5 Essential Pieces of Kit for the Beginner Climber

So, you’ve tried some climbing. You’ve been to the climbing wall a few times, your dreams are increasingly full of visions of you performing complicated and strangely beautiful climbing moves, and you can’t walk past a wall without picking out potential routes for traversing. Or maybe you’ve had your first taste of outdoor climbing; a [...]

Published by Kieran White on August 17, 2011 8:13 pm

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Climbing equipment review: Petzl Altios climbing helmet

After putting up with my Mammut Skywalker for over a year, I finally decided enough was enough and elected to buy a new climbing helmet.

Published by Gareth Hanson on August 27, 2010 9:06 pm

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Climbing equipment review: Mammut Skywalker climbing helmet

I hate this climbing helmet! Sorry Mammut, please don’t take it personally, I would probably hate any climbing helmet. I am completely committed to the idea of wearing a helmet for climbing, I’ve just never quite got along with actually doing it.
I bought the Mammut Skywalker climbing helmet about a year ago. Brother David and I found ourselves primarily climbing multi-pitch routes where rock-fall is a real possibility, so we thought it high time we invested in helmets.

Published by Gareth Hanson on June 21, 2010 5:00 pm