Had a good commuter run this morning with my Ultimate Direction PB vest. When I was leaving home I didn’t set out to make the load as awkward as possible […]

A while ago we ran a competition to win a pair of La Sportiva Anakonda running shoes. The lucky winner was Mark from West Yorkshire and he’s kindly sent us […]

There’s a whole range of lightweight, fuel efficient stove systems on the market now. It can be pretty hard to choose, so we’ve compared four of the best. Here’s a […]

UKC have published a bit of a glove review and we noticed that we stocked three of the reviewed gloves and they all came out of the test very well. […]

I’ve been using Mammut’s super bright headtorch, the X-Sun, and it’s little brother, the X-Shot, for a few months now. Given the dark nights they’ve had a fair bit of […]

The Mountain Equipment Epic Touring Pants certainly have a name to live up to and I was excited to try out a pair. Unfortunately the epic touring that they’re intended […]

I have 2 bits of kit on the go from Rab, the Alpine Jacket, an unlined windshirt and the Strata Jacket, which is their new Polartec alpha insulation piece. The […]

I’ve had the Mammut Rime Pro on test for a little while now. I’ve had a number of synthetic belay jackets in the last few years, my favourite of which […]

Finding a new pack is always a bit of a nightmare. Everyone has their own preferences – lots of pockets/no pockets, hardwearing or lightweight, streamlined or endless features? It’s a […]