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Trail for Sale in the October issue

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Trail team, 01 September 2010 10:00

Here are the latest batch of Trail for Sale goodies. Don't forget to dig deep as we are raising money for Community Action Nepal. One hundred percent of the proceeds from Trail for Sale will help Community Action Nepal build a much needed shelter at 4750m in the remote Himalayan valley of Gokyo, to save the lives of trekking porters ...

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Trail for Sale in the October issue

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Trail team, 01 September 2010 10:00

Here are the latest batch of Trail for Sale goodies. Don't forget to dig deep as we are raising money for Community Action Nepal. One hundred percent of the proceeds from Trail for Sale will help Community Action Nepal build a much needed shelter at 4750m in the remote Himalayan valley of Gokyo, to save the lives of trekking porters ...

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Get Trail Running Free this month

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Anonymous, 01 September 2010 00:00

The October issue of Trail has just hit the shelves and it comes with an amazing 148-page Trail Running magazine worth £4.30 – for FREE. The magazine is packed with gear reviews and training advice for anyone who wants to get fitter, muddier and experience a entirely more adventurous kind of running. Here’s what to expect in the second issue ...

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Win £2200 of trail running gear!

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Anonymous, 31 August 2010 13:50

Welcome to the Trail Running competition! We've got over £2200 worth of running gear to give away.Simply follow the link and enter the competition via our partner site, www.greatcompetitions.co.uk and you will be in with a chance of winning this easy competition. It'll only take a few seconds so why not give it a go, follow this link here.

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Pictures of the Week - With added prizes!

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Anonymous, 26 August 2010 16:19

It's that time again, pictures of the week. Well, in honestly, it's more "pictures of the recent past"... We've not had an exactly overwhelming influx of images uploaded of late, but nether the less there are some cracking shots in here. We know it can be a bit of a chore getting your images loaded onto your camera and on ...

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Ambleside Festival

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Leanne Hyland, 20 August 2010 09:36

Just in case you need an excuse to head to the Lakes next month, check out Ambleside’s new outdoor adventure festival. Four days packed with activities from climbing and paraponting to mountain biking and open water swims. Events planned at the festival, which will be held from the 16th – 19th September, include; gorge scrambling, guided walks, canoe and kayak ...

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Amputees Summit Kilimanjaro

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Leanne Hyland, 13 August 2010 16:36

Three US amputee war veterans successfully climbed Mt Kilimanjaro on Sunday in an attempt to inspire others with disabilities. Neil Duncan, 26, Kirk Bauer, 62, and Dan Nevins, 37 - veterans of Afghanistan, Vietnam and Iraq, conquered unforgiving terrains on their treacherous six day hike ascending Africa’s highest peak at 5,981m. Executive Director of Disabled Sports USA, Bauer commented, “If ...

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New tent reviews on LFTO

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Anonymous, 13 August 2010 11:27

Tents, sleeping bags and rucksacks, we've reviewed loads of them and they are online now, you can check out our gear section to find our extensive database for you to browse. As always, you can check out our reviews section on LFTO to guide your gear purchases, and even discuss it in our forum, but to make it easier for ...

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New rucksacks reviewed on LFTO

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Anonymous, 13 August 2010 11:27

In case you didn't catch them in the Gear Section, we've uploaded a whole bunch of new rucksack reviews, you can find a list of the newset ones below. If you're in the market for a new rucksack, be sure to check them out! As always, you can check out our reviews section on LFTO to guide your gear purchases, ...

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The full range from Marmot

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Anonymous, 13 August 2010 11:17

Here you can take a look through the spring/Summer 2010 range from Marmot, but coming up in the next issue of Trail, you'll be able to find the ne Autumn/Winter range, along with a competition to win some great new kit. For the time being, you can take a look through the digital catalogue below, but keep your eyes peeled ...

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£50 trousers when you subscribe

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Anonymous, 12 August 2010 15:37

We’ll send you a pair of these fantastic Dare2b Freestrain trousers when you subscribe to Country Walking for a year. Find out more about these technical walking trousers by watching the brief video. They come in men’s and women’s styles and sizes. To see the latest offer, visit our Country Walking Online Subscriptions Website  brightcove.createExperiences();

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NEW POLL: Would you pay to use the hills?

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Anonymous, 09 August 2010 11:02

National press reports that walkers could soon be charged £1 to climb Ben Nevis have been denounced by the Nevis Partnership as ‘entirely false’ - but the organisation has admitted that it is considering asking people using the mountain to donate a small sum towards path maintenance and repair. The donations would help plug a funding gap left by cuts ...

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Superb New Subscription offer from TRAIL!

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Anonymous, 03 August 2010 09:24

Take out a two year subscription to TRAIL today and get a Primus Eta Express – for the bargain bundle price of just £99.  The Eta Express retails for around £72, which means you get 26 issues (13 issues a year!) of Trail for just 65p each. (Or, to put it another way, if you buy Trail at the newsstand ...

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Wild camping for the first time

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Leanne Hyland, 29 July 2010 15:27

Wild camping gives you the opportunity to extend your walks out on the hills, unrestrained by daylight hours or public transport. Nature can be experienced truly first hand, unspoilt by busy routes or climbing hotspots. Not only that, “It gives you a tremendous sense of well-being” says TRAIL reader and wild camping enthusiast Terry Abraham. “The sense of freedom you ...

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First Aid Kits

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Anonymous, 29 July 2010 10:10

Which First Aid kit would you most like to find it's way into your pack? Which First Aid kit would you most like to find it's way into your pack?online surveys

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NEW ISSUE, NEW VIDEO: Country Walking climbs Hay Stacks

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Anonymous, 26 July 2010 17:36

Celebrate the 20 greatest walks in the Lake District with a magnificent trip up Hay Stacks - the favourite fell (and final resting place) of the greatest fellwalker of them all, Alfred Wainwright. The new issue of Country Walking explores the very best hills, valleys and lakes in this unique and special national park, from the majesty of Scafell Pike ...

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Win over £1,000 of GPS and digital mapping from Mapyx

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Anonymous, 23 July 2010 12:29

Win over £1,000 of GPS and digital mapping from Mapyx by answering one simple question. Enter here. What's up for grabs? Check it out here... WIN! 3x Mapyx Quo OS GB 50K (£95.99 + VAT each)Latest version from Ordnance Survey. This is the most popular outdoor map used in Great Britain and offers the best price performance on market. Perfect ...

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Guy Procter, ex-Trail editor, looks back on a golden era

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Anonymous, 22 July 2010 09:11

I was a hill-walker from my childhood and Trail was the only outdoors magazine that I felt I could leave hanging around my bedroom without feeling like an old fart in a young body. I think it’s still that way. How did I get involved with Trail? It’s a cliché, but the idea of getting paid to look at maps ...

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Ex Trail editor Ed Kenyon on arm-wrestling and meeting Chris Bonington

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Anonymous, 21 July 2010 16:48

I was editor of Trail from 2000-2002, when I then became the publisher. I had previously been a staff writer on Trail in the mid-90's. I got involved in Trail as it was the best mag for adventurous hill-walkers (of which I was one, as well as a journo). It was my dream job!My most enduring memories? Going to Knoydart ...

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Victoria Tebbs edited Trail from 1997 to 2000. Here’s what she made of her time on the mag.

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Anonymous, 20 July 2010 09:16

As part of my editorial training in 1993/4, I worked as a staff writer across Trail and Country Walking. I then moved across to the running market and became editor of Today’s Runner (RIP) in 1996. I formed a new editorial team and we successfully relaunched the magazine. This caught the eye of Trail’s publisher at the time, Karen Borsberry-Woods, ...

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Pictures of the week

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Anonymous, 19 July 2010 11:29

Congratulations to LFTO user "crabby", winner of the last "Pictures of the week" competition, with the image Crib Goch View. This week, here's another selection of fantastic images for you to cast your votes on. Slieve Binnan - finnmcool Stac Polliadh - vick Llyn Cwm Llwch, Brecon Beacons - scotthunter Garnedd Ugain - RobLilley Water and stones - andyathome Pictures ...

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Trail’s ex-editor David Ogle recalls his stint on the magazine

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Anonymous, 16 July 2010 16:39

I joined Trail as news and features editor in 1990 for the third issue, when it was bi-monthly and called Trail Walker (when I became editor I changed the name of the magazine to Trail and incorporated some climbing and mountain biking). I was the editor of Trail from 1992 to 1997 - before that I was news editor on ...

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7 hot new products debut at OutDoor 2010!

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Anonymous, 16 July 2010 09:21

LFTO is at Friedrichshafen this week to get a look at some of the superb new outdoor products due to hit the UK in the coming months. It's a GREAT year, and some of the gear we've seen over the last 24 hours looks set to cause some serious stir when it goes on sale. Here's a rundown of a ...

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Keith Nelson, Trail's first editor, looks back on 20 years of achievement

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Anonymous, 14 July 2010 16:02

At the time of Trail’s launch, I was editor of Country Walking magazine. We identified that there was a gap in the market for more adventurous walkers and we knew that the publications currently targeted at this audience were a bit flat. We saw there was a great opportunity for making a more exciting and vibrant magazine; one with a ...

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Do you wear a sports bras?

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Anonymous, 13 July 2010 14:17

Women: Do you wear a sports bra when you go walking or do you just wear a normal everyday bra? Tell us if you think you need to wear one or not, are you worried about sagging breasts or think that walking isn't high impact enough to require a sports bra? 

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Should the Cairn Gorm funicular be open to walkers?

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Anonymous, 13 July 2010 10:43

When planning permission was granted for a funicular up Cairn Gorm, the conditions attached were clear: visitors would not be able to use the mountain railway to explore beyond the Ptarmigan Top Station¹s panoramic viewing terrace. The aim of this Œclosed system¹ was to prevent damage to rare flora and fauna and to minimise the impact of erosion on the ...

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