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ispo munich trade show review
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ISPO 2012 Outdoor Trade Show Munich
Our first visit to the ISPO Trade Show in Munich was in a word "Overwhelming".
2,344 trade stands in 16 halls all eager to sell their products to the world.
The first challenge was to get from my hotel to my first appointment using the very efficient Munich subway system!
All went well until I attempted to join a train on the U2 line heading for the show ground at Messestadt.
First train arrived backed with trade show sardines. No doors opened! No one attempted to open them! Train departed! Next train arrived 4 mins later! Some people attempted to join the crush! Most abandoned their efforts! Train departed! Potential travelers readjusted their positions on the platform in a vane hope to gain advantage over others!
The next train arrived and I forced myself on board and doors closed. Joining my fellow sardines in this tin can I very quickly became very hot! A real contrast to the cold winter morning of Munich, that we had all dressed for.
Relief finally came when the train arrived at Messestadt West and the first group of visitors flowed out onto the platform. I stayed on to the end of the line to get to the Outdoor Halls.
Found the press centre, found a locker, dumped my excess baggage and headed to the Lomer Italian boot manufacturers stand to find out how they are going to re enter the UK market and that was the start of our visit.....
More, much more to come...........
Nikwax® gets the DofE Stamp of Approval
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Nikwax® gets the DofE Stamp of Approval
Nikwax® is delighted to have joined forces with The Duke of Edinburgh's Award (DofE). The two leaders in their respective fields have teamed up to help young people protect themselves and their expedition kit while outdoors. Nikwax® and the DofE have field tested and selected six key products from Nikwax’s® extensive range that will make any expedition a success; Tech Wash®, TX.Direct®, Footwear Cleaning Gel, Fabric & Leather Proof, Nubuck & Suede Proof and Tent & Gear SolarProof®.
Nick Brown, Nikwax® founder and MD, comments:
Mammut launch UK-specific 3-season Brecon boot
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Mammut launch UK-specific 3-season Brecon boot by popular request
Due to the sheer volume of requests for a three-season walking boot designed specifically for UK terrain that won’t break the bank, Mammut is introducing the men’s Brecon Boot this March.The mid-height leather boot will cost £145.00 and is exclusive to the UK.
national trust launch new website
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The National Trust have launched their new website with lots of information for walkers
New Anavasi 1:200 000 map of Peloponnese
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The new edition of the map of the Peloponnesus comes with many improvements. The larger scale makes it much more readable and reveals the detailed information of the map: Extensive road and settlements network. Plenty of archaeological sites published for the first time on a map. Beaches, camping, marinas, mountain refuges and the course of the E4 and the major national paths 31, 32 and 33. And an innovaton, 10 suggestions for unique sites to visit on the side of the map. The waterproof map is detachable from the cardboard folder that includes a booklet with an index of 3800 settlements
rohan harrogate lectures
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Rohan Harrogate Lectures
Colin Fisher Chairman of Rohan – Rohan the Future December 8th
I felt it a privilege to be in an audience of Rohan devotees at the last of the Rohan Harrogate Lectures for 2011 on the future of the company. With no discernable Rohan product on my person I sat sleepishly surrounded by long established converts to this powerful brand in outdoor equipment, all resplendent in Rohan gear.
history revealed on ingleborough
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The flanks of Ingleborough in the Yorkshire Dales National Park have given up one of their secrets to a team of amateur archaeologists.
Members of the Ingleborough Archaeology Group spent weeks investigating a remote site on the side of one of the National Park’s famous Three Peaks to the west of Selside in Upper Ribblesdale.
Doug Scott CBE Life and Hard Times
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22nd November 2011 Easingwold School, North Yorkshire UK
For me this was going to be an emotional night, meeting again the man who had originally inspired me to take to the hills!
He got me with his first words, words that where probably insignificant to most or even all of the rest of the audience, “We use to catch the Barton bus up to North Wales”. The bus in question went from Nottingham to the Butlins Holiday Camp in Pwllheli on the Lynn Peninsula but in order to get there it needed to pass through Snowdonia.
so you can't walk the GR5
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If you don't think you can walk the GR5 through the French Alps, think again!
click on this link to read about Vincent Marino, a young paraplegic and epileptic who has completed the Grand Traverse des Alps GTA.
The article is in french but you can always copy and paste into Google Translate.
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recycle outdoor gear (rog)
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Recycle Outdoor Gear (ROG)
The first European reuse exchange for used outdoor gear recycleoutdoorgear.com.
A new free service for the UK Outdoor Industry. Dedicated to helping find a solution to the endless amounts of used but serviceable outdoor gear taking up space in cupboards, lofts & garages.
