Best climbing hangboard: Fingerboard training tools for beginners to experts
As you’ll have noticed up your local bouldering wall, there are a plethora of climbing hangboard or ‘fingerboards’ bolted to walls of climbing gyms…
As you’ll have noticed up your local bouldering wall, there are a plethora of climbing hangboard or ‘fingerboards’ bolted to walls of climbing gyms…
The Montane Icarus has a story to tell. It might look like a standard issue high-street micro baffle jacket, but there’s a very good…
In spite of there being thousands of apps for Apple and Android devices, there are very few indeed that are actually helpful outdoors, where…
With that low autumn sunshine splashing into your eyes as you train outdoors, there’s still time to snap up some sunnies, and these outdoor…
Trad lead climbing is a tricky game balancing the pure physical climbing with the need to stop and handle a whole host of paraphernalia…
When is a rucksack not just a rucksack? When it’s Pacsafe, and you’re on the road, we’ve discovered. Check out our PacSafe Venturesafe X30…
Primus make a good few stoves, and have strong pedigree on this front – so what’s this new lightweight gas effort all about? Read…
On one level, writing an Elliot Brown Bloxworth review is an impossible task. A British brand with excellent credentials, the company’s credo is ‘Built to…
Winter is (just) still with us in the mountains but as the daffodils sprout, our thoughts should be turning to the lighter and warmer…
Every January the outdoor industry converges on a few trade shows to swap bad jokes, banter and get a flavour of the best outdoor…
There are hundreds of winter boots on the market, from crazy-light unlikely-looking beasts through to old skool massive leather numbers. This is a review of…
The project. Dread words for the keenest of climbers. We’ve all got a few unfinished ones hanging around, like that old bike in the…
With Christmas over and festive food weighing heavily on the belly thoughts turn to heading out and shifting a few pounds in the mountains….
British gear brand Montane has gained a Gore-Tex licence, which is no small news as it’s the first new licence to be issued in…
The Mammut El Cap climbing helmet comes in an enticing array of colours and has a small peak to keep the sun out of…
These Leki walking poles are a bit of a revelation, and after weeks of testing we reckon they offer one of the best blends…
Ice – mesmerising, bamboozling, intense, pumpy, awful? At some point in your ice climbing career you will most likely find a pitch that is…
The Berghaus Extrem brand will be pretty familiar to many, and has turned out some excellent gear over the years. New for autumn 2016 is this lightweight Polartec…
Outdoor Instructor Robin Jeffery begins this introductory series with taking a look at the foundations of a good climbing day, in How to Climb…
There’s plenty of sleeping mats out there to choose from, but this little number from Nordisk delivers big on something very small indeed –…
As Autumn begins to draw in, it’s time to change up some of the running gear a little, and Brooks running new range has…
The Suunto Spartan Ultra is the latest watch in Suunto’s lineup, and represents Suunto’s big leap into colour touchscreens to compete with Garmins 630…
The premium tent market is a pretty crowded space, but the revamped Nordisk Halland 2 LW tent caught our eye with a simple design…
Hunting down the best socks for walking, running or climbing is a pretty tough job – it’s a wide field indeed. However, after choosing…
The Peak District is world famous for the quality of the climbing, and being a stones throw from the major cities of Sheffield, Manchester…
What happens when surf meets dry land? The Finisterre 40L duffel bag is the lovechild of high-end surf brand Finisterre and Ortileb, purveyors of…
Getting in a little alpine dreaming? While you pore through the guides and plot the best Geneva transfers, here’s some of the best altitude…
The Black Diamond Vapor is superlight, airy and protective – have climbing helmets finally evolved? Read on to find out in our Black Diamond Vapor…
The Rab Flashpoint Jacket is one of a new wave of very lightweight technical waterproof jackets, originally launched in 2015, and now updated for…
Climbing shoe care is often overlooked – until they get holed, too smelly and banished to the shed, or get dropped on a long…