Altitude fitness training is the practice of climbers and some other endurance athletes who can spend several weeks of their training regime at altitudes of over 8,000 feet above sea level. Although acclimatisation to high altitudes is something which all ambitious climbers must get used to, ‘altitude camps’- as they [...]
The ‘Leave No Trace’ initiative can be traced back to the United States in the 70s and 80s when the National Park Service the Bureau of Land Management and the United States Forest Service began to look at ways in which they could educate people towards taking steps to minimise [...]
As most knowledgeable climbers will be aware natural erosion gradually affects the composition of any mountain, even though it may take hundreds or even thousands of years to manifest itself in any noticeable form. However, with the millions of people all over the world who share a love of mountaineering [...]
All around the world many lives have been lost amongst those participating in rock sports, none of it down to incompetence but because of severe weather conditions people have been caught up in. The weather, as we all know, can be extremely fickle but probably nowhere more so than here [...]
As with any outdoor adventure activity we all need to be aware of the environment and, even with the best of intentions, we are all susceptible to having a detrimental impact upon the environment often without us even realising. Therefore, it is important that we don’t take our enjoyment of [...]
