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World Extreme Medicine
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World Extreme Medicine

Pristine rain forest and verdant jungles are a huge attraction as travel locations and there are many hazards that we need to anticipate when travelling in these areas.

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Q&A with Fell Runner Ricky Lightfoot
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Q&A with Fell Runner Ricky Lightfoot

Q&A with Fell Runner and Firefighter Ricky Lightfoot.

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Surviving Chamonix - Ultra-Trail du Mont-Blanc
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Surviving Chamonix - Ultra-Trail du Mont-Blanc

The Ultra-Trail du Mont-Blanc is a race over 105 miles and 10,000+ meters of ascent around the Mont Blanc massif. It captures hearts, minds and imagination.

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Bug Off! Giving you the Freedom to Explore
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Bug Off! Giving you the Freedom to Explore

The ‘Bug Off!’ campaign was borne out of research from the team at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine that highlighted the lack of awareness around insect-borne diseases.

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Bob Graham Round Recce by James MacKeddie
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Bob Graham Round Recce by James MacKeddie

With spring showing signs of finally coming through, after a harsh winter, I took the opportunity to run two legs of the Bob Graham Round.

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Race Planning by Ricky Lightfoot
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Race Planning by Ricky Lightfoot

You could say 2017 was a quiet year race wise, two finishes and one DNF, not through lack of wanting to race but most of it was spent recovering and...

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Taking on the OMM - 50th Anniversary Edition by Dan Aspel
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Taking on the OMM - 50th Anniversary Edition by Dan Aspel

Dan Aspel revisits the OMM (Original Mountain Marathon) for it's 50th Anniversary and shares his experience.

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Top Travel Health Tips From MASTA: Stay Safe Abroad
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Top Travel Health Tips From MASTA: Stay Safe Abroad

When making travel plans, we research the countries and plan our escape from everyday life but do we always take our health into account?

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How I Got Into Fell Running by Ricky Lightfoot
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How I Got Into Fell Running by Ricky Lightfoot

People often ask how I got into fell running, it was easy really, more like being in the right place at the right time.

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Disaster Response Diary: Part 2
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Disaster Response Diary: Part 2

One of Team Rubicon’s volunteers and staff member at Inmarsat, reflects on his experience.

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Alpine Academy by Dan Aspel
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Alpine Academy by Dan Aspel

Dan Aspel describes his experience on the Alpine Academy, a long weekend of skills-based mountaineering activities, in the stunning Alps setting of Chamonix.

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