Comfort on long approaches can save your day, and easy access to gear gets you on the rock faster. The Arc’teryx Konseal 40 – perfectly sized for a day at the crags – is created for a comfortable carry and clean workflow. The materials – a 690D Cordura with Hadron LCP (liquid crystal polymer) grid…
Dry bags are the way forward, and will surely someday rule the world. The Exped Fold Drybag BS series is sturdy and practical. Made from PU-coated nylon with taped seams, and with an easy-squeeze buckle for closure and a grab handle, they’re the best designed on the market. Compartmentalise your pack today!
Keith’s latest and greatest cutlery is their folding spork and ! Its ultralight at only 17.5 grams and with a folding handle it packs down so small you can fit it pretty much anywhere in your pack. We’ve found it fits perfectly into along with an and a 100g gas canister which gives you a 221.5g…
Got heaps of fiddly tools in your pocket that you never use and are just weighing you down The Skeletool has ditched all the unnecessary extras to keep you light on your toes and still prepared for anything, and the CX’s carbon fibre handle insert reduces extraneous weight even further. Backed by Leatherman’s 25-year warranty.
Easy grip round bottles that store easily and save space. Made of durable white high density polyethelene (HDPE), with independent screw-top caps. Dishwasher (top rack) safe.
Ideally, everyone should be using some sort of sleeping bag liner: it protects the bag and means you won’t have to wash it as often (which eventually degrades the down or synthetic fibre); but if you need more warmth than protection, this is the liner to choose. Fast-drying, premium quality Thermolite yarn is cuddly and…
Cicerone guidebook for walking the Tour of Mont Blanc, one of the world’s classic treks. The 170km TMB route typically takes 11 days and is described in both anti-clockwise and clockwise directions, with optional variants. Includes information about refuges and facilities and a separate booklet showing the entire route on IGN 1:25,000 maps.
The ultra versatile USB-rechargeable Black Diamond Spot 400 headlamp is powered by integrated high capacity 1500 mAh Li-ion battery with micro-USB charge port or the Spot 400 is now lighter, brighter, and smaller, boasting 400 lumens of light, an updated user interface, and a multi-faceted optical lens design that saves battery life.
Cicerone’s essential guidebook for walking the GR5 trail, 660km from Lac Leman (Lake Geneva) to Nice or Menton, through the French Alps. Includes all the main variant routes as it passes Mont Blanc, then through the Vanoise, the Queyras and the Mercantour National Parks. Includes accommodation, profiles and maps. Suitable for fairly experienced hikers.
This magical mushroom bolognaise is backcountries latest vegan offering! If you like pasta, mushrooms and a good old fashioned bolongaise this dish is for you!
One of the lightest sleeping bags for its temperature rating. A perfect summer/shoulder season bag for those concerned with weight and packed volume. The Nitrous uses super light 10-denier Vapour Vent fabric, 800-850 loft Hydrophobic Down and 3D baffles for maximum loft and minimum packed volume. It also features a box foot and full length…