Dr Raj Joshi kicks off our series on medical matters for trekkers and mountaineers with a look at some pre-trip basics…
Moro and Lunger make first winter ascent of Pik Pobeda
Italians Tamara Lunger and Simone Moro have completed the first winter ascent of Gora Pobeda (Pik Pobeda), the highest mountain (3003m) of the Mounts Cerskij Range…
Everest 2017 rescue from South Summit
Short documentary showing the rescue of Pakistani climber Abdul Jabbar Bhatti and Sonam Sherpa from the South Summit if Everest by Jangbu Sherpa’s team.
Emergency shelters
An emergency shelter is exactly that, designed to be used only when dire straits dictate that safety from the elements has to be sought, perhaps when your partner is injured or extremes of weather make movement impossible.
Climbing and protecting steeper mixed ground
Winter skills 4.4: climbing and protecting steeper mixed ground. Expert tips for winter climbing. Climbing and protecting steeper mixed ground.
Deuter
From postbags to mountain peaks, Deuter has been creating bags for over 100 years. A market leader in Hiking, Mountaineering, Travel, and Bike packs, Deuter has redefined the rucksack market with its back-system technologies and use of quality materials.
Scarpa
SCARPA, literally the Italian for ‘shoe’. Footwear innovation and tradition share equally deep roots at Scarpa, which today remains a family-owned company with its headquarters and performance footwear manufacturing facilities in the same regions of northern Italy where it all started in 1938.
Climbing snow and frozen turf to a safe belay
Expert tips for winter climbing. Climbing snow and frozen turf to a safe belay…
Haglöfs launch “world’s toughest” V series Down Jacket
Haglöfs have launched what they call “the world’s toughest down jacket”…