If you ever thought that mountaineering and science were incompatible then you were very wrong. From the very earliest days of formal exploration and mountaineering, expeditions were a partnership between adventurers and scientists. The first big expedition that I went on was intended to be partly scientific with doctors wanting to do some research on [...] Read more »
The Alpkit Kangri Mountain Tent
Alpkit has made a real name for itself in the past few years for making great quality gear at amazing prices and the Alpkit Kangri Mountain Tent looks set to continue this tradition. First some background for people outside the UK who may not know much about Alpkit. This is a company that started a [...] Read more »
The MSR Hubba Hubba Tent Review Roundup
MSR is a great company with an excellent reputation so it is not surprising that their tents are such best sellers. They have a full range that extends all the way from skimpy little shelters that weight hardly anything all the way up to some pretty serious expedition and mountaineering tents. One of their more [...] Read more »
Petzl MYO XP Review: One of the Best Mountaineering Headlamps Out There
The Petzl MYO XP is an evolutionary development of a long line of headlamps from the company that first invented the category and that has stayed well up in the front of the pack as technology has developed. The lamp has something of the older Zoom and MYO family in its DNA but it takes [...] Read more »
Mountain Tents for Serious Expeditions
If you are contemplating a really serious expedition to a high peak then you will have to look for a top of the range, heavy-duty mountain tent. These are typically classed one notch above 4-season tents (sometimes they are just called winter tents) and are known as expedition tents or mountaineering tents. They have sturdy [...] Read more »
Mammut Diamond Jacket – Review Roundup
Diamond Jacket The Swiss know a thing or two about keeping warm in the cold and it seems as if all that knowledge has been distilled into the Mammut Diamond Jacket for skiing and snowboarding. This is a new softshell jacket that uses Gore-Tex’s comfort mapping technology that has been getting rave reviews. What makes [...] Read more »
The $183 Climbing Rack
Backpacker Magazine has set itself a task of assembling the cheapest safe climbing rack it could.They came up with rock shoes, a harness, belay device, helmet and locking carabiner for $183 that were then tested climbing around the places including Joshua Tree.This is their selection: Shoes: Rock Pillars Snake – $80 Harness: Singing Rock Zenith [...] Read more »
Petzl MYO 3 Reliability Problems Reported
Petzl MYO 3 users have reported some reliability problems with these headlamps in postings over at UKClimbing.com.According to some users the wire inside the bulb housing can work loose and cut the juice to the light. Seems, according to two users, that the wires are pressed into metal contacts rather than soldered in place. I [...] Read more »
Mountain Equipment Jackets Dominate Trail Reviews
Mountain Equipment jackets have swept the board in Trail Magazine’s review of waterproof shell’s, dominating in most categories and winning three out of five and running up in another.The magazine’s tests, which review the jackets on features, fabric and price, are billed as “Britain’s toughest test” and are widely respected on this side of the [...] Read more »
Pongwe Beach – Zanzibar
And here’s another shot that I can’t resist posting. Sorry, I know, it’s not on with the northern winter approaching. But hey, the mountains will still be there next week! If you enjoying reading that you might like this:Using Mountaineering Headlamps in Freezing WeatherMallory’s Gear Was Lighter Than Modern KitMountain Equipment Jackets Dominate Trail ReviewsZanzibar [...] Read more »