The essential 14 for tourist-mountain climbing
If you’re heading up one of the more popular tourist-ridden mountains this summer where the paths are reasonably well marked, you might be wondering what to take. After all, many …
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How to choose a guide for outdoor activities
Hiring a guide for your next outdoor adventure can make your trip more fun and rewarding. Below we’ve provided some tips and information to help you plan your trip and …
Shopping for snowboard bindings
After snowboard boots, snowboard bindings are perhaps the most crucial piece of equipment for snowboarders. They ultimately provide the link between the brain and the board, ensuring that the brilliant …
The 10 best snowboarding resorts
Choosing one of the many good snowboarding resorts should be your first step to enjoying a good snowboarding holiday. It may seem like a somewhat obvious statement to make, but …
Shopping for snowboard boots
Though your first instinct when shopping for snowboard equipment might be to browse the substantial diversity of snowboards and bindings on sale, in reality, your snowboard boots may well prove …
Buying a snowboard
Just as snowboarding has a long and intriguing history, so does the nature of snowboards themselves. Prepare for a very interesting history lesson… Perhaps the first thing even resembling a …
The rise of snowboarding
Whereas the rapid rise of snowboarding as a pastime and sport once shocked many, especially those in the skateboarding and skiing world, by the 21st century, it has become fully …
Could you be an Outdoor Activities Instructor?
Have you ever considered turning your love of the outdoors into a career? If so, becoming an Outdoor Activities Instructor just might be for you! The role of an Outdoor …
Foot Care for Climbers
Rock climbers, like all athletes, rely on healthy feet. Climbers often wear tight climbing shoes and use their toes to grip the rock, and it is important that their feet …
How to play paintball for the first time
It’s the weekend – you and your mates are bored – why not try something new? Paintball is a sport which combines teamwork, strategy and skill into an exciting, action …