The idea was simple: take a similar concept to the UK’s ever-popular Three Peaks Challenge and bring it into grander Alpine terrain in the heart of the Dolomites.
On the same mountains, skiers and mountain bikers are wearing Merino from the same sheep that roam the hills. It’s no coincidence. Here’s the story of how Mons Royale built its philosophy around nature’s performance fibre: Merino wool that didn’t need improving.
Sidetracked Volume 37 brings together a new collection of stories from creative adventurers who understand what it takes to commit, but who also appreciate the little things. As Matt Sharman writes: ‘I slowed it down, and the experience was deeper for it.’
Sidetracked is a printed outdoor adventure magazine featuring photography, design and storytelling from expeditions and journeys around the world, and published three times a year....
We speak to the Mons Royale team about building a brand around Merino wool, from a New Zealand sheep station to the ski runs above....
We speak to paraglider Benjamin Kellett about his endurance paragliding adventures, managing risk at 7,000m, and his connection to Gallet watches....
A pre-dawn climb to Lochnagar on Balmoral's royal estate – in Buffalo Systems kit – delivers an unexpected reward: a rare 12-point Royal stag and a sunrise worth every wet step....
Jenny Tough walks along Japan's Kumano Kodo and experiences rebirth rituals, a Yamabushi monk, pack rafting, and a fire ceremony beneath Nachi Falls...
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