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Robin Cook R.I.P
By Jon on 08/08/2005 10:09:46
Former Labour foreign secretary Robin Cook died at the weekend after collapsing while hillwalking in the Scottish highlands. A thoroughly decent man and a mountain lover.
Unless you've been up a mountain over the weekend and only justgot down, you'll have heard the sad news that former Labour foreignsecretary Robin Cook died at the weekend after collapsing whilewalking on Ben Stack in Sutherland
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Monday Tip - Cooking Light
By Jon on 18/02/2013 12:24:56
It's not just about the stove - here are some ways to save weight on your mobile kitchen...
This week's tip - it's not (just) about the stove when it comes to saving weight in the food and cooking department...The StoveOkay, it is partly about the stove, but even then it's not just a question of getting the lightest possible cooker
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Outdoors Cook Book Coming Soon!
By Jon on 19/08/2008 13:06:49
Cool camp recipes plus detailed nutrition and more in Moveable Feasts...
It's turning into quite a literary month on the OM news section,so you won't be surprised to hear that we have some more book newsfor you, this time it's an outdoors cook book calledMoveable Feasts, which is published in October.We'llbe bringing you
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Monday Tip - Spice Up Your Camp Cooking
By Jon on 26/03/2012 11:03:59
A few careful additions to your backpacking larder can make for a more interesting cullinary experience.
It's very easy to slip into a twilight zone of blandness when you're out on the trail. Lightweight dried food like pasta, porridge and dehydrated soup or noodles may be efficient, but after a day on the hill, you want something with a little more interest to it.That's particularl...
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Chocolate Fish Mt Cook Merinos Skivvy - First Look
By Jon on 30/03/2006 15:04:45
We take a look at the Mt Cook Merinos long-sleeved, zip-necked merino baselayer top from Chocolate Fish.
Chocolate Fish Mt Cook Merinos Skivvy - First Look Price: £34.50 Weight: 219 grammes (men's L) Features
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Edelrid Gets Cooking
By Jon on 12/10/2010 12:36:25
Range of three stoves to be available in the UK from spring 2011
German brand Edelrid is best known for its ropes and climbing hardware, but from next spring 2011, it will also have a range of three gas stoves available in the UK as a result of having taken over the Markill brand.That's what we've been told, but actually a quick google suggest...
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Weekend Weather Out-cook...
By Walter The Weathergirl on 08/08/2003 08:43:38
It's life in the sauna, or maybe the Turkish bath this weekend as Walter beckons in more heat, humidity and sunshine, but maybe with the odd thundery shower...
Weekend Weather 9th-10th August 2003 Our regular Friday round-up of what's in store for the weekend. And once again, this week we g...
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'My Rope Snapped Like Over-cooked Pasta'
By Nigella on 15/06/2001 11:27:00
Perhaps it was the olive oil that did it? Crucial safety advice for all outdoors people.
Next time one of your mates comes out with 'yeah, my rope snappedlike over-cooked spaghetti' he or she might not be far off themark.Seems that Swiss and Polish scientists researching the way knottedropes and cables snap turned to well-cooked pasta
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British Climber Dies In NZ
By OUTDOORSmagic on 14/05/2002 15:43:13
Updated the young British climber apparently killed in fall on Mount Cook has been named
The British climber discovered dead near Mount Cook by New Zealandemergency services has been named as Iain Hjalmar Hansen, 26, ofShipley, West Yorkshire.According to the BBC, Hansen was an outdoors pursuit instructorand 'reasonably experienced
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British Climber In New Zealand Mountain Epic
By Jon on 24/10/2003 12:09:09
A British climber has been trapped on Mount Cook for three nights after becoming ill, possibly with hypothermia. Bad conditions have grounded helicopters
A sick British climber is spending her third night trapped onMount Cook despite having been reached by rescue teams as conditionsare too bad to mount a helicopter evacuation according to reports inthe media.Antarctic geologist Dr Yvonne Cook, 36
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