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GROUP TEST: 35-45 Litre Packs

For all-round climbing, mountaineering and hillwalking, 35-45 litres is a versatile size of pack. From alpine and winter-oriented models to simple cragging sacks, we've tested 12 of the best over the past six months.
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Britain's Busiest Rescue Team Breaks UK Callout Record

Llanberis MRT has become the country's first volunteer rescue team to exceed 200 call-outs in a year, with an incident on Crib Goch. Already the UK's busiest team, they are...
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REVIEW: Primus TrailBreak EX Flask

The new TrailBreak EX Vacuum Bottle from Primus is a sturdy and effective flask. It's ideal for winter hillwalks, says Dan Bailey, but is it a bit heavy for climbing?
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Go big: get annual BMC Alpine and Ski insurance for just £136*

This winter, we're running another fantastic deal on annual BMC Alpine & Ski insurance. 

Policy details: insurance is from £136 for annual multi-trip European Alpine & Ski cover up to age 69. Offer ends 1 April 2017. 

We’ve got you covered

All of our policies come with:

  • 24-hour emergency assistance helpline
  • £10 million emergency medical cover
  • £100,000 search, rescue and recovery cover
  • £10,000 personal accident cover
  • No age loading until you're 70

 

You’ll need to be a BMC member, but you can join us by Direct Debit for just £15.72 for a whole year. 

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COMPETITION: WIN a pair of Bluebird Vario Poles with NEW GoPro adapter

LEKI poles have just got media friendly: they can now accommodate a GoPro. This feature has been added to LEKI’s entire racing pole collection as well as a few,...

Photo of the Week
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Bamford Cloud Inversion
Tim Harper

Supported by

Berghaus

Congratulations to Ice Nine for being voted Gallery of the Week by UKH users.

There were 131 new photos added added to the Photo Galleries this week

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New CMK website launched - UKC members get an extra 15% off for three days only

To celebrate the Cold Mountain Kit website finally making it out of the stone age and into the 21st Century, we are offering UKC members a one-off, exclusive UKC 15% discount on everything (except books) including already discounted stuff and sale items. Yep seriously. Just in time for Christmas too.

But get in quick. It’s for three days only, finishing on the 9th December. Use the following code at checkout: cmkukc01

And feel free to let us know when you spot any typos, our rope skills are better than our grammar!

 

Click here to visit www.coldmountainkit.com
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