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One of the best kept secrets in the Alps, Italy's Aosta Valley is a a paradise for mountain lovers year-round. Spring to ...
In 2018, Scottish cyclist Jenny Graham became the first woman ever to ride around the world solo and unsupported. Braving deserts of Australia, dodging bears in Alaska, and surviving terrifying ...
September is results season. Teenagers up and down the country are clutching GCSEs and A-levels, plotting gap years, ski seasons and backpacking routes through Southeast Asia. But these days, they are ...
From hiking along the Swiss Glacier Trail to wake boarding on Lake Neuchâtel, mountain biking through the Grindelwald valley to paragliding over the Jura, Switzerland offers both traditional and more ...
We put this Altura Syncro Waterproof Jacket to the test, running the gauntlet of rain and wind through a tough winter. Every one of our female testers took to this waterproof jacket on first sight.
We put Altura's Vortex Seatpack to the test, to see how stable and versatile this bike packing solution can be As every bike we've ever ridden has a saddle, we can't think of any bike that the ...
For a more immersive and lightweight camping experience, you can’t beat sleeping in a bivvy bag either out in the open or under a tarp. The downside to these is their lack of bug protection. This is ...
Light and responsive, yet capable of long, fast, all-day endurance riding in reasonable comfort, ‘sportive’ bikes have stiff, efficient aluminium or carbon frames, carbon forks and mid- to high-end ...