Campfire pizza

Campfire pizza

Campfire pizza… Forget Domino’s… you can still get your pizza hit when you are camping in the great outdoors. Try these suggestions for delicious campfire pizzas. 1. Get hold of an old fashioned hand held sandwich toastie maker/jaffel maker (which are

Popcorn

Popcorn

Popcorn A campfire on a summer’s evening in a beautiful place really has to be one of life’s pleasures. Why not  add to the fun by popping some corn next time ? You can buy packets of pocorn maize from the supermarket.

Mount Kinabalu

Mount Kinabalu

At over 4000 metres high Mount Kinabalu is Malaysia’s highest mountain. Below our own Adam Woolf recalls his experience climbing the mountain during a trip to Sabah in Eastern Malaysia on the Island of Borneo.  Most Kinabalu hikers start from the

Ice climbing in Cogne Italy

Cogne in Italy offers some amazing ice climbing options. With over two hundred waterfalls,  many people see Cogne as one of the best places for ice climbing in the world. It’s accessible too, as many waterfalls are just a short walk away from

Christmas fudge recipe

Christmas fudge recipe

Who needs mint cake on the mountains when you can take along your own lovely homemade fudge? We’re about to make a batch of this divine brazil nut  fudge recipe. It is taken  from Organic by Sophie Grigson  and is a firm favourite

The Routeburn Track

The Routeburn Track

It’s a great time of year to travel to New Zealand and experience the incredible trekking and outdoor opportunities on offer over there. One year Adam, Ruth and Jim  escaped the British winter to spend some time trekking, kayaking and exploring  this  amazing

Fashion buying in the 1950’s…

It’s a special time for some of us at Climb it Range, This weekend Adam, Ruth and Richard head for London to celebrate Adam’s Mum’s eightieth birthday.  Here Ann recalls her own days in the rag trade as a fashion

The Great Indoors. Climb a mountain in the Gym.

Who needs the great outdoors when you can do all your hill climbing inside? Yes that’s right. At our local gym you can substitute the wonders of the great outdoors for the cramped and sweaty indoors, marking your fitness progress

Warming hot drinks….

Warming hot drinks….

  With news of snow already on the hill tops we’ve been filling our flasks with our favourite hot drinks. Hot apple brew… add warming spices such as ginger, cloves, orange peel and cinnamon sticks to simmering apple juice. Strain and pop slices of apple  to

What to wear in the mountains……

  With the Great British weather being what it is, we really need to think about what to wear in the mountains. Up in the hills the weather is even more unpredictable than it is at ground level. Even a