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		<title>Active Aboyne Events in September</title>
		<description><![CDATA[[ September 11, 2010 10:00 pm to September 18, 2010 10:00 pm. September 11, 2010 10:00 pm to September 19, 2010 6:00 pm. ] 
 
Di Gilbert, Mountaineer, straight from completing her 7th Summit, presents
 
“A List Of Mountains That Even Sir Hugh Munro Would Be Proud Of"
 

on Sunday 11th September at Deeside Community Theatre, at 7.45, cost £10 or family ticket price £25.  To Book, tel: 013398 86222

  

Only some 300 people have completed this mountaineering feat, so Di - who [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.hilltrek.co.uk/blog/2010/09/active-aboyne-events-in-september/</link>
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		<title>Hilltrek Cotton Analogy Jacket tested in Arctic Sweden</title>
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A quote from Lawrence Clark of  Bushcraft Ventures Ltd shown in the picture wearing on of our Cotton Analogy jackets
&#8216;I’ve been using Ventile jackets for a little over 20 years and have never been let-down by their performance. In fact I have a mountaineering Ventile jacket that is 20 years old and still going strong. [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.hilltrek.co.uk/blog/2010/08/hilltrek-cotton-analogy-jacket-tested-in-arctic-sweden/</link>
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		<title>Walking holidays Deeside and abroad</title>
		<description><![CDATA[We are lucky to have a local walking holiday business called, Walk Deeside, that specialize in outdoor activities and walking holidays on our door step.  Whether you are looking for guided tours of local hills or the Cairngorms they provide a complete package from accommodation to skills expertise. They even provide international expedition leadership again [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.hilltrek.co.uk/blog/2010/08/walking-holidays-deeside-and-abroad/</link>
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		<title>Product Innovation 2010 &#8211; sustainability</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I was reading this Patagonia blog post on their review of the Outdoor Retailer trade show.  The no.1 one theme being picked up upon was &#8216;sustainability&#8217;.  As their brand ambassador put it
&#8220;sustainable business practices, like manufacturing with recycled  materials, making products more durable, and trying to lessen their  impact&#8221;
This is encouraging to read.  [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.hilltrek.co.uk/blog/2010/08/product-innovation-2010-sustainability/</link>
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		<title>&#8216;Glorious Twelfth&#8217;  danger in the hills</title>
		<description><![CDATA[With the grouse shooting season getting underway last week, hill walkers have an added danger to be aware off.  Best keep to the right of ways and if there is a shooting party out, maybe find another hill to walk.  Oh, yes bright coloured clothing may help you look less like a grouse!
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		<link>http://www.hilltrek.co.uk/blog/2010/08/glorious-twelfth-danger-in-the-hill/</link>
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		<title>Walking in the rain &#8211; long distance</title>
		<description><![CDATA[With the second half of the summer being particularly unsettled weather wise then the chances are you will have been walking a lot in the rain recently?  Especially on longer distance walks, I head in to Glen Tanar from Aboyne the other weekend and it rained for 3 of the 4 hours I was out [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.hilltrek.co.uk/blog/2010/08/walking-in-the-rain-long-distance/</link>
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		<title>Active Aboyne Events Diary 2010</title>
		<description><![CDATA[[ September 11, 2010 10:00 am to September 26, 2010 8:00 pm. ] Active Aboyne is less than a month away now and a long list of events are now available on their website.  The events include long distance walks that they call 'Big Hill Days' to Family Fun activities.  The full list of events are list on their events page.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.hilltrek.co.uk/blog/2010/08/active-aboyne-events-diary-2010/</link>
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		<title>bracken season = Tick Season</title>
		<description><![CDATA[If  you spend any length of time hill walking at this time of year in Scotland, then you know how easy it is to pick up ticks.  When the bracken stands tall and invades the paths it is all too easy to brush past it allowing the small insects their opportunity to latch on.  Here [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.hilltrek.co.uk/blog/2010/07/bracken-season-tic-season/</link>
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		<title>Want a challenging and satisfying job working in sales?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Want a challenging and satisfying sales job admidst the Scottish hills where you can hillwalk, mountaineer, ski, fish, stalk, mountain-bike or bushcraft?
If yes we may be able to help.
We are looking to add a sales person to our team based in Aboyne  in Royal Deeside. You would be involved in retail, trade, internet and mail order sales, assist [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.hilltrek.co.uk/blog/2010/07/want-a-satisfying-job-working-in-sales-at-hilltrek/</link>
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		<title>Walk Reader Awards &#8211; Paramo</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Walk Magazine issued its reader awards for 2010 earlier in the year and the best overall walking brand winner was Paramo.  The Hilltrek store in Aboyne and the online store stock a wide range of products including the Gold Winning walking trousers.  This walking trouser gives a hill walker a lot of adaptability to changing [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.hilltrek.co.uk/blog/2010/07/walk-reader-awards-paramo/</link>
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