Review: New Active Root sports drinks
Scottish sports drink company Active Root has launched a new version of the Original Ginger flavour and a new product, Active Root Green Tea and Ginger drink. I should confess I am already a...
Category: Walking
Sign up for Coast to Coast race across Scotland
There is still time to enter the Coast to Coast 2018 event that is organised by Rat Race Adventure Sports. The run, bike and kayak challenge takes place on the weekend of September 8...
Review: Osprey Mutant 38 rucksack
The 5th generation of the Osprey Mutant pack is here – and I asked my climbing obsessed husband to test the 38 litre version. Osprey say: “The Osprey Mutant is a reliable, intelligently-featured climbing...
Dani Arnold sets speed record for Alps ascent
Swiss mountaineer and alpinist Dani Arnold has set a new speed record for an ascent of the north face of Grandes Jorasses, a mountain in the Mont Blanc massif, on the boundary of France...
Osprey launch Digital Pack Sizing app
Osprey has launched a Digital Pack Sizing app, the PackSizer 2.0, to allow users to measure and match their torso length to the correct pack from Osprey’s range. The app uses a mobile phone or tablet...
Review: Komperdell Hike Master walking poles
Komperdell Hikemaster walking poles are part of the 2018 summer collection and have a newly designed grip called the Fatso Grip. The rubber grip is slimmer than many other Komperdell poles and the new shape...
Nikwax challenge sees 3 athletes ride 7000km and hike 7000km
A new campaign to encourage people to get outside and do more has been launched with a huge feat of endurance. Three athletes took on a challenge to ride 7000km and hike an altitude...
Benefits of walking poles
More and more people are waking up to the benefits of walking poles. They are useful for hiking and running and especially where thee are plenty of hill climbs. Why use walking poles? It...
10 x mad?: Why Alex and Jamie climbed Dumgoyne 10 times in one day
Climbing Dumgoyne once in one day is enough for most people. Yet keen running friends Alex Berry and Jamie Aarons decided to summit the hill near Strathblane, Stirlingshire, 10 times in a day. Hubby...
Review: Berghaus women’s Freeflow rucksack
Berghaus has launched two women’s specific packs, the Freeflow 25 and 35. The rucksacks include the brand’s renowned curved back design to maximise airflow and reduce the build-up of heat. The Freeflow design has...
