Lords Seat Fell Race Sponsored by EDZ

The second of the fell races sponsored by EDZ will take place tomorrow. The Lords Seat race, organised by Keswick Athletic Club is a 5mile race with a climb of 430m. Good luck to all of those taking part and we look forward to seeing the winners in their EDZ prizes

EDZ at the Classic Motorcycle Show, Stafford

We are exhibiting at the Classic Bike Shows at Stafford this weekend. Our team will be on hand with our full range of products and some great show offers. We hope to see you there!

Other upcoming events include:

Keswick Mountain Festival, 14th-17 May 2015 at Keswick, Cumbria

The Big Outdoor Show, 23rd-25th May 2015 at Willen Lake, Milton Keynes

EDZ Team head out on the Fells

EDZ HQ is perched on the outskirts of the Lake District.  Recently EDZ team member Claire confessed to only having been up one fell in her entire life much to the amazement of our seasoned EDZ product testers who are up there on an almost daily basis.  So this weekend, Claire took to the fells with her partner Neil and French Bulldog Cooper. Here is how she got on....

The view on the way up

With the weather turning nice this weekend we decided to head out to take Cooper for his first Lake District fell experience (admittedly only my second attempt at a fell).  I've tested many EDZ products in the gym and on low level walks but I couldn't help but feel I was missing out when listening the adventures of the other members of the EDZ crew.  With the route downloaded we set off in search of Bowscale Tarn which apparently is the home to two immortal fish.  Unfortunately I cannot tell you if this legend is true as we got lost by starting in the wrong place at Mungrisdale and headed off up a hill instead!

The weather was pleasant albeit it a little breezy.  I opted to wear my EDZ Merino Zip neck top which proved perfect for the hike up.  I could definitely feel my body temperature rising during the fairly steep climb but the Merino worked well to keep me cool.

Cooper taking in the view

Cooper was the first to reach the top and enjoyed a sniff about whilst we tucked into some sandwiches and cake whilst taking in the view.  It was definitely colder on the tops and I was pleased to say that the Merino once again was there with its thermal properties to keep the chill off.  I was also pleased of the anti-odour properties meaning I wasn't sweaty or smelly during our stop off.

The view from our picnic spot

After some more ascent, we decided that we were probably heading a bit out of our depth.  Bang on cue appeared the Mountain Rescue helicopter, a sure sign that we should head back down towards Mungrisdale

Fly past from the Mountain Rescue helicopter

The walk down was definitely a bit colder as a few more clouds creeped in to view and the wind started to pick up.  Although the Merino was keeping the chill off, I donned my EDZ Midlayer for a bit of added insulation for the rest of the walk down.

To celebrate our first fell success (ok so it might not have been the fell we had planned but it was nonetheless a fell) we headed to the pub.  Again the Merino triumphed and I was suitably cool whilst relaxing in the late afternoon sunshine in a beer garden.  

Cheers!

  

EDZ & Maryport Rescue

EDZ's James Tilleard (right) presenting new Yeti jackets to Maryport Rescue's David Topliss (Left)

EDZ are proud to be continuing our support of Maryport Rescue, who are an independent Lifeboat and Rescue Service based near to EDZ HQ in Maryport.

This year we have supplied the team with our EDZ Yeti Jackets.  We will be popping down to see how the team are getting on with their jackets in the next few weeks so watch this space for more details on the great services provided by Maryport Rescue and for their comments on our jackets.

To find out our more about Maryport Rescue visit:

www.maryportrescue.co.uk

And to get your EDZ Yeti Jacket visit our online shop EDZ Direct

EDZ Supporting Keswick Athletics Club Races

EDZ are pleased to be supporting a couple of local fell races this month organised by Keswick Athletic Club. 

We will be supplying the winners of Men's and Women's races with an EDZ Merino T-shirt, and EDZ multi-tubes for winners in their respective age groups.

The races will take place on:

Wednesday 15th April The Grisedale Grind
Wednesday 29th April Lords Seat

For entry information please visit:
http://www.keswickac.org.uk/upcoming_events.html

Good luck to everyone taking part!

Glorious day in Keswick

The EDZ team were out enjoying the sunshine this morning and taking in this view from Latrigg towards Keswick and the Newlands Valley. Lets hope the good weather continues for the Easter weekend.

If you are in the Keswick area this weekend don't forget to pop in and visit our outlet shop.