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Feature Article #1

Why do YOU walk ?

As I was meandering along nearby stream, this evening, plugged into my mp3 player ( oh sin of sins). Sometimes tunes from our youth can act as catalysts for ideas in the here and now, when it struck me that I had been rather rude. For I have never asked you why you walk.
Why do [...]

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Aran Strider | May 29th, 2008 | Continued

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Feature Article #2

Dancing with the Moonlit Knight (with apologies to Peter Gabriel)

Now that the short days of winter are but a memory and the long, lazy, hazy, days of summer are nearly upon us, the opportunities to walk are greatly increased. Over the years that I have lived in Wales I have noticed a pattern evolve amongst those that walk in the mountains.
A leisurely breakfast is [...]

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Aran Strider | May 28th, 2008 | Continued

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Feature Article #3

7 Essentials for the Mountain Explorer.

Wikipedia says :
“Mountaineering is the sport, hobby or profession of walking, hiking, trekking and climbing up mountains. It is also sometimes known as alpinism, particularly in Europe. While it began as an all-out attempt to reach the highest point of unclimbed mountains, it has branched into specializations addressing different aspects of mountains and may now [...]

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Aran Strider | May 13th, 2008 | Continued

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About this Site

In 1965 my father and his best friend re-visited Normandy and the Beaches of Dunquerque, where they
had spent 3 long days in the summer of 1940, awaiting evacuation.
My mother and I flew to Basle Airport with our car, a drop-head Vauxhall.
So began my love affair with the mountains. We toured around France, Switzerland, Austria, Italy [...]

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Going up? Train Effectively for that Mountaineering Trip.

Are you ready for your mountaineering trip?
Climbing a mountain isn’t like any other activity that you only have to prepare the food, gears and transportation. Apart from those preparations, you also have to physically train yourself if you want to be a mountaineer. Mountaineering is a sport which also needs a great deal of physical [...]

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7Oct2008 | Dylan Ifans | 0 comments | Continued
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Navigation Quicktips - Mapping software

I use mapping software.
There I said it. Not only do i use “paper” maps(actually they are plastic!) but I also use MemoryMap mapping software. It consists of a reader - the software - and maps that are available on licence through MemoryMap.
The great advantage to using mapping software is that you can print off parts [...]

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7Oct2008 | Aran Strider | 0 comments | Continued
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First Aid In the Wilderness: Getting Through It Safely

While hiking in the wilderness, it is inevitable that from time to time we will encounter injuries. There are many emergency situations that could be caused by nature such as animal bites. Hikers could also suffer from injuries induced by weather and terrain conditions. How many fit and healthy persons get unexpectedly sick out in [...]

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2Oct2008 | Dylan Ifans | 0 comments | Continued
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Climate Change - Temperatures Rising?

In my last post on this subject we took a look at the Met Office site and in particular the series of articles relating to climate change - the facts. Here we take a look at Fact 2 - Temperatures are continuing to rise.
First here is the extract from the site:
The rise in global surface [...]

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30Sep2008 | Aran Strider | 0 comments | Continued
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Apologies

Just a quick apology to all those readers who have very kindly submitted comments recently and have apparently been completely ignored by me; it would appear that Akismet has been more efficient than usual and has been ascribing ALL comments as spam! Still that’s better than during the summer when it was instantly deleting all [...]

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29Sep2008 | Aran Strider | Comments Off | Continued
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Common Sense Tips for Planning a Mountain Outing

Common Sense Tips for Planning a Mountain Outing
Know the area.
Even skilled mountain climbers try to familiarize themselves with their target area before heading off, so make sure you know important information about the mountain of your choice. Contact your local forest service or authorities to find out what you need to know. Get [...]

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28Sep2008 | Dylan Ifans | 0 comments | Continued
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Navigation QuickTips - the Night Sky

Ever wanted to navigate the globe using nothing but the night sky? This step-by-step guide introduces you to a few star-gazing basics for locating several constellations as well as finding north with Polaris. You won’t be ready to head out to the high seas without a compass when you finish the guide, but you will [...]

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25Sep2008 | Aran Strider | 0 comments | Continued
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Stretching …Why Should I?

This short article looks at some of the tips, tricks and helpful hints you can use to help prevent sports injury. It’s been put together to answer some of the more common questions we get regarding stretching and sports injury, and details a number of useful sports injury prevention techniques. I hope it proves useful [...]

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25Sep2008 | Aran Strider | 0 comments | Continued
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So you want to become an Outdoor Instructor ?

Well, who wouldn’t? : out in the fresh air all the time doing the things you love with eager motivated people…
Is that really the way that it is?
“Those that can, do; those that can’t, teach” - I am sure that you have heard that many times before, usually in a disparaging way, inferring that teachers [...]

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24Sep2008 | Aran Strider | 0 comments | Continued
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Unstable And Proud Of It! Learn How To Turn The Ordinary Push-Up Into An Exercise “In Stability”

Push-ups are an excellent bodyweight exercise for your
chest but this version will hit muscle fibers there
that you didn’t even know you had!

When I get finished teaching you this never-before-seen version of the push-up, you’re going to think that either I’m crazy or a genius or both! Of course, the results you’ll get from it will [...]

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24Sep2008 | Nick Nilsson | 0 comments | Continued
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Climate Change - real or imagined ? the debate continues

The subject of the weather has been a preoccupation of the inhabitants of these British Isles since the year dot. But even this weather we are having is leaving us quite speechless - what more can you add to the phrase “It rained today” except add the necessary qualifier “again!” to the sentence.
In my last [...]

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11Sep2008 | Aran Strider | 2 comments | Continued
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What makes a hiking boot great ?

A guest article from Marc Witse
How­ t­o e­val­uat­e­ hikin­­g­ boot­s an­­d foot­w­e­ar for c­omfort­, prot­e­c­t­ion­­, an­­d durabil­it­y.
C­ho­o­si­ng hi­k­i­ng bo­o­t­s and f­o­o­t­w­ear i­s o­ne o­f­ t­he m­o­st­ i­m­po­rt­ant­ dec­i­si­o­ns yo­u as a hi­k­er o­r c­am­per w­i­ll m­ak­e. T­hey’ll ei­t­her m­ak­e yo­ur t­ri­p m­em­o­rable o­r m­i­serable. T­o­ f­i­nd w­hat­’s best­ f­o­r yo­u, ask­ yo­urself­ “W­hat­ t­ype o­f­ [...]

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6Sep2008 | Aran Strider | 0 comments | Continued
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Global Warming?

One of the most fascinating subjects for mountain travellers and explorers is the weather. Now, conventional wisdom tells us that the world is heading for catastrophe…the world is warming up too much, and humans are causing it.
Well, knowing the outdoors as I do and the wealth of archeological evidence that shows us that our ancestors [...]

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25Aug2008 | Aran Strider | 0 comments | Continued
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