We've just started stocking a new brand in our European stores: German baggage maestros ORTLIEB. Find out more

In July world-renowned endurance athlete Marshall Ulrich and Badwater medic and firefighter Dave Heckman will be setting out on an extraordinary journey.  They intend to circumnavigate the perimeter of the Death Valley National Park. That's all 600 miles or 965 kilometers if you're metric.

We've just received some great new stock into The Outdoor Store from Mountain Hardwear in the US, Icebreaker in New Zealand and Sea-To-Summit in Australia. Take a look.

RacingThePlanet HQ is slap bang in the middle of Hong Kong's Sheung Wan district in amongst the dried goods stores that sell everything from nuts and seeds, through dried seafood and fruit, to a vast array of dessicated fungus.

We love it here. It's a taste of traditional Hong Kong that hasn't changed much for the past 50 years. You still hear the sound of abacuses being used for accounting and have to step round fresh produce being dried out on the pavement. However, there is one product that we feel it's sad to see still in such volume in our neighbourhood, and that's dried sharks fin.

The ski-season in Europe may be off to a slow start, but it’s dumping the white stuff in Japan and North America is quickly catching up. Our very own resident ski expert Emma Fergusson picks out her Top 10 Ski Essentials for the season ahead.

In our quest to provide our customers with as wide a range as possible of equipment and apparel for all their outdoor needs, we’re delighted to introduce a collection of quality climbing products from CAMP and Tendon.

2012 is going to be another busy year for the 4 Deserts event team. It's a Grand Slam year with all four 4 Deserts events being held, and we're really excited about going to Jordan to hold this year's RacingThePlanet Roving Race around Wadi Rum and the ancient incense trading town of Petra.

If you haven't quite decided yet which event is for you, or if you've only just found out about RacingThePlanet's 250km, 7 days, 6 stage rough country Ultramarathons (where have you been?!), then check out the rundown.

Marmot was founded by enthusiasts who have tried and tested various equipment over the years, to sell today some of the finest apparel and equipment for bitter alpine adventures. RacingThePlanet stocks a range of their products that will take you from sea level to the top of Everest and its fair to say that the designers have thought of everything possible to increase warmth and increase convenience in each product.

Find out more about some of their extreme climate apparel.

The ski-season in Europe may be off to a slow start, but it’s dumping the white stuff in Japan and North America is quickly catching up.

The Outdoor Store is steadily expanding its range of snow-sports clothing, adding to what was already a good range of high quality ski/board specific items. Our resident ski expert Emma Fergusson picks out her Top 10 Ski Gear Essentials.

If you haven't yet planned your 2012 holiday but are considering paddling along the Okavango delta or kayaking through Milford Sound, look no further than the RacingThePlanet website for all your essential water sport gear to help plan and budget for your trip ahead. We first take a look at accessories.