Rucksack experts Osprey are soon to launch a new climbing pack, intended for year-round use on single or multi-day climbs. Weighing in at 1.19kg (M/L), the Mutant 38 technical sac is a new and improved version of their original Mutant model, with new features including a Dual ToolLock for ice axe attachment and FlapJacket top cover, making it lighter and …
Nepal increases security on Everest
Climbers heading for Mount Everest could soon encounter extra security, following the decision by Nepal to deploy a team of security officials at base camp. Heightened security levels on the mountain come as a result of last year’s conflict between European mountaineers Ueli Steck and Simone Moro and a group of Sherpa, after a fight broke out regarding the fixing …
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Grant helps team attempt Nepalese face
The winners of this year’s Nick Estcourt Award for mountain exploration have been announced, with the Jannu East Face expedition team taking home a £2000 grant. Lead by Matt Helliker, the four-strong team will use the money to part fund their ascent of Jannu East, an unclimbed 7465m peak in the Kangchenjunga region of Nepal. Heading past the Upper Yalung …
Line-up revealed for Keswick Fest 2014
The programme for Keswick Mountain Festival 2014 has been announced, with a full line-up of outdoor activities, live music, expert speakers, adventure films and sporting events set to take place this Spring. Running from 15 – 18 May in the heart of the Lake District National Park, the four-day event will play host to climbing big name and high altitude …
Piolets d’Or 2014
This year’s Piolets d’Or mountaineering awards are fast approaching, with a long list of climbers and internationally renowned alpinists hopeful of winning the coveted title. Held in Chamonix, France and Courmayeur, Italy from 26 – 29 March, the event celebrates the greatest ascents and mountaineering achievements of the last 12 months, with a jury of mountain experts deciding on those …
Climb Mount Toubkal in winter with Trek & Mountain Expeditions!
In February 2015, Trek & Mountain magazine will be taking a team of readers to climb North Africa’s highest peak, Mt Toubkal, in winter conditions. The trip is the perfect introduction to winter mountaineering, and during your time in Morocco you will learn the essential ice axe and crampon skills that you will need to summit the famous 4000m peak. …
Trek Mount Kenya with Trek & Mountain Expeditions!
In September 2015, Trek & Mountain magazine will be taking a team of readers to trek up Africa’s second highest mountain, Mount Kenya (5199m). Offering a different, but no less exciting, experience to Kilimanjaro, Mount Kenya offers spectacular scenery, fascinating wildlife and a tough trekking objective in reaching Point Lenana, the highest point on the peak you can trek to. …
Woman to attempt world’s hardest ice route
Three times ice climbing world champion and Berghaus sponsored athlete Angelika Rainer will soon attempt to scale one of the world’s hardest ice routes, and if successful will become the first woman ever to complete the climb. Located on the Helmcken Falls in British Columbia, Canada, ‘Wolverine’ is a bolted single pitch route which lies within an ice cave. First …
Kirkpatrick reports on epic Antarctic adventure
T&M columnist Andy Kirkpatrick files a report from Antarctica about his latest adventure, which involved big wall climbing and base-jumping… I was in the climbing doldrums, a trip to the towers of Paine cancelled, no sign of enough work to fund any future adventures, when one evening an email popped up on my phone: “Andy. I think I have a …