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Just nominate you faves in the following categories and help us to draw up a shortlist. Alternatively mail them to us at jon@outdoorsmagic.com with the subject line 'Award Nominations".

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The Categories
1. Best Outdoor Clothing Brand

2. Best Boot Brand

3. Best Tent Brand

4. Best Pack Brand

5. Best Online Outdoors Retailer

6. Best Specialist Outdoors Shop or Chain

7. Best Outdoors Cafe

8. Best Camp Site

9. Best New Outdoors Product

10. Best Outdoors Pub

11. Fave OM UK Destination

12. Fave OM International Destination

13. OM OUTDOORS Personality Of The Year

(Hint: just cut and paste the list to make your life easier :-)

Here goes then, starter for 10:
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1. Best Outdoor Clothing Brand: Paramo

2. Best Boot Brand: Inov-8

3. Best Tent Brand: Terra Nova

4. Best Pack Brand: POD

5. Best Online Outdoors Retailer: backpackinglight.co.uk

6. Best Specialist Outdoors Shop or Chain: Hitch 'n Hike at Bamford (or maybe Needlesports)

7. Best Outdoors Cafe: Peak View Tearoom, near the Cat and Fiddle

8. Best Camp Site: anywhere but Sykeside!

9. Best New Outdoors Product: Inov-8 Terrocs

10. Best Outdoors Pub: pass (honest)

11. Fave OM UK Destination: Lake District I suppose

12. Fave OM International Destination: Pyrenees

13. OM OUTDOORS Personality Of The Year: Podcast Bob

1. Best Outdoor Brand: Paramo

2. Best Boot Brand: Inov-8

3. Best Tent Brand: Hilleberg

4. Best Pack Brand: Osprey

5. Best Online Outdoors Retailer: Stewart Cunningham, Betwy-y-Coed

6. Best Specialist Outdoors Shop or Chain: Stewart Cunningham, Betwy-y-Coed

7. Best Outdoors Cafe: Pete's Eats, Llanberis

8. Best Camp Site: Bryn Tyrch Farm Camp Site

9. Best New Outdoors Product: Inov-8 Terrocs

10. Best Outdoors Pub

11. Fave OM UK Destination: Snowdonia

12. Fave OM International Destination: Pyrennes

13. OM OUTDOORS Personality Of The Year: Podcast/Lightweight Bob

Edited: doesn't matter. Sorry

1. Best Outdoor Clothing Brand http://www.slioch.co.uk/ for Ventile.

2. Best Boot Brand Altberg

3. Best Tent Brand Robert Saunders

4. Best Pack Brand my old Craghopper dynamic balance/
www.aiguille.com
5. Best Online Outdoors Retailer www.extremeoutdoorclothing.com

6 Specialist Outdoors Shop or Chain I've yet to find one!!

7. Best Outdoors Cafe Pete's Eats.

8. Best Camp Site Minffordd near Rhuthun

9. Best New Outdoors Product Pass.

10. Best Outdoors Pub Pass I don't drink.

11. Fave OM UK Destination Mallerstang Dale. Vale of Eden.

12. Fave OM International Destination Connemara NP.

13. OM OUTDOORS Personality Of The Year Errrrrrrr?

1. Best Outdoor Clothing Brand
arc'teryx

2. Best Boot Brand
scarpa

3. Best Tent Brand
MHW

4. Best Pack Brand
lowe

5. Best Online Outdoors Retailer
The Outdoors shop

6. Best Specialist Outdoors Shop or Chain
pass

7. Best Outdoors Cafe
Daisy's Ambleside

8. Best Camp Site
Wasdale NT

9. Best New Outdoors Product
Myo 5

10. Best Outdoors Pub
Screes Netherwasdale

11. Fave OM UK Destination
Lakes/Wasdale

12. Fave OM International Destination
French Alps

13. OM OUTDOORS Personality Of The Year
bloke with a big tent

1. Best Outdoor Clothing Brand: Montane

2. Best Boot Brand: Zamberlan

3. Best Tent Brand: Wild Country

4. Best Pack Brand: Lowe Alpine

5. Best Online Outdoors Retailer: Go Outdoors

6. Best Specialist Outdoors Shop or Chain: Needlesports

7. Best Outdoors Cafe: Only use pubs!

8. Best Camp Site: Cwmdu, near Crickhowell

9. Best New Outdoors Product: Myo XP

10. Best Outdoors Pub: Mill Inn, Mungrisedale

11. Fave OM UK Destination: Glencoe

12. Fave OM International Destination: Dolomites

13. OM OUTDOORS Personality Of The Year:

1. Best Outdoor Clothing Brand - Paramo

2. Best Boot Brand - Scarpa

3. Best Tent Brand - Vango

4. Best Pack Brand - Macpac

5. Best Online Outdoors Retailer - Rock n Run

6. Best Specialist Outdoors Shop or Chain - Braemar Mtn Sports

7. Best Outdoors Cafe - Apple Pie Shop, Ambelside

8. Best Camp Site - Any wild camp

9. Best New Outdoors Product - Smartwool socks

10. Best Outdoors Pub - Clachaig, Glencoe

11. Fave OM UK Destination - Bennachie

12. Fave OM International Destination - Norway

13. OM OUTDOORS Personality Of The Year - Hinkes

The Categories
1. Best Outdoor Clothing Brand
Mountain Equipment
2. Best Boot Brand
Scarpa
3. Best Tent Brand
Terra Nova
4. Best Pack Brand
Lowe Alpine
5. Best Online Outdoors Retailer
theoutdoorstore.com
6. Best Specialist Outdoors Shop or Chain
Tiso
7. Best Outdoors Cafe
Cafe Mambo Aviemore - ace hot chocolate!
8. Best Camp Site
Wild Camp anywhere
9. Best New Outdoors Product
A spork!! ( spoon and a fork!! In one!! )
10. Best Outdoors Pub
The Clachaig Inn, Glencoe.
11. Fave OM UK Destination

12. Fave OM International Destination

13. OM OUTDOORS Personality Of The Year

Got to be Alan Hinkes.

1. Best Outdoor Clothing Brand - Mountain Equipment

2. Best Boot Brand - La Sportiva

3. Best Tent Brand - Hilleberg

4. Best Pack Brand - osprey

5. Best Online Outdoors Retailer - Snow & Rock

6. Best Specialist Outdoors Shop or Chain - Needlesports

7. Best Outdoors Cafe - Pete's Eats

8. Best Camp Site - Anywhere wild

9. Best New Outdoors Product - Bob Cartwrights Podcasts

10. Best Outdoors Pub - Clachaig

11. Fave OM UK Destination - Eskdale

12. Fave OM International Destination - Estes Park, Colorado

13. OM OUTDOORS Personality Of The Year - Mr Hinkes of course

1. Best Outdoor Clothing Brand - Paramo (Montane was a close 2nd)
2. Best Boot Brand - Meindl
3. Best Tent Brand - Terra Nova
4. Best Pack Brand - OMM
5. Best Online Outdoors Retailer - The Mountain Factor (some excellent bargains on there, i miss out most of the time).
6. Best Specialist Outdoors Shop or Chain - Stewart Cunninghams
7. Best Outdoors Cafe - Pinnacle
8. Best Camp Site - Wild
9. Best New Outdoors Product - Laser Competition (i want!)
10. Best Outdoors Pub - Pen Y Gwryd
11. Fave OM UK Destination - Eryri
12. Fave OM International Destination - Olympus Mons
13. OM OUTDOORS Personality Of The Year - Podcast Bob

1. Best Outdoor Clothing Brand ME

2. Best Boot Brand Brasher

3. Best Tent Brand Terra Nova

4. Best Pack Brand Lowe Alpine

5. Best Online Outdoors Retailer Outdoorgarage

6. Best Specialist Outdoors Shop or Chain Taunton Leisure

7. Best Outdoors Cafe Cafe Mambo Aviemore

8. Best Camp Site Llangorse Lakeside - lovely mild campsite

9. Best New Outdoors Product ME ogre ....mmmmmmm

10. Best Outdoors Pub errr...

11. Fave OM UK Destination Lakes

12. Fave OM International Destination Rockies

13. OM OUTDOORS Personality Of The Year Podcast bob

6.Best store/chain = Cotswold
7.Caff = Pen y Ghent, Horton
8. Campsite = MacDonald, Kinlochleven
10. Pub = Troutbeck Inn, nr Keswick
11. UK Destination = Kintail
13. Personality = Alan Titmash

Actually I'd like to change my mind on 13. and nominate

Personality of the year = High Waistcoat and his ladies of leisure

1. Best Outdoor Clothing Brand
Paramo

2. Best Boot Brand
Meindl
3. Best Tent Brand
Hilleberg
4. Best Pack Brand
Lowe Alpine
5. Best Online Outdoors Retailer
CCC
6. Best Specialist Outdoors Shop or Chain
Wildtrak, Newcastle upon Tyne
7. Best Outdoors Cafe
Hmmm?
8. Best Camp Site
Waldorf, Germany
9. Best New Outdoors Product
Anything by Alpkit
10. Best Outdoors Pub
Any pub with Guinness
11. Fave OM UK Destination
Skye
12. Fave OM International Destination
Iceland
13. OM OUTDOORS Personality Of The Year
pass

1. Best Outdoor Clothing Brand Hard one but gotta go with Rab if we just want best not best value.

2. Best Boot Brand SCARPA obvoiusley

3. Best Tent Brand Vango ( well they made the Vortex this year.

4. Best Pack Brand Macpac, their wommens specific sac got rid of all my upper back pain on long days out carrying weight :-)
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5. Best Online Outdoors Retailer -Cotswold

6. Best Specialist Outdoors Shop or Chain -V 12

7. Best Outdoors Cafe- a predictable Petes eats

8. Best Camp Site- dont know its name but the one underneath Cadair Idris with the lovley old Farmer.

9. Best New Outdoors Product -Vortex

10. Best Outdoors Pub-Tyn-y- Coed

11. Fave OM UK Destination -Snowdonia

12. Fave OM International Destination well still hoping to get to Nepal

13. OM OUTDOORS Personality Of The Year
- Durrrr Hinks, who else ( still owe him that beer mind)

1. Best Outdoor Clothing Brand: Montane

2. Best Boot Brand: dunno

3. Best Tent Brand: Hilleberg

4. Best Pack Brand: Osprey

5. Best Online Outdoors Retailer: The Outdoors Shop, Ambleside

6. Best Specialist Outdoors Shop or Chain: is there a good one?

7. Best Outdoors Cafe: the on in Staveley

8. Best Camp Site: just above the Corridor route

9. Best New Outdoors Product: InsulMat Max-Thermo

10. Best Outdoors Pub: dunno

11. Fave OM UK Destination: Lakes

12. Fave OM International Destination: Spain

13. OM OUTDOORS Personality Of The Year: Bob

1. Best Outdoor Clothing Brand for me its Berghaus

2. Best Boot Brand Meindl, because they fit

3. Best Tent Brand Hilleburg (dependable)

4. Best Pack Brand Osprey (Atmos pack is kind to my back)

5. Best Online Outdoors Retailer The Outdoor Shop (cheap, quick, no faffing about)

6. Best Specialist Outdoors Shop or Chain

7. Best Outdoors Cafe Didn't use one in 05

8. Best Camp Site Didn't use a proper one in 05

9. Best New Outdoors Product Aquapure Traveller (not sure if its new in 05)

10. Best Outdoors Pub Difficult to single one out - the one in the right place that's open when your gasping?

11. Fave OM UK Destination mine was the less crowded parts of the BBNP

12. Fave OM International Destination

13. OM OUTDOORS Personality Of The Year Its got to be the Butchers Dog

1. Best Outdoor Clothing Brand - Smartwool
2. Best Boot Brand - Inov-8
3. Best Tent Brand - Terra Nova
4. Best Pack Brand - Golite
5. Best Online Outdoors Retailer - Alpkit
6. Best Specialist Outdoors Shop or Chain - Snow & Rock
7. Best Outdoors Cafe - pass
8. Best Camp Site - wild
9. Best New Outdoors Product - Inov-8 Terroc
10. Best Outdoors Pub - pass
11. Fave OM UK Destination - South Downs!
12. Fave OM International Destination - France (Auvergne/Cevennes)
13. OM OUTDOORS Personality Of The Year - Pod show Bob

1. Best Clothing Brand Paramo
2. Boots-Raichle
3. Hillberg
4. hmm Pod
5. The outdoorshop/alpkit/
6. Taunton Leisure/ Up and Under
7. Pass
8. Hmmm not sure really
9. Alpkit stuff
10. Any pub thats close to a camp site and serves decent Beer
11. Lakes (wasdale)
12. Pass
13. Backpackinglight.co.uk Bob