Rab Evolute Hoody Review In my decades of climbing, walking and working in the outdoors I’ve been lucky enough to witness and also be part of a revolution in outdoor clothing and equipment. When I began climbing and mountaineering as a teenager the age of thick woolly jumpers, breeches and heavy cotton canvas smocks was…
Outside Wins the Independent Retailer of the Year Award! Brilliant news from our favourite outdoor equipment shop; Outside in Hathersage has won two awards at the 2025 Outdoor Trade Show in Liverpool. They won the coveted UK Independent Retailer of the Year 2025 and the 2025 Independent Retailer of the Year for Central UK. We…
Sungod Renegades There is always a dilemma with sunglasses; buy a cheap pair knowing that they will break at some point and that’s fine because they were cheap. Or buy an expensive pair and hope that you might look after them a bit better but knowing that eventually you will probably break or loose them…
Hill and Mountain Flapjack There are certain well established cliches in the outdoor world: a camper will have a mug (or frying pan!) hanging off their rucksack. A walker shall have a flask. Another is that outdoor people ie walkers, mountaineers, climbers and campers shall eat flapjack. Yes it’s definitely a clique but that’s not…
PHD Wafer Down Jacket Review Review of the PHD Wafer Down Jacket. An amazingly light and warm down jacket made in the UK. Last year I consciously made an effort to reduce my pack weight while wild camping on Mountain Leader training and assessment courses. Just by trimming the weight of a few key items I…
Hati’s Top Five Items of Gear in 2024 Your gear reflects your year right? The main outdoor events of my year occurred within a 6 week period… a big walling trip in Utah was followed (immediately) by the OMM (Original Mountain Marathon) in the Highlands with a sport climbing trip to Kalymnos to recover from…
Alex’s Top 5 Best Items of Gear in 2024. This years equipment choices have been based around a winter road trip to Utah and Arizona in the USA and lots of Mountain Leader training and assessment courses. Cold and dry conditions in the American South West deserts and then the usual mixed weather in the…
Our equipment reviews and tests have always been a very popular feature of our website. Everyone loves outdoor kit and here at Beyond the Edge we are all secret gear freaks and we get very excited by a new bit of equipment to try out. Our instructing and coaching team use their kit in the worlds…
Jetboil Stash Long Term Review; The Jetboil Stash is a lightweight and compact gas canister stove which is perfect for backpacking, wild camping and Mountain Leader expeditions. I’ve been using the Jetboil Stash for over a year now on all my mountain camps while working as a trainer and assessor on the Beyond the Edge…
Five Road Trip Essentials One of the greatest traditions and pleasures of the outdoor life is the road trip. Sleeping on the back seat of your car or bivouacking on the side of the road. Or the ultimate road trip luxury of a camper van or RV. What’s important isn’t what you accomplished, it’s how…
How to Buy a Down Jacket The longest night has now passed and we move slowly towards the Spring. In the remaining winter months we reach for our insulated jackets. We have two choices: down or synthetic. Both options have pro and cons. Synthetic is cheaper and more forgiving in wet conditions ie synthetic will…
A review of the Nortent Vern 1 Tent When I first saw the Nortent Vern 1 I was immediately intrigued, low and sleek, it just looked different. I’ve long been a fan of tents in which one sleeps side to the door. This design allows a bigger door and a better view of the outdoors…