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Peli’s lightweight sport backpacks for laptops
BACKPACK maker Peli Products has launched a new range of lightweight sports backpacks designed to be useful, waterproof and also offer crushproof protection for laptops amd other digital equipment. They complement Peli’s existing PorGear Urban range, “All Peli ProGear products are built especially for the digital protection and extreme performance needs of everyone from the [...]
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British paragliders complete ‘Hike & Fly’ across the Pyrenees
TWO British paragliders have completed an epic 18-day trip across the Pyrenees by hiking and flying. Dean Crosby and Steve Nash made the trek unsupported in any way other than their own efforts. The adventure started on the west coast of France at Hendaye – traditionally the start of many cross Pyrenees adventures. They travelled [...]
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How the Wrong Trousers led to the right kit for Pyrenees hiking
WHAT led us to buy a barn in the Pyrenees and settle here was our love of hill/mountain walking. We’ve always gone about this in a half-cocked fashion, wearing the right boots (usually!) but not always thinking about the rest of the kit. This came home to us today when we attempted to follow one [...]
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Adventures in the Pyrenees with EXPLORE!
UK specialist holiday company EXPLORE! offers several adventures in the Pyrenees including hiking, cycling, canoeing and rafting, and even abseiling. The full list of the company’s Pyrenees holidays can be seen by clicking here Three of EXPLORE!’s hiking holidays: Walking In The Andorran Pyrenees 8 days land only visiting Andorra – Spain From £478 without flights/ from [...]
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