For over 40 years, Terra Nova has been at the forefront of outdoor gear design. This category celebrates our rich history of innovation. Explore the archives to see how four decades of field-testing, meticulous British engineering, and a deep commitment to lifetime durability have shaped the ultimate lightweight and four-season camping equipment.
Nigel Vardy has relied on Terra Nova, Wild Country and Extremities kit for decades, so on the anniversary of his life-changing expedition, he heads back to where it all happened. We caught up with him about his incredible story. 25…
We are thrilled to be supporting Jordan Wiley MBE as he takes part in the ultimate eco triathlon. Cycling from the Leaning Tower of Pisa (Italy) to the Eiffel Tower (France) where he will then kayak across the channel and…
To celebrate an incredible 40 years of the Quasar tent, Terra Nova is teaming up with the people that know the tent inside out. We’re bringing you the best stories of those that have experienced some of the world’s most…
In March 2023, Andrew Denton, CEO of the UK’s Outdoor Industries Association & outdoor trade veteran, and a group of his oldest friends took a very cold trip to Akshayuk Pass in the Auyuittuq National Park, Baffin Island to celebrate…
One of Terra Nova Equipment’s good friends, Nigel Vardy (aka. Mr Frostbite) is a proud ambassador of both Terra Nova and Extremities. He recently took some Terra Nova backpacks and cycling packs with him during the popular JoBerg2C mountain bike race in South Africa. Now back in the UK, Nigel…
Hugo and Ross Turner are two brothers who have set out to achieve world first expeditions combining medical research and distinctive studies of historic expeditions. Their missions are a platform used to create awareness and raise vital funds for charities,…
Earlier this year The UK Antarctic Heritage Trust (UKAHT) selected our tents to take forward to their conversation project. Aiming to employ survey & sampling work and basic maintenance leading to the eventual restoration of Base Y on Horseshoe Island…
Terra Nova Equipment is partnering the ‘From Fire to Ice’ expedition which plans to complete Shackleton’s unfinished journey at the same time as carrying out revolutionary medical research. We are donating equipment to the five-strong team to ensure they have…
“I recently traveled to the French Pyrenees and wandered the countryside and mountains armed with a Coshee 2 from Wild Country… The first thing to note about the Coshee is its small pack size and weight. Coming in at 2kg…
Terra Nova speak to British cyclist Zac Clayton as he makes the final push toward completing his cycle around the world. Cycling around the world is the sort of thing most of us can only dream of. But back in…
Have you ever fancied walking alone, across an entire country, carrying everything you’ll need with you each day? Well, that’s just what Olivier Moly is about to do, starting this Saturday (1st December 2012). Olivier is no stranger to hiking…
Terra Nova tents will be making a film appearance in 2013. UK climber, Leo Houlding, chose Terra Nova 3-man Hyperspace tents to use on his latest epic film adventure, in Queen Maud Land, Antarctica. The expedition team left the UK…
Jagged Globe recently sent us some great feedback about the Terra Nova Equipment tents that are being used currently on Everest (Hyperspace tents). For more information and to read the full article, click here Hyperspace tents are made in Britain…
Matt and Ali, from the Terra Nova Sales team, decide to escape from the Terra Nova office and do what they enjoy best – getting out on the hills and testing new shiny gear. Starting out from Derbyshire a long…
Olympic athlete and now seasoned explorer James Cracknell recently completed the Yukon Arctic Ultra cycle race across Canada, dubbed ‘The Coldest Race On Earth’. Having completed an amazing recovery from life-threatening injuries after a cycling accident while competing in the…
The Munros are a famous collection of every 3000 ft hill in Scotland – 283 at the last count. On April 25th 2010, Stephen Pyke set out to complete them all in a continuous round under his own steam, summiting…
In 1960-61 a team led by Eric Shipton was the first to cross the Patagonian ice cap from North to South, a 48 day, 210km feat of endurance that has never been repeated along the same route. This December a…
Beyond Endurance South Georgia Expedition 2008 Stephen Venables returned recently from his third visit to the sub-Antarctic island of South Georgia. His first expedition, during the southern summer of 1989-90, made the first ascent of Mount Carse; then in 2000…
Modern day adventurer Joff Summerfield is all set to fulfil a lifetime ambition to cycle around the world. By anyone’s standards, this is an ambitious project, but the single detail that makes his venture all the more remarkable is that…
In March 2008, a team of two attempted to ski 200km across an ice cap a quarter the size of Wales, unaided and with temperatures reaching as low as -60°C, with an aim of inspiring young people into exploration and…
A finish date of 1st June 2008 has now been set! Rosie has successfully reached the East Coast of the USA and will be runnig through Manhattan tomorrow (03/10/07). After this she “only” has Nova Scotia, Greenland and Iceland to…
Terra Nova tents have been selected by the Caudwell Xtreme Everest team for their pioneering expedition to complete vital medical research at high altitude. The trip will be followed by the BBC’s Horizon team, and receive primetime screening over 2…
Steve Perry took his winter ascent of Britain’s toughest long distance walk down to the wire, finishing on his deadline day of 31st March. Having started on the 1st December 2005 he has been through 121 days of adventure, climbing…
In October and November 2006 Julie-Ann Clyma and Roger Payne will be attempting first ascents of various peaks above the Singkhamo Glacier in North Sikkim. Sikkim is a small Indian state situated in the Eastern Himalayas and boarders China, Nepal…
Once again, Terra Nova has teamed up with mountaineer Nigel Vardy as he attempts to climb the 7 highest mountains on the world’s 7 largest islands. These being: Penny Ice CapBaffin Island GunnbjornsfjeldGreenland Mt. FujiJapan Mt. KinabaluBorneo Gunung KerinciSumatra Carstensz…
In April 2003, the Eagle Ski Club, led by Rob Collister, left the UK for India in a bid to be the first team to ski the Black Peak, or Kalanag. At 20,956ft / 6387m, Kalanag demands caution and respect,…
A great British expedition is being supported by a great British tent manufacturer. Derbyshire-based Terra Nova Equipment is set to support Steve Perry as he attempts the “Ultimate Land’s End to John O’Groats” expedition. In addition to walking the 1000…
Terra Nova has been part of a world record-breaking expedition. When Andrew Cooney, 23, an officer in the Territorial Army, became the youngest person ever to walk to the South Pole, he was supported by Alfreton-based Terra Nova Equipment. The…
Terra Nova tents have been breaking new ground once again. James Tobin and Carolyn Sharples have completed a pioneering journey from Beijing to London by tandem trike supported by Terra Nova Equipment. “Fascinating, rewarding and very hard work” Were the…
For most of 2002, James Tobin and Carolyn Sharples were pioneering an environmentally friendly journey from Beijing to London by tandem trike. The 16,000km Trike It expedition was supported by Terra Nova Equipment, which provided tents, sleeping bags and clothing…
Thirty-seven thousand two hundred and four kilometres; ten chains, thirty tyres, and 66 punctures, in forty-four months from Cape Town, South Africa to Nordkapp, Norway. Another leg of our world journey by bicycle is complete. It was a strange feeling…
Here is the cleaned-up and properly formatted version of this passage. I have de-scrambled the typos, connected the broken words, and organized it into clean paragraphs for seamless reading. Victor Saunders and I had originally planned to climb as a…
Between Islamabad in northern Pakistan and the oasis town of Kashgar in northwest China, there is a road more than 1,000 km long known as the Karakoram Highway. It is a remarkable feat of engineering, which cost the lives of…
The tents were pitched beside a tarn on the broad crest of Flower Ridge. On arrival, we had dumped our sacks and swum in it, savouring the exquisite tingle of cold water on skin. Wow, that section of the scan…
The remote and primordial Likouala Swamps of the Congo Basin cover an area of some 63,000 square kilometres. Home to the little-known Babinga Pygmies and a wealth of exotic fauna and flora, the difficulty of penetrating the swamps has protected…
On October 11 th 1994, Dr Charlie Hornsby and Dr Roddy Kirkwood became the 21st and 22nd Britons to reach the summit of Everest, accompanied by Sherpas Dorje and Dawa Temba. This field report from the Expedition leader, Dr Simon…
The mountain environment and native people are not just an interesting ethnic backdrop to our adventures. Mountains are literally the world’s water towers, and like rainforests and oceans, we cannot afford to ignore our impact on these fragile ecosystems. The…
After the successful Cambridge Columbus Botanical Survey expedition, Peter and the team embarked on a thrilling backpacking journey in the Andes. The expedition was recommended by Hilary Branch, the author of the No Frills Guide to Venezuela. Their destination was…
The Cordillera Darwin is one of those places that doesn’t appear on most climbers’ maps — a 140-mile arc of glaciated peaks cut by fjords on the south-west tip of Tierra del Fuego, whipped by Patagonian storms, and reached only…
Read the original report here In the summer of 1987 four of us, two from Cambridge and two from St Andrews, walked five days up the Biafo Glacier to make first ascents of three unclimbed peaks, and ran a plant…
Read the Original Report here Six of us, none of whom had been to the Himalaya before, went to the Kishtwar in the summer of 1987 to attempt the first ascent of Hagshu, 6,330 metres. We did not climb it.…
Read the original report here In the summer of 1988, thirty of us spent four months at Borup Fiord, on the north coast of Ellesmere Island, about as far north as land goes. The expedition had two aims: a complete…
In 1988, Nick, a passionate adventurer, started a new chapter of his life teaching in the breathtaking landscapes of North Wales. It was during this time that Nick acquired his trusted companion, the Quasar tent. Right from the outset, he could…
Read the original report here In August 1986, a five-man British team made the first British ascent of Salcantay (6,271m), the highest peak of the Cordillera Vilcabamba in southern Peru, by a new route up its huge and unclimbed south-west…
On 10 May 1983, four climbers stood on the summit of Manaslu North (7,200m) in the Nepal Himalaya. It was the first British ascent of the peak, made by a Joint Services team drawn from the Royal Navy, Royal Marines…
A Corner of Nepal Few Had Seen The Khumbu in 1983 was already feeling the pressure of its own fame. Paul Harris, the expedition’s 25-year-old chronicler, opened his report with a note that reads as relevant today as it did…
