The ski-season in Europe may be off to a slow start, but it’s dumping the white stuff in Japan and North America is quickly catching up. Our very own resident ski expert Emma Fergusson picks out her Top 10 Ski Essentials for the season ahead.

New into Expedition Food's online store this week are SIGG bottles.

The Swiss company has over 100 years experience of making alumnium bottles and kitchenware, but it's only since the late 1990s though that they have focused almost entirely on making water bottles.

Expedition Foods store is becoming a leading resource for trail running apparel, footwear, equipment and advice.

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Marcelo Musial (35) is RacingThePlanet's new country representative in Brazil. We asked him about the gear he used in this year's Atacama Crossing, and what he's going to change when he travels to Pokhara for RacingThePlanet: Nepal 2011 in November.