Páramo

August 2007 Rutland BirdFair 2007 Egleton Nature Reserve, Rutland Water, Oakham, Rutland Friday 17th Aug-Sun 19th Aug 2007 Thank you to everyone who came and said hello at this years Birdfair. We loved Andy Rouse's lively talks, admired his photography and met lots of you who are keen to watch wildlife. And on that note we'll be announcing a very special event shortly, more on that soon... Click here for more information on Andy Rouse

June 2007 Team Aberdeen Asset at World Championships Team Aberdeen Asset Management suffered a setback in the World Championship Adventure Race in Scotland when one of the team sustained a nasty hip injury. Read about some of the action and see photos here. Alternatively visit www.sleepmonsters.co.uk for more on the course and the competitors.

June 2007 North Pole Marathon - Peter Bell Páramo wearer from Northern Ireland, Peter Bell, came 5th in 'the World's Coolest Marathon' held at the North Pole on 7th April 2007. Read his comments here and find out more about the event at www.npmarathon.com.

June 2007 Guide Dogs Coniston Adventure Race Ever fancied taking part in an adventure race? Or does some other event appeal more - perhaps saddle up and test yourself against the hardest stages of the Tour de France, or join the Guide Dogs for the Blind 'Superhero' running team? Lots of opportunities to challenge yourself, benefit Guide Dogs and have fun. Download details of the Coniston Adventure Race or visit the GDBA website to find out more about the whole range of events. GDBA event team supported by Páramo.

April 2007 The Scottish Islands Three Peaks Race - Team Páramo This annual adventure race is for teams of Sailors and Fell Runners (both adult and teenage) in the most beautiful parts of the West Coast of Bonny Scotland. This year’s race started on Friday 18 May in Oban but had to be abandoned due to appalling weather. Each team consists of 5 (usually 2 runners + 3 sailors), Team Páramo was led by skipper Bruce Poll, with crew/ runners Alan Kimber, Nick Halls, Rick Atkinson and Jon Gey, all kitted out in Páramo. The gear got a good workout and dowsing! Read Alan Kimber's entertaining blog for a participant's view. Visit the official website at www.sipr.zetnet.co.uk

March 2007 Photoshoot with Spacebetween in the French Mercantour Not exactly an expedition ..... Last April we experienced the delights of the Mercantour National Park, which nestles behind the French Riviera. Staying with Liz & Mel of Spacebetween we sampled Via Ferrata, snowshoeing, scrambling, hiking, snowholing, birdwatching and wolf spotting, as well as enjoying the contrast of the flower market, street cafes and beaches of Nice. Read about our adventure in the 2007 Trek & Travel / Multi-activity catalogue - click here to visit the download page. Or visit www.space-between.co.uk to find a wonderfully relaxing holiday in the unspoilt Alpes Maritimes.

February 2007 Arctic Voice Starting in Summer 2007, the Arctic Voice expedition is an ambitious project to provide a voice for the threatened communities of the Arctic Inuit by recording their thoughts, concerns and experience in relation to climate change. The team of three will journey from Arctic Canada via the historic North West Passage. The eight month journey using kayak and dog sledge aims also to link schools en route with schools in the UK and so foster dialogue to emphasise the impact of our actions on our children's futures. Visit www.arcticvoice.org for more information.

September 2006 Project Flamingo With only 33,000 left in the wild, the Andean flamingo is classified as vulnerable and is one of the three endangered flamingo species living in South America.

September 2006 Raleigh International in Borneo Paul Boylin describes his adventures with Raleigh International in Borneo, Malaysia undertaking youth development work, which focussed on the construction of a new Community Hall and other facilities, repairing trails in the conservation area of primary rainforest, and an ascent of Mt Kinabalu.

July 2006 Team Aberdeen - Primal Quest Team Aberdeen, the British Adventure Racing Champions, have put Páramo well and truly through its paces during the last two years in every kind of high adrenaline activity and every sort of climate, appreciating the virtues of Páramo in offering comfort in extreme weather conditions, to recover and its durability. Read about Team Aberdeen's gruelling endeavours in Utah, competing in Primal Quest last July.

March 2006 Team Aberdeen Asset Management Team Aberdeen have put Páramo well and truly through its paces during the last two years in every kind of high adrenaline activity and every sort of climate, appreciating the virtues of Páramo in offering comfort in extreme weather conditions, to recover and its durability. Read about Team Aberdeen's bid to become British Adventure Racing Champions in 2005.

February 2006 Team Redman On the 9th February 2006, Team Redman is taking part in the Plymouth to Banjul Car Challenge

April 2005 Greenland By the Polar Sea The Greenland by the Polar Sea Expedition (April-May 2005) took a team travelling from an Inuit hunting community to the northwest coast of Greenland.