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The charity trekking season is with us again! and as usual people are trying to beg, steal and borrow as much equipment as they can to keep down the costs for their chosen trek.
As someone who has recently done the three peaks in Tanzania, raising money for Children in Crisis, I am well aware of what is needed to take part in such events and have therefore recently added a couple of new products and events to our website for this year to help ease the pain for your planning and preparation. read more »

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Merrell has developed a superb range of highly innovative footwear for women which incorporates state-of-the-art technologies for Spring/Summer 2008. The brand believes in continuously expanding the outdoor journey of discovery and freedom and this is the backbone mantra for all the models in this exciting design driven summer collection. Merrell strives to inspire the outdoor athlete in all women and encourage them to get outside at every opportunity! read more »

The contract has been signed! At the headquarters of the European Outdoor Group (EOG) in Seon, Switzerland, both partners - EOG and Messe Friedrichshafen - jointly put to paper the future of OutDoor for another five years. According to this agreement, the European trade show will be held in Friedrichshafen at least until the year 2013. During a secret ballot in January, 2008, the majority of the 47 EOG members voted in favour of the venue at Friedrichshafen. read more »

America Outdoors offers some essential issues to inquire about when considering your adventure vacation with an outfitter. read more »

Technically... Spring has Sprung, it's now light when I leave for work in the morning and when I get home at night, wonderful. To me that means Summer, but then I only believe in 2 seasons; Summer and Winter. That's need-a-coat and don't-need-a-coat weather.  Walk-briskly-on-the-beach and stroll-on-the-beach weather.

So having neglected my body horrendously over the past few (12) months, I vow to get back into shape to a point where a short weekend hike won't need 2 weeks annual leave immediately afterwards to recover. So back in the gym I go. read more »

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Seven marathons, seven days, seven continents
Pushing boundaries, living dreams

The North Face® has announced its backing for one blind man’s global vision to prove that sight loss is no barrier to human achievement. Dave Heeley is pushing boundaries and living his dream of running Seven Magnificent Marathons – seven marathons, on seven continents, in seven days. The extraordinary challenge aims to raise awareness of visual impairment around the globe whilst at the same time raise funds for The Guide Dogs for the Blind Association. read more »

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BE TOUGH, BE DIRTY

Merrell and Human Race Events will be staging the second in the Merrell Mud Man, series of off road running and Duathlon events on Saturday 8 March 2008. This event will take place in Camberley in the Surrey hills and will be extended throughout 2008. There will be a combination of not only an off-road running race, but also an off-road duathlon - run, bike, run and both will be a test of true grit and staying power. read more »

A new generation of Endurance Running Footwear from The North Face®

From 100-mile ultra-endurance events to a run round your local park, The North Face has engineered running footwear for every challenge and in every condition, helping athletes achieve their goals more quickly and comfortably. read more »

Champagne corks were popping and the entire trade show team in Friedrichshafen breathed an extremely happy sigh of relief when the news broke that OutDoor will continue to be held on the shores of Lake Constance. “Now we can carry on with the OutDoor success story,” said the overjoyed Messe Friedrichshafen CEO, Klaus Wellmann, after the European Outdoor Group (EOG) announced its decision in Munich on Wednesday. read more »

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Backpack manufacturer Deuter’s Futura series is set for the future, with new load dividers, a technical look and improved carry system.

The new 2008 Futura series has a clearer structure to it, without any volume overlaps. The daypack with a hemispherical zipper comes in two versions, the Futura 22 and 28. The hiking backpack with lid flap and lid compartment comes in two unisex versions (Futura 26 and 32) plus two SL models (Futura 24 SL and 30 SL). read more »