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Choosing the right goggle for mountaineering

One piece of mountaineering equipment often overlooked is a good pair of goggles. They’re an important part of your kit, and provided you get the right pair and look after them they should last for years. It might not be ice climbing weather in Yorkshire, but Scotland is definitely still keeping you winter mountaineers enthused.  [...]

Climbing equipment review: Mammut Stratus Flash Jacket

It’s probably been one of the coldest winters that most of us can remember, but nobody wants to let it get in the way of their climbing.  Having said that, you might be standing around belaying your climbing partner, so you’re going to need something to keep you warm because these icy cold temperatures don’t [...]

Climbing equipment review: Mammut Haute Route Pants

This Mammut mountaineering pant is named after the ‘Haute Route’, which is a spectacular traverse across glacial mountains in the French and Swiss Alps.  The Haute Route is a demanding trek in the winter or summer months, taking approximately 6 days, the route traverses through some of the highest peaks in the Alps. It’s obvious [...]

Climbing equipment review: The Mammut Chalten Jacket

This snowy spell seems to have got all you ice climbers and winter mountaineers excited, so we thought that you might like to take a look at a couple of interesting items from the Mammut winter clothing range. Mixed winter and ice climbing is extremely demanding and it’s important to make sure that you’ve got [...]

Climbing equipment review: La Sportiva Arco climbing shoes

We’re huge fans of La Sportiva climbing shoes at We Love Mountains, so it was a pleasure to take a pair of Arco Slim Fit to Fontainebleau recently and put them to the test.

Climbing equipment review: Arcteryx Escala Pants

I must start by apologising for the rather short (let’s call it succinct) nature of this post. I’m writing inbetween climbing sessions at Fontainebleau in France

OK, down to products. The Arcteryx Escala Pants

Climbing equipment review: Arcteryx R320 climbing harness

Arcteryx spent 3 years researching and developing the technology used on their harnesses and looking closely at the Arcteryx R320, it shows. Their harnesses don’t look like any other out there! Traditionally, harnesses have always used padding and cushioning to make them feel more comfortable, which has resulted in some of them feeling a little bulky, Arcteryx have used a different approach altogether!

Climbing equipment review: OMM Kamleika Smock and Pant

When we first went to view the OMM range last year I was really impressed with the fabric of the Kamleika Smock and Pant.

Climbing equipment review – Mammut Ultimate Hoody

The Mammut Ultimate Hoody is a Soft Shell, Gore-Windstopper.You’ll start to see a lot of Soft Shell technology, as it is starting to become really popular in the UK. Our European brethren have been fans of it for a long time.

Climbing equipment review: Arc’teryx Celeris Jacket

If you’re like me and you’re struggling to take the right jacket out with you because the weather can’t seem to decide what it wants to do, you probably need some sort of wind/shell jacket.