We popped up a quick blog piece featuring Alastair Lee's video of the recent Berghaus 'Athlete Meet' in Chamonix the other day, but we though you might like a little more info on the first ever gathering of 11 of the north eastern outdoors brand

If you've ever wondered what being a sponsored athlete entails, well here's the answer, sort of. Last week, Berghaus's team of sponsored climbers, base jumpers and boarders met up in Chamonix for a few days of intensive product development chat

It's an outdoor footwear bonanza this autumn and Timberland isjoining in with a new range of of trail shoes which it has dubbed its Mountain Athleticsrange, which it says is both ideal for adventure racing and trailrunning and light on the planet too.Interestingly, more and more ...

Reports are reaching us of a virulent outbreak of deadly Athlete'sFoot in the UK.A spokesman for MAFF - the Ministry of Athelete's Feet and Fetidthings - announced that tests on socks collected from a gym nearWoking have confirmed the presence

Heard something crumple when you flaked out on your sofa? Reached down the back of the cushions and pulled out a page of scribbles covered in bits of chocolate bun? Suddenly remembered that instead of posting your Eco-Challenge application form you spent the day eating pies in fr...

a watch if only for the glorious scenery in some of the footage.You can also follow Jez's regularly updated athlete diary at www.thenorthfacejournal.com/category/endurance-running/te-araroa/There are some glorious images on the photo page as well

Take some of the world's leading extreme athletes, add an award-winning outdoor film-maker and blend in the inspirational presence of one of the greatest ever figures in world mountaineering. Add snowy mountains, mix in some pukka hardware

Tackling a mountain can be hard at the best of times. For Jamie Andrew, a quadruple amputee who lost his hands and feet to frostbite in an alpine storm in 1999, it is more than just your average challenge. Despite his set-back, Jamie was back at work within 4 months, and almost a...

Simone Moro and Denis Urubko explain their decision to abandon their winter attempt on Nanga Parbat in a video dispatch direct from a snowed-in basecamp.

This Friday we thought we'd bring you three cracking online videos from around the world, all of the, coincidentally, featuring Berghaus athletes.The first, above, sees runners Philippe and Anna Gatta competing in the Atacama Race across