24th April 2019
Mountain Bothies Association announce ownership of Glenpean Bothy
The Mountain Bothies Association has announced ownership of Glenpean Bothy in the Western Highlands of Scotland, originally an estate cottage.
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18th April 2019
Jack Wolfskin Launch Eco-Friendly Outdoor Clothing
Outdoor clothing brand Jack Wolfskin have teamed up with Europe’s largest conservation charity The National Trust to develop on an eco-friendly collection of men’s and women’s jackets, fleeces, t-shirts and trousers.
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18th April 2019
New Walking Festival Covering Entire Welsh Coastline Launches This Spring
This May, the Wales Coast Path and Ramblers Cymru will launch a new walking festival to celebrate seven years of the uninterrupted 870-mile coast path, with walks covering the entire coastline. Taking place 4th -19th…
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17th April 2019
Getting lost: Following the flags on Fairfield by Harrison Ward
"I veered off my original intended path and began to follow the flags. The relentless fog hadn’t lifted all night, so visibility was non-existent – but I could recognise the lay of the land beneath…
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16th April 2019
European Outdoor Conservation Association project funding – results of public vote announced
The results of a public vote have now been announced, in which readers of The Great Outdoors helped to choose which of these four projects – all focused on clearing up plastic pollution in mountain…
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15th April 2019
BMC campaign wins open access to the Welsh Coast
In a big win for a key part of a long-running BMC campaign to improve access in Wales, walkers and climbers should be able to freely access coastal areas and sea cliffs as a part…
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11th April 2019
Top British climber James McHaffie names new route ‘Extinction Rebellion’ to raise awareness for the climate and ecological crisis
James McHaffie has climbed a hard new rock climb in Wales' Dinorwig Quarry, and hoisted an Extinction Rebellion banner at the top to raise awareness for the global biodiversity and climate crisis.
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11th April 2019
New Public Fundraiser For EOCA
As part of its newly-launched focus on plastic clean-up, the European Outdoor Conservation Association (EOCA) has launched a public fundraiser to raise money to help reduce single use plastic. The project, part of Surfrider Foundation…
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11th April 2019
Outward Bound Launch Women’s Outdoor Leadership Course
Outward Bound aim to increase the number of women in their instructional teams by launching Outdoor Leadership courses in October. Only 20% of Outward Bound’s instructors are women despite 50% of their participants being women.…
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8th April 2019
Discover National Parks fortnight kicks off over the weekend
Saturday April 6th marked the start of Discover National Parks Fortnight – a two-week celebration across the UK with events and experiences running throughout the Easter holidays to inspire people of all ages and interests…
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5th April 2019
Gear news: new waterproofs from Berghaus
Berghaus is helping people to explore the outdoors in confidence this summer with the launch of a new range of contemporary waterproof jackets that offer something for all budgets, without compromising on performance.