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Cool bags Everest ‘Three Peaks’
Serial Everest bagger Kenton Cool has broken his own British record by summiting Everest for the 11th time. Not content with adding to his Everest summit haul, Cool has also climbed neighbouring Nuptse and Lhotse to become the first person to climb all three peaks in one push. However, controversy may ensue after Cool’s PR agency claimed that he was now the “most successful British mountaineer of all time” and the “foremost British climber of all … Read more »
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Island Peak
Offering trekkers the chance to climb a 6000m peak with just some basic mountaineering skills, Island Peak … Read more »
Tour du Mont Blanc
Kev Reynolds on one of the all-time classic alpine treks… Ten passes, seven valleys and three countries makes … Read more »
Routes: North Face of the Eiger
Stephen Venables on one of the most iconic routes in mountaineering Dick Renshaw, who made the first British … Read more »
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Tested: Marmot Speedri
Manufacturers’ own waterproof/breathable fabrics can sometimes seem a bit unsexy compared with the latest Gore-Tex, eVent or … Read more »
Hillsound Trail Crampons
There’s been a steady stream of lightweight alternatives to full crampons over the last few years, and … Read more »
Suprabeam V3r
The Suprabeam weighs in at 184g but offers a massive 300 lumens of power. For your money … Read more »
Recent News
Envirotrek comes to the Lakes
As part of a series of mountain clean-up events held across various European mountain destinations since 2009, Respect the Mountains and KEEN are ready to present their second UK Envirotrek for Summer 2013. Following on from the success of the inaugural 2012 event in the Peak District, this year’s series will see the Envirotrek return to the Peak District on … Read more »
Chamonix Adventure Festival launches film and photography courses
Chamonix Adventure Festival, which runs from 15-20 July 2013, has announced film and photography courses as part of this year’s festival led by world class professionals Sébastien Montaz-Rosset and Tristan Shu. Acclaimed adventure photographer Tristan Shu will run the Adventure Photography Workshop for those looking for an introduction to action photography. Or for those more serious about learning how to capture … Read more »
Marmot launch Nabu jacket
Marmot has teamed up with performance fabric expert Polartec to launch the Nabu jacket, made from a combination of Polartec’s innovative Neoshell and Power Dry High Efficiency fabrics. The Nabu jacket (£250) offers the weather protection of a hardshell with the moisture regulating performance of a softshell. The Polartec Neoshell technology used for the Nabu jacket is highly … Read more »
