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The Rye Bay Harbour Discovery Centre

Rye Harbour Nature Reserve in East Sussex is recognised internationally as a Site of Special Scientific Interest, a Special Protection Area for birds under the EU Wild Birds Directive, a Special Area of Conservation under the EU Habitats Directive, and a Ramsar site (Wetlands of International Importance).

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FREE digital first aid manual for Páramo people

Provided by First Aid Training Co-operative

Cory Jones has worked in the outdoors for nearly 30 years and has become something of an expert on dealing with emergencies in remote environments. He has worked as an ecologist studying Fruit Bats in rainforest habitats, run a field centre at Malham Tarn in the Yorkshire Dales, led treks and expeditions all over the world – including a 25 day sledging adventure to cross the Patagonian ice cap – and runs an award winning kayaking centre in the north-west Highlands of Scotland.

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PÁRAMO BECOMES OFFICIAL KEEN® FOOTWEAR STOCKIST

We are excited to announce that KEEN, the values-led outdoor footwear brand, is now stocked in our Páramo Brand Stores in Keswick, London and Wadhurst!

“We’re delighted to be working with KEEN in offering our customers footwear from a well-respected and reputable brand. KEEN’s ethical and environmental credentials, along with their emphasis on comfort and high performance, perfectly align with ours at Páramo and are what we expect from any company that we work with.”  Tom Snee, Head of Páramo Sales

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SARDA chooses Páramo gear for its safety and comfort on UK hills & mountains

UK Search and Rescue Dog Associations (SARDA) are teams of volunteers across the country dedicated to saving lives. They provide canine assistance to those lost and missing in the outdoors and support other rescue teams, such as the Police and Mountain Rescue, in the search for missing walkers, mountain bike riders, children and vulnerable adults and, sometimes, major incidents. SARDA volunteers are on call 24 hours a day, 365 days a year and are a charity supported entirely by public donations.

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British Antarctic Survey and Páramo: perfect partners

British Antarctic Survey (BAS) has a long and distinguished history of carrying out research and surveys in the Antarctic and its surrounding regions, undertaking the majority of British research on the frozen continent, which it shares with scientists from over thirty countries.

Páramo’s partnership with BAS stretches back to 2008, when we began supplying their scientists with our Aspira Smocks, Aspira Salopettes and Pajaro Jackets. More recently we have supplied BAS with our Grid Baselayers and Torres Activo Jackets, selected by BAS for their unique Parameta® G and Nikwax® Analogy® Insulator fabrics.

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A weekend in the life of a Mountain Rescuer

Chris Lloyd, with Tryfan in the distance. Photo: Bob Smith/grough

Mountain Rescuer Chris Lloyd has been volunteering at the Ogwen Valley Mountain Rescue Base in the Welsh county of Gwynedd since 1975, when he joined as a trainee. From Scout presentations to call outs to helicopter rides, here Chris gives us a snapshot of his work as volunteer mountain rescuer over the course of one busy weekend.

“Arrived at Ogwen Valley Base at about 08.00, followed by another two stalwart team members, to prepare a talk and tour for 30 young Scouts and their leaders from Wrexham.

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Interview with Conservation Biologist Dr.Fernando Gonzalez

© Ben Sullivan.

Doctor Fernando Mateos-González is a Spanish biologist with a PhD in Animal Behaviour who has volunteered as a Leader for British Exploring Society (BES) on their expeditions to the Peruvian Amazon in 2017, the Canadian Yukon in 2018 and Iceland, by sail boat, in 2019.

Páramo, as official kit provider to BES, were lucky enough to secure an interview with Fernando, to hear more about his trips and work…

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Páramo nominates the Coastal Lagoons Foundation in Uruguay for EOCA funding.

Laguna Garzón – Flamingos (Phoenicopterus chilensis) – © Roberto Güller

Each year, the European Outdoor Conservation Association (EOCA) holds two funding rounds to find and choose conservation projects for the association to fund. As a member of EOCA, Páramo is actively involved in finding, choosing and nominating the projects that membership fees are spent on.

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HIMALAYA 2020 EXPEDITION

Interested in joining the next British Exploring Society adventure?

Adventure Leader Greg leads a practice river crossing from an expedition base camp.

British Exploring Society (BES) has been taking young people on expeditions to remote locations all over the world for over 80 years. Páramo has been BES’s official kit provider for three of those years, ensuring Young Explorers and Leaders are effectively prepared for the environment they are exploring.

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Outdoor.markt Trophy Award 2019:

Nick Brown awarded Personality of the Year.

Influential trade publication Outdoor.markt held it’s tenth Trophy Awards in Munich on 1st July 2019, during the OutDoor by ISPO trade show. The industry’s best were awarded an Outdoor.markt Trophy from publishing house Jahr Top Special Verlag. Nine categories and were judged by a panel of industry experts, awarding the year’s best brands, retailers, campaigns and innovations. The panel also selects a very special Personality of the Year from within the outdoor industry.

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Photography Beyond Borders 2019

Travel Photographer of the Year awards, proudly sponsored by Páramo Directional Clothing

Hot/Cold 2018 | Highly Commended – ©Johua Holko, Australia

Founded in 2003, and sponsored by Paràmo  since 2017, the annual Travel Photographer of the Year (TPOTY) competition attracts submissions from amateur, semi-professional and professional photographers from more than 140 countries. All are drawn to take the TPOTY challenge not only by the fantastic prizes on offer, but by the international kudos and exposure that comes from doing well in the awards.

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Keeping Mountain Rescue Volunteers Safe and Comfortable

Páramo® Directional Clothing is a first choice for UK Mountain Rescue Teams

Sustainable clothing can also be high performance
Páramo Directional Clothing designs high performance functional clothing for people who are active outdoors in extreme weather. In recent years Páramo has received positive publicity for its strong environmental stance: it was the first outdoor brand to both sign up to the Greenpeace Detox Campaign, and to completely eliminate PFC (Perfluorinated Chemical) treatments from its clothing range. It is a less well-known fact that Páramo, for over 15 years, has been the leading supplier of weather protection for UK Mountain Rescue teams.

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