Scarpa Omega – A New Generation of Ice-Climbing Boot Scarpa, well known for their double plastic Vega boots (Inferno in the U.S.), have released a new ice climbing boot that claims to be lighter and warmer than its competitors in the field of double plastic boots. These are boots with a waterproof and freeze-proof plastic […]
REI Mistral Pant and Marmot Oracle Pant Reviewed
REI Mistral Pant and Marmot Oracle Pant Reviewed A winning combination. The wind was blowing so hard it was rocking me on my feet, the rain so fierce it was a drumbeat on my hood, coming in horizontally and stinging my face. Perfect conditions then to test my new REI Mistral and Marmot Oracle pants. […]
Petzl Tikka Headtorch Reviewed – Looking dated
Petzl Tikka Reviewed Great little light for it’s day I prefer the Tikka Plus or Tikka XP javascript:void(0) The Petzl Tikka was my, and probably half the world’s, introduction to the world of long-life LED headtorches.This little light has three LEDs that run off three AAA batteries and not much else to it’s credit. It […]
Berghaus Alan Hinkes Jacket
Berghaus is marketing a limited edition of of it’s Challenge 8000 jacket, a hard shell Gore-Tex XCR jacket designed by British Mountaineer Alan Hinkes.Hinkes reached the summit of Kangchenjunga on 30th May 2005 becoming the first Briton to climb all the world’s fourteen 8000 metre summits.It’s taken 18 years and 28 expeditions and Alan describes […]