 | Winter Skills Techniques Guide Reviewed
Heading to Scotland for Easter? Here's some bedtime reading before you go:-)
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 | Scarpa Mirage GTX - Quick Look
First once over the boot Scarpa says is an alternative to the mighty Manta this winter.
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 | BMC Winter Lectures Announced
The BMC brings winter indoors this November, with tips on how to enjoy the snow.
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 | Petzl Sarken Crampon Recall
Give a tired old crampon a break - and a replacement
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 | The Friday Matinee
Ice climbing, overhangs, one armed pull ups - it's all going smoothly until ...
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 | Fort William Mountain Festival Under Way
Two weeks of mountain workshops, films, and photography hit the Highlands...
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 | Weekend Mountain Weather Outlook
Things looking decidedly wintery for the weekend, all the forecasts linked and summarised.
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 | Weekend Mountain Weather Outlook
All the mountain weather prospects for the weekend in one handy package.
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 | Brasher Telica GTX Tested
We check out Brasher's new ruffty tuffty mountain walking boot. A bit of a departure...
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 | Weekend Mountain Weather Outlook
Winter looks like taking a backward step at the weekend with slightly milder temperatures forecast. Walter the Weathergirl checks out the prospects for the UK's main mountain areas.
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 | BMC Warning Follows Fifth Death In 'Gorms
The Mountaineering Councils warn against taking easy access areas lightly after the fifth death in the same region of the Cairngorms this season.
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 | OUTDOORSmagic Climber Injured In Spain
An OUTDOORSmagic member on the OM Spain meet has been injured while scaling a peak in central Spain's Sierra de Gredos range...
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 | Ice Climbing World Championships 2007
The world ice climbing championships kick off in less than two weeks' time, in Saas-Fee, Switzerland, this time with some real ice to hand:-)
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 | Ten Free Pairs Of 'Psychovertical' Tickets
Andy Kirkpatrick's back on tour this winter talking about his scary and exciting experiences on rock, ice and confectionary. Even better, we have ten pairs of tickets to give away...
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 | Seventh Annual Ice Climbing Festival - Without Ice
The annual Kandersteg Ice Climbing Festival took place last weekend in a dearth of winter weather ... but that didn't get in the way of the party.
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 | Winter Looking Wonky :-(
Anyone hoping for cold, crisp, snowy conditions this winter may be in for a bit of a wait if the weather forecasters are correct. Things look damp and mild at least until mid-January.
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 | Buyers' Guide - Insulated Clothing
When the going gets gnarly, the gnarly get insulated, but should you be going for down or synthetic fillings and what other features should you be looking at come buying time?
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| Plas y Brenin Winter Skills Course Tested
Susan Vittery bagged the best winter weekend for years for a weekend's winter skills course at the Welsh National Mountain Centre in Snowdonia, so what was it like?
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 | Winter Skills A Winner
The winner of our recent Gore-Tex competition really lucked out with perfect winter conditions arriving along with his winter skills course at Plas y Brenin in Snowdonia. Jammy git ;-)
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 | How To Climb Waterfall Ice
Forget Chamonix, some of the best ice climbing in the world is in the lesser known Ecrins area of the southern French Alps. Jerry Gore fills you in on the fundamentals - great pics too :-)
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 | Christmas Cracker: Winter Essentials DVD
The BMC's new winter skills DVD has been put together by mountain film specialists Slackjaw and is an ideal gift for anyone planning on heading into the hills this winter.
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| Survive The Snow!
Top tips from our man Gear, Richard Gear, to help you get yourself sorted for all this lovely snowy weather. Mine's a pint of hot tomato soup...
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 | Buyers' Guide - Crampons
Everything you need to know about spiky metal things for your feet in our latest OUTDOORSmagic Buyers' Guide. From compatibilty to portability, we've got it covered.
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 | Turn Up The Central Heating...
OUTDOORSmagic member Richard Nicholls and wife checked out the world's largest indoor ice-climbing wall, the Ice Factor, and learned to keep their weight firmly on their feet...
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 | Buyers' Guide - Ice Axes
The latest in our series of Buyers' Guides takes a timely look at ice axes and everything you need to know to select your winter weaponry.
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 | Winterise Yourself!
Richard Gear has a head to toe look at winter clothing and adds his top tips for effectively winterising the summer mountaineer
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 | Striding Edge In Winter
Crossing Lakeland's classic ridge in the snow complete with loads of wintry pictures
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 | Buying A Winter Day Sac
Richard Gear runs through the features to look out for if you're in the market for a winter walking or mountaineering sac
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 | Winter Fitness The Woofing Way
Winter mountains make more demands on your body and your fitness, here's our advice on how to make sure you're up for it
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 | Winter Skills Course Basics
Want to move like a gazelle in crampons and self arrest at the drop of a glove? You need a winter skills course, you do...
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 | Crampons - The Joy Of Spikes
Everything you always wanted to know about crampons but were too squeamish to ask, includes the low down on walking like an ape...
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