the Montpellier region of France this weekend! The 2011 Vibram Natural Games brought together 45,000 people, making the Games the largest international open-air [...]

National mapping agency Ordnance Survey and the Maritime and Coastguard Agency are collaborating on a vernacular geography project, collecting local place names used by people to improve emergency responses. Ordnance Survey’s Research department have created a new system, FINTAN, which is being trialled in the Maritime and Coastguard Agency Maritime Rescue Coordination Centres (MRCCs) at [...]

Record Breaking adventurer Dave Cornthwaite is famed for extreme globetrotting, from skateboarding across Australia to paddleboarding the Mississippi, and his latest escapade is no exception.  The Cushe footwear ambassador has not just sailed the Pacific but went on to pedal across America, travelling from Memphis to Miami on a 4-wheeled boxcar, completing a 1000 mile journey whilst wearing Cushe’s [...]

Yeah, your outdoor dreams - I’ve been told I’m not allowed to apply for this which seems a touch unfair, but I’m currently working on my assumed name…. The GORE-TEX Experience Tour continues to offer incredible adventures for fans of the Great Outdoors. Currently you can apply to hike across the Dolomites; take part in a European study [...]

Wasdale Mountain Rescue Team in the Lake District have a great YouTube channel highlighting some of the situations that their volunteers have to deal with, and this video of the rescue of a team of Three Peaks Challengers on the slopes of Scafell Pike is worth circulating. As well as offering a great insight into [...]

Finding out about pitch perfect products from Wild Country Tents is now easier than ever with the launch of new video guides. Available to view at www.youtube.com/user/WildCountryTents viewers can see how careful thought in the design and manufacture of Wild Country Tents ensures they offer a great return on investment, providing a comfortable and weatherproof [...]

Satellite navigation expert Garmin is working with  adventure holiday travel specialists KE Adventure Travel to offer a fantastic one-week adventure holiday. From 30th June to 31st August simply register your Garmin outdoor product on My Garmin for a chance to get entered into a prize draw to win a Jordan’s Dana to Petra trek. The trek involves crossing the desert to [...]