‘What in the world is bikepacking?’ This may be you first thought after hearing the mashed-up name of this new outdoor activity. But the name doesn’t lie- it truly is a combination of backpacking and mountain biking, plus so much more. A bikepacker combines the minimalist camping style of one who backpacks through terrain while […]
For a lot of companies and mostly the smaller ones, it’s more and more important to have their products displaying “made in Europe” stickers. Norwegian manufacturer EClima produces woollen knits in Estonia, whereas the Swedish brand Lundhags has the bulk of its production in Portugal. Austrian company Löffler makes most of its innovative bike shirts […]
HORIZONSPORTS, the world’s first nature sports & lifestyle TV and video platform that is the only single destination for a broad selection of contents catering to people who hike, run, cycle, love mountains and want to be more active in nature, has been selected to join the billionaire funded Fellowship Program of STATION F in […]
Lots of sheep and sheep images at the recent Outdoor Show—woollen socks are really big this year, evidenced by the number of stands that offered this product. British manufacturers (including a company that shares our name, Horizon…) are proposing all sorts of new designs and colour combinations to keep your feet warm in winter. Wool […]
Patrick “Pata” Degerman Finnish explorer Pata Degerman told his story at the Outdoor Show about launching a mountain-climbing expedition to Antarctica –where numerous peaks have never been climbed, there are no accurate maps—at least not from conventional sources– and the areas called “death zones” are full of crevasses where no planes can land. Such expeditions […]
You finish your run, glance down at your watch and see that is has been approximately 35 minutes since you began. You know the area you ran through so you estimate that you ran around four miles. Quickly doing the math, you figure you ran between eight and nine minute miles. Ten years ago, this […]
Exclusive interview by the top French media news magazine Satellimag with HorizonSports about the launch on Watch it and the future of the HorizonSports nature sports & Lifestyle consumer VOD and 24/7 TV channel offer. Read the original article published on the 10th of April. Read the article : Satellimag 290
What do you get when you combine crazy costumes, an untouchable legend, and some really, really tiny skis? The Pain McSchlonkey Classic of course. This annual event gathers some of the best professional skiers and Squaw Valley local amateurs into one intense, wacky, and legendary downhill race… all for charity. The highlight of the day […]
At this year’s Iditarod, there was more than one winner celebrated at the finish line. The top prize was won by Alaska native Mitch Seavey and his canine team, who beat the record for the fastest run by clocking in at a lightning fast eight days, three hours, 40 minutes and 13 seconds. This one […]
This year — like the 44 years before it — 75 teams will line up at a starting line in Anchorage Alaska and will embark on one of the longest, most dangerous, and most unique races in the world. The 45th Iditarod Trail Sled Dog race starts this Tuesday, March 4th. The Iditarod is […]