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Saab Salomon MountainX Race Day 0

Matt, Phil and Oli otherwise known as Alpkit Team Mnt-X are currently in Bourg St Maurice for this years Saab Salomon MountainX Race. The first stage took place yesterday evening with a short 10km trail run including 695m of height gain. The team is nicely placed in joint 14th place, and with more running stages today they will be pushing hard to gain some time on the leaders.

Independent Best 50 Camping Essentials

We have known for a long time that a Fat Airic sleeping mat is the closest we are going to get to a four poster bed in a tent. So we were chuffed to find Simon Usborne listed ol’ Fatty as one of the best 50 camping essentials in the Independent newspaper. The only thing we were surprised about was that he did not mention our LiteStix.. I mean who goes camping these days without a pair of over engineered chopsticks??

For more from the horses mouth check the Independent Newspaper The 50 Best Camping Essentials article.

Alpkit chat with Trail’s Graham Thompson

Nick and Jim have an informal chat with Trail Magazines Graham Thompson while at European Outdoor in Friedrichshafen. You can see the video at Live for the Outdoors.

Wee Airic back in stock

Our lightest camping mat Wee Airic is now back in stock. The great news for lightweight camping fans is that we have been able to hold our £17.50 price.

Wanted Boxpacker

We are not a company that like to dress up a job title, we like to keep things simple. We have a great site, and some great products, when we get an order we put it into a bag and send it the same day. Some days it’s manic and you will have hundreds of orders to pack, but others it’s a little quieter but there is always plenty to do.
You will need to be reasonably fit and active as the day involves lots of standing around and the boxes can be pretty heavy, every few weeks a big lorry packed with more boxes turns up and somehow we stuff this into our warehouse.

You will need to be able to work independently and as part of the team. Depending on experience we will be offering between £5.52 and £6.50 an hour. If you like to get out at the weekend then we run plenty of events over the year so if you want to use this as a stepping stone into the outdoor industry there will be plenty of opportunity to show your talents.

Alpkit is still a small team, there are just five of us, so you will be an important part of what we do. Most of all we need to get on, we have a relaxed environment but work hard. Coffee is always to hand, decent music is almost always on but it’s the customer who pays our wages so when there is stuff to do, we knuckle down and get things done.

More about us
Alpkit is based in Ilkeston, which is halfway between Nottingham and Derby. It takes about 20mins in the car from either of them and about 40mins by bike. We are really close to the motorway so it is easy to get away for the weekend. 

So what now?
Send your CV to us, with a brief letter explaining why you want to be part of the Alpkit team. 

Where do I send the details?
email to nick@alpkit.com or by post to the address on the website.

Team Alpkit Grows

The small but select group of people we like to call team Alpkit is expanding. Dan Bradley joins Beth and Ashleigh on the climbing side, while Matt, Oli and Phil make up our adventure racing team. 

PFAKS Round 2 at the Tryweryn

With a record turn out for round 1 at the Washburn this years PFAKS series looks set to be the most successful yet. Round 2 takes place on the more challenging Tryweryn river in North Wales, why not come along and see what it is all about.

Only the Tough Survive: Olympus 1030SW comp

We have teamed up with Olympus to bring you Only the Tough Survive and the chance of winning a tough mju 1030SW camera. 

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