Páramo https://paramo-clothing.com/en-eu/ Wed, 28 Feb 2024 08:28:19 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://paramo-clothing.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Paramo-Clothing-Condor-Favicon-Directional-Clothing-for-outdoors-50x50.webp Páramo https://paramo-clothing.com/en-eu/ 32 32 Zero Footprints – join a new community https://paramo-clothing.com/en-eu/blog/join-zero-footprints/ https://paramo-clothing.com/en-eu/blog/join-zero-footprints/#respond Tue, 04 Sep 2018 09:33:11 +0000 http://www.paramo-clothing.com/blog/?p=7281 Inspired by the phenomenal response to our Zero Footprint project where every photo over a 5 year period was taken from the same location, Morag and I (Morag Paterson & Ted Leeming) have recently launched a not-for-profit web community, Zero Footprints, to act as a voice and hub for photographers across the globe exploring any […]

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]]> https://paramo-clothing.com/en-eu/blog/join-zero-footprints/feed/ 0 The right tools https://paramo-clothing.com/en-eu/blog/the-right-tools/ https://paramo-clothing.com/en-eu/blog/the-right-tools/#respond Thu, 09 Nov 2017 15:27:32 +0000 http://www.paramo-clothing.com/blog/?p=6214 Arriving at any new venue, it is easy to expect that you will be able to capture the perfect “Google” photo – that classic ‘wow’ image that appears when you tap a location into a search engine. It is a natural reaction and one we are all prone to.  But the weather gods are fickle, […]

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]]> https://paramo-clothing.com/en-eu/blog/the-right-tools/feed/ 0 Spectacled Bears protected in the Páramo https://paramo-clothing.com/en-eu/blog/spectacled-bears-in-the-paramo/ https://paramo-clothing.com/en-eu/blog/spectacled-bears-in-the-paramo/#respond Fri, 13 Oct 2017 11:45:51 +0000 http://www.paramo-clothing.com/blog/?p=6436 Páramo’s long-term carbon-balancing and conservation partner, World Land Trust (WLT), has announced that the Ministry of Environment of Peru has recognised a private conservation area (ACP) that will protect a large Páramo vegetation zone of the South American Andes. The community of San Juan de Sallique has pledged to protect approximately 8,650 acres (3,500 hectares) […]

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]]> https://paramo-clothing.com/en-eu/blog/spectacled-bears-in-the-paramo/feed/ 0 Designing for Winter https://paramo-clothing.com/en-eu/blog/designing-for-winter/ https://paramo-clothing.com/en-eu/blog/designing-for-winter/#comments Thu, 12 Oct 2017 16:41:55 +0000 http://www.paramo-clothing.com/blog/?p=6560 Greg Care has been designing and field-testing outdoor gear for Páramo for over 20 years. Country Walking magazine asked Greg what guides his thinking when it comes to cold weather… “Allowing the wearer to control their temperature is my main focus of my work, and that starts with supporting the body’s natural temperature regulation. The challenge […]

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]]> https://paramo-clothing.com/en-eu/blog/designing-for-winter/feed/ 1 If it’s good enough for an otter… https://paramo-clothing.com/en-eu/blog/good-enough-for-an-otter/ https://paramo-clothing.com/en-eu/blog/good-enough-for-an-otter/#respond Fri, 22 Sep 2017 10:52:01 +0000 http://www.paramo-clothing.com/blog/?p=6323 I have been living and working in the Lake District for over 17 years. I teach wilderness bushcraft and expedition skills, instructing on everything from wild foods and tracking to axemanship and woodcraft, spending well over one hundred nights a year living outdoors under canvas in the UK, and travelling overseas to lead expeditions in […]

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]]> https://paramo-clothing.com/en-eu/blog/good-enough-for-an-otter/feed/ 0 Performance Lab – how Analogy Waterproofs keep you drier https://paramo-clothing.com/en-eu/blog/performance-lab-expt1/ https://paramo-clothing.com/en-eu/blog/performance-lab-expt1/#comments Fri, 22 Sep 2017 10:51:47 +0000 http://www.paramo-clothing.com/blog/?p=6423 Páramo Commercial Director, Dr Gareth Mottram, kicks off our Performance Lab series with a look at how Analogy Waterproof fabric works harder to keep you drier from inside as well as out by moving moisture (from perspiration and condensation) away from you. Watch Experiment Number 1 to see how Páramo can extend your comfort zone. […]

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]]> https://paramo-clothing.com/en-eu/blog/performance-lab-expt1/feed/ 2 Jumping the midnight sun https://paramo-clothing.com/en-eu/blog/jumping-the-midnight-sun/ https://paramo-clothing.com/en-eu/blog/jumping-the-midnight-sun/#respond Fri, 22 Sep 2017 10:05:02 +0000 http://www.paramo-clothing.com/blog/?p=6420 So here I am, an Adventure Leader for British Exploring, fresh back from the land of fire and ice. It was three awesome weeks of inspirational landscapes and people. I’ve always loved geography, and one of the reasons I entered the world of outdoor education was to immerse myself in the geography of the world. […]

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]]> https://paramo-clothing.com/en-eu/blog/jumping-the-midnight-sun/feed/ 0 Páramo now carbon-balanced with World Land Trust since its foundation https://paramo-clothing.com/en-eu/blog/paramo-wlt-carbon-balanced-since-1992/ https://paramo-clothing.com/en-eu/blog/paramo-wlt-carbon-balanced-since-1992/#respond Fri, 07 Jul 2017 16:58:48 +0000 http://www.paramo-clothing.com/blog/?p=6209 Since 2007, we’ve worked with World Land Trust to offset our primary carbon emissions at our UK sites – and following 10 years of double donations to balance 20 years of emissions, Páramo has now made an additional contribution to offset all primary carbon emissions for the whole 25 years since the company’s foundation.  Through […]

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]]> https://paramo-clothing.com/en-eu/blog/paramo-wlt-carbon-balanced-since-1992/feed/ 0 Expedition kit fit for purpose https://paramo-clothing.com/en-eu/blog/expedition-kit-fit-for-purpose/ https://paramo-clothing.com/en-eu/blog/expedition-kit-fit-for-purpose/#respond Tue, 20 Jun 2017 10:24:46 +0000 http://www.paramo-clothing.com/blog/?p=6178 I believe that there are 4 pieces of kit which are absolute essentials and form the backbone of my kit on any expedition, whether instructing DofE students or out in Nepal climbing Everest. These are boots, sleeping bag, rucksack and waterproofs. Having comfy feet, being toasty in the coldest conditions, feeling my backpack is robust […]

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