Gear Reviews
- Gear Reviews
Reviewing the Vango Nitestar 375 Sleeping Bag
This Vango Nitestar 375 review comes courtesy of one of our subscribers, Zak. This sleeping bag is, we feel, a less costly…
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Advice
- Advice
Hiking gear for winter mountains
If you’re doing any mountain hiking in the UK around this time of year, especially in Scotland, you’re almost certain to end…
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Destinations
- Destinations
Walking the Ridgeway: an iconic UK hiking route
I wasn’t walking the entire route! Me on the ridgeway This is my big admission – I didn’t walk the entire length of the Ridgeway. Instead, I decided to go ultralight and fastpack most of…
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How to guides
- How-to Guides
How to Use Trekking Poles (or Sticks): And Choose Them
Trekking poles will save your life! That’s an extreme claim, let’s bring it down a notch. Good trekking poles will save your knees, your back and ankles from a lot of pain! Ultra cheap, heavy…
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Roundups
- Roundups
Drive the Dalton Highway, Alaska’s most dangerous road
Intro Want to drive the Dalton Highway, in winter? Here’s a little advice, and a few memories of my own journey. The Dalton Highway, aka route 11, is a 414 mile long road that winds…
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Running
- Running
Ultra Marathon Training Plan: how to train for a 50 mile ultramarathon
A complete ultra-distance training plan to get you from the comfort of your bed to the finish line in four months, or less A 16 week training plan with workouts no longer than 2 hours!…
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