A Beginners Guide to Wild Swimming | Ali Phillips

Wild swimming has boomed in popularity over the last year and the Lake District is a brilliant place to take your first dip. This summer at George Fisher we are stocking a brand new range of wild swimming kit, check out our new range here! Ali Phillips is a Keswick-based blogger and wild swimmer... Read more

Develop Your Climbing During Lockdown - 10 Top tips from Coach Esther Foster

Esther Foster is a George Fisher ambassador, who coaches, guides and instructs climbing and mountaineering in the Lake District. Esther specialises in rock climbing, and will usually be found pushing her limits on the crags, boulders, or indoor walls in the area.  In this article Esther shares... Read more

How To Motivate Your Children To The Top Of The Mountain | George Fisher

We’ve all been there at some point; dragging a reluctant little person who would rather be watching Frozen or the Lego Movie out on a ‘fun’ family walk, probably in some traditional Lakeland weather! Read more

The Junior Boot Exchange | George Fisher

Isn’t it annoying when your kid’s feet grow so fast! It feels like we go up a shoe size each month - and it’s expensive! However, thanks to the George Fisher Junior Boot Exchange, we got a bargain on a new pair! Read more

Top Five Dog Friendly walks near Keswick | George Fisher Blog

Our top 5 dog-friendly walks within easy reach of our store in Keswick, Lake District. Read more

Hiking Iceland's Abandoned Trail | VÍKNASLÓDIR

Thin Air Guides takes us far from the tourist trails to explore some of Iceland's most remote landscapes and empty trails - The Víknaslóðir, the Trail of the Abandoned Inlets. Read more

How Nature Can Support Your Mental Health | Five Top Tips

The coronavirus pandemic has had a serious and damaging effect on the populations mental health, we asked Jen to offer her top ways to keep yourself mentally healthy in such an uncertain time. Read more

New years Day | Tea Round Challenge | Montane

We are calling all seasoned Fell Runners to take on a New Years Day Tea Round Challenge! For 2021 we are excited to be partnering the Tea Round with one of our favourite brands, Montane! This means brand new 2021 completion badges, T-shirts and chiefs for everyone who successfully completes the... Read more

Win! Mountain Equipment GORE-TEX Jacket

To celebrate Mountain Equipment now being stocked in-store and online at George Fisher we have teamed up with the brand for your chance to win one of their top of the range jackets.  Read more

Abraham's Tea Round - A runners account

Abraham’s Tea Round is a 30 mile route with 12,00ft+ of ascent that starts and finishes at the doors of our store in Keswick. Our customer Peter Jobes recently returned to Keswick to complete the Tea Round in a very respectable 9 hours and 16 minutes! This is his story… Read more

WIN! A pair of New Merrell MQM Shoes

Now is your chance to win a new pair of Merrell MQMs - we are giving away a pair of men's and women's MQMs each worth £120! Read more

George Fisher and Salomon Campaign

We took to the hills with world-record breaking mountaineer and polar explorer Mollie Hughes and George Fisher ambassador, Esther Foster who is a Keswick based mountaineering and climbing instructor. Read more