| Articles: |
 If you would
like to see your
own outdoor pursuits related articles posted here, please submit them
using the Contact
form. Last
updated 22/06/08Abseiling into an Alaskan glacier Times Online - UK It’s kind of like caving, but much more committing. Every surface around you is as slippery as... well, ice. The water raging into your boots is as cold ... Mountain biking in Scotland: the no-days-off adventure weekend Times Online - UK In fact Scotland has usurped Canada as the world’s best mountain biking destination according to the International Mountain Bike Association, and last year ... At the limit: Ultralight hiking Times Online - UK Welcome to ultralight hiking. Unlike conventional hiking (and by 'hiking' I mean journeys of up to 100 miles over several days), this new discipline ... Switzerland's via ferratas: a real cliffhanger Telegraph.co.uk - United Kingdom So we thought we’d try something new for both of us: rock climbing, made easy in the form of via ferratas. These “iron paths” originated in the Italian ... Houlding on a high Cumberland News - Carlisle,England,UK Houlding, who grew up in the village of Bolton, near Appleby, has become the blond-haired, blue-eyed poster boy of British rock climbing. ... What lies beneath: Mossdale caving disaster Independent - London,England,UK It was the world’s worst caving disaster. On 24 June 1967, six young adventurers set off to explore Yorkshire’s Mossdale Caverns. They never came back. ... Mountain Rescue Volunteers Are Heroes At Below Zero Glasgow Daily Record - Glasgow,Scotland,UK Seconds later, the friendly grin and icicle-covered moustache of Jas Hepburn, one of the leading lights of the Cairngorm Mountain Rescue Team (CMRT) loomed ... Fighting the killer on the mountain Times Online - UK “People are pushing their limits, looking for the fresh powder runs that they see in videos,” says Fabrice Jolly, a mountain rescue patroller at the resort. ... Quality budget stays Borehanwood Times - UK For many people, a stay at a youth hostel used to involve draughty dormitories, chores, the smell of damp hiking boots and bland food. ... Fed up of skiing? Try the next big thing: Ice diving Daily Mail - UK Imagine a cross between potholing and polar exploration... Alf Anderson plunges into the world's strangest winter sport, ice diving - and comes up shaking ... Time to tackle the water rights row ic Wales - United Kingdom Here outdoor education coach and qualified canoeing instructor Pam Bell broadens the debate, and calls for land reform in Wales The Land Reform Act was ... Test bench: kayaks Times Online - UK With a kayak you can take on rivers, lakes or even the sea. Here we test six of the best You could spend your wet weekends in a shopping centre, ... Risk-taking instinctive Stuff.co.nz - New Zealand Adventure sports such as mountaineering, kayaking, rock climbing, mountain biking and base jumping are increasingly popular. These risk-taking sports court ... To the summit: the story of the British Everest expedition, 1953 Times Online - UK Before 1953 10 expeditions had entered the spiteless and exhilarating battle with Everest, and at least I6 men had died tragically trying to solve the ... Coming soon: 'chlorine surfers' keen to wave goodbye to packed beaches Guardian Unlimited - UK He is also planning a £350m centre in Rotherham with a standing wave, an ice wall for climbers and artificial rapids for white water canoeing. ... What makes a wilderness survival expert? By Leon Pantenburg(Leon Pantenburg) The term "wilderness survival," after all, is highly ambiguous and associated with an array of outdoor pursuits. Searching for "wilderness survival" on the Internet yields Web sites deals with everything from New-Age meditation to ... New Year Walks Sunday Herald - Glasgow,Scotland,UK Climbing the Hill of God Few mountains, however grand, can claim to be God's Hill, but an old translation of Beinn Lididh, or Ben Ledi as it is known today, ... Farmer John and his wide world of adventure Farmers Guardian - Preston,England,UK Buildings that once housed cattle now provide rock climbing, abseiling and caving challenges, while outdoors there is a low level rising to 90 foot high ... Is the future green for Glencoe? The Herald - Glasgow,Scotland,UK "When we got proper winters, Glencoe was fantastic, and going there was like ski mountaineering," says Cameron McNeish, editor of The Great Outdoors ... You don't have to be mad to camp in winter Guardian Unlimited - UK One of my happiest memories is of setting out with my family for a weekend of winter camping on our home island of Mull. The weather was changeable so we ... Hot head, frozen beard Guardian Unlimited - UK But the most surprising aspect of the book is the astonishingly high failure rate, as expedition after expedition sinks into the debris of ice floes and ... Innocent: The chilling story of the polar hero buried in history ... Daily Mail - UK The Yorkshire-born adventurer's terrifying plunge came during an arduous South Pole expedition in 1912 which had already been beset by tragedy. ... Bruce Parry: The Public School savage Daily Mail - UK He's heading off for a six-week expedition to the Amazon in a few days and the night before he has been partying hard. The 38-year-old certainly likes to ... Joe Simpson: My journey back into the void Telegraph.co.uk - United Kingdom He probably won't be opening an outdoor pursuits adventure centre for youngsters then. "I've got two brothers and two sisters who are full Irish Roman ... After eight expeditions, BBC producer thinks he knows how summit ... Guardian Unlimited - UK Hoyland, an assistant producer with the BBC, instigated the expedition that found Mallory's body in 1999. He believes the route Mallory took to the summit ... My Weekend: Wendy Brown Times Online - UK "I've competed in the Bristol Rat Race," she says, an event that involves kayaking while blindfolded and running over the bottoms of boats in Bristol ... Night kayaking in the Atlantic Times Online - UK He does this a lot: takes tourists night-kayaking into the lakes and seas near little Skibbereen so that they can share the dark and silence and motion and ... All you need to know about Guardian Unlimited - UK The UK offers countless opportunities for canoeing, with thousands of miles of canals and scenic coastline, rivers galore and tranquil lakes, ... Britain's five best national parks Times Online - UK Offering windsurfing, canoeing and sailing, as well as a 45ft climbing wall and a dry ski slope, Calshot Activities Centre (023 8089 2077, www.calshot.com) ... Scouting the future Times Online - UK Today's campers will spend their time doing the usual Scout things: canoeing, building rafts, climbing, doing good deeds, and being prepared. ... Scouting for Boys: The original 'dangerous' book for boys Independent - London,England,UK Hiking, too, where you go farther afield, exploring new places every day, is a glorious adventure. It strengthens you and hardens you so that you won't mind ... Scouting: Alive and kicking 100 years on East Anglian Daily Times - Suffolk,England,UK As well as going on camps, the Scouts have also enjoyed water activities, such as canoeing, at places like Ramsholt and Thorpeness. ROBERT Baden-Powell was ... Bear-faced cheek of adventurer who sneaked off to hotels Daily Mail - UK Grylls is referring to a Himalayan expedition in which he took part this May which continues to generate controversy among explorers. ... Sheer joy of going for a paddle Telegraph.co.uk - United Kingdom Louise Tickle goes sea-kayaking in Scotland. My shoulder muscles burned with the effort of a hard day's paddling, but suddenly the pain didn't matter. ... |
| © 2007-2008 Life of Outdoor Pursuits |