Preview of Hanwag’s new Ferrata II lightweight mountaineering boot
Tecnica’s ‘world first’ custom-fit hiking boots
Jon Doran heads to Ellis Brigham in Manchester to try out a new custom-fit boot system from Tecnica…
The big question: GPS unit, Smartphone app or GPS watch?
What’s your best option for an outdoors GPS unit?…
Lowe Alpine Altus 42:47 pack review
I’ve been using the Altus 42:47 ever since Lowe Alpine launched the pack last summer in the Austrian Alps and it’s rapidly become my default, ‘go to’, medium capacity mountain-walking pack…
The BIG Question: What size pack do I need?
Something weird has happened to packs over the past few years, to put it simply, they’ve got smaller. Okay, so they haven’t exactly got smaller, it’s more that the capacity of pack that most of us need and are buying has got smaller…
Alpkit launches budget ‘lumen bazooka’
Alpkit’s original Gamma quickly became the quintessential budget headtorch – and is still going strong albeit with more power and some subtle changes – but the new Qark is in a different and much brighter league.
Rab Kinetic Alpine Jacket review
Rab’s new-for-spring 2019 Kinetic Alpine Jacket is the more mountain-friendly successor to the original – and rather brilliant – Kinetic Plus Jacket…
The Big Question: Boots or shoes?
Shoes or boots for walking? The bottom line is that there’s no right answer, just personal preference, but plenty of confusion mostly centred around ‘stability’ and ‘ankle support’…
Hanwag upgrades its Ferrata boot with radical new sole technology
New this spring is Hanwag’s updated Ferrata II GTX boot complete with a radical new TubeTec Rock sole technology, which is claimed to be both lighter and more cushioned than before, but still capable of edging on the sort of holds found on alpine rock routes and, of course, via ferrata.
Peak Profile: Ama Dablam
Often described as the most beautiful mountain in the world, the ‘Mother’s Necklace’ doesn’t allow mountaineers easy passage to her highly-prized summit…