Beginners’ guide to trail running

In his paean to the sport, Feet in the Clouds, Richard Askwith explains pithily: “You run up the fell; you run down again.” Simple it may be; easy it is not. Unlike trail running, which generally stic

What happens when the Men’s Health fitness director is tasked with road-testing two bikes? He does a double triathlon –and ends up going from review to revelation

From selecting a route to assessing avalanche risk, Alex Roddie shares the skills that every new snowshoer needs to know

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

It can lower stress, treat depression and open up a whole new world of outdoor-going opportunities so could you learn to love the cold? We spoke to converts whose lives have been shaped by embracing winter

Alex Roddie takes his snowshoes from Scotland to the Austrian Tyrol – and finds out just how far he can push them