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Small steps to help take big strides outdoors Every purchase at Alpkit helps support a broad range of projects and those activists within our communities who are deeply passionate about the benefits of time spent outdoors.

#### Supporting New Leaders for National Parks
#### Helping to create a legacy of youth leadership that has a positive and lasting impact on our natural places, the Campaign for National Parks runs a New Perspectives: Future Leaders Course developed for and by young people. We're delighted to play our little part in helping them work with passionate young people to shape a positive and lasting impact on the National Parks in England and Wales.
#### “what stayed with me wasn’t just the landscape. It was the people, the conversations, and the radical rethinking of leadership and conservation that sparked something deeper.”
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#### The Simple Therapy of walking outdoors
#### Using the outdoors as a powerful tool to improve physical and mental wellbeing, Danielle from Simple Therapy CIC organises a hike filled with adventure, connection, and community, supported by the Alpkit Foundation. #### "From brave first-timers stepping into the unknown, to a few (muddy!) tumbles. The day was full of resilience, openness, laughter, and the kind of deep human connection that only the outdoors can spark."
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#### Snippets of joy #### Impact spreads far and wide outdoors.
#### New caving equipment opens up underground adventures.
#### Better equipment helps enhance the level of caving activities for a group of Wansdyke District Scouts, allowing for more challenging trips to help build teamwork, self confidence, self reliance and a better understanding of the environment and ecology of caves.
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Kick starting Ocean Advocate Summit bringing together those passionate about the ocean to inspire and provide paths to take action. Find out more
Virtual Climate Change Workshops. Reaching 340 children across three UK schools (Years 3–6) about climate change and its impact on the Arctic. Find out more
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#### Big Shakeout is back. Raising money for the Alpkit Foundation
#### Our non-profit celebration of the outdoors, with all proceeds going to Alpkit Foundation.
It's our end-of-summer party and, if we do say so ourselves, the best outdoor weekend of the year. Expect a weekend of outdoor activities, camping, courses, live music, films, talks - and of course great food, drink and great company. Try something different. Gain a new skill. Be inspired... and inspire others.
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Did you know? Any 1% For the Planet member can now choose to partner with us here at the Alpkit Foundation and work towards supporting environmental and outdoor causes or projects they feel passionate about. Please get in touch!

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