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Huck’s guide to Kendal Mountain Festival 2025

Share the Adventure — From film premieres to late-night parties, here are our circled events over the jam-packed weekend.

Written by: Huck

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Dora Atim: “Bravery is going off piste”

Ultra Black Running — Ahead of Kendal Mountain Festival, Phil Young catches up with the running influencer to hear about her work and building a community, while tracing how brand support for diversity initiatives has dwindled in recent years. 

Written by: Phil Young

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We Run Mountains: Black Trail Runners tackle Infinite Trails

Soaking up the altitude and adrenaline at Europe’s flagship trail running event, high in the Austrian Alps, with three rising British runners of colour.

Written by: Phil Young

Outdoors

Does Team GB still have a diversity problem?

Medal success has overshadowed British sport’s lack of progress on increasing representation and missed opportunities to invest in a bright new generation of diverse sporting talent, argues Phil Young.

Written by: Phil Young

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The untold story of surfing’s ancient African roots

Watch a Huck-exclusive preview of Wade in the Water, which reclaims the 1,000-year-old Black surfing tradition and hopes to inspire a new generation of Black surfers.

Written by: Sam Haddad

Outdoors

Capturing Stillness: How cold water surf photography is therapy

Robyn Steady is a surfer and photographer whose surf therapy sessions with Wave Project are helping tackle the mental health crisis among young people in Scotland.

Written by: David Lyons

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The Sikh Polar Explorer at the end of the world

Preet Chandi is the first Woman of Colour to explore the South Pole solo and holds the fastest unsupported female record. Yet still, some refuse to give her the credit she deserves.

Written by: Phil Young

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An indigenous mountaineer and triathlete search for healing in the backcountry

Athletes Adam Campbell and Sandy Ward cross paths along their healing journeys in this beautiful film from Breaking Trails, a new online series from The GORE-TEX Brand.

Written by: Huck HQ

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Marginalised explorers are finding more allies in the outdoor community

As a new allyship course launches for instructors and guides, Phil Young reflects on a growing diversity movement and the work still to be done to create a welcoming, inclusive outdoors.

Written by: Phil Young

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The first all-Women of Colour team to race Infinite Trails

Three Black Trail Runners members meet to train in Wales’ Eryri National Park, before taking on the team challenge of adidas TERREX Infinite Trails 2023 in Austria.

Written by: Phil Young

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