October Outdoor Fest Is Back Again

Blimey, it's that time of year when everything's grey and murky out there, just between the bits when it's light grey and murky and the bit after, when the grey gets darker and white bits start appearing. Must be, cos the annual October Outdoor Fest is back at the weekend running from 23rd - 30th October 2004 .

The what? It's a week of activities based around Gaynor Sports in Ambleside in the Lakes with experts to answer your questions, guided walks, navigation clinics and even a kids' treasure hunt. Plus you can win a weekend break with Gore-Tex footwear.

Even better, all proceeds are pledged to Langdale and Ambleside Mountain Rescue Team, so not only are you having a good time, you're supporting a good cause too and helping the people who are there to help you when things go wrong to transform their operations centre into a high tech rescue hub.

Highlights...

Highlights of the week include the chance to go for a stroll around the Fairfield Horseshoe with Trail's legendary Technical Editor Graham Thompson, while trying Leki poles for size. There's a Country Walking amble with editor Jonathan Manning. Silva is running navigation clinics and, if you're around on Thursday 28, you can team up with Berghaus's 8,000-metre man, Alan Hinkes for a wander on the fells and consult Berghaus kit experts in Gaynors. And that's just the half of it...

Win A Weekend Break

Visit Gaynor Sports between 23 and 31 October and you'll be able to enter a Gore-Tex footwear competition to win a weekend break for two and the AA five-diamond Howbeck Hotel in Windemere complete with dinner on board a 34-foot yacht - nice...

Full Details

You can find full details of the programme at www.octoberoutdoorfest.com