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Wanda Rutkiewicz: The First Woman to Climb K2

Wanda Rutkiewicz: The First Woman to Climb K2

In the first in our 'Women of the Mountains' series: the extraordinary life of the Polish mountaineer who became the first woman to summit K2, in a sport that never...

Wanda Rutkiewicz: The First Woman to Climb K2

In the first in our 'Women of the Mountains' series: the extraordinary life of the Polish mountaineer who became the first woman to summit K2, in a sport that never...

Hydration hacks for hot weather

Hydration hacks for hot weather

Women actually sweat less than men, and experience heat stress during exercise faster than our male counterparts. So it's even more important for us to nail our hydration, especially on...

Hydration hacks for hot weather

Women actually sweat less than men, and experience heat stress during exercise faster than our male counterparts. So it's even more important for us to nail our hydration, especially on...

Women in the mountains: Adele Pennington - Vertura

Women in the mountains: Adele Pennington

What can a 5 foot nothing female mountaineer who has guided Everest teach us? Quite a lot as it turns out.

Women in the mountains: Adele Pennington

What can a 5 foot nothing female mountaineer who has guided Everest teach us? Quite a lot as it turns out.

Writing 'Snow and Ice' - a female first - Vertura

Writing 'Snow and Ice' - a female first

In this guest blog, Lina Arthur describes the why and how she accidentally became the UK's first female guidebook writer. A fascinating insight into what it took to complete Snow...

Writing 'Snow and Ice' - a female first

In this guest blog, Lina Arthur describes the why and how she accidentally became the UK's first female guidebook writer. A fascinating insight into what it took to complete Snow...

Development diary: why make in Portugal? - Vertura

Development diary: why make in Portugal?

A year ago, disaster struck. Our go-to garment maker in the UK closed up shop and try as we might we could not find another UK supplier who could match...

Development diary: why make in Portugal?

A year ago, disaster struck. Our go-to garment maker in the UK closed up shop and try as we might we could not find another UK supplier who could match...

Confessions of a struggling Alpinist - Vertura

Confessions of a struggling Alpinist

When everything seems like a struggle, what makes Alpine climbing feel worth it?

Confessions of a struggling Alpinist

When everything seems like a struggle, what makes Alpine climbing feel worth it?