Last updated: 20-Dec-18 By Alice Morrison Brooks once saved my life, or at least my feet. I was doing a world first trek from the Atlas to the Atlantic in 2015 and as it was hiking with tent, supplies etc was wearing my much-loved Scarpa boots. I hadn’t bargained for the extra pressure of a …
Last updated: 30-Dec-19 By Fiona Outdoors The new On Running Cloudventure shoe series is “made for trail runners on a mission”. The brand states: “Cloudventure is a lightweight, fast and engineered shoe to handle anything the mountains can throw at you, whether you’re going up or down.” I have tested the shoes on a range …
Last updated: 26-Nov-18 By Alice Morrison When you need a really warm, light layer to put on after a run, or during if you are in extremely cold conditions, nothing beats a down jacket. They represent instant warmth and can make all the difference to your overall state when you need to keep your core …
Last updated: 26-Nov-18 By Alice Morrison Winter is coming and it is time to really think about getting all those base layers out and stacked one on the other. I have been checking out one of our often featured brands, Craft, and also Rohan, which I haven’t used for running before but which, of course, …
By Seth Grotzke The problem with wearing kit that looks this good and performs this well is that people think you know what you’re doing. I would hate to wear it while traveling lest they ask me to land the plane or deliver a baby. Bottom line: the Dynafit Transalper Light 3L Jacket is an …
By Alice Morrison Nothing cheers me up like a new pair of socks. That feeling as you slip your tootsies into an as yet unsullied sock is a feeling like no other. When I opened up my 1000 mile Breeze Lites and Trainer liners and saw that they GUARANTEE no blisters within a year, or …
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