Have you heard of Snowshoeing? You soon will.

Have you heard of Snowshoeing? You soon will.

We’ve a question for you…..What’s the fastest growing winter sport? Skiing or Snowboarding? Well neither,  actually. It’s Snowshoeing. If you don’t know what it is, the clue is in the name. It’s wearing specialist shoes and then using them to

The Tour of Mont Blanc

The Tour of Mont Blanc

The Tour of Mont Blanc is – perhaps – one of Europe’s most famous and iconic long distance circular paths. It’s approximately 170 kilometres long and has 10 kilometres  of ascent/descent.  It passes through three countries – Switzerland, Italy and

The cost of camping

Camping is great. But why is the cost of camping so high? Camping  really does give you the opportunity to get the most out of your outdoor experience. There’s nothing better than waking up, unzipping your tent, breathing in the air and

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