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Win An AlpFridge :-)
By Jon on 02/12/2008 12:22:49
Enter Alpkit's Christmas comp and you could win a mega SMEG AlpFridge...
Those nice people at Alpkithave just launched their annual Christmascompetition and this time they really have surpassedthemselves with an awesome, Alpkit-themed SMEG fridge.It's worth around £600, but more to the point, it just looksace. The competition works a bit like last yea...
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Devon hiker dies in Alps
By OUTDOORSmagic on 14/06/2002 14:15:02
The body of a man from north Devon has been recovered after 2-day search
The BBC has reported that the body of a hiker from Devon who went missing in the Alps has been recovered following a search and rescue operation. Bryan Ellis, 53, from Ilfracombe on the north Devon coast, disappeared last Tuesday while walking
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Happy Birthday AlpKit :-)
By Jon on 15/03/2006 14:17:41
It's around a year since AlpKit launched at the Outdoors Show, so how are things going, what's coming next and where can you win another AlpPod?
It seems like only yesterday that we first encountered the guysfrom AlpKit, but believe it or not the OS Outdoors Show, atthe end of this week, is pretty much the first anniversary of themunleashing their ever-growing range of products
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Hiking Around Saalbach In The Austrian Alps
By Jackie and Dennis on 03/05/2006 09:06:09
The next travel story entry takes us to the Austrian Alps, for some more picture postcard hiking around Saalbach...
Saalbach Village and AmenitiesSaalbach (1000m) lies in the Glemmtal a few miles west of the lake resort of Zell am See. Saalbach is in the province of Salzburgland. The Glemmtal is a small valley that runs from east to west, the two main villages in the vallley are Saalbach and H...
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British Guide And Client Killed In The Alps
By Jon on 01/07/2004 13:07:48
A talented young British climber and his policewoman client have died after falling from the NE face of Piz Badile according to news reports.
Sad news from the Alps where leading British climber JulesCartwright and his client, Julie Colverd, have been killed in a fallon Piz Badile.Cartwright, 29, was one of the UK's brightest young alpinistshaving climbed hard routes throughout the world
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Christmas Cracker: AlpKit
By Santa on 19/12/2005 12:58:07
Not one, not two, but a whole load of great Christmas outdoor gift options from those nice fellas over at AlpKit :-)
Ourlatest Christmas Cracker was going to be 'something' from those nicechaps over at web-only specialists Alpkit, but the trouble wassimply deciding what to go for.Ever since they blew our alloy poles away with theirCarbonLite trekking poles at a daft £35 a pair,they've bombarded...
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Win An AlpPod With Alpkit!
By Jon on 02/12/2005 13:46:28
Someone's adopted the Alpkid, but the good news is that you can win a customised 4GB iPod Nano in the latest Alpkit competition, so what are you waiting for?
, an AlpPod. If you'd like towin the AlpPod - and how could you not - all you need to do is go toour Alpkit competition page, follow the link there, and then tellAlpkit which festive melody Reinholph - who? - is listening to.Obviously the Alp
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AlpKit Launches Ultralight Waterproof Daypack
By Jon on 09/11/2006 11:30:46
New from planet AlpKit is a minimalist drybag-type waterproof pack with simple straps and basic padding that should be ideal for those horrible wet winter days on the hill...
The nice people at AlpKit have been busy again, this timethey have a minimalist waterproof roll-top dry bag that's also asimple rucksack and goes by the name of, erm, Gourdon.Apparently the inspiration came from a hot alpine climber calledTomaz who
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Melting Alps Trigger Epic Matterhorn Rockfall
By Jon on 21/07/2003 11:41:29
Over 70 climbers had to be rescued from the Matterhorn when colossal rockfalls swept the mountain. Gradual melting of the alpine permafrost is to blame say scientists
It's that time of year when newspapers habitually run storiesabout how the Alps are melting, but the one in yesterday's Observerwas rather more dramatic than most.British Guide and renowned climber Victor Saunders was apparentlyon the Matterhorn
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New Swiss Alps Guide From Cicerone
By Jon on 07/02/2012 14:34:12
Latest in World Mountain Ranges series is a cracker by Kev Reynolds.
The latest in Cicerone's excellent World Mountain Ranges series, is a new guide to the Swiss Alps by veteran guidebook writer, Kev Reynolds and gives a comprehensive overview of each Swiss mountain area complete with background info, classic walks
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