Events
A New Direction for Orienteering
At Kendal Mountain Festival, SportsShoes and British Orienteering put on a very different kind of event – one full of surprises and fun. We spoke to Ben Mounsey and Kay Hawke about changing the perception of the sport. ...
Three Ways to Run a Mountain
Under the lights of the SportsShoes Hub at Kendal, three UTMB stories came alive. Tom Evans, who built a win from years of work. Josh Wade, who ran on pure desire. And Darren Agnew, revealed through the eyes of the crew who kept him moving through the night....
Kendal Mountain Festival – SportsShoes Event Guide
SportsShoes is bringing back Quid Games, the mysterious, chaotic orienteering event, in partnership with British Orienteering, that took the festival by storm last year....
Banff Mountain Film Festival Tour 2025
Experience the Banff Mountain Film Festival World Tour 2025 across the UK and Ireland. Discover inspiring adventure films, from Antarctica to Mont Blanc, celebrating exploration and the human spirit. ...
Elements: Celebrating 10 Years of Sidetracked
A look back at Elements – Sidetracked’s first festival, celebrating 30 issues and 10 years in print. A weekend retreat packed with activity, intimate workshops, and inspiring talks....
You’ll Never Walk Alone
The Hike Society by Columbia, an outdoor movement created to unite the next generation of hikers and outdoorspeople, is providing mental first aid training for hiking communities across the UK....
10 Years of the Spine Race
Matt and Ellie Green of Summit Fever Media reflect on 10 years filming the Montane Spine Race – a brutal multi-day endurance challenge over the Pennine Way in winter....
Spirit of Endurance
The Shackleton Polar Skills Challenge, led by explorers Louis Rudd and Wendy Searle, delivers all the necessary skills required to ski-tour and camp in extreme environments....
Sidetracked LIVE: The Creators Tour 2022
Join us for a night of exploration, films, photography, fantastic craft beer, and loads more. Live and onstage....
Arc’teryx Academy: Climb Lake District 2022
Arc’teryx Academy: Climb Lake District 2022 is a weekend of clinics to give people the skills to take their climbing and adventuring to the next level....
Off Piste in the Peak
Taking on The Service Course’s Gravel Bonanza ride, from Cheshire to Manchester via the Peak District. ...
Natural Selection
Natural Selection: a snowboarding event by snowboarders, for snowboarders, and the most prestigious contest of its type in the world....
Jasmin Paris Completes the Barkley Marathons Fun Run
Once again no runners complete the infamous Barkley Marathons, but inov-8 athlete Jasmin Paris becomes the first woman to complete the Fun Run in nine years. ...
Cut From the Same Cloth
Bikepacking racing at altitude through the Tian Shan mountains of Kyrgyzstan – a gruelling journey, but one that left a strong impression on every person who entered....
Sidetracked Live: The Creators Tour
A look back at Sidetracked’s first live tour with 10 evenings of exploration, films, photography, and fantastic craft beer....
Sidetracked Live: The Creators Tour
Join the Sidetracked Creator Tour for an evening of exploration, films, photography, fantastic craft beer, and loads more. Live and onstage....
Those Who Were There
The current Alpine Club exhibition remembers the three extraordinary Everest expeditions of the early 1920s ...
Blue Earth Summit 2021
A two-day live event for like-minded thinkers, explorers, and storytellers with a shared mission to make positive change and act in the interests of the environment. ...
Running Up For Air 2021
Running Up For Air 2021 will connect runners across Europe to raise funds for 18 environmental groups fighting for clean air. We chat to Martin Johnson to find out more about the challenge. ...
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