Recycle Outdoor Gear or ROG is the UK’s first free of charge online service dedicated to helping everyone find a solution to the endless amounts of gently used and unwanted outdoor clothing & equipment taking up space in cupboards, lofts and garages. Most preloved gently used outdoor clothing and equipment has reuse or second life [...] Read more »
Kenton Cool replaces Paul Rose
A few days ago Paul Rose contacted us with deep regret at having to pull out of his forthcoming lecture for us at the Royal Geographical Society. He is being whisked away to film in Antarctica! Whilst we are also very sorry that he will no longer be available on 24th November, we are also [...] Read more »
Ski Club UK donates 300 jackets to PPUK!
Porters Progress UK are delighted to receive almost 300 previously worn Gore-tex ski jackets from Ski Club UK this month. Following the Ski Club of Great Britain’s rebrand last year which included a change of logo and colours, Ski Club Leaders who are based across Europe and North America through the winter were asked to [...] Read more »
Best of Kendal Film Festival – 24 March 2011
Porters Progress UK is pleased to bring you the very best of the Kendal Mountain Film Festival. Don’t miss this year’s award winning collection of films to be screened at the Royal Geographical Society on Tuesday 16th March at 7pm. The Kendal Mountain Film Festival is one of the best film festivals in the world [...] Read more »
Listen to Will Gadd on BBC Radio 4
If you missed Will Gadd on BBC Radio 4’s Today programme this morning, you can listen again on BBC iPlayer by clicking HERE He comes on at about 8.30am alongside one of the UK’s most well known mountaineers Alan Hinkes. Read more »
Silent Auction 25 November 2010
Trail Magazine donates kit
Porters’ Progress UK has received a large donation of outdoor kit from Trail Magazine. Five large boxes of tried and tested products and clothing are awaiting dispatch to the porter clothing banks. Some of the items will be used as raffle prizes at our London events. “Trail is delighted to support the excellent and vital [...] Read more »
New Logo!
This year we’ve decided to modernise our logo and with the help of the very talented Dani Pasteau from Blue Lime (www.bluelime.co.uk) we are pleased to launch our new design. We hope you like it as much as we do. Thanks Dani! Read more »
Photography Exhibition
We are delighted to showcase an exhibition by British photographer, Helen Maynard, at the Best of Kendal Mountain Film Festival on Tuesday 16th March. Helen’s photographic commissions have taken her around the world for a wide range of projects. Her sense of adventure inspired her to capture the essence of the countries she visited in [...] Read more »
Best of Kendal Film Festival 2010
Porters Progress UK is pleased to bring you the very best of the Kendal Mountain Film Festival. Don’t miss this year’s award winning collection of films to be screened at the Royal Geographical Society on Tuesday 16th March at 7pm. The Kendal Mountain Film Festival is one of the best film festivals in the world [...] Read more »