PlanetSKI Turns Into PlanetHIKE (Again)
16th June 2026 | James Cove, South West Coastal Path.
Hiking is one of our preferred pastimes in the summer months. Up in the mountains, on coastal paths, along hills and elsewhere. NEW
In Sweden last week we were hiking with a four-time winner of the Freeride World Tour, Henrik Windstedt.
Summer hiking in Are, Sweden. Image © PlanetSKI
Henrik is a Peak Performance sponsored athlete and was part of the team giving a small group of selected writers an exclusive preview of Peak Performance’s 40th Anniversary Ski Collection that will be released in the autumn.
Peak Performance new winter collection, Åre, Sweden. Image © PlanetSKI.
More of that later.
Interestingly hiking clothing is the fastest growing clothing sector within Peak Performance as more and more people head to the outdoors in the summer.
See our earlier post about hiking in Sweden last week
Summer hiking in Are, Sweden. Image © PlanetSKI
This week we are back in the UK and on the South West Coastal Path hiking between Ladram Bay and Branscombe in South Devon, (8.1 miles).
We’ll let the images and videos doing the talking:
PlanetSKI hiking the South West Coastal Path. Image © PlanetSKI
PlanetSKI hiking the South West Coastal Path. Image © PlanetSKI
PlanetSKI hiking the South West Coastal Path. Image © PlanetSKI
PlanetSKI hiking the South West Coastal Path. Image © PlanetSKI
PlanetSKI hiking the South West Coastal Path. Image © PlanetSKI
PlanetSKI hiking the South West Coastal Path. Image © PlanetSKI
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PlanetSKI hiking the South West Coastal Path. Image © PlanetSKI
PlanetSKI hiking the South West Coastal Path. Image © PlanetSKI
PlanetSKI hiking the South West Coastal Path. Image © PlanetSKI
PlanetSKI hiking the South West Coastal Path. Image © PlanetSKI
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PlanetSKI hiking the South West Coastal Path. Image © PlanetSKI
In the winter months we are getting increasingly interested in ski touring.
Hiking is about as similar as it gets as one plods uphill placing a boot forward, instead of sliding a ski, and letting time simply slip away.
Ski touring in Espace Diamant. Image © PlanetSKI
Ski touring for the first time with Intersport. Image © PlanetSKI
Before we head off for some summer hiking in the Alps and the Rockies we’re back on the South Downs Way later this month, with two more legs of the 100-mile route to go:
- Buriton to Exton (12.5 miles)
- Exton to Winchester (12 miles)
South Downs Way. Image © PlanetSKI
South Downs Way. Image © PlanetSKI
South Downs Way. Image © PlanetSKI
If you want to find out more about summer hiking and its attractions to us winter skiers and snowboarders then read on for our past adventures on the South Downs Way:
South Downs Way. Image © PlanetSKI
- PlanetSKI is Back on The South Downs Way – Part One
- PlanetSKI is back on the South Downs Way: Part Two
Do check back for more later this summer…
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