Hold the compass firmly in your hand in front of your body, making sure that there are no metal objects nearby. Rotate yourself until the needle sits in the correct manner over the arrow on the bottom of the housing, ensuring that you have the north end of the needle, often painted red, over the pointed part of the arrow…
Buried axe belay
Glenmore Lodge instructor Mark Chaddwick runs through the winter mountaineering skill of digging and constructing a buried axe back up for a bucket seat belay, further increasing your safety when ascending steeper slopes.
Using a bucket seat belay when climbing
Glenmore Lodge Head of Mountaineering Jon Jones demonstrates how to belay from a bucket seat when wearing a harness and if placing protection.
Tommy Caldwell interview, Piolets d’Or
We caught up with Yosemite legend Tommy Caldwell at the 2015 Piolets d’Or ceremony in Chamonix, where he received one of the coveted axes for his and Alex Honnold’s traverse of the Fitz Roy range in Patagonia.
Lowe Alpine
Lowe Alpine design backpacks, travel luggage and accessories that inspire people to seek out adventure in the mountains. The packs the team design challenge convention. They set a standard that others follow. They always remain functional, tough and comfortable to carry.
Jagged Globe
For 30 years Jagged Globe has been at the forefront of professionally led mountaineering expeditions, mountaineering courses, adventurous skiing and high-altitude treks. With Jagged Globe you can climb the Seven Summits, trek to Everest Base Camp, improve your off-piste skiing or develop your mountaineering skills.
Top 100 Lightweight Tips
You want to travel faster and lighter, but how can you reduce your weight to the absolute minimum? We bring you 100 of the best tips for trimming off the grams…
Video: ‘Mirror Wall’ with Leo Houlding
Mirror Wall documents the latest expedition from world class climber Leo Houlding and his team as they take on the imposing Mirror Wall, a 1200m vertical tower in the polar mountains of Greenland.
Dirtbag: The Legend of Fred Beckey (Extended trailer)
Hailed as one of the most influential climbers of all time, Fred Beckey is the original American “Dirtbag”–one who abandons societal norms and material comforts in pursuit of a nomadic mountaineering lifestyle.
Damavand – An Iranian Dream
A ski mountaineering team from the UK set out to climb Iran’s highest mountain, Mount Damavand (5610 m). The team is lead by Shirin Shabestari, an Iranian woman now resident in London. As the team ascend the mountain the film examines the pivotal role mountaineering played in Shirin’s upbringing and discover just how much this summit means to her.