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ISPO outdoor equipment show munich
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ISPO Outdoor Trade Show Munich
At today’s press conference, Klaus Dittrich, chief of Messe München, said that Ispo has recorded another increase in exhibitors, going up by 3 percent to reach a total of 2,344 from 51 countries. Some new exhibitors – or those returning to the show – are Adidas Porsche Design, Eagle Creek, Protest and Nixon. Another one is Black Yak, a new Asian exhibitor, which is coming to Munich after being impressed with Ispo Beijing. Maria Höfl-Riesch, the German alpine ski champion, will present her own line of apparel under the name Maria, which has been put together with the help of various brands such as Bogner, Ziener, Head and Dainese. Altogether, the net exhibiting surface will reach 102,800 square meters, 2 percent more than last year. All 17 halls of the Munich venue are filled, and the show operator plans to build two additional halls to allow Ispo further growth.
We are only going to visit 3 of the halls and hopefully visit around 120 stands...Will tweet as we go..
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.
jd sport set to buy blacks leisure
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Blacks Leisure Group to go into administration
Shares in the Blacks Leisure Group have been suspended today as they have gone into a short period of administration as part of a take over deal.
The so-called prepack arrangement will open the doors for a take over deal to take place but will wipe out the value of existing shares, which have now been suspended from trading on the London Stock Exchange.
The prepack deal indicatates that the profitable areas of the business have already been sold off and an annoucement should be made within days on who the buyer or buyers are.
Blacks stores are to remain open for trading during this period.
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.
