The Outdoors Station

Andy Howell takes the Outdoors Channel seat to start the first in a series of book club podcasts, where we discuss books which concentrate on the outdoors. Here we intend to chat to authors, publishers and readers. In this first program Andy finds out what its like to live the life of a guide book writer in great detail, with the well known author Kev Reynolds.

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At my recent September visit to The Good Tent Show in Rugby, a small select little gathering of tent manufacturers, I managed to have a chat about the forthcoming 2007 products with both Andrew Nicolson from Jack Wolfskin and Chris Davidson from Vaude. Plus there's a bit of music to help you start the day.

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An interesting show with interviews with Roger Smith about the forthcoming TGO Challenge, Nick Kempe on his new book Hostile Habitats and Dick Balharry regarding the objection to the ever growing commercial windfarms. Plus Mike Harding shares with us the summer weather conditions in Ireland, which was wet apparently! Shame

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Cameron McNeish takes us on an extended journey climbing Mount Ararat with KE Adventure Travel and shares his experience and those of his fellow climbers, all of whom are doing it for very different reasons.

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John Manning and Chris Townsend report from the Outdoors trade show in Freidrichscafen with news of some sensational ultralight developments; Alpine expert Kev Reynolds fills in some of the background to the art of guidebook writing; mountaineer Alan Hinkes talks about life after the world’s eight thousand metre peaks and Judy Armstrong talks about gear, from a female perspective.

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Interviews with Chris Townsend about the mystery of Soft Shells, Pauline Sanderson discusses the Everest fatality, Dennis Gray on his new rock career and Jim Perrin takes us to a dark place! For more information see August 2006 TGO magazine.

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The last in the series of interviews from the 2006 Trade Fairt at Harrogate, where we chat to Rob Stonehouse from Ardblair, who import the Golite range of products and look at the new innovations in rucksacks and clothing. Plus we chat to Yorkim Gramik from Primus about the new titanium stoves and heat exchanger pots which will fit any cooker!

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More interesting information from the 2006 Harrogate Trade Fair for the Outdoor Industry Harrogate. Grangers discuss how to best waterproof and clean breathable clothing, windshirts and down jackets. Eye protection is getting more important and the European category system is explained clearly by Julbo, plus Petzl lighting discuss LED reliability and introduces the tiny new 27gm head torch the size of two pound coins.

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More interviews recorded at the 2006 Harrogate Trade Fair for the Outdoor Industry. We chat to Lifemarque and discuss their vast range of new products and the editor of OCC Trade Magazine about the general commercial state of the outdoors world.

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Interviews recorded at the 2006 Harrogate Trade Fair for the Outdoor Industry where we speak to El Alto and their ethically sourced products, Buffalo Systems regarding their new range and the see big changes in the Karrimor rucksack line up.

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