BATTLE ON THE BEACH

Chris Billam Smith Successfully Defends His Cruiserweight Titles In A Battle On The Beach

A piercing double chime penetrates the roar of the crowd and the two weary fighters embrace in a sign of mutual respect.

RONIN SNOW RANGE TESTING

OP RONIN II

47 Rōnin: Bushido - The tale of the Forty-Seven Rōnin is a prototypical Japanese story. It recounts the most famous case involving the samurai code of honor, bushido, and vividly expresses a significant part of the traditional Japanese worldview.

A technical challenge & a worthy conquest

OP: Nepal

At 6,812m above sea level, Ama Dablam is a long way off the highest peaks in the Himalayas, and yet climbing it is regarded as a true achievement among the mountaineering fraternity. 

BEYOND POSSIBLE: ONE SOLDIER, FOURTEEN PEAKS

NIMS PURJA: BEYOND POSSIBLE: ONE SOLDIER, FOURTEEN PEAKS.

Nims wasn’t always a climber. He was born at sea-level and not from the traditional Sherpa family. 

IN MEMORY OF FALLEN FRIENDS & SUPPORT OF CHARITY CALM

TALISMAN TRIATHLON

Every week, 125 people in the UK take their own lives. 75% of all UK suicides are male.

IN COLLABORATION WITH MEN'S HEALTH

Op Fan Dance

Standing just shy of 3,000 feet above sea level, Pen y Fan looms menacingly over the Brecon Beacons National Park in South Wales. 

Rigorous In Field Product Testing

OP SKYEFALL

A northern isle, smothered in grey shroud and besieged on all sides by nature. Waves barrage its shores and an onslaught of rain pounds the cliffs, tempestuous winds pillage the highlands relentlessly. 

Malle Mile

If ThruDark was to organise a festival, it wouldn’t be worlds away from Malle London’s ‘Malle Mile’: speed, adrenaline and the celebration of all things British. The decadent authority of Grimsthorpe Castle, juxtaposed with the ragged carnage of scrambling motorbikes on the lawn below, sets a fitting scene for ThruDark’s latest recon operation.