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On test: Sherpa Lithang jacket and Tsepun baselayer

We put to the test two offerings from the new-to-the-UK Nepalese brand Sherpa Adventure Gear...

HF Holidays celebrates its centenary with new museum and history update

A holiday movement founded with the aim of encouraging the love of the open air celebrates its centenary next year.

Country landowners say no need for new Isle of Wight coastal access

The organisation that represents country landowners said there is no need to extend the England Coast Path to the Isle of Wight.

Al Lee's new film Autana charts the ascent of Conan-Doyle's 'Lost World'

Renowned adventure filmmaker Alastair Lee’s latest film promises to be an offering beyond the ordinary with tales of disguise, shamanism and jungle nasties.

Mont Blanc ultra race will feature in web broadcasts

Fans of ultrarunning will be able to watch one of the world’s toughest mountain races on web-tv. Sponsors The North Face will set up an online br...

Government to consult public on extending coastal access to Isle of Wight

The coalition Government has announced it will consult the public on extending the England Coast Path to the Isle of Wight.

Colin passes half-way mark on 700-mile Scots watershed run

An ultrarunner aiming to complete a 700-mile route along Scotland’s watershed has passed the half-way point.

Leo braves tropical nasties for first ascent on Amazon 'lost world'

One of Britain’s top climbers has followed in the footsteps of Sir Arthur Conan’s Doyle’s adventure heroes with ascent to a South American ‘lost world’.

Sprayway Scorpion mountain waterproof jacket

How does Sprayway's top end mountain jacket measure up? We put it to the test on the hills....

The outdoors world in 2012: our backward glance at the year past

Our rearward glance at a news-packed 2012 includes, as always, tragedy as well as uplifting stories of the great outdoors, and a few oddities.

Schoolkids will follow Leo Houlding's attempt on Antarctic Wolf's Tooth

A team of schoolchildren will follow climber Leo Houlding’s next adventure, which he calls ‘the last great climb’.

Great Dun Fell rescuers discover walker in Napoleonic costume

Rescuers responding to a call for help from a pair of walkers caught out overnight in snow were alarmed to find one of them dressed in a Napoleonic outfit wielding a musket and sword.

Edinburgh Mountain Film Festival celebrates 10th year

An upcoming festival will celebrate its tenth year of armchair adventuring. The Edinburgh Mountain Film Festival hopes to attract more than 3,000 o...

Second police force warns against reliance on smartphones on mountains

A second police force has warned hillwalkers not to rely on smartphone apps as their sole navigation tool on the mountains of Scotland.

Row erupts over plans to clean graffiti from top climbing rock

An ancient lump of volcanic rock that has the hardest traditional climbing route in Britain is at the centre of a row over plans to clean it of graffiti.