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Olympic Marmot Store For London
By Jon on 15/02/2012 09:06:42
Own-brand shop set to open on doorstep of London's Olympic Park this spring.
Good news for Marmot fans in the big smoke, with the company announcing that they're set to open only their second European flagship store at the Westfield Stratford City shopping centre, right next to the Olympic Park, this spring 2012.The new
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It's The Rambling Olympics...
By Jon on 24/01/2012 13:43:17
... Get Walking Weekend timed to tap into Olympic spirit this summer.
Well, not quite the Rambling Olympics, but The Ramblers has announced that this year's National Get Walking Weekend will be timed to coincide with the games with – and we quote – 'two whole days of free, fun family walks as Olympic fever sweeps
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Celebrate The Olympics Outdoors, Not On The Sofa
By Nikalas Cook on 02/04/2012 14:19:17
A community sports project inspired by the Olympics aims to help people in rural areas
their mates might just inspire them. We held the first Derbyshire Village Games in our village of Chinley last year and, despite torrential rain, it was a massive success. In this Olympic and Jubilee year, the format is being rolled out across the county
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Kenton Cool To Carry Olympic Torch
By Jon on 09/12/2011 12:50:25
Record-breaking mountaineer and guide Kenton Cool has been chosen to carry the Olympic torch next year.
Record-breaking Everest summiteer Kenton Cool - he's climbed the mountain no fewer than nine times now and is heading back next year - is one of more than 6,000 people who've been selected to carry the Olympic torch en route to the opening ceremony
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Chinese Put Olympic Torch On Everest
By Jon on 08/05/2008 10:25:48
Chinese climbers have lit the Olympic flame on the summit of the world's highest mountain.
The Chinese have succeeded in their mission of carrying theOlympic torch to the summit of Everest and don't we know it...The specially-designed, altitude-friendly torch, a sort ofsubsidiary twin of the main torch, was lit on the summit of theworld
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YHA Welcomes London Olympics Decision
By Jon on 07/07/2005 10:18:51
The YHA is chuffed that the Olympics are coming to London, but not for the reasons you might think. Gold medal that press office for being quick out of the blocks eh...
taking part this summer will be old enough to be in theGB Olympic team competing on home soil in seven year's time and thisnews gives them the ultimate goal to strive for."Okay, so we're being a bit cynical. The Do it 4 Real - down withda kidz - programme
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Cool Taking Olympic Medal Up Everest
By Jon on 26/03/2012 09:12:43
Top mountaineer aims for record tenth summit with Olympic medal in tow.
We're just back from a completely ethical, non-commercial, non-corrupt breakfast with the PM, but we just couldn't miss the BBC media storm over Kenton Cool's intention to carry an Olympic gold medal to the summit of Everest, the world's highest
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Dragon's Back V The Olympics...
By Shane Ohly on 26/06/2012 12:15:59
Race organiser Shane Ohly with a quirky ten-poingt comparo of the epic Dragon's Back Race with some minor event set to take place in London this summer...
Top Ten Comparisons - Dragon’s Back Race™ and the OlympicsWith the approaching 2012 London Olympics Games, Dragon's Back Race organiser Shane Ohly has had some fun and taken the opportunity to make some interesting comparisons between the 2012
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PrimaLoft Goes Olympic
By Jon on 17/02/2010 17:25:55
Adidas British Olympic Team jacket and gilets on sale now.
Fancy looking like a patrioticOlympian in your technical insulation? Adidas is sellingthe PrimaLoft insulatedjackets and Union Jack gilet, designed for the BritishWinter Olympics Team, to the public.The Union Jack IconicGilet is a reversible, gender
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Sport Climbing Considered For 2020 Olympics
By Nikalas Cook on 21/07/2011 09:35:45
Following the IOC's 2020 new event shortlist what do you think about the possible inclusion of sport climbing?
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) Executive Board has announced a shortlist of sports that will be considered for inclusion in the sports programme of the 2020 Olympiad. The sports under consideration are: baseball, karate, roller sports
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