All Adventure Travel articles – Page 19
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News briefsExped offsets CO2 emissions of its mats
Source: Carbon Tanzania In partnership with the Swiss organization Myclimate, Zurich-based expedition equipment brand Exped offsets all climate-relevant emissions generated during the entire life cycle of its sleeping mats starting in 2021 - from the sourcing of raw materials to production, transport, use, and disposal or recycling ...
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News briefsMTB Tourism Congress 2021 more international and digital-only
“Roots - exploring the trail ahead” - under this title, the organizer, Mountainbike Tourismusforum Deutschland, invites participants to the sixth German Mountain Bike Tourism Congress. This year, due to the Corona pandemic, it will open its doors digitally only from May 4-6. Apart from that, the organizer promises more international ...
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News briefsNepalese government plans to reopen Mt. Everest for expeditions
Almost exactly a year after pulling the plug on alpine tourism on Mount Everest, the Nepalese government plans to reopen the region – and Everest’s summit – to climbers. Nepal relies heavily on tourist dollars and was hit very hard by lockdowns and travel restrictions, leaving local guides and support ...
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ArticleEurobike still on course for physical event in September
Messe Friedrichshafen reports that, irrespective of the currently still pending political framework for holding trade shows, there is high interest in the international bike industry for Eurobike 2021. More than 800 exhibitors have already registered for the 29th edition of the show, which is scheduled to take place Sept. 1-4 ...
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News briefsTravel and leisure show f.re.e 2021 canceled
Source: Messe München Despite fully booked halls, loyal exhibitors and partners, and interested visitors, Messe München has canceled f.re.e 2021, its travel and leisure show that had already been postponed from its original date in February to April 21-25, due to the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic. The uncertainties ...
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News briefsFree online webinar by Equip with photographer Bernd Ritschel on Feb. 18
On the occasion of the recent certification of Equip (owner of Rab and Lowe Alpine) as a carbon-neutral company, as well as the group’s commitment to achieve net zero by 2030, Equip has invited its community to the free online webinar ”Alpengletscher“ (Alpine Glacier) by mountaineer and outdoor photographer Bernd ...
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OS Maps launches in Australia, prior to expanding to more countries
Ordnance Survey (OS), the national mapping agency for Great Britain, has launched its walking and cycling app, OS Maps, in Australia. It is the first nation outside of Britain to have full access to this service, helping people create their own adventures in the outdoors. OS Maps is designed for ...
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News briefsCraft is title sponsor of the Gravel Rally Black Forest
Swedish functional clothing specialist Craft is the new title sponsor of the Gravel Rally Black Forest, which has been organized since 2018 by Hirsch-Sprung, a travel company based in the Black Forest with a focus on bike tours, for the 2021 season. The 2021 gravel event will take place July ...
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UYN supports Omar Di Felice in the Himalayas
UYN (Unleash Your Nature) has announced a new partnership with Omar Di Felice, the two-time Italian ultra cycling champion (races >300km) and adventure traveler. In addition to becoming a brand ambassador, Di Felice will collaborate with the company’s R&D lab to test UYN products in extreme situations. The 39-year-old athlete ...
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ArticleGreenstorm Mobility: new majority shareholder, new management
Greenstorm Mobility, a young Austrian e-mobility company that combines e-mobility with a sharing and second-hand concept, has a new majority shareholder and a new management duo. While a British private equity firm, Bregal Milestone, invested a “double-digit million amount” in 2018, it now gave another unspecified cash injection, making it ...
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OSV calls for support for the French outdoor industry
Outdoor Sports Valley (OSV), the French trade association dedicated to outdoor sports, urges the French government to support the outdoor industry, which is threatened by the coronavirus crisis and the shutdown of ski resorts specific program. According to OSV, and as reported by sport-guide.com, the French outdoor industry expects revenues ...
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ArticleEU Commission calls for travel within the EU to be “strongly discouraged”
The European Commission has proposed the European Council to discourage non-essential travel between European Union member states amid high Covid-19 infection rates and concerns about new virus variants while avoiding border closures or blanket prohibitions that would impede the functioning of the internal market and supply chains. “The Commission proposes ...
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News briefsU.S. start-up Sēkr closes first funding round
Sēkr, an American, all female-owned start-up and creator of The Vanlife App, an app that provides community connections and outdoor travel resources in one, has closed its first funding round. With a 400-percent increase in camping activities in the U.S. this year (according to The Guardian), the two founders, Breanne ...
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TNF and Gucci take their apparel collaboration to Pokémon Go
Gear Junkie has reported that, following the initial announcement of a collaboration between The North Face (TNF) and Gucci for a new clothing capsule, the two companies have now tweeted that they plan to bring their joint line to the virtual world of Pokémon Go as well. The app, which ...
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News briefsGarmin acquires GEOS Worldwide
Source: © Garmin Deutschland GmbH Garmin inReach Mini Garmin has acquired GEOS Worldwide, a company based in Montgomery, Texas, that provides emergency monitoring and incident response services, including search and rescue services for skiers, outdoor adventurers and boaters. The terms of the asset deal were not disclosed. ...
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ArticleWho are the winners of the Corona summer?
The outdoor industry and tourism associations weathered the first Corona summer quite well. Some hiking and biking equipment suppliers were even able to record double-digit growth rates compared to the previous year. However, things are now looking rather bleak for the first few months of the coming year.
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News briefsHotel in Verbier ski resort is first to implement HeiQ Viroblock Ecosystem
Swiss ingredient brand HeiQ has partnered with luxury Hotel W Verbier and The Medical Supply Company of Switzerland (MSCS) to integrate the HeiQ Viroblock Ecosystem, an antiviral textile and surface technology, into its facility management routine amid a recent lockdown imposed by Swiss health authorities. The HeiQ Viroblock Ecosystem strives ...
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Italian ski resorts to introduce tighter restrictions in view of reopening
Italy’s Technical Scientific Committee (CTS) has recommended tighter restrictions for ski lift operations connected with the ongoing pandemic. Ski resorts in the country are currently shut but are due to reopen on Jan. 7. The guidelines that regional authorities submitted did not fully convinced the committee at the end of ...
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ArticleYouth Alpine Interrail: Young adults campaign for more sustainable mobility
As part of the Youth Alpine Interrail project, young adults traveled by train through the Alps in the summer of 2018 and 2019 and addressed climate protection and sustainable mobility. On Dec. 9, 2020, they and other young adults discussed with representatives of environmental and spatial planning ministries what is ...
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News briefsJack Wolfskin plans to continue Wolftrail hiking trips in 2021
Source: Jack Wolfskin Wolftrail Scotland Jack Wolfskin will continue its Wolftrail campaign in Scotland in the new year, the Covid-19 situation permitting. The campaign first started in Romania last March – at that time, the brand had developed a first, exclusive long-distance hiking trail with its long-term ...
