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Regions of Discovery – Travel Destinations for a Gap Year
With so much of the world already explored and Instagrammed, it can seem hard to find a genuinely original and authentic experience. So we asked our resident explorer Ian Finch (National Geographic, SideTracked Magazine) for his best-kept secrets for Gap Year students hitting the road. Read more30-08-18 •Rowing for Gold | Inspiring DofE Expeditions
The pupils of Chesterfield high school are going to be showing you that there are many ways that you can complete your Gold expedition, as we document the last leg of their 77-mile journey canoeing down the River Wye. Read more28-08-18 •Top 5 Coastal Campsites
Oh, I would love to live beside the seaside...Well now you can! For a few days at least. Here we pick 5 of our favourite coastal campsites from Cool Camping's new guide, Coast. We're also giving away 10 copies of the book. Read the blog to find out more. Read more24-08-18 •adidas Infinite Trails 2018 - Bad Hofgastein, Austria
This summer Team Blacks travelled to the foothills of the Austrian Alps to take part in the first year of the adidas Infinite Trails mountain race. Captained by Blacks Ambassador Ellie Lacey, the team-of-three would each compete in an individual stage, climbing from the valley floor to the... Read more13-08-18 •Fishing For Answers - Fact Finding In The Lake District
In this episode of notes from the field, Professional Angler, Marina Gibson and Eco-Journalist, Sarah Roberts go on a fact-finding mission to the Lake District to find out what impact plastic pollution is having on the places we love. Read more08-08-18 •MicroAdventure - The Snowdon Horse Shoe
The climb to Crib Goch is a fairly surreal experience. You face the odd combination of gaining height and losing flat ground to stand on, before the route suddenly becomes almost vertical. Crib Goch is 3,028 ft above sea level and we all took a couple of minutes to... Read more07-08-18 •Bucket-List Kit: The Best Gear For Better Adventures
It’s a huge world out there. Here at Blacks we want to celebrate and support adventurers with big dreams and wide horizons. From the icy pinnacles of the Himalayas to the South American wilds, we have the gear to help fill your travel bucket-list till it’s overflowing with experiences. Below... Read more23-07-18 •Blacks Celebrates International #RideMTBDay
On International #RideMTBDay we down tools and headed to our local track to test our some new Fox Racing gear. Join us in celebrating this inaugural event. As if you needed any more excuses to ride this summer... Read more20-07-18 •Top 5 Quirky Staycation Campsites
Whether it’s hanging out in a suspended tree dome, catching some futuristic Z's in a spaceship, or camping like a king in the shadow of a Scottish castle, here are a handful of secret spots across the UK that take an outdoor staycation to an all new height. Read more16-07-18 •The British Bouldering Championship 2018 - Cliffhanger, Sheffield
With a weekend of blisteringly hot weather ahead, a fresh new wall erected on Devonshire Green and forty athletes ready to battle it out in Sheffield, Steve Thorley got himself down to the mats to give Blacks’ readers coverage of the British Bouldering Championships 2018 Read more12-07-18 •The Duke of Edinburgh's Award: Meal Ideas
Whether it’s your Bronze, Silver or Gold expedition, meal planning for your expedition is vital. It’s important to think about what fuel you’re giving your body each day. Planning what food to take for your expedition requires some thought, it must be high in calories, low in weight and... Read more12-07-18 •