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How Old Are Your Maps?

You’ve updated your rucksack, replaced those worn out boots and exchanged that plastic cag for a modern, breathable jacket, but how old are your maps? If you’re anything like us you’ll have accumulated them over years and maybe not all first hand. Ordnance Survey make on average 10,000 changes to their mapping a day, including revisions of footpaths, bridleways and access boundaries. If you’ve worn through a few pairs of boots, your likely to have a few out-dated maps on your shelves or ones that are well worn on the... Read More

Skis and Boards need some love too..

With the snow on the hills and mountains beginning to melt. Most snow reports are mentioning soft spring conditions. It wouldn’t be long till the winter season draws to a close. So what do we do with our skis and boards when the season finishes?? Do we just chuck them in their bag put them in the garage or loft and hope they are fine? You have to show your board and skis some love treat them right and they’ll treat you right.              ... Read More

Block and Tackle Direct

Over at Higgar Tor in the Peak District Tom Randall has set a new target by turning this boulder problem into a E6 route. Check out his first ascent of new route, Block and Tackle Direct on Leaning Rock Buttress

The Secret of good boot care

Having tried on a few pairs of boots in store and found a pair that fit you’ll want to use them on a trip. But wait, you’re not quite ready to head for the hills and hit up those trails. You should treat your boots before their first use. You might ask why the manufacturers don’t do this, well they do but care products don’t last. We recommend reading the instructions and spraying or waxing your boots before using them for the first time. It is even more important to clean... Read More

Fjallraven Packs for summer 2014

Fjallraven packs will be new to the LD Mountain Centre for spring/summer 2014, in 1960, Åke Nordin established Fjällräven, meaning “Artic Fox”, with the goal of making nature more accessible to more people. Fjällräven offer functional outdoor equipment to make trips into the outdoors more comfortable, by using innovative, smart solutions, improved materials, and decreasing weight.

The Day of the Drones is Coming!

The introduction of Go Pros saw a new wave of personal adventure films and allowed users to capture the action up close, but are we about to see a new craze take off. The multi-copter drone lets you change the perspective and capture some stunning wide shots of your adventures. A drone followed Jarrah Healy and Keplar Rek as they tackled some of the best Mountain Biking in New Zealand’s South Island. Check out the video below and see what you think.

With Spring comes New Stock

As Google may have reminded you this morning, it is the first day of spring! (Astronomically speaking that is) The days are getting longer, the frost has gone from the air and here at the LD we are gearing up for summer. New Summer Kit from the North Face has just arrived in and will be on the shelves in the coming days. We’re expecting the rest of our summer stock in over the next few weeks. Have a look below at some of the exciting new gear we’re going... Read More

The Most Insane Rope-swing Bungee Jump. Ever!

Could you take the jump? Magwa Falls Gorge in South Africa now has a new rope swing, it’s just not for the faint hearted. Adventurers Andrew Kirkpatrick and Mike Wilson headed to the Eastern Cape to set up their new toy. The perfect location, a 600ft plummet into Magwa Falls Gorge offers a full, 4 seconds of free fall, truly earning its name as ‘the most insane rope-swing bungee jump. Ever! Check out as Andy, Mike and their trusting friends throw, flip and swan-dive over the edge.

One Weekend in Russia..

Friday saw the start of the 22nd winter games in Sochi Russia, with the usual pomp, ceremony and fireworks that seem to be the norm for such an occasion. Despite the vast sums of money spent on the opening ceremony it’s not really what we have come to see. We are looking forward to the snow sports action, the traditional events such as downhill and the free sports such as Slopestyle.       Well the weekend didn’t disappoint with the Slopestyle snowboarders Jamie Nicholls and Billy Morgan kicking things... Read More

09/08/2012

Carry on Camping

Hopefully, I’ll be getting out camping for the August Bank holiday this year… a friend of mine has never been camping so a few of us thought we’d spend the weekend breaking her in to, cooking on a small stove, sleeping in a tent, playing frisbee until it’s too dark to see, card games, midnight walks and sneaky toilet trips in the middle of the night. I’ll most likely be going to Hadrian’s wall as it’s local to where I live and is perfect for a couple of nights easy... Read More