A lightweight windproof is a piece of kit everyone should have in their outdoor arsenal. I take a look at Alpkit’s offering, the Arro Wind Shell.

The Fenix HM65R-T is a lightweight version of the original HM65R that uses a magnesium alloy for the body to reduce weight without compromising on output or performance. 

Spanning 268 miles along the most iconic and demanding national trail in Britain, the Pennine Way, the Spine Race pushes participants to achieve the extraordinary.

A baselayer is like the foundations of a house; if it doesn't work properly then it doesn't matter what you put on top, the whole house, or layering system, is compromised. If your baselayer doesn't wick excess moisture and heat your mid and outer layers will probably get the blame but they can't do their jobs without an effective baselayer. 

When I arrived in the port city of Muscat, Oman's capital that’s wedged between arid Hajar mountains and the Gulf of Oman, I am greeted by Omanis cheering and whooping out the back of a car.

An order of “croûtes au fromage” (toast swimming in a bowl of melted cheese, mushrooms and lardons) and the specialty "Les Cornettes Bella-Tola’ (Horn shaped pasta swimming in a bowl of cream, lardons - and melted cheese) isn’t my normal trail running fodder.

Part 2 of our feature on trail running in Switzerland's Valais region with tips from the pro's along the way.

It’s said to be the race made for Kilian Jornet, while others use it to train for the famous Grand Raid de la Réunion due to its similar profile.

Forget sports gels and isotonic drinks…… a race fuelled by raclette, strudel and a litres worth of Swiss wine - its grapes grown right there in the terraced vineyards you’re running through - is just the thing to round of a season of trail running.

Never ask a mountain guide if the future of alpinism belongs to runners. It will go down like a lead balloon.