Explore the jagged peaks and rugged landscapes of a UNESCO site in an eco-friendly way as you eMTB the Dolomites. A Val Gardena electric mountain biking holiday opens up the trails to riders of all ages, fitness and abilities, to explore one…
Snowshoeing is a sport that is on the up. So we asked Penny Walker, a regular snowshoer in the Pyrenees, what all the fuss it about. She gave us 6 great reasons to try snowshoeing this winter. What is snowshoeing? For those unfamiliar…
I am not a tree hugging eco warrior, but given the choice I go green, even if it costs a little more. So when I first spotted the Sundried eco-friendly sport clothing I was keen to find out more. A…
Vanuatu is a South Pacific island paradise. A French-speaking collection of over 80 volcanic islands, Vanuatu is all white-sand beaches, lush rainforest and deep blue sea. Although it’s attracting the attention of international tourism, unfortunately not many visit for Vanuatu windsurfing…
Part one of our Central American adventure is arriving in Costa Rica. This ranged from the the good (surfing in Samara), to the bad (traffic in San Jose), to the ugly (concrete vs colonial charm in San Jose). Arrival and traffic in…
Lacking in significant ski resorts (sorry Scotland) it is a surprise that there are any UK snowboard brands. But the inventive British spirit, and the popularity of snowboarding in our Green and Pleasant Land, means we can buy British and do our bit to support…
To be honest when faced with the opportunity to conduct a review of Teko eco-friendly socks my first thought was ‘how am I going to write about socks?’. But Teko don’t just make ‘socks’, they make high performance sports footwear that…
As if a review of Striding Edge, the first eco-friendly British snowboard brand, isn’t exciting enough I got to ride with Olympic boardercross athlete Zoe Gillings-Brier and Britain’s fastest snowboarder Jamie Barrow. We spent a day shredding the Hemel Hempstead snowdome on…
It’s always a sad day when the snowboarding season comes to an end, knowing during those last few runs, through muddy slush, it will be nearly half a year before you get to board again. With next season in mind,…
The Trew Bellows jacket is made for mountain professionals and hard riders. It is designed to handle backcountry riding, and to have plenty of pocket room to store everything you need for a day of shredding. I have ridden in…
Time for my Pathron Flaxer review. The manufacturer says it is the ‘Swiss Army penknife of snowboards’ and is intended to provide joy to the rider regardless of conditions or terrain. It aims to deliver this for a very reasonable…
Located in the Southwest Alentejo and Vicentine Coast National Park, the small surfing village of Carrapateira sits on the west coast of the southern tip of Portugal. A traditional hamlet, Carrapateira has found a new lease of life as a…
As a lover of off piste snowboarding, when the tourist board of Piedmont region in Italy invited me to review the ‘Freeride Paradise’ of Alagna, I was as excited as a kid at Christmas. Would Alagna live up to its…
The Borealis Drakkar snowboard is an eco friendly freeride snowboard billed as ‘The ultimate weapon for deep powder snowboarding’. It also claims to be efficient on hard packed snow so you don’t have to give up performance on the piste…
