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Passo di Stelvio detour: A peace mission
19.05.2022

Passo di Stelvio detour: A peace mission

Emma Pooley sheds light on her journey from World Champion and Olympian to dirtbag bikepacker on a Signal Ti. Some climbs are beyond iconic in cy...
How To Choose A Tent
18.05.2022

How To Choose A Tent

Tents are the key to going nice places. You can go further, longer. Explore new, wilder places. And take your tiny home with you. Here's our guide ...
The Great Outdoors magazine reviews Ranger
13.05.2022

The Great Outdoors magazine reviews Ranger

Ventile is soft and comfortable and lovely to wear. As Ventile is quite thick and the front and hood are double layer the Ranger is quite warm co...
Kate Rew
30.04.2022

Kate Rew

Kate Rew is an outdoor swimmer, writer and mother. She set up The Outdoor Swimming Society (The OSS) in 2006 and has been a pivotal figure in the r...

Daring Deeds

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Passo di Stelvio detour: A peace mission
19.05.2022

Passo di Stelvio detour: A peace mission

Emma Pooley sheds light on her journey from World Champion and Olympian to dirtbag bikepacker on a Signal Ti. Some climbs are beyond iconic in cy...
All Weather, All Roads
17.05.2022

All Weather, All Roads

One of our Sonder bike mechanics, Jack, went on a 4-day adventure ride recently. Here's his story. Getting the bike off the train at Sheffield, I ...
Adventures with Grace and Ruby
13.05.2022

Adventures with Grace and Ruby

I spent this weekend enjoying the beautiful bank holiday, Welsh sunshine with my best friend Ruby. It was made even better by my recent purchases f...

Alpkit Store Events

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How To Choose A Tent
18.05.2022

How To Choose A Tent

Tents are the key to going nice places. You can go further, longer. Explore new, wilder places. And take your tiny home with you. Here's our guide ...
How to Go Ultralight Backpacking
17.05.2022

How to Go Ultralight Backpacking

You can get to some pretty cool places if you don't need to back for tea. Imagine if you didn't have to be back till breakfast! Stripping your kit ...
10 Tips Wild Swimming Safety Tips
13.05.2022

10 Tips Wild Swimming Safety Tips

Outdoor swimming is more popular than ever these days! More and more of us are re-discovering the child-like joy of swimming in lakes, rivers and w...

Kudos

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The Great Outdoors magazine reviews Ranger
13.05.2022

The Great Outdoors magazine reviews Ranger

Ventile is soft and comfortable and lovely to wear. As Ventile is quite thick and the front and hood are double layer the Ranger is quite warm co...
Road.cc - Sonder Alpha 700C Aero wheelset review
19.04.2022

Road.cc - Sonder Alpha 700C Aero wheelset review

The Sonder Alpha Aero wheelset certainly looks the business with a shiny black finish and bold white graphics that make the wheels appear much more...
Walkhighlands - Brevent 22L rucksack review
19.04.2022

Walkhighlands - Brevent 22L rucksack review

Apart from the looks, the big advantage here is the durability of the fabric, and it’s made in the UK too. Though not as light as synthetic altern...

Alpkiteers

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Kate Rew
30.04.2022

Kate Rew

Kate Rew is an outdoor swimmer, writer and mother. She set up The Outdoor Swimming Society (The OSS) in 2006 and has been a pivotal figure in the r...
Jenny Graham
21.04.2022

Jenny Graham

Jenny holds the Guinness World Record for being the fastest woman to circumnavigate the planet by bike. 18,000 miles unsupported in 124 days 11 hou...
Sarah Leighton
27.10.2021

Sarah Leighton

Sarah is the jack of all trades and master of none of the adventure world - which led her to create the Adventure Triathlon series. Paddle boarding...