Outdoor Stories

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9 May 2023

Pro-Scheme Outdoor Story Competition

  Introducing the winner of our Pro-Scheme Outdoor Story competition, Samuel Dyason! Sam is a lecturer, instructor & technician in adventure sports at Bishop Burton College, East Yorkshire, and we...

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8 March 2023

Introducing one of our Customer Service stars…

  Meet Jasmine Hutchings, our helpful and extremely patient Customer Services Administrator. Jaz joined Páramo in May 2021 and has since supported thousands of customers on their returns journey. She...

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28 February 2023

The Canford Mountain Rescue Edition Watch is available to buy now in our brand stores…

  Since 2015, Elliot Brown Watches has raised an impressive £21,000 for Mountain Rescue England and Wales (MREW) through sales of its Canford special edition watch and Páramo is keen to...

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10 January 2023

Winter in Iceland

  Justin Minns is a professional landscape photographer and unsurprisingly, spends a lot of his time outdoors. He specialises in dramatic, atmospheric images and as the best conditions often occur...

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31 October 2022

Nick Baker’s Tips – Transitioning to Autumn.

  Nick Baker is a well known naturalist and author and has graced the television screens and radio since the mid-1990's. Due to the nature (quite literally) of his work,...

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4 October 2022

All about the new Velez Adventure Smock from Páramo Product Developer, Emma.

Our popular Velez Adventure Smock has been improved for Autumn/Winter 2022 and we’d like to introduce you to one of our product developers who worked on the updates, Emma Winterbottom....

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22 September 2022

Páramo is the supporting wind beneath conservation project’s wings

As Ambassador for the UN Convention on Migratory Species, Sacha Dench campaigns to raise awareness of the problems facing many species and habitats around the world. Her latest expedition, Flight...

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16 September 2022

Writer and wildlife guide David Chandler reviews our Páramo Poncho

We were delighted to bump into writer and wildlife guide, David Chandler, at this year’s Global BirdFair event in Rutland, which brings together wildlife conservationists, representatives of nature travel, birders...

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20 June 2022

Páramo, Elliot Brown Watches and Mountain Rescue

Those who have ever pushed themselves that little bit too far, or have experienced misadventure whilst out on the hill, remain indebted to the Search & Rescue community for their...

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20 April 2022

Happy 30th Birthday to us!

Since April 1992, when Nick Brown formed a partnership with Creaciones Miquelina in Bogotá, Colombia, Páramo has protected people outdoors with high performance, sustainable and award-winning clothing. Celebrating 30 years...

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5 April 2022

Páramo becomes an Employee Owned Trust

For 30 years, Páramo has engineered waterproofs that do not become obsolete - our garments are easily repaired and their waterproofing can be indefinitely renewed. To ensure the promise of...

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5 April 2022

Páramo and the Miquelina Foundation

Páramo and the Miquelina Foundation have grown together over 30 years, providing employment and training for over 10,000 women. In February 2022, Páramo integrated the management of the Miquelina factory...