8th September 2024
How to pack food for camping and backpacking
From meal prep to calorie-counting, we explain how to pack food for backpacking.
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8th September 2024
How to look after your hiking boots
Six top tips to ensure your boots are in tip-top shape for the change of season, including how to clean them, reproof them, and keep them stored.
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1st September 2024
Are sleeping mats waterproof?
From foam to self-inflating mats, we examine whether sleeping mats are really waterproof - and how to protect your kit.
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1st September 2024
Discovering lightweight backpacking meals
Discover some ideas for lightweight backpacking meals with our guide on what you need to remember for fuel and sustenance on the hills.
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1st September 2024
How to store and transport your camping stove
Does your camping stove live in your backpack awaiting the next adventure? Perhaps that's not wise. Here's why.
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1st September 2024
What are the different types of camping stoves?
Any hungry hiker will know the value of a good camping stove. But which should you choose to cook your camp food?
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1st September 2024
Hand warmers for hiking: a help or hinderance?
Is it possible to banish the winter bite with hand warmers for hiking during the colder months? The Great Outdoors investigates.
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1st September 2024
Staying warm in winter: 7 tips to cope with low temperatures
Phil Sanderson of Glenmore Lodge gives advice on coping with very low temperatures.
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1st September 2024
How to stay dry when hiking
Staying dry in bad weather can feel like a dark art. Alex Roddie shares top tips for hillwalkers including a reality check…
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16th August 2024
Water Hazards: How to execute a river crossing
Glenmore Lodge Chief Instructor Heather Morning guides us across the rivers and streams of our high places and explains how to stay safe.
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16th August 2024
Skills: How to read and understand summer mountain weather
International Mountain Leader Fiona Chappell outlines what she has come to understand about our ever-fickle summers in the mountains over two decades.
