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August 2014

John Shedden’s Fjällräven Classic 8th-12th August 2014 (Part 2)

Day 4 Alesjaure Mountain Hut – Kieron – Abiskojarure (22km) The first part of day four follows the path close to the west side of Alesjarure for about 6 or 7 kilometres to a point where the little boat that ferries tourists and trekkers up and down the lake drops people off. Here you can go for a swim and there’s a Tepee and wooden benches for getting changed. The path swings away from the end of the lake and rises slightly to what is I suppose a vast mountain... Read More

John Shedden’s Fjällräven Classic 8th-12th August 2014 (Part 1)

The last minute call to join the Fjallraven Classic Trek in Swedish Lapland, as a guest of Fjallraven, came just a couple of weeks before the event. A call from our rep Ross explained that someone had dropped out and a place was available but he needed to know by the end of the day. Thankfully when asked if I could go my diary magically became clear for that week, decision made there followed some frantic web searching to find flights. The Fjallraven Classic is a 110km trek through the... Read More

LD Welcomes Stepchild Snowboards

New to LD Mountain Centre for the 2014/15 winter Season is Stepchild Snowboards a true rider owned and rider operated brand. The whole ethos is snowboarding, owned and run by JP Walker, Simon Chamberlain, Sean Johnston and Brad Richmond. Stepchild isn’t about cheap bits of wood covered in marketing trickery and flashy graphics; it is about producing quality snowboards for the street, park, mountain or powder. Stepchild is about riding and producing tough durable snowboards.   We will be stocking the Sleazy Rider an all mountain directional twin that can... Read More