Climber and adventurer Leo Houlding has announced details of his next expedition. In December, he will lead a team to Antarctica and make an attempt on a new route on the north east ridge of Ulvetanna. Houlding has described his objective as “the last great climb” and he will tackle it with a team that [...]

If you’re paying a visit to the Kendal Mountain Festival this weekend be sure to pop over to the Mountain Pro magazine stand in the Basecamp Marquee for the chance to win a Garmin Fenix watch as well as freebies from Nikwax and Bergans of Norway. Staff from Mountain Pro will be on hand to [...]

Killy – the premium ski-wear brand – has relaunched using the latest in state-of-the-art technology. The men’s Zeus jacket – SRP £1000 – is at the top of the range. Using a number of ground-breaking, quality technologies the Zeus offers the ultimate in comfort: its intelligent heating system is powered by reaction rather than electricity. [...]

It’s deepest winter; it’s cold and dark outside and the heating is cranked up. You’re cosy and warm under the duvet. Now imagine stripping down to your trunks and leaping into the ice-cold water of the UK’s largest open-air, unheated fresh-water pool. Not sure? Well, that’s exactly what hundreds of swimmers will be doing on [...]

French skiwear brand Killy – who relaunched its entire ski range for this winter – has created the ladies’ Nymphe jacket that projects the illusion of a slimmer silhouette in response to demand from image-conscious French women. Available in white with black contouring and pink with black contouring, the Nymphe jacket is well insulated with [...]

There’s a very good chance that UK readers will have experienced a bit of precipitation over the last few weeks – that’s autumn for you. After the balmy, jacket-less days of summer (ha!) it’s time to take a look at the state of your gear and prepare for the weather getting worse. If your waterproofs [...]

With winter upon us Aquapac’s range of Stormproof cases are essential pieces of kit for outdoor activities, such as walking, cycling, running, hiking, gardening or bird watching. These cases protect phones, cameras, iPads and laptops from water while still allowing you to use the equipment through the cases to make calls and take photographs etc. [...]

The European Outdoor Film Tour hits the UK in a few weeks, and OE Magazine have a pair of tickets, a ‘Best of EOFT’ DVD and a limited edition Mammut beanie to give away to one lucky reader.   Entry is simple – take a look at the trailer above and have a look around http://www.eoft.eu then leave a [...]