Trailpike: noun: /Lakeland Dialect/ :A wanderer: a vagabond of dubious reputation and/ or appearance. Read more
In this video Trail magazine's Ben Weeks takes on the challenge of 'Threading the Needle', a short but serious scramble behind one of the Lake District's most iconic mountain features: Napes Needle on Great Gable. Read more
This video was put together by 'MOViE iT' adventure films, as an introduction piece for Colin Hill's talk on Open Water Swimming at the Kendal Mountain Festival. Read more
Shown in UK cinemas during the 1930s. Wonderful to look back and think how people were actively looking to preserve what was then and still is today, so beautiful. Read more
These are difficult times. So many of us are craving access to the beautiful open landscapes of the Lake District and Cumbria and further afield across the UK but, at the same time, doing the right thing by staying home and staying local.
So we are bringing the outdoors to you.
Our Film Club features inspiring, uplifting, moving and informative films that reflect the landscapes, people and culture of the Lake District and Cumbria.
So savour them in your own homes and transport your mind as we await happier times when we can physically reconnect our bodies and souls with the landscapes we love once again.
Please do get in touch if you have any recommendations to add to our Film Club.
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Stay safe and well and enjoy.
The Keswick Mountaineering Club marked its tenth anniversary with a mass ascent of 'Corvus' on Raven Crag in Borrowdale. Read more
It has been a while since I hiked any kind of distance and I feel like I haven't been wild camping for years, so I packed my camera and my hiking back and took on the challenge of The Cumbria Way. Read more
Leo Walmsley has lived in Langdale his whole life and spent the last 10 years working for the National Trust repairing and building footpaths with the Fix the Fells programme. After 31 years in the Langdales, he still loves every moment of his time here. Read more
A stunning short film, set to music, highlighting the outstanding beauty of the Lake District and Cumbria. Read more
Hound Trailing is one of Cumbria's oldest and most popular sports. Racing takes place over moorland, fields and fells, the hounds follow a trail laid down by runners grading rags soaked in a mixture of paraffin and oil of aniseed. Read more
The Frog Whitton Round is a classic cycling and swimming challenge set in the Lake District. Only one athlete has managed to complete the round since its creation in 2019. It consists of 154km of cycling, over 3000m of ascent and 10km of swimming. Read more