Upcoming Events

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Keswick Mountain Festival

19th thru 23rd May 2010

 Keswick Mountain Festival’s 2010 line-up is already packed full of outdoor activities, sporting competitions and great speakers. On the shore of Derwentwater, beneath the classic summits of Skiddaw and Catbells, you’ll find the Adventure Base - check out the new themed areas BIKE, CLIMB, HIKE, KIDS, PADDLE AND TRIATHLON. You will be able to pick up handy tips from experts and try out some new activities plus find out about the latest gear from your favourite brands. you can create your very own five days of adventure with everything from ghyll scrambling to mountain biking, hiking to kayaking.

Coniston Walking Festival

27 thru 29th September 2009

One of Actives favourite events and well supported by our customers.

The Coniston Walking Festival 2009, a walking festival which aims to reveal and celebrate the 'gorgeous' landscape in and around Coniston, the Lake District is Presented this year by one of our key suppliers Bridgedale.

Featuring a lively programme of evening entertainment, daytime activities for all the family & historical adventures, it's a walking festival with a difference. 

This years event will introduce three well known characters & patrons of fell walking. The first is local lad- Leo Houlding who will be leading an extreme walk and showing a great film over the weekend. The second is a British legend and the first British Lady to reach the summit of Mount Everest, Rachel Stevens will be leading two walks & showing a great film over the festival event. The final patron is locally employed- Richard Leafe who is currently the Chief Executive of the Lake District National Park Authority. 

This years festival will prove to be the best yet and has been developed to suit a variety of abilities and interests. 

Tickets will be on sale from the 1st August 2009!

Team Orion

leading the way in adventure racing

Team Orion is the world champion adventure racing team made up of four New Zealanders: Wayne Oxenham, Stuart Lynch, Brent Edwards and Anna Berthelsen.  After scooping first place at the World Adventure Racing Championships 2008 in Brazil, they claimed the top status as the leading adventure racing team on the planet.
Leading outdoor brand, Berghaus, were approached by Team Orion when they were looking for top technical gear that would allow them to perform to the highest level in their events. They are now using and testing the current Berghaus range in events around the globe and are working closely with the design team to develop new gear.
Adventure racing is one of the fastest growing sports in the world, and involves the team navigating  a course that is only revealed to them a few hours before the start of the race and typically includes running, mountain biking, kayaking, trekking and navigation. Races also include specialist challenges which including activities such as swimming, coasteering (coastal running), shooting, ropes work, rock climbing, rafting and even rollerblading.

The team has a busy year ahead with the next big race being Primal Quest in South Dakota, USA, this August. This is considered to be the world’s most difficult human endurance competition and involves a 5-10 day expedition. After that, it’s straight onto the Wulong Mountain Quest in China in September, which has now become the most prestigious adventure race in Asia. Finally in November the team will be gearing up to defend their title at the Adventure Racing World Championships in Portugal.