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PODCAST: Factor Two - S3 Ep.8: Hard Grit

When it was released in 1998, Hard Grit gave us an insight into something we didn't often see - the actual ascents of the hardest, most dangerous lines on grit. In this episode, Wil Treasure chats to Seb Grieve, Niall Grimes and Rich Heap about how Hard Grit came about and how it became a part of the climbing culture it reflected.
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ARTICLE: Mountains in Miniature - A LEGO Mont Blanc Massif

Sébastien Cuomo didn't expect the 3000 notifications and 400 shares that animated his phone when he posted a photo of his latest Lego build on Facebook. Although countless...
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ARTICLE: Crag Notes: Waiting for the White Stuff to Arrive

October is a transition month, stuck between seasons. The cool breeze and bronzed bracken indicate that summer has long gone, but the alluring amber leaves of autumn are...
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Kendal Mountain Festival 2020 - Tickets On Sale NOW

Kendal Mountain Festival has today announced that its world-famous event will be broadcast online, ensuring its mission to showcase inspiring, soul-stirring outdoor adventure continues. Stories about people, from all walks of life, doing extraordinary things. It’s an exciting step for an event that, for the last 40 years, has been connecting like-minded people who want to share their passion for the world of mountains, nature and the natural beauty around us.

For 10 days, from 19 to 29 November, Kendal Mountain Festival will provide unlimited access to curated films, live sessions, literature and inspiring speakers, online for everyone, everywhere via the Festival’s website www.kendalmountainfestival.com.

The event features a big-name line up of speakers featuring world-class international athletes, adventurers, authors and filmmakers, including survivalist Ray Mears, TV traveller Simon Reeve, C4 journalist Keme Nzerem, Rhiane Fatinikun the founder of Black Girls Hike UK, Jason Fox from SAS Who Dares Wins, explorer Aldo Kane and mountaineer Leo Houlding.

Passes available are:

Full Festival Pass (access to everything)            £96.00
Film Pass (access to all films)                               £37.50
Literature Pass (access to all literature events)  £37.50

Single Sessions

Single Film / Event                                £5.50
Specialist Session                                £10.75
Speaker Session                                   £10.75

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COMPETITION: Win a 66°North Hornstrandir Gore-Tex Pro jacket

Named for the nature reserve on Iceland nothernmost peninsula, the Hornstrandir shell jacket can be spotted in many of Iceland's most rigorous conditions: whether that's...

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Cruising it in the damp. Pulling around the roof on Anger and Lust.
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There were 158 new photos added added to the Photo Galleries this week