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The Basque brand pairs technical outdoor competence with sustainability you can check, at prices that undercut a lot of premium labels.

Sulzkogel, Habicht, Säuleck, Kreuzspitze and Hochfeiler: five summits above 3,000 metres in Tyrol, Carinthia and South Tyrol that you can walk up, no via ferrata kit required.

Travel pack, wheels, or a rugged hybrid? Farpoint, Fairview and Sojourn cover three very different ways of travelling, from carry-on to a year on the road.

Sodium, potassium, magnesium: when do you actually need electrolytes? What sweat really costs you, how to dose it, and why plain water becomes a risk on long efforts.

Houdini's Aero line runs on Polartec Power Air Active: less microplastic, more breathability. Here is who the Aero Houdi and Aero Jacket are actually for.

New at SportFits: BioLite from Brooklyn turns a campfire into electricity and brings light to places with no grid. What sits behind the brand.

Victoria has been hand-vulcanising its canvas sneakers in Spain since 1915. What sits behind the cult brand now stocked at SportFits.

Since 1977 Nikwax has been mixing waterproofing and cleaning products that work without PFAS, solvents or aerosols. Now part of the SportFits range.

590 grams, 16 litres, rain cover always on board. Why the Deuter Race 16 works from the bike to the trail to the ski slope, and who it is not for.

Minymo from Denmark makes children's clothing that genuinely holds up outdoors: GOTS-certified basics, a waterproof outdoor line and Scandinavian design from size 74 up.

Less stress, a stronger heart, better mood. Why a day in the mountains does measurably more for you than the same effort on a treadmill.

Clear water, a wall of mountains, an icy shock. What you need to know about rules, conservation and the real risks of swimming in Alpine lakes, plus seven lakes in profile.