To weather great British Summer downpours, Craghoppers’ latest range of waterproof jackets bring you the quality and technical excellence expected from Craghoppers to keep you comfortable as well as dry while out trekking and hiking, at prices that won’t blow the budget. A new addition for the 2013 season, the men’s Piero Light Shell Jacket [...]

Love the outdoors? Looking for an out-of-the-ordinary summer holiday this year? It could be hard to find anything more unusual that Nature Travels’ Timber Rafting on Klarälven, a 5-day or 8-day self-guided Huckleberry Finn adventure down the river Klarälven in Sweden, camping wild on the riverbank along the way. The tour is ideal for active [...]

When you think of Kenya, often the first thing that springs to mind is a vast flat landscape filled with elephants, wildebeest, antelope and Acacia trees. This beautiful image does represent much of Kenya, but the country’s attributes certainly don’t end there. Stretching over 200,000 square miles, Kenya has one of the most varied landscapes [...]

Government voices public support for Britain on Foot The Government has publicly voiced its support for Britain on Foot, providing a timely boost ahead of the campaign’s public launch in May.  During a debate in the House of Commons on Tuesday 5 February, Hugh Robertson MP, Minister of State in the Department for Culture, Media [...]

ENJOY COSY CAMPING WITH VANGO THIS VALENTINE’S DAY With Valentine’s Day nearly upon us, why not treat your beloved to a cosy camping retreat? Cuddle up in toasty sleeping bags for two, whilst staying safe and warm in your Vango tent. And don’t forget those essential camping accessories to make your Valentine’s Day as memorable [...]

Climber Stephen Venables, the first Briton to reach the summit of Mount Everest without using bottled oxygen, is marking the 25th anniversary of his record-breaking ascent by publishing a diary of his landmark climb on Twitter. Venables narrowly escaped death several times on his way to the summit, and he was the only member of [...]

Karen Darke prepares for South Pole challenge Paralympic silver medal winning handcyclist and Berghaus athlete Karen Darke has completed the latest stage of preparation for her planned expedition to be the first paraplegic to reach the South Pole from the edge of Antarctica under her own steam.  Darke, along with her brother Simon, Mike Christie [...]

British expedition achieves first ascent of new Antarctic route British climber and adventurer Leo Houlding has led an international team to success on the first ascent of a major new route on the remarkable Antarctic peak, Ulvetanna (2930m).  Widely considered to be the most demanding peak on the harshest continent, the mile long north east [...]