We receive free products for review from brands, many of whom advertise on the site. We work on strict condition of editorial independence, and no guarantee of endorsement In recent decades, books on ...

The British Mountaineering Council (BMC) today announces that Chair of the Board, Catherine Hawkins, will step down from her ...

​Win a pair of our new Carbon Poles, our most light-weight walking pole yet. We use cookies to improve your experience on our ...

Jeremy Wilson, founder and CEO of The Lakeland Climbing Centre Ltd, and a Director of UKClimbing Ltd, has been awarded an MBE ...

​Win one of our new Carbon Poles, our most light-weight walking pole yet. We use cookies to improve your experience on our ...

Inselberg builds precision alpine gear shaped by guides and rescue teams. The Pascal Hoody blends stretch, warmth, and ...

Our only venomous snake, adders tend to like places also favoured by walkers and climbers. They may be more scared of you than you are of them, but what should you do if someone is bitten? Cory ...

A nyone invited to compile a list of "obscure" fells in Lakeland quickly encounters a rather large, tweed-clad and bewhiskered obstacle: virtually every boulder and tussock in the district has already ...

Paths protect wilderness by providing a durable route through it. The path we have built has used only natural materials taken from the surrounding area and the layers of rocks will support hikers' ...

F inding a dependable piece of clothing that eliminates the need for constant layer changes can be challenging. This is especially true in UK winters or alpine environments, where your body's ...

Swiss Topographic Map 1174 Elm . T his Swiss topographic map of the Sernftal has been my guide to many months of exploration and cemented this little corner of the Swiss Alps as a home-from-home.

T he best routes in the Lake District aren't all on the big headlining fells; there's a lot to be said for the smaller, less well-known tops too. This is a short but exciting walk up the impressive ...