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SKILLS, TIPS & TRICKS TO GET YOU HIKING LIKE A PRO

Publishing expert and avid hillwalker SARAH MCKENNA picks five brilliant books to pack in your rucksack this summer.

Melanie O’Shea is a freelance travel and adventure writer based in Penzance, Cornwall. She recently completed Macmillan’s Gower Peninsula, 26-mile ‘Mighty Hike’. In 1926, three avid mountain walkers g

Moments enjoyed, lessons learned, handy advice, weird stuff that happened: welcome to the little bits and pieces that don’t make big stories, but do make all the difference.

With the need for plenty of training and huge bragging rights, many people are being tempted to take on an ultra marathon. But how? Here are 15 proven tips to help you smash your first 50-miler

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