We get to within a week of the first gravity mtb event of the year and the winds pick up again ad get it cancelled. Damn it! Carl and his team had ben working hard on clearing the remaining damage following Storm Arwen and everything...
We can't tell you how much joy it brought us to bring you the 2022 Winter Wipeout. Yes everyone knows the pandemic has hit events businesses hard but then there has also been natural disasters like storms to deal with. Losing the Cheviot Goat at...
The Deadwater 100 is a perfect fit for the remote and rugged landscape of Kielder and surrounding forest. Regular riders will know that the various trails are spread out around the bowl that sits atop of the reservoir designed to supply drinking water to the...
We are delighted to announce that Northern Downhill has merged with Cold Brew Events. This places all the gravity based events ran by Carl Davison alongside the cross country races already held by Cold Brew. These will now all be under the Cold Brew banner...
Today we open a new kind of race. One that adapts to the restrictions we find ourselves in and is open to just 50 people and to north east locals only. Just before the new year the north east was put into Tier 4 restrictions...
Today we wind it back to the Chiller 24 race of 2018. This was a year infamous for its horrific weather which consisted of 12 hours of torrential rain that seeped into every corner possible. The quote inside the marque that came above the loud...
It's safe to say that we are bursting at the seams to be able to put on events again. It's been a devastating time for our industry which has been effectively shut down since March. Event companies are prime candidates to be slipping through the...
A few runners out there really brightened up our day by accepting the challenge of running in a squiggly manor to produce some kind of outline of a goat. Keep in mind that people have to deal with roads, fences, gates etc then you really...
Kielder forest has a huge amount of high quality mountain bike trails. There is something for all levels of ability with skills sections, blue/red/black graded trails and some entertaining off piste riding. One of the original sections of trail is near the Border Stane, a...
Anyone who vaguely knows me will have it imprinted in their brain that my favourite set of hills is Northumberland's own Cheviots. That's pronounced Chee-vee-ots for those not in the know. After years and years of getting to know every nook and cranny of these...