Montane Resolve XT Hooded Down Jacket Review
Outdoor Fitness
by Sam Curtis
2M ago
With 220g of 750fp down, the Montane Resolve XT is a warm enough insulated jacket for most winter conditions in the British hills. I found it ideal for a blowy December summit camp – and was warm enough wearing it layered over a microfleece while fighting to erect a tent in a blizzard. However, jackets with higher fill power down are warmer for the weight, and in really cold conditions you’ll want a good mid-layer underneath. BEST FOR: winter mountaineering Stars: 4.5 | Price: £350 | Weight: 568g (men’s medium) | Fill: 220g of 750fp RDS-certified duck down with HyperDRY PFC-free hydrophobic fi ..read more
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Rab Mythic Ultra Down Jacket Review
Outdoor Fitness
by Sam Curtis
2M ago
This is the jacket you buy if you want the warmest insulation for the least weight. And 240g of 900fp down results in a seriously warm jacket. I tested this during a very cold journey in the Southern Cairngorms, and was toasty warm at all times when wearing it (even without a mid-layer). It feels like wearing a luxuriously soft sleeping bag. Best for: lightweight winter backpacking Stars: 4.5/5 | Price: £420 | Weight: 497g (men’s medium) | Pros: very warm for the weight, good hood, recycled fabrics | Cons: potentially fragile face fabric | Fill: 240g of 900fp European goose down, RDS-certified ..read more
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Alpkit Cloud Peak 300 Review
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by TGO Editor
3M ago
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Mountain Equipment Firelite Review
Outdoor Fitness
by TGO Editor
3M ago
Peter Macfarlane recommends the Mountain Equipment Firelite sleeping bag for its lofting capabilities and light weight. The Mountain Equipment Firelite is a light sleeping bag which appeared in our guide to the best sleeping bags for hiking. It maintains great performance at a low weight by using very high-quality down and a very light shell fabric. When unpacked the bag lofts very well and once inside the feedback against bare skin is very fast. Price: $700 / £500 (Buy now from Alpine Trek) Weight: 1.68 lb. / 764g (Regular) Materials: 900 fill power ethically certificated goose down, ny ..read more
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Mammut Perform Down Bag Review
Outdoor Fitness
by TGO Editor
3M ago
The unisex Mammut Perform Down Bag gets Peter Macfarlane’s Best Buy. Find out why. The Mammut Perform Down appears in our guide to the best sleeping bag for hiking and it takes a different approach from the other bags with a full-length centre zip for access. I like the options this entry format presents to you; it’s a feature that can make a real difference to camp convenience, such as allowing you to swap ends in a tent without your zip now inconveniently facing away from the door if you find you’ve pitched on a slope, as well as easily sitting up without leaving the warmth of the bag. Pric ..read more
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A quarter of Brits report feeling unwelcome outdoors, research shows
Outdoor Fitness
by Francesca Donovan
3M ago
A quarter of people feel unwelcome or uncomfortable while participating in outdoor activities with 8 in 10 of those falling between the ages of 16-34, according to a new survey* conducted by outdoor brand Helly Hansen in partnership with AKA CIC. The survey results make uncomfortable reading for the outdoor community. The main reasons given by respondents who feel unwelcome outdoors were “feeling like an outsider or not fitting in with the group” (35%); feeling intimidated by more experienced participants (33%); the perception of being judged by others (32%); negative encounters with other par ..read more
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Book review: Wanderlust – British and Irish Isles
Outdoor Fitness
by Francesca Donovan
3M ago
The new offering in gestalten’s Wanderlust series is a guide book to make the eyes widen and the soul sing with possibility. Indeed, it is not simply a guide book at all. Alex Roddie’s writing shows Britain’s long-distance walks at their finest with the level of superb photography from local experts and veteran outdoors folk expected from a book of this kind – just as at home on a coffee table as in your wildest adventure-plotting dreams. The mountain and coastal moments captured are sure to whet your appetite for adventure close to home. Main image: On the Affric-Kintail Way | Credit: Pa ..read more
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The Jadeite Project and the psychology of peace in nature
Outdoor Fitness
by Francesca Donovan
3M ago
Dr Jade Adams-White hated her first camp. As a young army cadet, she pitched up one freezing December night. “I just wanted to go home,” she told The Great Outdoors. Yet, the 34-year-old psychologist from Liverpool and founder of The Jadeite Project recalls a “freeness” of waking up outdoors. She couldn’t help but learn to love it. In her twenties, she climbed her first mountain and “loved the vastness of space, sense of achievement and awe.” Finding things difficult during the pandemic, Jade turned to the hills. Once restrictions eased, she scrambled Helvellyn solo and, elated on the descent ..read more
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Book Review: The Great Wilderness by Alex Nail
Outdoor Fitness
by Chris Townsend
3M ago
The vast area of mountainous country that makes up the Letterewe and Fisherfield Forests in the NW Highlands of Scotland has long been known as the Great Wilderness.  It’s spectacular, rugged and remote and has some of the finest scenery in the UK. Alex Nail set out to produce a photographic account of this challenging region. He succeeded magnificently. This book is a stunning collection of breath-taking images that capture the landscape in all seasons and all moods. Photographing these mountains is not easy. The terrain is rugged and distances long. In the Introduction the author says ..read more
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Book Review: Walking the Bones of Britain by Christopher Somerville
Outdoor Fitness
by TGO Editor
3M ago
Christopher Somerville has walked more miles than most but in Walking the Bones of Britain he has not only tramped the length of Britain; he’s also travelled back in time. It’s a journey of a thousand miles taken over a mind-blowing period of three billion years and his time travel began back in the last century when, as a teacher, he (naughtily) tore a geological page out of a classroom atlas. He had suddenly been beguiled by the colourful rippling layers which portrayed our oldest rocks in the top left and the youngest in the south-east: from the gneiss of the Outer Hebrides to the mud banks ..read more
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