Bonkers fast Swiss alpinist Ueli Steck, aka 'The Swiss Machine' is coming to London on 11 December 2012 for a one-off appearance at the Royal Geographical Society where he'll be giving a talk rather appropriately titled 'Speed' followed by a

, foam 'sit mat', emergency Equipment Store Pocket. New for 2001 and in the shops now, the Alpine Lite 45+10- is, giveor take a few details, a lightened version of the Alpiniste S 45+10.Some of that weight saving comes from

The latest in the Sheffield-basedLescar Lecture series of outdoor talks will be given bytop climber Kenton Coolon Tuesday 10 November.image - www.heason.netCool has been climbing for 18 years and is one of Britain's topmountaineers with an impressive list of hard climbs to his na...

Top technical brand Mountain Hardwear is looking for a hungry young British climber to join its Mountain Academy later this month with all expenses paid for the chosen applicant.The event's being run in conjunction with Black Diamond and Italian footwear specialist, Aku and takes...

'endorsers' (whoops, almost wrote 'enforcers' there)under the Base Camp / Alpiniste section or the 'Guide to Choosing ARucksack' under 'Dry / Tech Info' though I'm still not quite sure howI came out as a potential owner of a 'Suit Carrier'.Finally, a little

Although it's technically an autumn 2011 jacket, along with the Mountain Equipment Firefox, the Berghaus Velum made with Gore-Tex Active Shell fabric is actually available from Cotswold Outdoor right now.We've been using a Velum for several months now along with a couple of other...

Two British alpinists trapped on a ridge in the Alps in appallingconditions were rescued after texting friends at home asking them toalert the rescue services.The pair, Rachel Kelsey, 34, and Jeremy Colenso, 33 - both experienced climbers - were

over abrasive rock, thoughbear in mind that the back system, hip-belt and shoulder straps areall conventional items borrowed from the Alpiniste range.Here's an alternative theory. Hardly anyone really needs thatlevel of toughness in a pack, but the matt

You may well associate the word Grivel with all things steep and either rocky or snowy, but the company have just launched a range of walking poles which come in hiker-friendly models as well as those for alpinists.Some of the walking poles come

Alpiniste Light - £85 RRP New Alpine Lite, one third less weight than equivalent 45+10 Alpiniste due to lighter fabrics Karrimor has updated the standard Alpiniste range for 2001 withall