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First steps in the Alps – An introduction by Mountain Guide Nick Parks. Part 2

November 2nd, 2009 View Comments

Glacier Travel
Glacier travel is not something that is possible to replicate easily in the UK and as many alpine excursions involve tackling glaciers, understanding the dangers of crevasses and falling ice cliffs and how to minimize the risk is essential. Crevasse rescue skills and prussiking can be simulated to a degree on rocky crags but [...]

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Webtogs Halloween Competition – WIN £50 and more!

October 27th, 2009 View Comments

So it’s getting close to Halloween, and over at Webtogs HQ we have decided to run a small competition to celebrate! To enter, all you need is post your most entertaining outdoors Halloween story to date on our Facebook Page.
The person with the story that gets the most comments or “likes” will be awarded [...]

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Webtogs – Berlin 04.08.09 – 08.04.09

September 14th, 2009 View Comments

Berlin Trip – 04.08.09
Having been back in Luxembourg for the last couple of weeks, I decided to go on a short trip to visit a friend in Berlin, and take the opportunity to immerse myself in German culture for the first time. Along with the various sightseeing activities (the Berlin wall, the Reichstag etc…) [...]

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So what’s new in the forest?

August 10th, 2009 View Comments

Previous to having just spent a blisteringly hot weekend mountain biking in the New Forest (for the first time I may add) I begun to wonder if everyone had gone to the moon in relation to off road cycling in the Hampshire, Wiltshire border area. But I needn’t have worried, five minutes of sunshine and [...]

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She’s off again!

July 17th, 2009 View Comments

Helen Lloyd, our sponsored endurance cyclist of ‘takeonafrica’ fame, will be departing these shores en route to France from Poole ferry terminal on Monday 20th July. If anyone would like to come along and join the rest of us to wish her well, we are meeting Helen at the terminal building at 1130 am. Please [...]

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Up the world’s biggest creek without the proverbial

July 17th, 2009 View Comments

One lucky member of the webtogs crew (flight costs and medical not withstanding) has been accepted onto the support crew for one of the worlds most extreme endurance events. The jungle marathon is a 200km stage race through the Amazon Jungle in Brazil, you may have seen the 2008 race on ITV 4’s extreme events [...]

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