A lot of tops and pullovers promise warmth without weight. And to be fair, most of them deliver on the promise, whether they are made from Polartec, company specific fabrics such as Patagonia’s own brand of fleece or even cheap no-name fleece. The difference between the various products is firstly cost: a no-name fleece will […]
Ice Axes: A guide for beginners
A guide to the different sorts of ice axes available and pointers on choosing the right one.
Top Tips to Care for Your Tent
Buying a mountain tent requires a significant outlay of money. These items are designed to withstand high winds, storms, hail, snow, rain and sun and so have to use the most modern of fabrics and high technology alloys for poles. In addition, modern expedition tents are designed using sophisticated computers to simulate the loads they […]
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 […]
The North Face VE 25 Mountain Tent
If any mountain tent out there has become synonymous with serious expeditions to high peaks it has to be the North Face VE 25. Go ahead and pull up just about any image of high camps on the world’s highest mountains and I guarantee you that there is a good chance that it will be […]