With the warmer months finally here, Chris Kempster tries out a lightweight 3-season walking boot that offers superb comfort and stability combined with a stylish design…
Promoted Feature: Time Outdoors Is Time Well Spent – Marloe Watch Company
Why do the traditional mechanical timepieces of Marloe Watch Company attract outdoor users? We talk to ‘superfan’ Alan Lewis to find out…
Petzl Fly harness review
Will Harris puts Petzl’s lightest ever harness through its paces
Lightweight Backpacking Gear Guide
This month we team up with the experts at Ultralight Outdoor Gear for a look at all the essential kit you need to go lightweight backpacking…
First Look: Mammut Rime Light Flex Hooded Jacket, Crater Hooded Jacket & Ducan Pro High GTX Boot
Jon Doran tries out three of Mammut’s new autumn/winter products to see if the Swiss brand’s ‘Absolute Alpine’ ethos translates into damp British conditions…
La Sportiva Nepal Cube GTX
Will Harris takes a look at the latest version of La Sportiva’s popular winter and alpine workhorse, the Nepal…
Patagonia Macro Puff Hoody review
Jon Duran tests a new jacket from Patagonia that combines the warmth-to-weight ratio of high-loft down, but the water-resistance of heavier synthetic filled jackets…
The Big Question: Has Synthetic Insulation finally caught up with Down?
It was a sort of outdoor industry pipe-dream: a synthetic fill that was a light and warm and compressible as down, but didn’t collapse in the face of rain. Is that dream finally a reality, asks Jon Doran?
First look: Rab Ladakh GTX Jacket review
Jon Doran tries out an all-round waterproof mountain shell with helmet hood that’ll cope with anything from UK mountain walking through to the Alps and beyond…
First Look: Leki Black Series Micro Vario Carbon trekking poles £194.95
The new for spring 2019 Leki Black Series Micro Vario Carbon trekking poles, MVC for short, cost almost £200 per pair. That’s a cool £50 than the standard version of the pole and well over twice as expensive as a lightweight Leki alloy pole that weighs only slightly more…