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Gift Your Gear with Rohan

Gift Your Gear with Rohan
Want to give a little outdoors loving back? Sarah Howcroft’s genius initiative, Gift Your Gear, takes your donated old kit and uses it to help… View Post
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Places to stay: Turkish yoga retreats

Places to stay: Turkish yoga retreats
The lovely Josie Cox headed to the forested mountains of Turkey to see if she could cut it as a “wheatgrass-munching nirvana-seeking mantra-chanting hippie” at… View Post
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Israeli Adventures part 2: mountain biking in the Negev Desert

Israeli Adventures part 2: mountain biking in the Negev Desert
In June I spent a week in Israel discovering the delights of Tel Aviv, biking in the Negev Desert and wandering around the labyrinthine streets… View Post
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Mud Runner Dirty Weekend 2013

Mud Runner Dirty Weekend 2013
On Saturday the crack team that was Pete, Pete, Kenny and I completed the Mud Runner Oblivion 10k, a gruelling cross country run dotted with… View Post
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Wimbledon 2013

Wimbledon 2013
My sports watching partner in crime (Leo) and I spent a delightful Monday at Wimbledon after Leo magically managed to procure us centre court tickets.… View Post
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Princes play polo

Princes play polo
I spent yesterday at Beaufort Polo Club watching Prince Harry (in yellow) and Prince William (in blue) dashingly hit things with sticks. And we stepped… View Post
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MandMDirect’s Reward a Runner competition

MandMDirect’s Reward a Runner competition
If your lovely dad is training hard or your best mate’s in need of some shiny new lycra to motivate her to victory, I’ve found… View Post
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Interview with women’s cycling ambassador Lydia Boylan

Interview with women’s cycling ambassador Lydia Boylan
National cycling charity CTC have put together a brand new, women-only elite cycling team, to help promote cycling and encourage girls to get on their… View Post
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Photoblog: the ski photoshoot

Photoblog: the ski photoshoot
I spent last week on the sunny slopes of Verbier shooting a ski and snowboard photography feature for NPhoto magazine with the fantastic Ross Woodhall.… View Post
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Review: the GoPro HD Hero camera

Review: the GoPro HD Hero camera
Snowboarder Simon Andrews waxes lyrical over his favourite bit of kit, the GoPro Hero camera. View Post
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Snow girl style: photos from the pistes

Snow girl style: photos from the pistes
Check out what the coolest girl skiers and boarders are wearing in my resort, Cervinia. View Post
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Guest post: The UK’s Best Rock Climbing Spots

Guest post: The UK’s Best Rock Climbing Spots
There’s some spectacular scenery that’s ideal for rock climbing in the United Kingdom, and wherever you live in Britain, you’re sure to have some fantastic… View Post
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Confessions of a seasonnaire: the reality of ski seasons

Confessions of a seasonnaire: the reality of ski seasons
10 Confessions of a seasonnaire As devised by myself and my lovely housemate Jillian whilst we were very hungover and in bed. We’ve been working… View Post
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How to: the ultimate seasonnaire’s guide to waxing snowboards and skis

How to: the ultimate seasonnaire’s guide to waxing snowboards and skis
Waxing guide! That’s boards and skis, not legs. Snowboard wonderkid and fellow seasonnaire Simon Andrews kindly took time out of shredding the crap out of… View Post
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Review: Annecy ski cosmetics

Review: Annecy ski cosmetics
I’m off on a ski season to Cervinia, Italy in December, which I am so excited about that I can’t sleep at night without cuddling… View Post
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The best surfing beaches in Wales

The best surfing beaches in Wales
I absolutely, utterly and completely love surfing. I should quickly make it clear that this does not mean I am GOOD at surfing: I spend… View Post