{"id":40549,"title":"Our Story","description":"About Weekend Hiking ClubThe story of Weekend Hiking Club doesn\u2019t start at the summit of a great mountain, but a little-known corner of South East London, where it took a pandemic to finally appreciate the beauty in swapping notifications for nature. Soon after, London park wanders turned into hikes in the mighty Rocky Mountains and Patagonia.  The views were something else, but the experiences really confirmed what we already knew: getting outside makes everything better","content":"<h2><strong>About Weekend Hiking Club<\/strong><\/h2><p><img src=\"https:\/\/images.teemill.com\/kx1b02yjnxqkyd56djjpgmgqsjt3ytmqblzqdpkm4veidtez.jpeg.jpeg?w=1140&amp;v=2\" alt=\"kx1b02yjnxqkyd56djjpgmgqsjt3ytmqblzqdpkm4veidtez.jpeg.jpeg?w=1140&amp;v=2\" \/><\/p><h3>The story of Weekend Hiking Club doesn\u2019t start at the summit of a great mountain, but a little-known corner of South East London, where it took a pandemic to finally appreciate the beauty in swapping notifications for nature.<\/h3><p><\/p><p>Soon after, London park wanders turned into hikes in the mighty Rocky Mountains and Patagonia. The views were something else, but the experiences really confirmed what we already knew: getting outside makes everything better.<\/p><p>Our clothing and lifestyle brand is on a mission to connect people that believe in the power of the great outdoors, wherever they choose to hike. We\u2019re a club for a reason - we don\u2019t just want to make t-shirts, we want to create a community of people that would rather be outdoors.<\/p><p>We\u2019re striving to build our business around the hiker mantra \u2018take nothing but pictures, leave nothing but footprints\u2019. Our products are made from organic cotton and printed in the UK in a renewable energy powered factory.<\/p><p>We hope you enjoy them as much as we do - welcome to the club.<\/p><p>Happy hiking,<\/p><p>Will @WHC<\/p>","urlTitle":"our-story","url":"\/blog\/our-story\/","editListUrl":"\/my-blogs","editUrl":"\/my-blogs\/edit\/our-story\/","fullUrl":"https:\/\/weekendhikingclub.co.uk\/blog\/our-story\/","featured":false,"published":true,"showOnSitemap":true,"hidden":false,"visibility":null,"createdAt":1719501736,"updatedAt":1719502371,"publishedAt":1719502371,"lastReadAt":null,"division":{"id":315378,"name":"Weekend Hiking Club"},"tags":[],"metaImage":{"original":"https:\/\/images.podos.io\/vmwyortxg8d4r0iwak0rdhyruqrgtxyitkhvmrbej9t63ug6.jpeg","thumbnail":"https:\/\/images.podos.io\/vmwyortxg8d4r0iwak0rdhyruqrgtxyitkhvmrbej9t63ug6.jpeg.jpg?w=1140&h=855","banner":"https:\/\/images.podos.io\/vmwyortxg8d4r0iwak0rdhyruqrgtxyitkhvmrbej9t63ug6.jpeg.jpg?w=1920&h=1440"},"metaTitle":"","metaDescription":"","keyPhraseCampaignId":null,"series":[],"similarReads":[{"id":40448,"title":"Fitz Roy & Laguna de los Tres, El Chalt\u00e9n, Patagonia","url":"\/blog\/fitz-roy-laguna-de-los-tres-el-chalten-patagonia\/","urlTitle":"fitz-roy-laguna-de-los-tres-el-chalten-patagonia","division":315378,"description":"The Laguna de los Tres hike in Argentinian Patagonia has to be up there as one of the most iconic hikes in South America, if not the world. 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