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    My Aconcagua 2020 Expedition looms ever closer and training and preparation is in full swing. In January 2018 the mountain beat me due to severe weather and altitude illness. I missed the summit by 150m from the top. You need to know when to turn around and I am glad I did. I am heading back on 3rd January 2020 to tackle this mountain again.At 6962m High it is the highest mountain outside of the Himalayas and a huge challenge.   I am seeking donations from anyone who may wish to help support me, no matter how small,...

As we state in our Ethos, a percentage of every order is calculated and gathered to donate to a conservation project of the publics choice. To narrow these projects down we chose two National Parks in the United Kingdom, Glencoe and Snowdonia. We ran a vote through our instagram page (@solidgroundoutdoors) where our followers chose between the two parks. Snowdonia won! We have since donated the gathered profits and donated it to the Snowdonia Society , who care for the upkeep of the National Park. The work of Snowdonia Society volunteers is part of the network that keeps our National Parks...

We started this company to raise awareness for the outdoors. A world which a lot of people seem to forget exists, unless when it appears on their social media. They give it a 'like' and continue scrolling. We hate to break it to you, but this is not experiencing the outdoors. A picture nor video can place you on top of a mountain, or somewhere so desolate that you begin to question when the last time someone was even there. There is no comparison and no matter how much technology and pixels develop, there will never be a comparison. We...