Have you ever been climbing, mountain biking, kayaking, skateboarding and found a great new place for some exciting action? Perhaps you’ve found a place that’s not the best but its close to home and offers the opportunity to get a bit of practice in, just to help keep your skills up to speed? Or maybe you’re going somewhere new and looking for the best place for some extreme sport action? If you want to share your favourite places or find something new then one place to look is Extreme Sports Map!
Gorple Rocks on Black Moor in the Pennines.
The plan was to walk past Hurstwood reservoir and join the Pennine Bridleway, following it eastwards across Hameldon Moor up to Black Moor. Then I would make my way back to Hurstwood across Worsthorne Moor past Cant Clough reservoir. It pretty much went to plan.
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Dec
Bike and Ski at the same time!
The winter sport of skibiking, or skibobbing as it is also known, has been around since the 1950’s. A skibike is quite literally a bike with skis instead of wheels. Most of the other normal features of a bike have also been removed, such as the pedals, chain and brakes. Skibikes tend to be ridden down hill only and let’s face it, only a wuss uses brakes! Skibikes do have suspension however!
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The Adbu Dhabi Adventure Race, climbing in the desert.
Winter is upon us now in the UK. There was a frost this morning and there has been snow on some our higher peaks for some time now. Its time to put on lots of layers and maybe get out our winter accessories. You can’t beat hiking on a sunny winters day, seeing the snow in the trees and on the ground. The fresh, cold air invigorates your face, making your nose go cold. Best of all there is a log fire and a pint of real ale with your name on it, waiting in the country pub at the end of the walk. So why anyone would want to go to Abu Dhabi to take part in a gruelling adventure triathlon across the desert is beyond me…:-)
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Nov
Details of improvements being made to the 2010 iROC™ race are beginning to emerge as the organisers prepare for another extravaganza of adventure racing in the Durham Dales at the end of May.
Mountian Biking at iROC Photo credit: © Ryan Edy / iROC™
There was universally superb feedback from competitors after the 2009 iroc event, with the fell race route being described as “worthy of a British Championship course” by elated competitors and the MTB Enduro circuit being described as “the toughest Enduro circuit in the UK” by many (rather tired) competitors.
Related camping and outdoor news, reviews and advice:Since the bike was invented, people have been using them to tour the world. You may ask what has bicycle touring got to do with CheapTents.com, well, touring and camping are very similar especially the equipment used.
Bicycle Touring
This short post is an introduction to a pass time enjoyed by millions around the world, but if you thought that it was just a case of stapping your tent to your bike and cycling into the sunset then think again, cycle touring requires planning and preparation. This can be done independently, by groups of cyclists or commercial holiday companies, there are many questions to consider such as;
Related camping and outdoor news, reviews and advice:There are many opportunities for mountain biking in Wales. If you’re looking for some inspiration, one place to start looking is “mountainbikingWales“. This website provides links to 6 purpose built mountain bike centres and 7 mountain bike trail bases, including Coed y Brenin.
Mountain Biking in Wales. Source Flickr by Leon Wilson.
Stanage is a large and very impressive gritstone edge. It’s in the Peak District north of Hathersage and stretches out for about 6 km from its northern tip at Stanage End to Cowper Stone in the south. Stanage Edge is an almost continuous line of cliffs including Burbage Rocks, Froggatt Edge, Curbar Edge, Baslow Edge and Birchen Edge.
The area is extremely popular among climbers due to the large grit crags, easy access and range of climbs, although due to its popularity the rock is quite polished in some places. Stanage isn’t just good for climbers though, as there are plenty of excellent routes for mountain bikers and walkers through the stunning scenery of the Peak District.
Related camping and outdoor news, reviews and advice:2009 World Mountain Bike conference
The 2009 World Mountain Bike conference will be held at the beautiful Easterbrook Hall in Dumfries, Scotland. The mountain bike conference will be held from May 12 – 15, 2009.
The mountain bike conference includes many guest speakers from the world of mountain biking, covering topics such as “Mountain Biking – 7 Stanes Foundation to Economic Success”, “Meeting the Challenge of Delivering World Class sustainable Mountain Biking in Scotland” and “Scotland: Marketing the Mountain Bike Tourism Product”.
Related camping and outdoor news, reviews and advice:The Strathpuffer 24 is the world’s only winter 24 hour MTB race with 17 hours of darkness. A truly punishing race for those with a strong temperament to push themselves around the clock.
The course looks something like the following:
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…it’s actually a little shorter than the course in the image, as each lap is about 11km but each year it’s slightly different.
Who’s it suitable for?
It’s suitable for advanced and very experienced mountain bikers. Those with a good level of fitness and excellent endurance. This is really not a race for the feint-hearted!
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