Category: News

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  13th July 2018 Squall Hooded Jacket | UKClimbing Highly Recommended

  The Squall Hooded Jacket and Squall Women’s Hooded Jacket has received a ‘Highly Recommended’ award on the UKClimbing Summer Softshell Group Test 2018. Each product in the test was awarded marks... Read more

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  18th June 2018 Mountain Equipment Retains Fair Wear Foundation ‘Leader Status’

  Mountain Equipment has been awarded the Fair Wear Foundation ‘Leader Status’ for a second year running, the highest of their performance benchmarking categories for sustainable solutions across factory conditions.  ... Read more

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  8th June 2018 Watch Dave MacLeod’s 24|8 Film

  In one long day, Dave MacLeod, along with Kevin Woods somehow keeping up with his camera, completed his long standing 24/8 project, one of the most remarkable days out ever... Read more

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  23rd May 2018 Aerostat Mats | They’re really good but……..we’ve made a mistake.

  Earlier this year we launched our new Aerostat range of down and synthetic insulated mats. They’ve received rave reviews and been successfully tested in places are far flung as Alaska,... Read more

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  11th May 2018 Nick Bullock | Tides | Slovak Direct, Alaska

  With the release of Nick Bullock’s much-anticipated follow-up to his critically acclaimed first book Echoes, we’re publishing two extracts from Tides: a climber’s voyage here on the Mountain Equipment blog. This... Read more

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  20th April 2018 Fun or Fear : New Route on Mt. Jezebel by Uisdean Hawthorn, Tom Livingstone

  Uisdean Hawthorn and Tom Livingstone have successfully climbed the new route, Fun or Fear, on the East face of Mt. Jezebel (2880m), Revelation Mountains, Alaska; roughly graded at M6+, 90... Read more

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  28th February 2018 New Cuillin Ridge Winter Traverse Record by Uisdean Hawthorn

  Uisdean Hawthorn On Monday 26th of February 24 Year old Scot Uisdean Hawthorn set a new record for a winter traverse of Skye’s iconic Cuillin Ridge with his time of 4... Read more

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  19th February 2018 First Summit | Gandiva [E3/5.11 M5], Arjuna South West Pillar

  Last year, the young British trio, comprising of Pro-Team Athlete, Uisdean Hawthorn, Ben Silvestre and Pete Graham established the new line, named Gandiva (1400m E3/5.11 M5) up Arjuna South West... Read more

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  13th February 2018 In Memory: Xari Mayr 1995 – 2018

  Last week we heard of the tragic death of Xari Mayr. Xari, who was just 22, died in an avalanche on the 24th January 2018 while descending from a route... Read more

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  22nd January 2018 Ice Maidens Become First All-Female Team To Cross Antarctica

  After battling wind speeds of 60mph and temperatures as low as -40C, six women from the British Army, the Ice Maidens, have become the largest all-female group to ski across... Read more