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Guardian Picks 'World's Best Walks'
By Jon on 01/05/2012 13:11:00
Or rather 16 'experts' do, including Mick Fowler, Chris Bonington, Ueli Steck and Kenton Cool.
As soon as you see the word 'best' in an article title, you know it's going to be contentious, but the Guardian's recent 'world's best walks - by the experts' feature is definitely worth a browse, if only so you can snort in derision
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Coast To Coast Second Best Walk In The World...
By Jon on 24/11/2004 11:12:39
Forget the Annapurna Circuit, discard the Pacific Crest Trail and laugh in the face of the Tour de Mont Blanc, the Coast To Coast beats 'em all, apparently...
You can forget the trek to Everest Base Camp, the Inca Trail andthe rest of the world's great treks, according to a Country WalkingMagazine survey, the good old Coast to Coast beats 'em all.In fact, in the survey of 'guidebook writers and other
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Go Walking With Chris Bonington!
By Jon on 24/03/2011 13:41:28
Britain's best-known mountaineer to lead sponsored walk on behalf of the Campaign for National Parks
, describes the walk as 'better than Everest with some of the most lovely views you will get anywhere in the world'. There are also six-mile and three-mile walk options for the less hardy, but at the end of the day's walk, all the participants will be able
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Best Of Kendal In Sheffield And Nottingham
By Jon on 24/11/2008 16:03:29
Catch the pick of the Kendal crop at mountain film nights in Sheffield and Nottingham.
FilmClimber (2) - Special Mention for Best Short FilmThis Is The Sea 4: New Zealand (48) - Winner of Best Mountain AdventureFilm Committed 2: Walk Of Life (22)Hand Cut (27) - Judges Special MentionNote that the Grand Prize Winner, Al Lee's On Sight
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Advertorial: Cicerone book of the month
By Gillian Price on 09/03/2009 11:14:09
March book of the month: WALKING ON THE ORKNEY AND SHETLAND ISLES by Graham Uney
Cicerone Book of the Month March 2009WALKING ON THE ORKNEY AND SHETLAND ISLES by Graham UneyMost of us think of Scotland as a distant and wild walking paradise, but think again. Travel further north to these clusters of islands and you are a world
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Haynes Mountain Books Reviewed
By Jon on 17/12/2003 16:55:18
Haynes, in conjunction with Trail have two new mountain books on the shelves, one with UK routes, the other abroad, but are they worth a place on your Christmas list?
would have been in with a chance.All in all a nice outdoors pressie for Christmas. Hopefully, bynow, Ben Lawers will be back where it belongs mind.... Frontiers - The World's Greatest Walks - £16.99 Ifyou've read the run
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Five Faves - Trail-Running Shoes
By Jon on 14/10/2009 12:29:19
Five of our favourite trail-running shoes for both walking and running use.
tread. Brasher Helium XCRBrasher'snew trail-runner is arguably best suited to trail walking in alightweight style, but is well made with a good, roomy, UK-specific fit. Berghaus Phobic Stable
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Banff Festival UK And Ireland Tour - Unmissable...
By Jon on 04/03/2013 11:22:04
Best programme of mountain and adventure films I've seen for ages...
climbers - but the great thing about the Banff screenings is that they're effectively pre-filtered from the best offerings at the world's biggest and arguably, best, mountain culture jamboree.Thinking about it, what made all the ace films I saw on Saturday
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The Weekly Gallery Round-Up
By Susan on 21/11/2006 09:41:48
This week the OM gallery enjoys the best of both worlds - or the best of two seasons. Which is better, winter snowscapes or autumn leaves? Hmmm, tricky ...
Mycroft liked it so much he wrote: "I don't normally comment on photos, but this and the other Ben Nevis dawn pictures are possibly the best photos I've ever seen of the Ben. Brilliant and truly inspirational". Strong praise. Autumn reflections at Ardgour
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No-one Expects The Spanish Playstation...
By Steve Duffy on 19/03/2002 12:52:07
One of the world's top adventure race teams is swapping Iberian for Siberian to take part in the Red Bull Northern Exposure
The Spaniards are coming!Team Red Bull Playstation are making their debut outing on Britishsoil at this month's Red Bull Northern Exposure. The Spaniards, whoare consistently ranked amongst the best teams in the world, willprovide a stern test
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