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Category Archives: Equipment review

Beating blistAARRGGHs!

May 20, 2019by Kingsley Jones Leave a comment

Sorry for the photo if you were eating! Better to see it, than experience it, and with that in mind, and the summer Alpine climbing season around the corner, here’s […]

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Alpine courses, Equipment review, Training

To B3, or not to B3!

March 7, 2019by Kingsley Jones Leave a comment

“To B3, or not to B3, that is the question”. Apologies for the awful pun (we really aren’t), but increasingly it’s challenged. Sorry, not sorry, but if you are one of […]

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Alpine courses, Eiger, Equipment review, Matterhorn, Mont Blanc

Grivel Mountain Runner

December 10, 2015by Kingsley Jones Leave a comment

Once a year or so we bleat about a new bit of kit, which we feel is significantly innovative or different. We don’t rant and rave about every new item […]

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Equipment review, Windermere technical store

JetForce Airbag

November 3, 2015by Kingsley Jones Leave a comment

What’s the first word on a skiers lips as they step out of the telepherique for their first off piste line of the day; powder, freshies, gnarly, drop-in’s? The list […]

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Equipment review, Ski courses

Pro Trailer poles

August 15, 2015by Kingsley Jones Leave a comment

Once in a while we come across some new innovative kit, that makes you really wonder why no one came up with the concept before. We’ve been extensively testing the […]

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Equipment review, Windermere technical store

Blister free boots

May 12, 2015by Kingsley Jones Leave a comment

With the summer season around the corner, we’ve been updating some of our stock of hire boots (see photo above), and take this opportunity to explore how to avoid getting […]

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Equipment review, Matterhorn, Mont Blanc

FREE guiding

January 30, 2015by Kingsley Jones Leave a comment

Free guiding? Yes, I thought that would get your attention. This winter we are offering 1 hour of completely free guiding for anyone buying an avalanche transceiver from our Windermere […]

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Avalanche, Equipment review, Windermere technical store

What pack to pack?

January 9, 2015by Kingsley Jones Leave a comment

You’re setting off the next day on a hut to hut trip in the mountains, and you have all your kit laid out ready, but what rucksack do you take? […]

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Equipment review, Windermere technical store

Snowshoe review

December 18, 2014by Kingsley Jones Leave a comment

With the recent snowfalls in the UK, snowshoes from our Windermere store have been selling like hotcakes! It’s got Emma, our resident blogger writing again, this time on how to […]

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Equipment review, Snowshoeing, Uncategorized, Windermere technical store

Ice axe shopping!

December 12, 2014by Kingsley Jones Leave a comment

With the first snow fall on the tops of the fells in the Lake District, and the first proper harsh frosts and icy mornings having arrived, it’s time to prepare […]

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Equipment review, Ice climbing, Windermere technical store

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