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Leatherman Signal First Impressions

Alex

5 days ago

The first thing I noticed about the Signal is how much the Leatherman designs have evolved since I bought my first one in the mid 1990’s. It was a Leatherman …

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Blue Ice Octopus 45L

Alex

1 month ago

A Review of the Blue Ice Octopus 45L Climbing Pack

How many packs does one person need? The answer of course is that it depends! You could probably get away with …

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Patagonia R1 Techface Hoody Review

Harriet Whiteley

1 month ago

I’d longed for a Patagonia R1 Techface Hoody for a while, but it was hard to work out whether I actually ‘needed’ one or whether it was all down to …

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Opinel N°08

Alex

1 month ago

Opinel N°08

One of our most popular (and most controversial) blog posts (how-to-choose-a-knife-for-walking-climbing-mountaineering-and-expeditions) was about how we believed that for walking, trekking and climbing in the UK outdoors you …

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Leatherman Skeletool CX Review

Alex

4 months ago

A review of the Leatherman Skeletool CX.

One of our most popular blogs of 2021 was How to Choose a Knife for Walking, Climbing and Mountaineering. In this article we recommended carrying …

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Alex’s Top 5 Best Items of Gear in 2021

Alex

4 months ago

These are my best Items of Gear in 2021. This was another year in which I didn’t end buying a huge amount of kit, but what I did acquire was all …

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Packing for Walking Through the Darker Months

Alex

7 months ago

The clocks have gone back and suddenly the hills feel a little bit more intimidating. It’s colder, the winds bite more fiercely and of course it gets dark earlier and …

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Review of our Adventure Travel and Expedition Photography Course

Alex

1 year ago

Luke recently attended our Adventure Travel and Expedition Photography course. He has kindly written an extended review with his thoughts on what led him to book the course…

Do I enrol …

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How to Buy Your First Trad Climbing Rack

Alex

1 year ago

Joe shares advice on how to choose the right nuts, cams, slings and karabiners for your first trad lead rack.
First Trad Rack

With the enormous range of climbing equipment being manufactured …

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How to Clean your Cams for Rock Climbing

Harriet Whiteley

1 year ago

In preparation for the climbing season ahead, Hati talks us through how to clean your cams for rock climbing.

Pumped out of your mind, slightly regretting your choice of warmup and …

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