About Us

Ultralight Outdoor Gear was founded by Mark Richardson in 2006. Mark is a serial backpacker and wanted to bring the lightest and best backpacking products under one roof, we think he succeeded!

 

Most of our team share Mark’s passion for the outdoors and get involved in product testing just doing what they love, let me introduce you to a few of them:

 

Mark

Owner and CEO

 

Best Trek: John Muir Trail (probably)

Ambition: The Munros

Loves: Dogs, Australia and Science Fiction

 

 

Danny

Chief Operating Officer

 

Loves: Hiking, Biking, Red Wine, Smelly Cheese and Sunsets 

Favourite Places: Cairngorms, Northumberland beaches, Durham Dales and France

Biggest Adventure: Rescued by Helicopter Winchman in Mallorca

 

 

Alexander

Core Operations Manager

 

Favourite Movie: Fear & Loathing in Las Vegas

Loves: Pepperoni Pizza

Biggest Adventure: Road Trip from San Diego to San Francisco

 

 

Joel

Purchasing Manager

 

Favourite Places to Visit: Lake District, Turkey, Spain and USA.

Loves: Hiking, Running, My Cocker Spaniels, Food and Music.

Ambitions: Run a Marathon and to Visit Japan and Patagonia.

 

 

Chris

Customer Service Team Leader

 

Favourite Activities: Trail Running, Hiking and CrossFit
Passion For: Tinned Fish
Ambition: To Complete the Bob Graham Round

 

 

Charlotte

Customer Service Advisor

 

Loves: Family, Red Wine, Rock Music & Festivals

Favourite Adventures: Roadtrippin' in Iceland, Backpacking around New Zealand and Gambling in Las Vegas

Favourite Season: Winter

 

 

Bex

Customer Service Advisor

 

Loves: Bouldering, Coffee and Cake
Favourite Activities: Bouldering, Yoga, Scrambling and Paddleboarding
Favourite Places: Lake District, North York Moors and Fontainebleau

 

 

Lois

Customer Service Advisor

 

Loves: Family always top of the list... closely followed by Pilates & Yoga, good Food, a good Book and a good Night's Sleep. 

Favourite Adventure: Riding the Porcupine Rim Trail in Moab, Utah 

Favourite Season: Any season when the sky is blue

 

 

Rob

Customer Service Advisor

 

Favourite Activities: Biking, Board Games and Live Music/Comedy

Couldn’t Live Without: Cheese, Chocolate, Ice Cream and a Good Nights Sleep

Favourite Places to Visit: Wales, Peak District and Yorkshire Dales

 

 

Sam

Web Team Leader

 

Favourite Activities: Hiking, Climbing, Snowboarding, CrossFit and Mountain Biking   

Loves: All dogs, especially mine, he's the best!

Couldn't Live Without: Dogs, Pizza and Beer

 

 

Andy

Content Creator

 

Favourite Movies: The Wicker Man and Withnail and I

Ambitions: The Cape Wrath Trail & The Pennine Way

Loves: Hiking, Camping, Dungeons & Dragons and The Beatles

 

 

Fran

Graphic Designer

 

Loves: Baking, Basketball and Films

Couldn’t Live Without: Music, Coffee and Chocolate

Favourite Food: Pizza

 

 

Liam

Website Admin

 

Loves: My Family, My Cats, Gaming, Music & Leeds United
Favourite Places: Paris, Barcelona & The Lake District

Favourite Food: Beer & Roast Dinners

 

Mathew

Assistant Buyer

 

Couldn't Live Without: Music
Favourite Food: Curry
Favourite Activities: Running and Football

 

 

Nick

Merchandiser

 

Enjoys: Running, climbing, spending time with my little boy and watching films (mainly Star Wars!)

Climbed: The highest points in South America, Europe, and Africa

Completing Munros: Just 54 to go

 

 

Chloe

Warehouse Team Leader

 

Loves: My Pugs, Cherry Coke and The Arsenal

Favourite Food: Chicken Nuggets

 

Chris

Order Processor

 

 

Kris

Order Processor

 

Loves: My Family and My Dog

Favourite Activities: Hiking and Gaming

Favourite Takeaway: Chinese

 


We’re located in the North East of England on the edge of the North Yorkshire Moors, half and hour from the Yorkshire Dales and ninety minutes from the Lake District. We have hills, mountains, moors and sea-cliffs on our doorstep and the weather to enjoy it!


Have you heard of the TGO Challenge? A two week trek across Scotland carrying all your gear and camping in beautiful wild places? Not surprisingly we are the key sponsor for the event and a fair few of our customers participate. Check it out here: TGO Challenge

Charitable Support

We want to spread the love too, so we have our own charities which we support, giving on a monthly basis, the focus is on helping people and helping the environment:

 

 European Outdoor Conservation Association (EOCA), Tees Valley Wildlife Trust, Unicef, Rainforest Trust, Oceana, Help for Heroes, Gift Your Gear, Against Malaria Foundation, The Lake District Search and Mountain Rescue Association and WaterAid.

 

We wanted to offer some of the great kit from our brands that wasn’t necessarily 'ultralight' so we started our partner website BasecampGear. There’s some crossover with what we sell there, but you'll find gear that's for Car Camping, Bikepacking, Running, Travel, Van Life, and other Outdoor Exploits.