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That Was The Year That Was - Part One
By Jon on 29/12/2003 11:24:52
We take a nostalgic look back at 2003 and the outdoors stories and features that made the news what it was on OUTDOORSmagic
a Romanian mountain and themonth ended on an optimistic note with the news of a ceasefirebetween Maoist insurgents and the government in Nepal. Shame itdidn't last.Top Features...Your 2003outdoor stars with the Mystic Mouflon, did they work for you
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2005 Review Of The Year - Part One
By Jon/Dave Mycroft on 05/01/2006 16:40:55
A quick look back at the first six months of 2005 on OUTDOORSmagic complete with gear, geekery and record-breaking mountaineering feats :-)
don't think Lowe has had the attention itdeserves for it's very impressive Gore-Tex shells which are verynicely cut and seductively light with it.And yes, that really is all that happened, well, sort of...Aprilstarted with a scooplook at two new
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The Lee Side
By Alastair Lee on 16/10/2001 12:26:27
Alastair checks out Vertical Limit and makes a sad play for free Blockbuster Video membership...
frosty overhang, foot free, with gloves on - all I can say is that I've started leaving my exercise bar in the freezer overnight to practice chins-ups with my Gore-Tex mittens on, should this self-same occasion arise at some
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The Leeside
By Alastair Lee on 19/03/2002 17:34:43
Alastair explores the nature of fear and asks the question: the Leeside, what's it supposed to do?
, have you noticed all the outdoor jackets worn by the Afghan war correspondents? The Lowes, the Bergs they're all in there, talk about diversifying. I didn't realise Gore-Tex had anti-shrapnel properties. 'The
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The Perfect Outdoors Caff
By Jon on 15/10/2003 18:18:51
A fool proof guide from the tea to the tyranny plus the outdoors caffs that OUTDOORSmagic members like
for tourists, but outside of southern cliff climbingarenas, they don't sit too well with muddy boots and wet Gore-Tex (oreVENT, okay?).So grot is hot, well, sort of. It's fine line, but what's crucialto a really good outdoors caff is enough heat to generate a
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Your Winter Weekend Snapshot :-)
By OUTDOORSmagic Members :-) on 07/03/2006 15:47:11
A storming snapshot of an OM winter weekend in words and pictures from snowy Scottish beaches to ice-capped mountains, it doesn't get much better than this...
- SnowdoniaIt was a tough assignment for OM's editorial assistant Susan, notonly did she have to travel to Snowdonia to report on the winner ofthe recent OM/Gore-Tex competition, she also had to endure a Plas yBrenin winter skills weekend in near perfect
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Your 2003 Outdoor Stars
By The Mystic Mouflon on 02/01/2003 13:42:05
The Mystic Mouflon returns to unravel your outdoors destiny - not to be read if you're of a nervous disposition or a Sagittarian...
little goat - finally snaps. Watch out for a tall, lean, attractive member of the opposite sex in head to foot Gore-Tex - you'll sense the chance of romance, but they're just after the arrears on your credit card bill
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Isle of Arran Tested...
By Alex Ford on 14/06/2001 15:51:00
OUTDOORSmagic member Alex Ford tackled the Isle of Arran, but no jumpers...
. The climb had been hard and the sweat that ran down my backchilled me to the bone. I dropped off my vantage point, and donnedlayers of fleece and Gore-Tex (thank the Lord for Berghaus). Buttyboxes and flasks were cracked open. Toasts to the climb
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