16th May
Not simply one of Scotland's greatest small mountains, but among the most remarkable of any height, Suilven is a classic inselberg, or island peak, rising shark fin-like out of a rippled sea of low-lying knolls and lochans. An alluring sight in distant views, and a long haul from any start point,...
The Irish Government today announced the creation of a new National Park, the country's eighth. Located on the Dingle Peninsula, Páírc Náisiúnta na Mara, Ciarraí includes the rugged Conor Pass, the unique island of Sceilg Mhichíl, and Mount Brandon, one of the most spectacular of Ireland's 3000-foot mountains.
Rob talks us through Gregory's Alpinisto LT 38 - a minimalist approach pack, or streamlined ascent pack which is built for the Alps but could definitely be used as a cragging pack elsewhere.
Ahead of the one-hundredth anniversary of George Mallory and Andrew Irvine's disappearance on Everest on 8...
Looking after our gear is one of the simplest ways to help reduce our environmental footprint; and it doesn't get much more fundamental than washing and reproofing waterproof clothing. Here we explain how to keep your shell performing at its best...
If you're raising money for a charity that helps introduce young people from the city to the mountains, what better way to do it than bringing a mountain to the city? Mike Coppock took the novelty costume to new heights at this year's London Marathon - and even...
Give someone a map and you're passing on the gift of imagination, says Norman Hadley. Four decades after receiving a Lake District set - now torn and crackly, but still much loved - he has never stopped dreaming of the fells. Maps are for life, not...
These are announcements direct from manufacturers
Berghaus has launched a new generation of Freeflow daysacks, using 3D technology to deliver innovation in packs. The 2024 Freeflow system has been engineered to deliver genuine evolution in frame design, suspending the pack away from the back...
These are announcements direct from manufacturers
