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The Friday Matinee
By Jon on 13/07/2007 07:12:57
Vicarious trekking with this week's time-munching video clips.
a whiskround some of the great classic trekking routes of the world.Our first clip is something quite special - it's about a projectto film Machu Picchu - the city at the end of the classic IncaTrail - from a hot air balloon. If you've been
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The Friday Matinee
By Jon on 29/02/2008 14:53:01
This week's feast of streaming video has a Peruvian trekking and climbing flavour.
If it's Friday then yes, it's time to waste, erm, time withanother inspirational OM Friday Matinee plundered from pile ofstreaming video which is YouTube.And this week, we're going for a Peruvian theme with lots ofsalsa... To kick things off, there
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Classic Tasmanian Trek On Video - Like!
By Jon on 01/05/2012 13:37:11
Ten minutes of hiking the classic six-day Tasmanian Overland Track downunder. Mellow and quite beautiful.
Someone banged the link to this video of the Tasmanian Overland Track onto the comments section at the bottom of the Guardian's recent 'World's Best Walks' article and I had a look out of curiosity and I'm really glad I did.It's not a professional
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Everest Base Camp Trek - Video
By Jon on 01/10/2010 11:27:18
Looking for something to do this winter, how about Everest Base Camp?
One of the BBC's 'things to do before you die', this short video gives you an idea of what it's like trekking into Evreest Base Camp - including the hairy air-strip at Lukla. It really is quite an amazing trek in a beautiful country.
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Something For The Weekend? - Video
By Jon on 08/04/2011 13:22:19
Need some inspiration for the weekend? How about the Snowdon Horseshoe?
Trekking Britiain's video of a 2008 visit with added drum n bass. Enjoy.
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The Friday Matinee!
By Jon on 23/11/2007 15:47:32
This week we get kind of mellow with some classic Himalayan trekking vistas.
' videos, we thought we'dcalm down and take in some mellow classic Himalayan trekking vistas,starting off with the one and only view of Everest from Kalar Patar,the usual viewing point above Everest Base Camp. Just look atthis...Then there's the stunning
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Friday Mountain Video
By Jon on 05/02/2010 12:12:18
This week, the most beautiful mountain in the world features in our regular helping of streaming outdoor vids.
If it's Friday and it comprehensively is, then it must be time for thisweek's Friday Matinee,our regular selection of outdoorsstreaming video to while away the hours before the weekendbegins.This week we thought we'd feature something beautiful
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The £200 Mountain Glove - Video
By Jon on 02/11/2010 15:32:22
Interesting video from Arc'teryx talking about how their innovative Alpha SV glove was born.
of gloves?When we'd recovered, we went looking for background on the Alpha SV and we came across this video of Dan Green from Arc'teryx describing the development of the glove. We're not going to tell you that you need to spend that much money on a
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Local Wins Annapurna Circuit Race
By Jon on 31/03/2008 12:51:32
Sherpa triumphs in Berghaus Yak Attack - is it the world's hardest race?
A local athlete has won the Berghaus-sponsored Yak Attack2008, a mixed event that takes place around the classic AnnapurnaCircuit trekking route.Anyone who's trekked the circuit will find the idea of eitherrunning or mountain biking around it mind
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Dave MacLeod Video Scoop!
By Jon on 12/12/2012 10:18:42
Watch the full film of top climber Dave MacLeod's Gore-Tex Experience Tour ascent of Bongo Bar by Paul Diffley of Hot Aches Productions.
A bit of an early mid-week Christmas present from the guys at Gore-Tex in the form of a full 12-minute Hot Aches video of Dave MacLeod's first free ascent of a big wall route called Bongo Bar up in northern Norway. Ideal for a somewhat leisurely
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