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How to train for the Yorkshire Three Peaks Challenge…

Hiking the Yorkshire Three Peaks is an awesome undertaking that shouldn’t be underestimated - 3 peaks and 25 miles in 12 hours or less isn’t something to be sniffed at! That being said, with the right preparation it’s a super-fun, doable adventure that you’ll remember forever.

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How Dark Skies really is Nature’s Nightfix

The North York Moors and Yorkshire Dales National Parks have both just joined the exclusive worldwide band of Dark Sky Reserves which reminded us just how fantastic an experience it is to enjoy the simple pleasures of walking and standing under a pristine night sky.

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Charity Challenges, Mountain Challenges, Snowdon, Walking Gareth Williams Charity Challenges, Mountain Challenges, Snowdon, Walking Gareth Williams

Snowdon charity hikes raise £50,000 for Birmingham hospitals…

This year, over 200 people joined Large Outdoors on the Summit Snowdon Challenge in aid of four Midlands hospitals, the Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham, Heartlands Hospital, Good Hope Hospital and Solihull Hospital.

In fact those challengers raised an immense £50,000…

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Favourite places - for devouring cake…

Now it’s a bit of a mantra of Large Outdoors that a good walk needs to include at least one opportunity to tuck into a slice of cake, either on route or at the end of the hike.

So as you can imagine I’ve been doing quite a bit of research over the years and narrowing down the list to just six has been an effort but here goes:

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