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We spent a few days late this Summer exploring the West Coast of Scotland with our friends from Orienteer Mapazine, 114. Index and MW Guiding. Orienteer have become the go to reference point for what's happening in the Outdoor scene over the past few years and their unstoppable growth doesn't seem to be slowing up. We sat down with Rory Griffiths to find out a little more about what's on the horizon for the team.

The pride of Yorkshire, Haze Outdoors, sits down with Nordic Outdoor to discuss his recent adventure on the Fjallraven classic, talk all things camping and tell us what's in his diary for 2023. Watch the whole trip from Haze's perspective and judge his Scottish dancing for yourself in the latest Nordic Outdoor blog.

With the launch of our new store in London’s Covent Garden we knew that alongside our favourite Scandinavian outdoor brands it was important to introduce a few new (or in this case, returning) names to the Nordic Outdoor roster for the Capitals discerning outdoor crowd. The brand at the top of the list was undoubtedly Iceland’s own 66° North who make their return to Nordic Outdoor as a totally different entity than the brand we sold almost 10 years ago from our store in Keswick. Want to find out.

We've only gone an opened another store - this one in the heart of London's Covent Garden. Over the past month we've worked tirelessly to build a store which allows us the opportunity to showcase the best in Scandinavian outdoor clothing and equipment to an entirely new audience. With new brands, new staff and some new surprises we can't wait to welcome you instore to the latest addition to the Nordic Outdoor family. .

On Monday 19 September 2022 – the day of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II's funeral – the nation gathers to reflect on the life of Britain's longest-serving monarch.

As a mark of respect, all Nordic Outdoor shops will close for the day. They will reopen at the usual time on Tuesday 20 September.

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After a few years of delays due to COVID the Fjällräven Classic is finally coming to Scotland! From 13th – 16th September participants from around the world will enjoy three days of magical trekking in the heart of the Cairngorms. We’ve teamed up with Fjällräven to offer two lucky people the chance to win tickets to Fjällräven Classic UK and you can enter here.

While Scotland has some of the most exciting outdoor adventures in Europe we sometimes fail to appreciate the possibilities which lie right on our doorstep. The Seven Hills of Edinburgh however are a weekend adventure which can easily be tackled in a day and take in some of the capitals best views. We've teamed up with Adventure Patch Company to create a free Seven Hills patch which will be available in our Bruntsfield and St James Quarter stores from 19th June. .

Nordic Outdoor Keswick recently celebrated 10 years and as part of the Birthday celebrations we gave the store a full facelift. During the refresh we were lucky enough to join forces with Chris Dorning aka The Cunning Craftsman who created a one of a kind Kanken inspired Mural within the new Keswick store. We sat down with Chris to find out a little more about the inspiration behind the piece and his association with Fjällräven. .

With an early rugby injury serving as the initial catalyst to set himself challenges through cold climate exploration, Charlie Smith is perhaps not your ordinary run of the mill fellow. That first hike through remote parts of Iceland has served as a platform for many exciting expeditions that have taken in the darkest depths of North East Greenland through to the recent completion of his ’End of The Earth’ trip through Scandinavia - a journey which saw him cover over 2000 miles across some of the.

Since 1913 the Swedish Outerwear brand Didriksons has been perfecting the art of outerwear and judging by the latest collection – it’s been worth the wait. More widely known for their weather beating Winter range of Jackets the Scandi brand can also pull together a pretty special collection for the Spring months. In the latest Nordic Outdoor blog we look at some of the best styles from the Didriksons SS22 collection available online now.