After my trusty Mountain Equipment fleece finally gave up (the zip stopped working) after pretty much daily use for 7 years I’ve had to find a replacement. I opted for […]
Rab Kinetic Plus Jacket
The new Kinetic Plus Jacket is a superlight stretchy softshell jacket that Rab claim is waterproof. I have been using one for a couple of weeks that Rab have kindly […]
Staff Picks – Arc’teryx Atom AR Hoody
The Atom AR Hoody, I think, is a great bit of kit. I use mine as a belay jacket, so it spends most of its time stuffed into the bottom […]
Staff Picks – Black Diamond Moji
This ‘Staff Picks’ is all about the handy little lights Black Diamond do – the most basic of which is the Moji. The Moji doesn’t seem like much it is […]
Staff Picks – Deuter Guide Lite 32+
I love this pack, I use it for just about everything because it’s a genuinely good pack for all mountain activities, at least the ones I take part in anyway! […]
Staff Picks – Julbo Aerospace Goggle
For this weeks Staff Picks I’ve gone with the Julbo Aerospace Goggle. The major selling point is what Julbo call the SuperFlow System. This system allows you to pop the […]
Staff Picks – Mammut’s new 3.0 airbag easy testing
Mammut’s new 3.0 Airbag system has several advantages over the old system. All the obvious ones such as weight, pack size, new hi vis airbag are gone into in great […]
Staff Picks – Kahtoola Microspikes
I’ve been mulling over a few products for this week’s staff picks, but given the weather this morning there’s one super obvious item which makes life in the winter so […]
Staff Picks – Earn your Beers
Lately I have been tinkering around with the Suunto Ambit 3 Vertical, in particular the Community created apps that are available through Movescount. These apps really give Suunto an edge […]