Category: News

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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

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  8th January 2018 Livingstone Warms Up | First Winter Ascent ‘Navigator Wall’, Mt. Slesse

  Tom Livingstone and Marc-Andre Leclerc are currently in the Cascade Range, Canada, in preparation for a massive new project later this month. With time on their sides, the duo has... Read more

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  8th December 2017 Colin Prior 2018 Calendar Competition!

  Words by Colin Prior In order to ramp up festive cheer and anticipation for the Scottish winter season, we have teamed up with visionary landscape photographer, Colin Prior, to offer... Read more

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  26th October 2017 Meet The Ice Maidens | The British Army Women Heading On a Record-Breaking Antarctic Expedition

  Words by Mountain Equipment Last night, after two years of arduous training and selection six British Army women departed from Heathrow Airport, beginning the process of a record-breaking attempt to... Read more

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  7th July 2017 Mountain Equipment & Plas y Brenin Continue Partnership

  Having worked in close partnership with Plas y Brenin, the national mountain centre since 2004, Mountain Equipment is delighted to confirm it will remain their lead sponsor for the foreseeable... Read more