Clothing and Equipment For Scottish Winter Walking and Mountaineering
This is a up-dated version of a post on clothing and equipment for Scottish winter walking and mountaineering first published in 2017. Not much has changed but some brands have …
Scarpa Ribelle Mountain Tech OD review
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 …
Chris summits on Kyajo Ri
Congratulations to Beyond the Edge Director Chris who has this week summited Kyajo Ri in Nepal.
Chris on the summit of Kyajo Ri in the Nepalese Himalayas
Blue Ice Warthog 40L
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 …
Jagged Globe Scottish Winter
For the last two months I’ve been working in Scotland instructing Scottish winter mountaineering for Jagged Globe. Here is a gallery of some of the photographs I’ve taken while out …
Equipment & Clothing for Scottish Winter Walking & Mountaineering
I’m instructing winter mountaineering in Scotland at the moment and I’ve been getting out into the snowy mountains on most days throughout January and February. Those long walk-ins have given …
Silva Expedition Compass
For decades the Silva Type 4 compass has been the choice of Instructors, Guides, mountain leaders, serious walkers and navigators. However now Silva have redesigned the Type 4 and renamed it …
Clothing & Equipment for Kilimanjaro
Choosing your clothing and equipment for Kilimanjaro is relatively easy compared to some mountains. However to make your ascent of Kilimanjaro as comfortable and enjoyable as possible some consideration does need to be …
Scarpa R Evo boot review
Scarpa R Evo Review
November 17 update – the new model in fetching blue and grey rather than funky orange – is just as good judging by the last month in …