Take heed of the story of the lost hill walker, Mary Ann Goossens

Irish Village Markets has opened a new lunchtime market in Fitzwilliam Square.

New company Bonosurf is offering organised tours to surf a newly discovered tidal bore wave in Sumatra.

Dublin-based biking company Biking.ie is planning to run a Transalp holiday that will be run this August.

2Wheels bike shop in Sandymount has set up a cycle club that meets every Tuesday evening throughout the summer months.

Tri Planet is offering an open-water swim camp on Sunday evenings on Killiney Beach.

Following the opening of its new Lahinch store, Irish-owned family run outdoor retailer Portwest now has four shops open around the country.

On 2 September 2010 Anne Marie Ward became the first Irish woman and the 11th swimmer in history to swim the notorious North Channel

Sunway has launched sailing trips in Thailand as part of its adventure holiday offering.

To celebrate its 35th birthday, Great Outdoors will hold a series of FREE lunctime lectures every Wednesday from 15 June to 27 July 2011.