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Opinion: Scotland's National Parks are a National Disgrace

From draconian camping bylaws to poor oversight of development, there's no point creating more national parks in Scotland until it can be shown that the existing two can be properly run, says Alan Dawson
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GROUP TEST: Midweight Synthetic Insulated Jackets

Balancing lightness, warmth, weather resistance & breathability, a midweight synthetic jacket is the most versatile of insulation. We've put 11 models head to head in search...
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One Minute Mountain: Cadair Idris

Alex Roddie continues his bite-sized intros to Britain's favourite hills with Cadair Idris, seat of legend and jewel of southern Snowdonia
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Lowe Alpine Launch New Ascent Range

The Ascent range is a new collection of all-mountain packs designed for climbing, mountaineering, alpinism and ski-touring.

Lowe Alpine came to prominence producing climbing packs that met the needs of top performers of the day. 50 years on and the new Ascent Range continues this tradition. The range features backpacks designed for those operating at the cutting edge of alpinism  as well as people just getting started with climbing in the mountains.

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COMPETITION: Win a Stanley Master Series Vacuum Bottle and Master Mug

Stanley are now introducing the toughtest of the tough, the new Master Series! It’s our strongest design yet with thicker than ever steel, designed for the...

Photo of the Week
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Stob nan Cabar, Glen Coe
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Berghaus

Congratulations to James Rushforth for being voted Gallery of the Week by UKH users.

There were 144 new photos added added to the Photo Galleries this week

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The Down Sleeping Bag Revolution by Mountain Equipment

For Spring 2017 Mountain Equipment’s entire down sleeping bag collection has been re-developed using cutting-edge scientific research, lab testing and computer models together with established field testing and extensive experience. We have painstakingly optimised the amazing capabilities of down to produce the greatest bags in our 56 year history.

Delivering weight savings of up to 30% and thermal performance improvements of up to 5 degrees, our all-new sleeping bags have been comprehensively developed to be even better than their predecessors.

Advanced technical innovations have created 6 ranges that are more user and environment focussed than ever. Designs have been improved, insulation has been refined, fabric and construction technology has advanced. Nothing has stood still.

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