In November 2010, Bristol Explorers, John Wilton-Davies and Justin Miles will attempt to become the first people to reach the South Pole and return, completely unsupported. No resupplies, no dog sleds, no kite skiing.  Nothing.  The longest unsupported p… more »

Here's a suggested kit list from Snow and Rock for a weekend wild camping in the Lakes (hmmm, perhaps a motor boat is the missing item - ed) BootsThese should be full grain leather boot to help support and protect the foot. For prolonged winter the wal… more »

Our colleagues at Snow and Rock have prepared some notes about the layer system of clothing. I'm going to put these up as a number of separate posts over the next few days, so look out for the next installments. Here's the introduction: Clothes are the… more »