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It's been a remarkable week for marathon history. On Sunday, Sabastian Sawe became the first person to complete 26.2 miles in under two hours in a sanctioned race, crossing the line at the London Marathon in 1:59:30.

Now, just days later, a second marathon world record has been confirmed in rather different circumstances: not on a flat London street in...


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A common question I was asked of sleeping bags in my retail days was ‘Which sleeping bag can be used all year?’ The answer is none. Heading out in high heat? Grab yourself a summer sleeping bag.

The closest you get to a year-ro...


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Say it out loud and it sounds pretty crazy – 270km through the Sahara Desert on foot over seven days. But that’s exactly what competitors took on in the 40th edition of the Marathon des Sables (MDS).

Montane athlete Katy Parrott was one of them, and admits...


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Mosedale is Way Out There. It’s the farthest-flung of the Lake District's five classic mountain horseshoes, and unless you happen to live on Cumbria’s west coast, it’s a journey just to get to the start.


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Go for a walk on any popular trail and you’ll see it. Tucked behind rocks, caught on bracken, strewn across the ground. Used toilet paper is one of the most persistent forms of litter in the outdoors, and it can take anywhere from one to three years to break down.

Some of it is left carelessly, by men and women alike. But a lot of it is left by women w...


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