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Just back from back-to-back testing three different ice-gripping things.
Sometimes the world won't listen. Like when you desperately want to test a bunch of micro crampons and the weather steadfastly refuses to play along. So it was a bit of a relief this morning when the Peak dawned bleak and sub-zero, the last few days of slushy snow and melt ... Continue reading
Awasrd-winning lightweight sleeping bag arriving soon and can be pre-ordered to make sure you get one...
Following on from our recent blog post video with Alpnick going through the details of the latest Pipedream sleeping bag, Aklpkit tells us that you can now pre-order the bags via their web site with stock due to arrive later this month.
We reckon they're going to go fast, so if you ... Continue reading
People were asking how big Suunto's new explorer-friendly GPS watch is, so...
We told you a bit about Suunto's new AMBIT watch yesterday - in a nutshell, it combines a sophisticated GPS to allow navigation with a barometer-based altimeter, '3D compass' and an advanced heart rate monitor with the ability to download data - but a few people were asking about the size ... Continue reading
AlpNick runs through the basics of the upgraded for 2012 lightweight PipeDream sleeping bag.
Alpkit's PipeDream was the original high-spec, lightweight, down sleeping bag for the budget-aware internet generation when it first arrived a few years back, since when it's won a reputation for being rather good and also popular enough that it's not always been readily available.
The good news is that a new batch ... Continue reading
Sometimes you don't realise just how good something is until it is no more...
My Berghaus E-case died at the weekend. Somewhere in the midst of a landscape consisting mainly of snow lying on top of a layer of molten sludge and unfrozen turf, its zip-puller finally said enough and threw off this mortal coil. It is, on other words, dead.
And it was only when ... Continue reading
Respected textile institute suggests energear fabrics genuinely improves mental performance.
Remember Accapi, the Italian wonder fabric that made all sorts of slightly improbable claims for improved recovery and metabolic performance, but was backed up with precious little actual scientific testing? Schoeller's new energear fabric sounds like a chip off a similar block, but this time, the claims are backed up ... Continue reading
Petzl video explaining just how the new Nao headtorch with reactive lighting actually works.
Following on from our news report on the new Petzl Nao headtorch, here's a video showing the Nao in action and explaining how it works with a sensor and microprocessor automatically deciding how much and what sort of light you need and, in the process, optimising battery life.
And there's more ... Continue reading
Downsized version of Osprey's tough and technical mountain pack hits British shops this month.
We're big fans of Osprey's original Mutant 38, a stripped-down technical mountain pack, and it's about to be joined by a smaller, sleeker, 28-litre version called the Osprey Mutant 28 complete with some neat new features.
The new pack is set to arrive in the UK shops this month and while it ... Continue reading
New fabric mixes Polartec Thermal Pro with the tough and ready Hardface Technology but it comes at a price...
There was a time when fleece was just, well, fleece, really. Comfy, synthetic stuff that you layered under a shell that kept you warm. Polartec made three basic weights - 100, 200 and 300 - and that was your lot.
Fast forward a decade or so, and fleece has got sophisticated. In ... Continue reading
It's special being British, so special that Mammut has made us a boot all of our own...
It's special being British, we have special weather and special kit culture, which is why, after a lot of input from the guys at Mammut UK, the Swiss brand has announced a new boot designed specifically for UK conditions, the Mammut Brecon.
We Like Leather...
Yep, while those pesky continentals run around the ... Continue reading
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