Just back from a BCA sales meeting in Munich and the latest news is that the New Tracker 2 is unlikely to be ready this season. To their credit BCA have all the parts and are ready to go into prouction but are not completely happy with the software that powers the Tracker 2 and […]
Our very own Jake Herbert (one of the directors) was last week crowned UK paragliding champion for the sports class of gliders. He sealed his victory by making goal 5 days out of 5 in the recent French leg of the UK Paragliding National Championship. Flying his new Nova Ra, which only came from Nova […]
To help you compare the very popular T series watches, T1, T3, T4 & T6 we have added a another comparison chart to the site. Please use the link below.
T Series Comparison Chart
For the mountaineer in training then the T6 offers all the training features, compatibility with all the wireless PODs and altimeter and barometer […]
Suunto UK have provided a new UK based help line for Suunto products. Not only that but this line will be manned 24 hrs a day but the person on the phone will have the knowledge to help with most technical issues. Pretty good service we think.
The number is
01294 316201
The other day my copy of Suunto Training Manager refused to run, after some investigation I received this email from Suunto
Windows security patch released April 3 causes failure in Suunto Training Manager and Trek Manager software.
Solution available from Microsoft download center.
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We think the Marmot Genesis jacket is great and so do Fall-Line ski magazine. The Genesis is a soft shell jacket with taped seams so it’s waterproof, very strong and durable plus looks like a normal jacket rather than a traditional waterproof that you can wear everyday.
Here is what Fall-Line say - ‘Here’s one of […]
Word is filtering back from the alps about enormous amounts of new snow in the Savoie and Haute Savoie regions. Rumours of snowfalls up to 1m in depth have been heard quietly whispered. At last a decent big snowfall for some areas. Whilst temperatures have fallen they are still pretty warm and there was some […]
After the recent dump of 50cms of snow last week there was a frenzy of off piste skiing and everything got tracked out quickly in the ski areas.
Touring conditions in the Northern French Alps are fantastic at present, whilst the snow below 1800 metres is poor, the conditions above 2000m are very good, with a […]
Our intrepid snow reporter Rosie Pitches reports much improved conditions in the alps. Fresh snow and much colder temperatures have led to excellent on piste conditions while the depth of snow off piste can be very variable and it’s not always as good as it looks. You really need to know where the snow was […]
The doom and gloom of this winter’s snow season continues. With average temperatures 10 degrees higher than normal and warm air still coming up from Morocco, there is no sign of a proper winter in the alps. Read the full story on Pistehors. Don’t despair just yet, with a minor shift of a couple […]
