Archive for January, 2008
Thursday, January 31st, 2008
Below are some details for races in the upcoming season and beyond. I've selected a few of the ones which I think are most interesting or I'll be attending. For a complete race list in the local area visit the Shropshire Shufflers website here.
February 2nd - Titterstone Clee - Cleeton ...
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Thursday, January 31st, 2008
We were recently sent in pictures of a tea house in China that takes more than a little effort to get to and I thought they might be of interest to those of you who either like a risky climb or will go to great lengths for a good cup ...
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Monday, January 21st, 2008
The flood waters are slowly creeping up the walls of the High Sports basement but we're still open for business. The river seems to be coming up on all sides at the moment but we'll be here for the rest of the day and tomorrow - if you can't get into ...
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Monday, January 21st, 2008
We've just added to our stock Nuun Active Hydration Tablets. These are electrolyte tablets which apparently hydrate you better than water. Rather than being in the usual powder form which flies all over the place when you get it out of the bag on a windy hill (not to mention ...
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Tuesday, January 15th, 2008
On the 10th of May this year the Berwyn Mountain Walk is taking place at Llanarmon Dyffryn Ceiriog (or as I like to call it: Wales.). Chris will definitely be there, no doubt bringing up the rear, so if you see him there tell him to get a move on!
If ...
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Tuesday, January 15th, 2008
As we're trying to increase our range of Green Products on offer, we've recently added a bunch of Fox River socks to the online store. The staff in the shop recommend these as being a really well made sock which has an extremely good fit. The warmth factor is also ...
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Thursday, January 10th, 2008
We recently had an update from Seamus McCann that Niall McCann and James Burge are going well in their boat in the middle of the Atlantic ocean. They're over halfway now from The Canaries to Antigua - for more information check out their blog which you can find here. Although it's ...
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Wednesday, January 9th, 2008
After a 400 mile journey from his home at Lochcarron in northwest Scotland, battling through snow Martin Moran delivered an entertaining and thought provoking lecture to an audience keen to soak up new adventure stimulation. Martin, internationally renowned for the first non-stop traverse of the 75 4,000 metre Alps in ...
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Saturday, January 5th, 2008
After a tempting forecast of snow storms and sub zero temperatures for the New Year week our High Sports Ice Man - Ed Booth couldn't resist the lure. Blasting north over night to The Ben, tramping up to the CIC hut in the middle of the night was not all in vein. But in the ...
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Saturday, January 5th, 2008
We've just added the new PRO version of the extremely popular Gripmaster to our online stock - this has just been released and is aimed at climbers who require a very high level of finger strength. It comes as 'Extra Heavy Tension', so if you're a serious climber this may ...
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