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FATMAP launches 3D ski maps in major US and European resorts

FATMAP launches 3D ski maps in major US and European resorts

With the combination of 3D mobile technology and a growing community of experts and ambassadors, FATMAP is creating powerful ski maps. They are capable of calculating terrain information instantly straight to your phone. The international outdoor mapping company, FATMAP, has dramatically increased the number of ski maps they offer visitors

2015: Worst year for climate, extreme athletes

2015: Worst year for climate, extreme athletes

It was a year of jaw dropping lows for the environment and for the outdoors community. We look back at the most significant events of 2015. As another year draws to a close, there is no denying that environment-related stories dominated every mainstream media all of 2015. From earthquakes that

Will Paris Climate Deal save our planet?

Will Paris Climate Deal save our planet?

Nations came together and agreed unanimously in Paris last week to reduce carbon emissions. Will it actually save our planet? Climate change is real. 2015 was the warmest year on record in human history - and going by current trends, each year will be, on average, warmer than the previous.

Exclusive: Interview with speed climber Ueli Steck

Exclusive: Interview with speed climber Ueli Steck

Swiss mountaineer and speed climber Ueli Steck climbed 82 four-thousanders alpine style, spread over Italy, Switzerland and France in 62 days, between 11th June and 11th August 2015. In the interview below, he talks about his motivation, the highs and lows of his journey. It wasn’t like the 82

Surviving a snowstorm on Kamet, 7756m

Surviving a snowstorm on Kamet, 7756m

A team of amateur climbers attempt Kamet in the Garhwal Himalaya in April 2010. What happens up there brings them face-to-face with the force of nature, leaving them struggling for their lives high up on the big mountain. The sun shone brightly over the refulgent expanse of the glacier. From

Strong French challenge for AAI Paragliding World Cup 2015

Strong French challenge for AAI Paragliding World Cup 2015

Wilderness First Aid: A newbie's account

Wilderness First Aid: A newbie's account

An outdoor enthusiast goes on her first basic Wilderness First Aid course, and learns how to act in an emergency. You’re out in the backcountry, somewhere deep in a bugyal, (alpine meadow) about 5000m above sea level on a Himalayan peak. Blue sky, white clouds, snowcapped peaks and acres