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Coffee outdoors: how do you make yours?

Harriet Whiteley

2 months ago

Everyone has a different idea of essentials when spending time outdoors. For some it’s the bare minimum: a few basic tools and know-how will see them through. For others the …

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Group Test: Peak District Bouldering Guidebooks

Harriet Whiteley

3 months ago

Not sure which bouldering guide to buy for the Peak District? We get into the nitty gritty to work out which book does what best…

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Alex’s Top 5 Best Items of Gear in 2019

Alex

5 months ago

A review of the best gear I’ve used in 2019. All the items have been well tested in variety of tough conditions.

Mountain Equipment Tupilak 45

I’ve owned a lot of …

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Built to Send C1 Chalk Bag

Alex

7 months ago

There isn’t very much to say about chalk bags. You put chalk in, tie them round your waist and go climbing. a chalk bag is a simple item of equipment. …

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Preparing for Less Daylight

Alex

7 months ago

Preparing for Less Daylight

Autumn is a fantastic time to be in the mountains. Colours erupt and flame across the landscape, light softens and shadows lengthen giving contrast and counterpoint to …

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Emergency Shelter Review

Chris Allewell

1 year ago

Emergency Shelter review

The media loves a headline and “The bivy bag probably saved their lives” was a great one provided by Willie Anderson, leader of Cairngorm MRT, following a successful …

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Expedition base layers

Chris Allewell

2 years ago

So much depends on getting the basics right and in this context the basics are what you wear next to your skin ie your expedition base layers. On an expedition …

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Scarpa Ribelle Mountain Tech OD review

Chris Allewell

2 years ago

Rule number 0.5 in mountaineering is look cool and the reflective piping and orange stripes of the Scarpa Ribelle Mountain Tech OD certainly draw attention to themselves. Whilst the only …

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Scrambling in Snowdonia Guidebook Competition

Chris Allewell

2 years ago

Scrambling In Snowdonia

Cicerone have just released an updated version of their classic guidebook Scrambles in Snowdonia. Being honest, it was desperately needed as guidebooks have moved on and The Gary …

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Blue Ice Warthog 40L

Alex

3 years ago

Blue Ice Warthog is made by a Chamonix valley based company producing niche climbing, mountaineering and skiing products specifically for instructors, Guides and Alpinists.

I used the Blue …

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