If you’re the kinda person who’s always stopping to take piccies while you’re out on an adventure — trying to capture the moment in the most beautiful manner you can — then you’re gonna want to enter this competition. We’ve managed to bag four copies of Dan Bailey‘s awesome new book Outdoor Action and Adventure Photography (RRP £21.99) — and you could […]
Mountain bothies: A free night in the wild
What the heck is a bothy? Where can you find them and how do you use them? For those of you who don’t know, the tent on your back isn’t the only free accommodation you’ll find in the mountains. There are a bunch of little buildings called bothies dotted up and down the country too. If […]
A chat with big wave surfer Andrew Cotton
He’s 35 years old, has salty blonde locks, wears cool surf gear and has the two most adorable kids. Any idea who I’m talking about? Goodness knows how I did it, but I got to spend an afternoon with Saltrock ambassador and big wave surfer, Andrew Cotton, finding out what inspires the North Devonian, how […]
5 easy steps to a cool DIY map desk
Looking for somewhere to store all your OS maps, yet keep them easily accessible? Well why not glue them to your desk? It’s not as ridiculous as it sounds, I promise! Being one who blogs and writes about the great outdoors, I’m constantly looking for inspiration for planning where I’m next going to climb a mountain, […]
Book review: The Blind Man of Hoy
Imagine for a second, walking up a a tricky mountain path. Now imagine doing it blind. No easy task, you’ll agree. Now replace the mountain path with a 137 metre high sea stack off the coast of Scotland. Could you climb it without sight? Well author, stay-at-home dad and avid climber Red Széll did just that. And his […]
How adidas athletes live without limits
adidas Outdoor’s strapline ‘Live without Limits’ is a refreshing mindset in today’s busy career-driven world. It gets you in the frame of mind that anything is possible. And it is. Whether you want to run your first marathon, break the freediving record or take the jump into outdoor climbing, you need only put your mind to it and […]
From Prague to Berlin by pedalo
When travelling from Prague to Berlin, why take the same old boring modes of transport when you could spice it up by using a pedalo instead? Well that’s just what freelance super adventurers Sarah and Matthes did! In the summer of 2014 Matthes and Sarah bought a yellow pedalo, put it in the back of […]
Waterfall walk in the Brecon Beacons
Adventures don’t always have to be epic. Sometimes just packing a couple of sandwiches, an OS map and heading off somewhere local is enough to satisfy that appetite for a bit of fresh air… So being only a stone’s throw away from the Brecon Beacons (we’re very lucky I know), that’s exactly what we did. Whether you want […]
Running: Great gear for keeping you visible
Choosing the right running gear for the darker months of the year can be tricky… On the one hand you want to avoid danger, but you also don’t want to look like a luminous traffic cone running down the road. So how do you stay safe and retain the cool factor? Out on my usual route the other evening, I realised […]
Competition: Win a skiing holiday for two
Who’s up for winning a little seven day skiing holiday next season? “Me, me, me!” I hear you cry. Well, in return for your #TalesFromTheSlopes stories, RocketSki is offering two lucky people a jammy winter break to the French Alps. Not bad, ey? All you have to do is head to their Facebook page, share a picture of yourself […]