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It's a fact that a decent camping stove can be an absolute godsend, particularly when you're wild camping and the nearest tearoom is many hours walk away. After all, when you've had a hard day on the hills, there's little better than striking camp and making a lovely cup of tea/coffee/hot chocolate to help warm up and relax - it's ...

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Build a DIY camping stove

LFTO Features Team, 16 September 2011 08:37

Comedian Ed Byrne on Munros, Wainwrights and why 'conquerors' are wrong...

Anonymous, 28 March 2011 10:42

He's best known as a stand-up comedian and panellist on 'Have I Got News for You?' and 'Mock the Week', but Ed Byrne is also a passionate walker, with 63 Munros under his belt. Country Walking met up with him on the Langdale Pikes in the Lake District, to introduce him to 'the Wainwrights' - the Lakeland fells chronicled by ...

New video: Country Walking climbs Hay Stacks

Anonymous, 26 July 2010 17:36

The August issue of Country Walking celebrates the 20 greatest walks in the Lake District, so here's our tribute to one of them. Join Nick Hallissey on a wonderful day above the Buttermere Valley, climbing high on the ridge of Fleetwith Pike, passing through the shattered slate of the old Honister quarries, and finally climbing to Hay Stacks - the ...

Go walking with a postman!

Anonymous, 07 May 2010 15:32

Here's a brilliant way of discovering a new area - video walks with a local postman as your guide. Royal Mail invited six postal workers, who are also keen walkers, to showcase their favourite hikes in the areas they know and love. The result is a series of fascinating and funny videos which boast real local knowledge, some fascinating stories, ...

Video Special: How to Care for your Gear

Anonymous, 26 February 2010 14:25

To coincide with The 2010 Trail Gear Guide, LFTO presents four videos designed to help you to look after the kit that looks after you! Here you can find advice on how to clean and condition your sleeping bag, waterproof jacket, boots, and tough-to-care-for clothing such as down jackets and wool baselayers. Remember, you can find more care tips in ...

VIDEO: How lucky are these two?

LFTO Features Team, 29 January 2010 16:05

This is a reminder of how careful you have to be when climbing up steep rocky terrain. The ground can easily give way underneath you and platforms can often seem to be safer than they actually are. Not surprisingly there's some lively language in this short video clip so if you're offended by swearing cover your ears. Scroll down to ...

GEAR EXCLUSIVE - The GPS that will change the way we navigate

LFTO Gear News Team, 04 December 2009 14:38

The Memory Map Adventurer 2800 is hitting our stores just about now. It costs just £250 and our tech editor Graham Thompson reckons it'll change the way we navigate in the outdoors. Scroll down to find out why on the video below... For a full review of this and similar products get the January issue of Trail - Out ...

VIDEO: The longest climb in the world

LFTO Features Team, 18 November 2009 16:27

This great five minute video beautifully depicts the longest climb in the world. The group cycles from the Dead Sea in Jordan (at -422m) to the base of Everest. They then leave their bikes and climb to the top of the world's highest summit. The journey took six months. Read more about it here. Scroll down to see the video... ...

VIDEO: Fly through the Lakes Part II - Descending Helvellyn

LFTO Features Team, 12 November 2009 10:23

A superb flight down familiar landscape in the Lake District. This paraglider chooses to descend Helvellyn down the Striding Edge route. The clear day allows for spectacular scenery and a real 'wish you were there' feeling. See if you can tell exactly where the paraglider lands. Scroll down to take a look at the video... Discuss this video on ...

Bear Grylls is almost unrecognisable after bee sting

LFTO Features Team, 22 October 2009 09:54

Some people don't respond to bee stings very well. In one episode of Man Vs Wild Bear Grylls takes some honey from a bee hive. In the process he receives just one sting to the forehead - but this has an extraordinary allergic reaction making the TV star almost unrecognisable. Scroll down to take a look at the video...

Watch this crazy guy walk 3,000ft up a steep cable!

LFTO Features Team, 04 September 2009 16:09

This is truly remarkable. Freddy Nock, from Switzerland, has a pretty good sense of balance as you'll see. He actually walks along a cable car line aided only by a balancing pole. He climbs a total of 1,141ft - much of it pretty steep. The unusual walk was taken on Zugspitze mountain - Germany's highest - and took Freddy 50 minutes to ...

New Video: Stay safe when walking through a field of cows

LFTO News Team, 01 September 2009 11:55

This year has seen numerous attacks on walkers by herds of cattle - some fatal. Incidents normally occur when walkers have a dog with them. The National Farmers Union has recently issued a warning to walkers, as four people have been killed in attacks over the last two months. Former home secretary David Blunkett survived with heavy bruising and a broken rib ...

Gear Exclusive: Mammut Monolith GTX

Graham Thompson, 17 August 2009 11:59

Mammut has added some extra features to the latest version of this classic model. Do they add anything to the experience? Technical editor Graham Thompson tells us here - he talks about the conditions in which these boots specialise and what their limitations are. Scroll down to take a look...

Gear Exclusive: How to make sure a sleeping bag will keep you warm

Graham Thompson, 17 August 2009 11:34

These days sleeping bags have an array of numbers on the cover demonstrating their warmth rating. But what do these numbers really mean? Technical editor Graham Thompson shows us the ways different companies present this information, so next time you shop for a sleeping bag you can crack the codes and buy one that's warm enough for you. Scroll down to ...

New Video: Watch Leo Houlding climb Mount Huashan!

LFTO Features Team, 12 August 2009 15:55

This is Berghaus' latest video of star climber Leo Houlding, with fellow climbers Carlos Suarez and Zhiming Wang, attempting the 600m rock face of Mount Huashan, in China. On their way to the top they have to force their way through trees and shrubs growing on the rock and contemplate turning back when the rain sets in. The video is ...

Gear Exclusive: Two-person Tunnel Tents

Graham Thompson, 21 July 2009 17:03

Choosing a tent is all about balancing the benefits of weight, stability and space. And after years in the wilderness, the tunnel tent is once again growing in popularity. Here, technical editor Graham Thompson shows us three of the top brands of tunnel tent to help you decide which is most suitable for your needs. Scroll down to take a look... ...

Country Walking on the South West Coast Path

Nick Hallissey, 17 July 2009 09:00

With a new issue devoted to great walking adventures, Country Walking heads to Devon and Cornwall in search of shipwrecks, lost souls and opium-addled vicars sitting on clifftops. Join us at a remarkable location for a chat with Mark Owen, National Trails Officer for the South West Coast Path, about why this fabulous stretch of rollercoaster coastline is such a ...

New Video: Get the adrenaline pumping

LFTO Features Team, 06 July 2009 11:33

This video should raise the heartbeat in time for the Cliffhanger festival in Sheffield this weekend. This year's event will feature come-and-try-it climbing walls, the British Bouldering Championships, skateboarding demos, films, lectures, a mini-marathon and much more. It takes place on Saturday and Sunday, 11th and 12th July, from 10.30am to 6.30pm each day. Scroll down to take a look at ...

New video: ATTENSHUN!

Jonathan Manning, 23 June 2009 14:22

Listen very carefully, we shall say this only once. Military exercises and heavy bombardment have allowed Britain’s last wildernesses to hide in the most unlikely places. Scroll down to discover an amazing secret walking destination. Over and out.

New Video: How Trail measures rucksack volume

Graham Thompson, 17 June 2009 12:26

There's nothing worse than buying a 35 litre rucksack only to find that you can fit 25 litres of gear inside it! So Trail Magazine measures the capacity of rucksacks using a recognised standard test method (Designation: F 2153 – 01). In this test - used by a number of manufacturers including Lowe Alpine, Deuter and Osprey - plastic spheres are used ...

Messner and Habeler on Everest

Simon Ingram, 17 June 2009 12:04

This amazing footage was shot when Reinhold Messner and Peter Habeler made their epochal ascent of Everest without oxygen in 1978. The pair were climbing Alpine style as part of a larger expedition, and the ascent was not without drama. Messner became snowblind and disorientated on the descent and was lucky to make it back. Read about how you can ...

NEW VIDEO: A Quick Look at Slovenia

LFTO Features Team, 10 June 2009 15:22

When it comes to Slovenia, the Julian Alps is what springs to the minds of most walkers. But step away from the north west and you'll see an entire nation of forests, steep sided valleys and seclusion. Here's a nice example. Outdoors writer Christine Ottery takes us on a trip up Slivnica Hill in Inner Carniola, in the south west of the ...

NEW VIDEO: Survival in the Wilderness Part Three

LFTO Features Team, 01 June 2009 15:04

How many times have you been out on the trail and you feel a part of your foot start to rub? If you have no plasters handy this can become severely unpleasant, the sore skin can become a blister and it can ruin a good walk. Here, survival instructor Joe O'Leary shows how you can find your own makeshift plaster in ...

Gear Exclusive - Hi-Tec Altitude Ultra Ion Mask walking boots

LFTO News Team, 29 May 2009 17:17

These new boots have a waterproof layer on the outside. Technical editor Graham Thompson tells us how effective this is and whether these boots are suitable for all types of terrain. Scroll down to see the video...