Saturday, October 04, 2014

A beginner guide to clothing systems for the British Winter Mountains

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This is an article I wrote a few winter ago for UKclimbing but it was never used for some reason. Anyway, it might be of use to someone (and...
Saturday, May 03, 2014

Edelrid Beast Lite Crampon review update

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UKclimbing.com have just published a review I have written of the Edelrid Beast Lite crampons . This post is basically an addendum to that n...
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Wednesday, February 19, 2014

Marmot Isotherm Hoody/Polartec Alpha Insulation - some thoughts.

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The Marmot Isotherm Hoody being used as a mid-layer on a -20 day. The Isotherm hoody is Marmot's first go at using Polartec's ...
Wednesday, January 08, 2014

Physics you can sleep on; a design weakness in the Alpkit Numo sleeping mat.

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Bikepack bivvying - my Alpkit Numo under my tarp   Warning: very geeky camping gear post follows; surf away now if you don...
Sunday, December 08, 2013

An early winter bikepack

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It seems that a late November weekend scout camp is now part of my kids's annual schedule, so a couple of Fridays back I found m...
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Wednesday, October 30, 2013

DMM Renegade 2 harness - a review

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Relaxing in the Renegade 2 at the top of the corner of Engelskdiederet, Eidetind.  I think DMM probably asked me if I wanted to review t...
Monday, October 28, 2013

DMM Shadow, DMM Alpha and DMM Aero quickdraws - a review

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Simon escapes the dour Australian winter for some sunny Finnish sport climbing: lower bolt clipped with an Aero QD, upper with an Alpha Q...