LFTO News Team | Last Year | Not Yet Reviewed

LFTO News

You looked for...

and found 27 items

Hide CategoriesShow Categories

Matches found in News

Outdoor headlines (7)
Competitions and offers (7)

Gear news (3)

Events (10)

Win big with Trail magazine and Nite watches!

LFTO News Team, 25 May 2012 16:31

Let's make one thing perfectly clear - to enjoy the great outdoors you don't need to have all the latest top end gear. It's perfectly possible to get out there on a budget. That said, if somebody were to offer you a whole bunch of new gear for free, well, you'd be crazy not to take them up on it. ...

Results 1 - 25 of 27

Win big with Trail magazine and Nite watches!

LFTO News Team, 25 May 2012 16:31

Montane raises £15k for Mountain Rescue

LFTO News Team, 25 May 2012 14:56

At Montane showroom in Staveley, Brand Director, Paul Cosgrove, presented representatives of Mountain Rescue England & Wales (MREW) and Kendal MRT with £15,000. This marks the end of two years of fundraising carried out by Montane and kickstarted the Mountain and Cave Rescue Awareness weekend. The Mountain Rescue Teams operate 24 hours a day, 365 days of the year and are run ...

Are you up to the NSPCC’s HACK hiking challenge?

LFTO News Team, 25 May 2012 14:06

It’s time to pull on some hiking boots and take to the hills to help end cruelty to children in the UK. The NSPCC ‘s HACKs (Hike Against Cruelty to Kids) are taking place across the UK and the charity is looking for people who want a real physical challenge to sign up to take part. The HACKs range from ...

Envirotrek launched in the UK

LFTO News Team, 25 May 2012 13:13

Help clean up your favourite nature spot, earn a delicious barbeque lunch and enjoy a rewarding afternoon of fun, action pursuits in the great outdoors by joining the first UK Respect the Mountains Envirotrek Mountain Clean Up sponsored by KEEN. As part of a series of Envirotrek events across various European mountain destinations since 2009 including Germany, the Netherlands, Austria ...

Derbyshire hailed as the home of YHA’s flagship Youth Hostel

LFTO News Team, 25 May 2012 12:46

Derbyshire has been announced as the home of YHA’s flagship Youth Hostel. To mark the accolade, the new £2 million Youth Hostel, at Losehill Hall in Castleton, was officially opened by Tim Loughton MP, the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Children and Families, on Tuesday 1st May 2012. Losehill Hall was previously owned and run by the Peak District ...

Beyond the Nursery Slopes! Early Years Team to Climb the 4 Peaks

LFTO News Team, 25 May 2012 12:28

This summer a team of around 100 nursery nurses and their colleagues from leading nursery group Bright Horizons is heading for the mountains. Over two weekends in June, early years staff, management and nursery families will be undertaking the 4 Peaks Challenge, climbing Carrantuohill in Ireland, Snowdon in Wales, Ben Nevis in Scotland and Scafell Pike in England. Carole Edmond, Managing Director ...

The 'Win the Lot' winner with the lot they won

LFTO News Team, 25 May 2012 10:54

Do you remember our 'Win the Lot' competition where we gave you the opportunity to win a whole load of gear worth £4000? No? Well, you can be forgiven for that - it was back in November last year. The question we asked was 'Who holds the British record for the most Everest summits - A. Leo Houlding, B. Chris Bonington or ...

Win Scarpa Mojito shoes with Cotswold Outdoor

LFTO News Team, 18 May 2012 00:00

Italian footwear brand Scarpa has teamed up with leading high street retailer Cotswold Outdoor to offer 3 lucky winners the chance to win a pair of the Scarpa Mojito shoes, srp £99.99. Part of Scarpa’s lifestyle collection, the Mojito combines outdoor function with high street style to give you a shoe which is not only really practical but looks great ...

13 issues of Country Walking for £25

LFTO News Team, 27 April 2012 10:57

Get a full year of Country Walking for only £25! These are exciting times for Country Walking as we toast our 25th year as the world’s top walking magazine – and we’d like to invite you to join the party! We’ve a host of great features lined up for 2012, including Britain’s Best Walks, our smart new routes section, which ...

Happy birthday Snowdon500

LFTO News Team, 26 March 2012 16:07

On 19th & 20th May over 500 people will be taking part in the annual Snowdon500 challenge. Now in its 5th year, the event, which raises funds for Prostate Cancer Research Centre, is firmly established in the outdoor events calendar. To date the Snowdon500 challenge has raised over £600,000 for the charity The Snowdon500 charity challenge is an all age, ...

The Herefordshire Walking Festival 2012

LFTO News Team, 26 March 2012 15:17

Fabulous topics chosen by walk leaders for this year’s Herefordshire Walking Festival from June 16-24 range from the exploration of historic hill forts to inspirational film settings and walks with a strong focus on the enjoyment of local fare. Walkers can discover the backdrop for the recently-released film Resistance, based on the novel by local author Owen Sheers with a ...

What do you love about our countryside?

LFTO News Team, 26 March 2012 14:46

Launching at the start of English Tourism Week, (10-17 March) ‘Love Our Land’ is a new campaign to inspire both residents and visitors to share what they love about a collection of England’s National Parks and Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty. In the first ‘cultural mapping’ project of its kind, people are being encouraged to get involved by posting what ...

Castleton's Losehill Hall re-opens

LFTO News Team, 07 March 2012 13:36

The 40-year legacy of the historic Grade II-listed Losehill Hall, in Castleton, Derbyshire, is set to continue. Following the completion of an extensive £2 million12-month refurbishment project by YHA, Losehill Hall's future as a Youth Hostel is now secure for at least 20 years. Previously run as a learning centre, the Victorian Gothic mansion was purchased from the Peak District ...

Join the Rock Trust Munro Challenge

LFTO News Team, 02 March 2012 13:02

The Rock Trust is a Scottish based charity which works with homeless and vulnerable young people to turn their life chances around and give them hope for the future. To celebrate their 21st birthday in 2012 Rock Trust are planning a truly memorable sponsored challenge. On the weekend of the 16th and 17th of June 2012 (closest to the longest ...

Cicerone - new guides for old!

LFTO News Team, 14 February 2012 15:00

Outdoor publishers Cicerone are offering users of their guidebooks the chance to part-exchange their old guidebooks for a brand new edition as part of a unique new scheme.The ‘new guides for old’ scheme means customers can get hold of the latest editions of their Cicerone guides at a fantastic 50% discount, simply by trading in their previous editions. Cicerone has ...

Money for old boots with Mammut

LFTO News Team, 15 December 2011 12:23

We’ve all heard the saying ‘money for old rope’ but have you heard the one about ‘money for old boots’? If not, read on… Digging out a pair of battered boots might not seem to be the best way to kick off your winter season but for a limited period Mammut are offering 20% off the price of any new ...

Win tickets to The Outdoor Show

LFTO News Team, 12 December 2011 11:33

Whether your passion is walking, climbing, travelling, photography or camping, you’re sure to have a great day out at The Outdoors Show. Not only can you try and buy the latest kit at great prices, but inspiring adventurers, photographers and industry experts will be speaking about their experiences and giving advice both on and off stage. This year’s speakers on ...

Mountaineers urged to acquire Winter Skills

LFTO News Team, 12 December 2011 09:29

The Mountaineering Council of Scotland (MCofS) is running a series of 4 Winter Skills courses and 3 Avalanche Awareness courses this winter. These one-day training courses provide a great opportunity to learn new skills, which should enable those new to Scotland’s winter mountains to be more self-reliant and make better judgements when out on the hills. The courses are organised ...

First ever Cardiff Adventure Film Festival

LFTO News Team, 21 November 2011 09:40

The Cardiff Adventure Film Festival (CAFF) is a new festival based at The Coal Exchange in Cardiff Bay. It is designed to bring the best of the outdoor adventure world into one location for an amazing weekend, running from Friday 13th to Sunday 15th January 2012. Festival organisers MSL Events have been involved in the outdoor industry for a long time ...

Winner of Video Competition Announced

LFTO News Team, 11 November 2011 14:26

BritishCoastGuide.com has announced that the winner of their 2011 Video Competition is Archie Short for his film of Orkney. The short piece shows some of Orkney¹s magnificent coastal scenery of cliffs and beaches, and visitors enjoying aspects of the coastline on this Scottish island group. Archie Short is a student of film and moving image production at Leeds Metropolitan University. He's ...

Public urged to reconnect with local landscapes

LFTO News Team, 14 October 2011 11:59

A major new initiative urging people to reconnect with their local landscapes launches today in South East England. ‘Our Land’ unites and celebrates the nine protected landscapes of the region – the first time such a collaboration has been created – in a new central tourism website: www.our-land.co.uk (hosted by responsibletravel.com). The promotion of sustainable tourism businesses that have a ...

The North Face Speaker Series

LFTO News Team, 10 October 2011 10:15

This autumn The North Face is celebrating the extraordinary achievement of the record-breaking first winter ascent of 8,035m (26,362ft) peak, Gasherbrum II (GII) in Pakistan with The North Face Speaker Series, bringing together expedition team Simone Moro, Denis Urubko and Cory Richards to tell their inspirational tale live to European audiences. The North Face Speaker Series takes place across five ...

Magellan launches UK's largest Geocaching contest

LFTO News Team, 16 September 2011 09:30

This month GPS company Magellan launched the UK’s biggest ever geocaching competition, in association with the Boys’ Brigade and the Woodland Trust’s VisitWoods project. If you’re unfamiliar with the term, geocaching is a high-tech, 21st century “treasure hunt” game where adventure seekers use GPS technology to hide and find physical objects anywhere in the world. Players download and follow clues and ...

A 4x4 too far?

LFTO News Team, 05 September 2011 09:38

Too be fair, we've probably all thought about it at some time. We love the hills, we love the mountains, we love the scenery, but every so often we wish it wasn't quite such hard work. Snowdon has multiple ascent options depending on the fitness and ability of those making the climb, including, of course, taking the train - an ...

Three Peaks Project Survey

LFTO News Team, 23 August 2011 17:43

The Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority is asking walkers to help them manage the network of paths in the Three Peaks by completing a short survey about walking in the area. The Three Peaks Project was announced in April 2009 and aims to ensure that the area is maintained and improved in the long term by:• generating a sustainable income to help pay ...