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Re-used gear donations help disadvantaged get outdoors

Hundreds of people from disadvantaged backgrounds are enjoying the great outdoors in comfort thanks to donations of used gear.

Mountaineer Simon Yates will help festival boot up Britain on Foot campaign

A mountain festival will help boot up a national campaign to get Britain walking. Visitors to the Keswick Mountain Festival are being offered to wa...

Ellis Brigham stores will host charity adventure talks

A series of adventure talks hosted by an outdoor retailer will help raise cash for mountain rescue and a cancer charity.

Retailer GO Outdoors creates 150 jobs with three new stores

The UK’s biggest outdoor gear retailer will create 150 jobs with the opening of three new stores. GO Outdoors celebrated breaking the £200m turn...

Edelrid Snipe climbing rope wins top ISPO award

German brand Edelrid scooped three awards at the recent ISPO trade show, including overall winner with its Snipe rope.

Obama appoints outdoor co-op boss Sally Jewell to key cabinet post

The US president has chosen the boss of an outdoor retailer to be the country’s next Secretary of the Interior.

Wainwright journalist Eric Robson will star at first Cumbria Fell Fest

A mini mountain festival will raise cash for mountain rescuers and an air ambulance service. The Cumbria Fell Fest will take place in April and fea...

The North Face scoops Munich trade show awards with backpack and softshell

Two The North Face products, a backpack and softshell jacket, pick up awards at the Munich trade show ISPO.

Trade body secures Sport England cash to kick start Britain on Foot scheme

A campaign to get people on their feet in the outdoors will get official funding. Sport England has agreed a sum of £76,000 for the Britain on Foo...

Government minister visits sleeping bag manufacturer Snugpak

A Government minister visited a Yorkshire factory which is one of the few in Britain still making outdoor gear.

North Wales venue for OutdoorLads charity's spring gathering

An annual outdoor gathering for gay and bisexual men will take place in north Wales this year. The OutdoorLads charity’s Big Spring Camp will run...

Poetry in motion? Asolo's new Reston and Athena Natural Shape boots

Lightweight women's and men's boots from Asolo combine the brand's technology with a brand new sole from Vibram.

Would-be adventurers will make their pitch for cash live at Keswick festival

Would-be adventurers will come under the spotlight at a mountain festival as they bid for a grant from a leading outdoor gear brand.

Bumper Christmas sales help Cotswold Outdoors pass £100m mark

Retailer Cotswold Outdoor said a bumper period in the run-up to Christmas helped it bust the £100m turnover ceiling last year.

Minister praises national trails but Ramblers voice concerns for future

A coalition Government minister has praised England’s long-distance footpaths, saying they are important for the economy of the areas they pass through.

Outdoor fan Kyleigh Hill will celebrate 30th birthday with 30 charity challenges

An outdoors fan will celebrate a milestone birthday year with a set of challenges that will see her cover the equivalent distance between her home and Camp Bastion in Afghanistan.

Climber Leo Houlding tells of 'out of this world' brutal Ulvetanna ascent

Top British climber Leo Houlding has described his ‘out of this world’ first climb of a brutal route in Antarctica, saying the expedition pushed his team to its limits.

Girly glamour, cloth maps and Kenton Cool's onesie on view at Outdoors Show

The Outdoors Show is a chance for enthusiasts to get up close to some luminaries and see some of the goodies available for their trips into the hills and countryside of Britain and further afield.

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