Archive for the ‘Climbing equipment’ category
Features climbing equipment that we have drooled over, spent our hard earned wages on and tested to destruction. If you have some climbing equipment that you would like to praise or pull to pieces on this site, please send your review to: gareth(at)rockclimbinguk.co.uk. If you sell or manufacture climbing equipment and you would like us to review it, please get in touch at the same email address and we’ll get straight back to you.
ProBalm For Skin Repair
If like me, your leisure activities are tough on your skin you need to treat yourself to some skin repair. Climbing and bouldering can be particularly brutal. I’m sure you’ve all had those sessions where you feel like you left most of the skin from your fingertips on the wall. I know the guys from [...]
Merrell Outbound Gore-Tex® Jacket
The first thing my girlfriend said when she saw the Merrell, Outbound jacket was “Hmmm, it’s very girly. I think you should give it to me, it’ll suit me better”. Nice try Emma!!! What Merrell say about the Outbound Gore-Tex® Jacket Waterproof, breathable technical performance that’s ready to hike ridgelines and push ahead, the supple [...]
StoneMonkey Adrenaline Jacket
You may have read my recent review of the Dinas Supersnug Hoody from one of my new favourite clothing brands, StoneMonkey. I promised you a review of the Adrenaline Jacket too, so here it is. What StoneMonkey say about the Adrenaline Jacket Men’s warm windcheater jacket With ¼ zip fastening and drawstring hood to keep [...]
Christmas Gifts For Climbers
It’s only four weeks to Christmas, but what to give the climber who has everything? Well, climbers can never have enough gear so you can’t go wrong with a shiny karabiner, a state-of-the-art cam or a plush new chalk bag. The list below highlights some presents that any climber or mountaineer would love to receive! [...]
Merrell Moab Mid Gore-Tex® Boots
If you’re after a lightweight, comfortable, breathable, waterproof hiking shoe then read on. What Merrell say about the Moab Mid Gore-Tex® A breath of fresh air never looked so good or performed so well. Get the versatility your various exploits demand without losing your cool in this collection, which features an integrated mesh upper for [...]
StoneMonkey Dinas SuperSnug Hoody
I was browsing the web a few weeks ago and came across a brand that caught my eye. StoneMonkey are a clothing and accessory brand aimed squarely at the adventure market. I hadn’t really noticed StoneMonkey before so I foolishly assumed they were new. Not so, the brand has actually been around since 1994, how [...]
Arc’teryx – Probably The Best Workplace In The World!
If James Bond needed skiing or climbing gear, let’s be honest, he’d get it from Arc’teryx. Arc’teryx are the brand with the newest fabrics, the cleanest cut designs and the achingly cool logo; they are the closest thing in the outdoor industry to a secret society. But while on the ground in Vancouver, Canada, I [...]
Climbing Harness Guide: Evolution, Features and Choosing the Right Harness
In Joe Simpson’s autobiography This Game of Ghosts he gives a tense account of an accident on the Dru in the early 1980s. A bivi ledge collapsed, leaving Simpson and his climbing partner dangling from a dodgy peg and staring at a two thousand foot drop. They spent twelve hours hanging there. “It was not [...]
Everything You Needed to Know About Carabiners But Never Dared to Ask
It used to so simple back in the ‘golden age’ of climbing – or so the older climbers tell us! All you did was go into your local climbing shop, choose from either a snap-gate or screw-gate carabiner, pay your 3 shillings and that was it – you were ready to go climb a new [...]
The NUT iPhone case now available in multiple colours
You might remember I quite recently reviewed a groovy looking iPhone case called The NUT, and we ran a facebook competition, giving one away. At the time, the NUT was only available in black. Well it is now available in a glorious selection of bright, funky colours. Head over to the Okoqu store for the [...]
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