The reports have just come in of five skiers dying in an avalanche in Austria. This is just the latest news on this front from what looks like another bad season. The incident took place in the Wattental valley, Tirol, and reports indicate that those involved had ignored warnings. The Guardian paper reported that: The experienced […]
Mountaineering Boots: A beginners guide to choosing your first mountaineering or hiking boots
Mountaineering Boots: is the first of a series of beginners guides covering the basic gear you need if you starting to discover the outdoors for the first time. Other guides will include choosing hiking boots, buying a first stove, sleeping bag and tent. Buying your first pair of mountaineering boots (or, for that matter, hiking […]
Are Gore-Tex Boot Liners A Waste of Money?
Outside Magazine’s gear guy has opened a can of worms; he’s answered a question most gear manufacturers would prefer wasn’t asked: Are Gore-Tex boot liners a waste of money : It’s a controversial question alright. Add Gore-Tex, or some newer fabric like Event, to a boot and you can easly add $20 to the price. […]
La Sportiva Makalu Reviewed – One of the Top Winter Mountaineering Boots
There’s a particular feeling you get when you cinch yourself into a pair of four-season winter boots. It’s an electric mix of invincibility and discomfort as you adjust your gait to a ramrod sole that’s meant for kicking snow steps and front pointing all day. Serious boots were built for one thing, and that’s not […]
Scarpa Manta Comes Top In Trail Magazine Review
Scarpa has just cleaned up the British Trail Magazine’s awards, winning best 4-season winter boot with the Scarpa Manta and best 3-4 season boot with the Scarpa SL. The review, which calls itself “Britain’s toughest test”, is bound to increase the popularity of the already iconic Manta boot.Update 2010: Most of this was written when […]
Scarpa Omega A New Generation of Ice Climbing Boot
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 […]